Stella Melania is a twenty-year-old college student who begins her first day at Ateneo. She was born and raised in America alongside her two younger brothers
until one day their parents decided to separate, and it's the reason why she has to go back...
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I took a deep breathe and continue to watch the world pass by through the bus's large window.
My body starts to shiver because of how cold inside of the bus was. Sitting alone in the seat as my fingers plays at each other
He went with her.
And yet, why am I hurt? Dwight and I were nothing but accquitance with slight messy bond to each other. I shouldn't care
knowing since the beginning that his a playboy and have lots of diffirent girls. Why did I even chose to go out with him at the first place?
I sighed and look down at my hand.
Why am I hurt?
I continued repeating the question in my head all over again. There's not a reason why I should frown towards a guy's decision. I took a deep breathe and tight my grip at the metal, standing from the seat and waited for the bus to stop.
When I arrived back at the house, it was already night and Yaya Emy opened the gate for me
I asked her if my grandparents were already asleep and she said they were.
I headed back to my room and shut the door behind me. Feeling a heavy weight came to my shoulders, I threw my shoulder bag in the chair and slumped myself at my bed
Once again, staring at the empty ceiling.
Remembering the memory how we laugh together few hours ago, and now, it's quiet and gloomy again.
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Few days has passed by and I can't see Dwight around the university. I was looking for him but constantly reminding myself that why should I look out for him?
I was sitting alone in the csfeteria, drinking the juice out from it's box using the plastic straw. Until Diane took a seat Infront of me with a guy beside her, she was clinging into his arm with a big smile on her face
" Stella, i want you to meet Zack. The guy I met on the night party, and ngayon ko lang nalaman na student din pala siya dito sa Ateneo! " Diane introduced. I look up to see the guy and he was already smiling back at me
We both introduced ourselves and suddenly I felt akward na ako yung naging third wheel nila sa landian nila.
But I can see how Diane is happy with him, and I won't gonna stop her from wanting to get her happiness to someone
While the two of them were exchanging conversations, my eyes roam around the large cafeteria and my eyes stopped when I saw Dwight's tall height, clearly, he was the tallest student here in the campus
His face was like a stone again, and his eyes were cold. He was talking to some of boy best friends before leaving the cafeteria using the back door
" Excuse me, babalik din ako " i said to the couple who didn't minded me. I rushed my steps and opened the back door
I look around to see Dwight and saw that his walking through the empty hallway outside beside the ground. I swallowed the ground and ran to him.
" Dwight! " I shout his name.
I knew he heard me, I stopped my tracks and stared at him, I heard him let out a deep sigh and slowly turned around to face me. I swallowed the lump in my throat, is this is a bad time?
" What, Stella? " His cold voice struck me off. And I was silent for a few seconds, thinking if this was a great idea to approach him.
" I-i just want to thank you for taking me out few days ago, and I just want you to know that it healed the inner child in- " I was almost finish with my sentence until he cuts me off
" Its nothing, and don't think about it too much Stella. I just took you out because I only want to " Dwight says and broke our gaze, I watch him turn around to walk away, his words seriously did hurt me a bit
I scoffed
" now you want to ignore me? "
" Let's just act like nothing happened to us, Stella. Forget that we even met " he replied. And his words made my heart skip a beat
" So you took me out because you're bored, is that what you're trying to say, Dwight? " I asked. He stopped from walking but didn't faced me, I clenched my fist
" Yeah. I did "
" Ang tanga ko pala... Hinayaan ko sarili ko na mabigha sa mga salitang sinabi mo sakin- about what you said to me in the car, It's a lie right? And I'm not the only girl you took out in a aquarium date, right? " I said
But Dwight didn't said anything but only stayed silent.
" Sana pala di nalang kita pinansin nung araw na yon Dwight " I spat and turned around to walk away from him.
Galit ako sa sarili, akala ko nung una, hahayaan ko nalang talaga si Dwight araw araw, na di ko siya pinapansin, na kung saan nag tinginan nalang kami sa isa't isa na parang wala
I thought I can start trusting him, since I can see in him that he can be a good friend. And now he's ignoring me?
Like nothing happened to us few days ago?
The time I got back home, there was nothing to do much in my room so I went out with Lolo Jose to walk around the subdivision.
Wearing a simple tshirt and shorts, as Lolo and I walk in the side streets
The breezing air widening us, I look on the side and admired the beautiful sunset that decide to appear
" Iha, ang tahimik mo ngayon. Malalim ba ata iniisip mo? "
I turned to the side and chuckled when seeing Lolo looking at me curiously
" Wala po to, Lo " I simply said.
" Ikaw talaga Nak, halika at sabihin mo sakin kung anong iniisip mo " Lolo says and pulled me closer to him
he wrapped his arms around me and I can't help but not to let out a laugh as we continued walking together
