"Let's break up," she said, her face devoid of any emotions.
I can feel my heart constricting as those words left her lips.
We have been together for five years, so why is she saying this now?
Did I do anything wrong?
Is it because I did not watch the Korean drama she told me to watch over and over?
Or maybe it was because I posted a photo of her bare face on my Instagram which I think is her prettiest picture by far?
O baka dahil regular fries lang yung binili ko nung minsang may sakit siya at hindi BFF fries?
Damn, my head is hurting for all the possible reasons. But they were too petty to break us up.
Wait, kinakalkal niya kaya yung Messenger ko? I admit, there were lots of girls who still message me despite knowing that I am in a long-term relationship.
But I never once looked at those. Never did I cheat on her.
Hell, I have never looked at anyone else the moment I laid my eyes on her.
How could I? She was the most beautiful woman I have ever met - her long, curly hair that cascaded down her back, her thick eyebrows and eyelashes, her honey-brown eyes that always held me breathless, her tiny, upturned nose that spews fire whenever I piss her off, her small mouth that talks big, her slender frame, her comical expressions, her loving stares - just literally everything about her holds me her prisoner.
So why? After all these years, why the fuck is she breaking up with me?
"Why? Tell me why, Catherine. At least give me a fucking reason," I told her, my voice shaking.
The little box in my pocket is burning a fucking hole. It was our fifth anniversary and I planned on proposing to her. But instead of her being surprised, she was the one who surprised me when she dropped the bomb.
"I am tired, Gene. I am tired of this relationship," sabi niyang blangko pa rin ang ekspresyon.
No. That's not it, Cath. I know you too well. You don't give up on the things you love no matter how tiring it gets.
I can clearly remember kung paano kami nagkakilala. We were College batchmates. I was the president of the Music Club while she was the president of the Literary Club.
We met each other when the Student Council called for a meeting involving all the club presidents to discuss each club's plans for the year.
How could I not notice her when she was the one who came up to me and boldly declared her undying love for me.
"Eugene Reyes, I am in love with you. You will be my boyfriend before the school year ends. Mark my words, you will fall in love with me. I will make you crazy about me that you won't have time to look at anyone else."
Those were her exact words. I did not take her seriously at first because I knew she was just playing with me. But boy, was I wrong. She followed me everywhere! She brought me lunchboxes, she bought me gifts, she wrote me letters and poems, and she even did a spoken poetry about me and her love for me in front of the whole fucking student body! She was darn crazy!
I tried my best to avoid her, tried the best I can to run away from her.
But after months of trying to do so, she proved me right - that I will fall in love with her, that I will be her boyfriend before the school year ends, that I will be crazy about her.
