The Third Side of a Love Story

Chapter 1

I'm inlove with Justin Paul Cojuanco.

Let's make it clear.

Well, actually. I already made it clear ten years ago. On my 7th grand birthday party, I confessed that my wish starting that year of my birthday and on the following year after that would be Justin's future wife.

At first, my parents didn't take it seriously because they think I just have a big crush on Justin, their friend's son. But believe me, I am not kidding when I say I will make that happen.

I go to the grade school he went, highschool and now college. Wherever he goes, I was there. And that makes our parents have an idea of arranging us to be engage when we came to our right ages.

Justin doesn't hate me for liking him. Hindi ako cheap. I like him but I still carry my class wherever I go. He know that I like him from the very start but I am not that obvious when we're in public in which he was so thankful about.

I only show him that I like him kapag kami lang dalawa. But don't get me wrong. I still respect his personal space. I'm not the kind of girl whose going and acting crazy just to get his attention. I don't need to do that anymore because si Justin na mismo ang lumalapit sa akin dahil bukod sa tahimik at payapa akong kasama ay dahil sabay na rin kami halos lumaki.

I can't say that he's cold towards me because we like to joke around sometimes and we have no awkwards moments. Hindi rin siya silent type of guy at tipong halos walang kaibigan at puro pag-aaral. He's different in his own way dahil kombinasyon siya ng lahat ng iyon.

He's smart, sporty and sociable. He is never boring for me. Not perfect but just right to drool many women.

Pero kahit anong gawin ko at paulit ulit iparamdam at sabihin na gusto ko siya, he never sees me the way I wanted to be seen. Yes, he don't hate me but he does not like me either and I feel it. He made me feel like it every single time he had the chance.

He may be the reason why my heart flatters but he is also the one who makes it ache. And that part of liking Justin is no joke because it hurts me. Kahit noon pa, nasasaktan na niya ako at tulad ng katotohanan na wala siya opinyon sa pagkagusto ko sa kanya ay ganoon din siya kawalang opinyon sa pagkagusto sa akin pabalik.

And yeah, iyon ang part na kung saan hinding hindi ako masasanay.

Tulad ngayon, kaarawan ko imbitado siya sa hapunan ng pamilya namin. My parents always invites him because they already treated him like their own son. Hindi na iba ang pamilya ni Justin sa amin.

He should be here 25 minutes ago. Naiinip na si dad kakahintay sa kanya. Dad always expect him to come. I'm used to it but tonight is different. Dad doesn't touches any food until he come. Ni hindi rin namin magawang magsimula tulad niya dahil isang kabastusan iyon kay daddy. He's the head of the family. Whatever he does affects all of us.

You're coming right? Dad waits for you.

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Kating kati na ako tawagan siya upang itanong kung makakapunta ba siya o hindi. But I don't want to pressure him. And I don't like the idea of him being annoyed because I keep on bothering him through text or calls. It's not a good impression.

Minutes pasts to nearly fourty minutes of us waiting for him. I can see my dad slowly losing his patience. Hindi na maganda ang ekspresyon sa mukha niya which I worry. Ayokong magalit siya kay Justin.

Kaya ganoon nalang ang biglaan kong paglingon ng ipaalam ng kasambahay namin na dumating na ang sasakyan ni Justin. They know him very well already kaya kahit sasakyan palang alam na nilang siya iyon.