One-shot Compilations

What went down

"Buntis siya, Kelsey,"

Tatlong salita. Tatlong salitang gumuho sa mundo ko sa gabing ito. I was unable to speak. I was shocked, angry, and hurt. Nanlalamig ang katawan ko. This pain... this immense pain makes me feel like I will collapse anytime soon. Hindi ako makahinga. I felt like my heart was bleeding. The tears streaming down my face made my vision blurry.

No, God no. This is simply a nightmare. Masamang panaginip lang 'to, sabi ko sa sarili ko. I will wake up in this deep sleep and then this will not happen to me... to us.

"I'm sorry," narinig kong sabi ni Aaron sa kabilang linya. Kausap ko siya ngayon sa cellphone ko. Tumawag siya kasi may sasabihin daw siya na importante. "I'm so sorry, Kelsey. Help me. H-Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko."

I wanted to say something. I wanted to curse him. I wanted to shout. I wanted to hurt him so that maybe... maybe... the pain would go away.

"And what do you want me to do?" I said in between sobbing.

"D-Don't leave me, please. I need you. Kailangan kita," he said and if this was other times, I would be assured, pero hindi ngayon. My heart was breaking into pieces.

Aaron and I were highschool sweethearts. We were a popular couple at school. Maybe it was because I am known to be a singer in our school at ako ang pambato ng school namin sa mga singing contest habang siya naman ay kilala rin bilang kuya ng lahat.

Despite being eight years older than me, he stays in high school because he never graduated because he always stopped going to school. He was a big brother to everyone. Kuya kung baga. He was kind at marami siyang kaibigan. He had a vast array of talents. We both are, and I think that's what we have very much in common, although we have different niches, but then it was always the music that we bonded with. Guitar and dancing are two things he excels at. Ang nakakabilib sa kaniya if he listens to a song the first time, he will always know how to rendition it into acoustic songs. Isang rinig lang niya ng mga kanta, alam na niya agad ang mga chords although sometimes he would just want to see just to make sure. Maganda din yung boses niya. He can sing very well, just like me, but all these things I love about him are also the things that I hate right now. These reasons were the reason why I was attracted to him, just like many other women. I was just like his other women.

His taste in women was always young. I was fifteen years old, and he was twenty-three when we were in a relationship. I didn't care and I loved him. However, as I got older, people said I was groomed, but I still loved him. He was the only person who was there for me when I was struggling as a teenager. My life would have been wasted if it wasn't for him in a sense that he because he was there, I didn't look for drugs or any other things. Still, he was the reason why I still think I wasted my teenage years.

I gave him my teenage years. All of my innocence. My entire world revolved around him. I made him... my life. I gave him everything I had... everything. Nothing left. If he says something, I always follow him. Always... blindly... no questions asked. If he says I am not beautiful, then I am not. If I am not good at this, I am not good at it. If he says he likes this or wants that, I would blindly do it for him. The entirety of it. No questions are asked. Ganyan ko siya kamahal. I left home to be with him. I am ready to follow him without question wherever he goes. I always wanted to be with him, even when we couldn't afford it. I said, I can just work as a dishwasher, and I would be okay with it, if I could be with him. Our love was either all or nothing. The kind of love that could destroy your life. Naramdaman ko naman na mahal niya ako. He was very caring to me. He was always there when I needed someone.

You see, he seemed so innocent. He did not look like twenty-three years old or even now. He always looked younger than his age. He was always the boy next door kind of vibe. He has the fairest skin. Mas maputi siya sa akin. His eyes are so expressive and look so innocent. He's very sweet, you know. We rarely get into any fights when we are together. He's a very physical person... touchy and that's just how hislove language... I think.