Chapter 18

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Jho's POV

I watched her drive away. Hindi nya inamin pero I knew na yung nightmare nya kanina had something to do with us. I heard her scream my name pero I don't think na aware sya. I know she lied and I know why. Nagsisimula pa lang kami ulit. And I hurt her deeply. So naiintidihan ko kung bakit. Sa totoo lang hindi ko alam kung makakabawi pa ko, pero kailangan ko subukan.

We were much younger then. I wasn't ready. I chose what I thought was easy. Pero in the end I lost what really mattered. Bea was my rock. But I broke her. I broke us.

I chose Nico over her. Pero she begged me not to settle.

Sabi nya noon, "Jho, please. Do you need me to back off? Okay I'll back off. Pero please don't settle for anything less than what you deserve. Please Jho..."

But I did. I settled. Kasi sa utak ko noon sino ba naman ang makakapantay sa isang Bea De Leon?

I stayed in the relationship longer than I should ever have. Pero wala e. Natakot ako. Natakot akong aminin na mali ako. Natakot ako na mag-isa kasi alam ko na hindi na ko masasalo at mapoprotektahan ni Bea, because I pushed her away.

I learned from it though. Pero I had to learn the hard way. And in the process nasaktan ko yung pinakamahalagang tao sa buhay ko. Nawala ko pati sarili ko.

I can't lose her again. Kung kay Cait na talaga ang puso nya, kakayanin ko wag lang sya mawawala ulit.

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