Second Chance (JaDine Fanfiction)

Chapter 24: Hello

I want to speed up my driving. Who cares if I break the rules, anyway?

Then I heard my phone beep.

It's Mama.

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From: Mama

Happy birthday, my sweet girl. We love you so much. :)

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To: Mama

Thank you, Ma. That meant a lot to me. I honestly forgot it is my birthday today. :D I love you more.

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Oh, yes. I almost forgot that, too. "Walanghiya...this will be the second time na hiwalay kami, at sa birthday ko pa." And I started to breathe in deeply, "Sa BIRTHDAY ko pa talaga!!!!" Sumigaw na ako sa loob ng kotse.

People won't mind. Would they?
Wala nga siyang pakialam sa akin, ang iba pa kaya?

#HUGOT (n.n)

Then tears suddenly pooled in my eyes. Any minute now, sasabog na ang puso ko sa sakit na unti-unting lumulunod sa akin.

I stopped by the park, just for a while.

Wala naman multo, eh!

Nawala ang takot ko. Dahil na rin siguro na mas nananaig ang bigat at hapdi sa puso na aking dinadala.

I started shouting. "You are such a coward for a bad boy! Strike two ka na, amerikanong hilaw!!!!" But then my voice started to shake, cracking by my throat. I was near to crying. "Sabi mo, hindi mo ako iiwan...ang daya-daya mo..." humahagulhol na ako. "Bakit ba palagi mo na lang tina-timing sa birthday ko ang mga ganito?! Pa-no more heartbreak-heartbreak ka pa, eh para na ngang sumabog ang puso ko sa pagbitaw mo. Gago ka, Robert James Reid!!"

James' POV

I had to leave her. Or else, I may hug her so tight, I might not be able to let her go.

"Mahal na mahal kita, Nadine...but I have to love myself, too." Tears were falling down my cheeks.

She is the only girl I've ever loved like this. She is not easy...never easy. That's why I had to turn my back and leave.

Ang totoo, takot akong mawala siya sa akin. Ngunit alam ko rin na mali kapag hindi ko rin bibigyan ng panahong maghilom ang sugat na dulot ng mga ginawa niya.

"I've loved you for so long...more than I have loved myself." Then I stopped the car just to let it all out.

A man needs to cry, too. And it doesn't mean I'm weak. It's my way of saying that I know it's painful, but I had to do it. These tears I've cried is a proof of that pain.

Half an hour passed by, a familiar car stopped just a few steps away from mine. It left my heart racing fast.

"Nadine..." I blurted out to myself.

What is she doing at this time? Baka mapaano pa siya. I stepped out of the car and carefully followed her, making sure she won't even know I'm here.

Her face, it was flushed. Her eyes, those were sad. And her lips...she kept on biting her lower lip...that meant.

"She is near to breaking down," I told myself. She isn't like most girls, that is why I love her. Whenever there is something that'sgoing out of hand, she remains calm. So, times like this...seeing her like this is pretty unusual.

I heard her ranting about her dress. Then she suddenly shouted, "You are such a coward for a bad boy! Strike two ka na, amerikanong hilaw!!!!"

Oh, Nadine...you always make my heart flutter. Nakakatawa ka pa rin kahit mangiyak-ngiyak ka na.