I'm Celine Joan Borja. People call me 'CJ'. I grew up in the province with my best friend, Angelo Villamor. We spent all of our childhood days together, and I thought that would never change.

But I was wrong.

We were 9 when his father took him to Manila. We tried to keep in touch with each other until I was 12.  However, he suddenly stopped writing back. He just disappeared. We promised that it would just be me and him, together, but everything changed.

At the age of 17, however, I moved to Manila to start a new life with my sister and my aunt. I became hopeful. I wanted to see him again. Maybe we could go back to the way we were before.

But when I finally found him, I was proven wrong. Again.

He was no longer the best friend I grew up with. He was not the same Angelo.

He's now a playboy with a mean streak and has a gorgeous best friend named Seth.

It Was Always You

I turned around and walked away with heavy footsteps, my lungs constricting, making it harder to breathe. 


There was nobody else to blame but me. I rejected CJ without thinking. It didn't come to mind that I was interested in her in a different way. 


I hate this. This regret is consuming me. But it is what it is. Besides, I could sense that she already had feelings for Angelo way before she met me. I just entered the picture, and I confused her. 


I took a deep breath as I exited the building. 


At least, Angelo and CJ are happy. They're both important people to me. 


A girl I dated a year ago passed by me. She was with her boyfriend. I recalled the night I ended it with her. She cried. 


Chapter Twenty