Chapter 2: Prologue

“GO Bryce!!” I yelled, he immediately glanced at me before shooting the ball, today is their tune-up game against a pro basketball team, anyway, before I came here, I asked Bryce first if it is okay for me to watch and he just said yes so here I am now, cheering for him.

When I arrived here, the game was already in the second quarter so I decided to lower my voice first because their athletic meet is just in a few weeks so I need to reserve my voice so that I’ll be able to cheer for Bryce with my whole voice. I sat down after yelling, I brought some snacks so I ate them while watching.

After how many minutes, the game just ended, Bryce’s team won, he asked me to wait for him in the benches so I did, when he came back, we immediately go to the mall, on the way, I told him that it is okay if he will just rest and not go to the mall with me but he insisted.

"Hey look at you, my love, you're ti-" I didn’t finish what I am about to say because he was quick to hug me, he made sure that I’m comfortable before he let me go.

“I got my hug now so I’m okay, don’t worry about me because when I’m with you, I’m resting” I just stared at him before quickly switching my glance to the windows to hide my blushy cheeks.

When we arrived at the mall, we saw a perfect restaurant, it was an Italian restaurant, Bryce ordered a pizza, pasta, and some Fiorentina Steak while me, I only had Fiorentina Steak and pasta, he wanted to order a big serving but I refused because I get so full easily.

After we ate, We just went around to the mall to buy some clothes and after that, we went to Tagaytay to get more fresh air, when we arrived there, it was almost 10 in the evening so the air was really cold, we just sat down to the grass and looked up at the sky, it seems like we're here to relax and make myself comfortable.

Bryce put his hand on my waist as we sat down, I leaned my head on his shoulders to get more support and we both looked up to the sky, we’re both observing, the sky was full of stars, after how many minutes, a shooting star passed by so we both claimed that it was for us but we ended up sharing with a shooting star.

"Kaye, I'm so happy that I’m with you, I will forever treasure the time we spent together," he said, I got a little bit confused about what he's talking about but I just let it all go. I got my eyes closed when I felt a cold wind passed by in my arms.

When I felt Bryce’s stare, I remained my eyes closed, I'm pretending to be asleep and I know, he thought I fall asleep because I was so tired so he just caressed my hair.

"Kaye I love you and I'm sorry" he whispered but I heard it, I don't get why he’s saying sorry to me, maybe because his sports took almost a lot of time and because of that, we don’t have much time for each other? To be honest, it’s okay for me because I fully understand him. After a few minutes, I decided to open my eyes and faced him, I saw how he was surprised by it but he just smiled at me.

"I don't know why you're sorry but I just want to tell you that I love you too and I will always treasure the memories that we have," I said and then smiled at him genuinely, we just stayed at the place for a couple of minutes but after 30 minutes, he decided to bring me in a restaurant to eat dinner and afterward, we went home.

When I got home, I just did my evening rituals, skincare, and stuff and after that, I slept, the next day, I’m up so early so I decided to go to Starbucks first before going to school.

And just like that, days and months passed by with me having the same routine, Bryce was also consistent but I noticed something this past few days, some things are a little bit off but I just let it all go since this week’s their athletic meet, maybe he’s busy that’s why I felt like something was off.

He became really busy so I understand him, I watched some of his games but I didn’t manage to complete all of them because I also have a lot of things to do. I just told him to focus on his games and also to don’t forget about his studies, although he’s excused, I’m still worried because it’s not that easy to catch up.

After the athletic meet, we had a hell week, it was the finals for the second semester and as usual, Bryce and I didn’t talk which made me upset because I expected him to somehow send a good luck message for me but I guess, that’s just how life goes.

I just did my best to review all our lessons even if I’m sad but yeah remembering all the things he did this past few weeks made me want to forget the reason why I am sad and with that, I just want to understand him over and over again.

On the last day of our exam, we met in the cafeteria during our break and he told me that we’ll talk so I waited for him before going home.

After all of our classmates left the room, he took that opportunity to talk to me about us and I'm scared because I know that there's something wrong so I let him tell me what's wrong.



"Kaye, I need a break".

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