Chapter 15

(Past, Year 2021)

"Nyx, I made a mistake..." He paused and looked away "...I cheated, I'm sorry."

Those words. This is my first heart break, I didn't know it was such a pain. I loved him, isn't that enough? I stopped my tears while looking away. I need to act strong, I need to be strong.

"I made a mistake, too," I said and he looked at me, confused, "I trusted you."

I didn't wait for what he had to say and left his condo. We are not legal but I do love him. Why do people cheat? Am I not enough? I gave him everything, I gave him my virginity, my world, but why is this the replacement?

When I got home, I just ran to my room and cried there. How long will I pretend to be strong? I'm also a human and I don't deserve to be hurt like this.

My brother didn't know I had a boyfriend, uh no, it was an ex boyfriend. I was planning on telling him but it seems like that won't happen. I cried alone again. I wiped my tears when I heard my door open. I coughed a little more before I faced who entered my room, Act like nothing happened, Nyx.

"B-Brother?" I bit my lower lip as my tears began to fall. Why are you weak, Amber Nyx!?

"A-are you okay? What happened? Why are you crying?" Kuya asked the next question.

I can't keep a secret from him. He always knew if I was crying or not. When I have a problem or not. I just bowed down and cried. He came to me and immediately gave me a tight hug. This is what I need. A hug from the person I was expecting.

"Shush, what's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice as he brushed my hair.

"K-Kuya, do I deserve to be hurt?" I asked.

He immediately shook his head while still hugging me, "No, of course not... Who hurt you?" He asked with anger in his voice.

I left his embrace and shook my head crying. Kuya Drew might get angry when he finds out that I had a boyfriend but I didn't tell him and now that I found out that my ex-boyfriend cheated on me, Kuya might get even more angry.

"I know you, Amber.... Who hurt you?!" There was a hint of anger in Kuya's voice so I was a little scared.

"K-kuya," My voice broke while saying that. He's mad.

"Who? Tell me who!" His voice turned darker that makes me cry more, "Who hurt my princess!?"

"Brother, don't be mad please." I bit my lower lip as I looked away.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself, "I won't be angry if you tell me, Amber." He calmly said.

I took a deep sigh and told him what happened earlier. I told him that I was sorry for not telling that I had a boyfriend. Until the end of my story, I was nervous because based on his face, he was angry. Furious!

You really cried a lot, Nyx. You are always so weak.

"Sorry, my princess..." He whispered, "I didn't do anything to you... I'm so so sorry."

No, brother. You've done enough and thank you are not enough to show my gratitude to you. Don't be sorry please.

"I'm a bad brother. I didn't even know that my sister was hurting alone!"

"N-no, Brother... Please don't say that." I said but he just shook his head.

"My princess was hurt." He said softly and I felt my shoulder got wet.

Brother....

(Present, Year 2022)

Today is Sunday and Auntie and I are eating breakfast. Auntie cooked eggs with tomatoes so I just took some rice and ate quietly.

When I finished, I took a shower. It's 7:30 and the Mass starts at 8am. I'm used to going to church, thanks to Vaughn, hehe. But also thanks to Tita because if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be able to meet Vaughn.

I got dressed after taking a shower and just polvo and liptint. Simply because I'm beautiful, I don't need make up. It's fine, it's okay.

I'm wearing a Gorgia Dress and white sandals for my feet. My dress is not that short but it's not that long either, it's just right. After I finished getting ready, I took out my tassel bag and put my cellphone and wallet in there.

I left the room and smiled at Tita when we met in the living room. He locked the door of the condo and went to the parking lot. We will use her car because I don't want to drive right now and besides, Vaughn and I are supposed to have a date after church. Our first date as a couple.

Aunt and I stopped at Starbucks and then went to the Church. We sat in the back because Vaughn was there, was he alone? Because Bella and sister Val are not there.

He smiled at me and Tita when he saw us. I smiled back, too and even waved at him. Mass had just started so I was focused.

"Aunt, Vaughn and I are going somewhere." I said after Mass. We were outside and I was with Vaughn and Tita.

Tita nodded, "Don't come home late, Amber Nyx." She said so I nodded with a smile.

She got into her car and drove away. I turned to Vaughn and smiled, "Let's go." I said and he walked with me to his car.

"Have you eaten breakfast?" He asked when I got into the passenger seat.

I nodded in response, "Yes, a while ago. You?" I asked back.

He started the engine and drove away from the church, "Yeah, I ate before going to church."

He's just focused on driving so I'll just make noise so the atmosphere isn't quiet.

"Why aren't you with Ate Val and Bella?" I asked.

"They said they were going somewhere." He shrugged so I just nodded.

"I'm going to play music." I said and didn't wait for what he had to say.

Rewrite the stars played by Zac and Zendaya. This is my Kuya's favorite song.

"You know I want you. It's not a secret I try to hide, I know you want me

So don't keep sayin' our hands are tied, You claim it's not in the cards and fate is pullin' you miles away. And out of reach from me, but you're here in my heart

So who can stop me if I decide, that you're my destiny?" Zac sang.

" Do you sing?" I asked Vaughn.

He shook his head, "No. I don't sing." He said and looked at me for a moment before looking ahead.

I nodded and sang along. Because I remember Kuya in the song, it has become my favorite because of him.

"What if we rewrite the stars? Say you were made to be mine, nothing could keep us apart. You'd be the one I was meant to find, It's up to you, and it's up to me. No one can say what we get to be. So why don't we rewrite the stars? Maybe the world could be ours tonight." I continued to sing and Vaughn looked at me smiling.

"You have a good voice," He said nodding, "Did you sing before?"

I shook my head, "It's my brother's favorite song so I sang it for him, hehe."

"Your brother must be a singer?"

"Yes, he sings well," I said with a smile as I remembered Kuya, "I really like guys who can sing and play the guitar well. So that someone can play it with me, hehe."

Kuya said that the guy who plays the guitar is the one I should choose to be my boyfriend so that he can sings me songs whenever I'm sad. Music is the best therapy especially when your boyfriend is the one singing it for you. That's what my brother told me.

He nodded and drove away. How far are we going? I just closed my eyes to take a nap.

I slowly opened my eyes and wiped them with my hand. Turns out the car wasn't running anymore, I looked at Vaughn and he was just staring at me so I was a little confused.

"Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" I asked with a snort.

He laughed softly, "You we're sleeping so I'll let you sleep first. Let's go?"

I got out of his car with a snort and looked around. We are at the beach!

The last time I went to the beach was on my 17th birthday with Kuya. Then I never came back here, I ran to the beach and took off my sandals. Vaughn followed me.

"Do you like it?" He asked who was behind me.

I faced him with a smile and nodded, "Yes. Too much!"

He ruffled my hair and kissed my forehead, "You're cute."

My face turned red and I looked away from him. What the hell, it's stretching right away. I'm thrilled. He took a picture of me using his cellphone. I posed and when he gave a thumbs up saying it was okay, I took a picture of him with my phone. I will send it to him later.

The two of us also took a picture and after that I was the one who invited him to eat at the beach restaurant.

I sent him the picture we took earlier. I posted on my instagram with a smile. 3 pictures, one is the beach then the second one is my picture that Vaughn took and the last one is a picture of Vaughn with his back turned. I took a picture of him earlier while he was taking a picture of the beach. I captioned it 'Beach🏖️with boyfie'.

When it was posted, Ash immediately commented on my post, she's always active, eh.

Ashtrielle: Oh, she got a boyfriend! Since when, huh?

I replied to her comment with 'secret.'

I hid my phone when Vaughn arrived with our lunch.

"Why are you smiling?" he asked.

"Nothing. I'm just happy,"

He chuckled, "I'm glad you're happy with our first date."

I smiled at him and continued eating.