Chapter Thirty-Eight

Quel is hurt. Being rejected by Jewel for the second time hurts a lot. But he's not mad at her.

Hindi nya kayang magalit dito dahil hindi naman nito kasalanan na nagustuhan nya ang babae.

It's his own feelings. He's the one who fell in love with her so he needs to deal with it on his own. He can never get mad at his friend and blame her for hurting his feelings twice.

Nanatili si Quel na nakatayo sa labas ng malaking gate habang nakayuko at hindi makagalaw. Hindi sya makakilos dahil sobrang bigat ng nararamdaman nya.

But he knew he couldn't stay there forever kaya gamit ang natitira nyang lakas ay kinaya nyang maglakad pabalik sa loob ng kaniyang kotse.

Mahina nyang sinara ang pinto at bumuntong hininga bago nagsimulang magmaneho.

Instead of driving back home, dumiretsyo sya sa bar kung saan sila nag celebrate noong kaarawan ni Gabriella.

It's not fun to drink alone kaya kinuha nya ang kaniyang cellphone at tinawagan ang kaibigan.

It took 3 rings before Gabriella answered his call.

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