His Rectifying Graze

KATE’s P.O.V.          My driver parked our car in front of Claire’s house. It’s been a week since our first encounter with that Gabriel guy. But even so, I can still remember his face, the sound of his voice, and everything about him.“Kate! You’re here!” Claire bounced happily towards me.          I beamed at her, thankful that I could spend every lunch with the man I like because of her being so much friendly to everyone.“I’m here to borrow you again from your parents.” She laughed at my statement. “Just kidding. But you know, weekend is...”“Bestfriend time!” we both shouted before we did our secret handshake.“So... Are you ready?”“Uhm, yeah. I’ll just get my sleepover stuffs. Do you want to get inside?” she asked.“Sure!”      &

KATE’s P.O.V.         Today is the day that I've been waiting for. Whenever I’m thinking about it, I still feel nervous. But of course I wouldn’t chicken out. I promised that to myself... I promised that to my bestfriend.         Claire worked very hard to set this up and I wouldn’t let that hard work of hers to be wasted. I owe it to her to at least do this on my own. I promised to make this day count.“Ms. Kate? Someone is looking for you outside,” one of our maids stated.         I ran towards the mirror in my room to check out myself. I’m pretty sure it’s Gabriel. He won’t be late, I guess. I’m currently fixing myself up before I heard another call coming from one of my maids.“I’m coming!”         I went downstairs only to find Atty. Gomez. He is one of my f

KATE’s P.O.V.         Two weeks had passed. Two weeks without me talking to my bestfriend, or either way around. She’s not talking to me anymore, nor to Gabriel. Speaking of that guy, he always hangout with me even without Claire. I don’t know what happened between the two of them but suddenly, they became distinct to each other. Maybe because of the fact that Claire was avoiding him or something.“Ms. Frias, your partner for your last project this year which is the research paper is Mr. Elijah Ramirez.”        I was dumbfounded when I heard that name. That guy, he always sticks around like a used bubble gum. Though it wasn’t his fault that our teacher chose him to be my partner for this project. In that way, I wouldn’t lift even just a single finger for this paper.“Hey, let’s talk about our paper later, Ms. Frias,” he stated, before winking at me.

KATE’s P.O.V.          Graduation practice. I don’t know how, but thankfully, I passed all the requirements needed without Claire’s help. Elijah is there, and he gave me a very useful hand in everything that needs to be done. And now, I can proudly say that I’m one of those graduating students ready to march at stage and get our diploma.“Braganza, Claire,” the emcee announced and she climbed up to the stairs, shaking that hands of those who act as the honorable guest and teachers.“Excited to be called? Remember, this is just a practice. Don’t be so emotional,” Elijah teased me.“Ha, ha. Whatever, Elij. I just wanted to get this over with so that we can finally have the real graduation thing.”“Well, that’s very enthusiastic. If only you asked for my help earlier than when we’ve met then maybe you could’ve also enter the top students

KATE’s P.O.V.          Eight years had passed. I can say that so many things had changed and I’m not the weak, silly teenager anymore. I’m now stronger, wiser, and tougher than before. And I love myself that much to be able to say it.         Those past few years, I used the time to change everything about me... I dyed my hair blonde, so that I wouldn’t be compared as similar to Claire or to anyone else in our country. I worked on everything I can just to change my physical features except for doing a surgery, of course. I’m still me, but not the way I am before.         I used to think that maybe, maybe if Claire and I met again someday and I’ve been completely different from her, she wouldn’t underestimate my capabilities anymore. It was almost a decade but the pain she and Gabriel had caused to me still remained cristal clear on my memory.