Kristina Valdez POV
I wonder what's going on with Angelo's mind right but I gently opened the piece of paper he gave me earlier, I can see him smiling from the corner of my eye so it made me smile as well. As I opened it, I saw my ranking.
I was at rank 10...I did it. No, it was even higher that I aimed for. I looked at him with my teary eyes. I was so happy, all my hardwork paid off, all those sleepless night studying and early morning trips to the library with Angelo has paid off!
Angelo pulled the car over and said, "Congratulatio-"
But before he could even finish, I unconciously hugged him. My emotions got ahead of me...crap, what was I thinking, I immediately pulled away as I realized what I just did, I said, "Sorry, I-"
Angelo pulls me back in and hugs me as well before I could continue, he whispered in such a sad tone, "It would be nice if we
Angelo Cruz POVI wanted to tell Kristina everything- that it's not the truth but it is. I couldn't tell her that it's not true or that Kevin just made it all up, I wanted to tell her that I want to just run away from everything else and be with her... I wanted to tell her many things but I didn't.I deserved to be punched by Kevin, hell, I deserved to be punched by everyone. I knew what I did was selfish but it was true. I really liked Kristina but I'm engaged to someone else. I should've avoided her the first time but...I wanted to pretend for at least today. I've always wondered what will it be like taking the person you love out.But now, I looked straight into Kristina's teary eyes, all I could say was, "Sorry."She was crying as she left.I could feel my heart breaking as I saw her run off.Kevin follow
Kristina Valdez POVAh, being together again just the three of us feels nostalgic but it's not a good memory. Just straing straight into her fierce eyes makes me mad. She was the reason why Angelo started to hate me.Meet her a.k.a Christina Abby SmithShe's cunning and a liar, she does everything in her power to get what she wants. Behind that angelic face lies a devil incarnate girl! She always brandished herself in luxurious and sophisticated clothing which suited her face. She's pretty and feminine, mostly because she stayed at home more due to her illness ever since they were kids. She's asthmatic.This just started to get confusing, I hated sharing my name with her and she hated it too so she stuck with her second name Abby. Ah, the chills she sends as she walks in the room... she really is back.I mocked, "I see you haven't changed.""You
Angelo CruzAfter a while, I went ahead and grabbed some foods and walked Kristina back to her place. I know it's just for a week but a least for a week, I can pretend she's my girlfriend and I'll have some time to figure out about the mess I'm in.I really have to marry Abby but seing my dad's relationship with my mom- I don't want to end up in a loveless marriage. It would end up miserably for both sides. Hell, dad's didn't even bother to go here with Abby to check up on me and mom.As I enter my mom's room, I saw Abby, she was sleeping peacefully. She fell asleep beside my mom's bed gently holding her hands.Abby's always been a gentle spirit.It's what I liked about her.After all, my only vivid memory was after her.It was Christina. Abby- to avoid confusion. Every before her was blank. Like a memory I never recovered. I remembered being
Angelo Cruz POVI covered Abby with some blanket, it's a long trip to come here yet the hospital is where she went first. She has always been selfless no matter how tough she present herself. She's soft when it comes to helping others.Abby grabbed my hands just before I leave, she says, "The doctor said she'll be okay, do you want to leave? I know you hate hospitals."I nodded.Abby and I walked outside, I tested her, "Do you remember we would always play here by the monkey bar and you'd always slip?"Abby flinches, "Yeah, it's been fun."It's a lie.If you were really her, you'd know that you didn't like monkey bars, you'd rather play around and climb trees. It was a distant memory that I wasn't sure. But from my memory, she said that monkey bars had such a weird name and that we weren't monkeys so we shouldn't play there.Why are you
Kristina Valdez POVI remember it all too well. I slept with thoughts of the past. No matter why she- Abby- did it, she still pretended to be me and that cost me Angelo. It cost me my only friend. I have never felt so alone and all these years, I kept believing that I was just someone you can toss aside. Angelo and my dad left leaving me with my thoughts. I always wondered that maybe i wasn't enough.10 years ago, huh?... I can't believe it's been that long. I remembered the day Angelo left me in the closet there at my birthday with nothing but a birthday box to cling to. I heard they moved to America for good but I was hoping one day he'd come back.I still kept the unsent letters. I never got their address so I just kept writing letters without ever sending them.I always made excuses for him. I told myself that maybe Angelo was busy making new friends or busy studying to be a doct
Christina Abby Reyes POVI saw Angelo's cold eyes once again. Did he really hate me that much that no matter how long I stay with him, Kristina's the only one he sets his eyes upon? Who am I kidding, if I was him, I'd probably hate myself too.I stole them of their love story after all.I knew sooner or later he'd figure it out but sorry, I planted fake memories throughout the years... I never intend to pretend...but in every day, Angelo would call me by her name and I would always get my hopes up but it turns out, I'm not the Kristina he's been looking for.I play along with what he remembers.It's years, Kristina. Not even you can dig up his real memories. They're gone forever. In the end, I will be the one beside him.Angelo looks at me even more confused as he continued to talk to Kristina. I knew when I arrived, their conversation would be about
Kevin Langdon POVAs soon as I saw Kristina that happy on the dance floor, it broke my heart, it just kept reminding me just how much Angelo has me beat. Abby went to the bathroom, she must've felt the same way as I did so I followed her. She locked the door and I waited for her outside the girl's bathroom.I heard her sniffling. Abby's obviously just leaning by the bathroom door. I knocked and said, "You okay?"Abby immediately went outside and denied, "I just needed to freshen up."I gave her a tissue and said, "Well, welcome to the broken hearts club.""It's okay." Her eyes gloomed a little, "I've been at it since the beginning."Abby fixed her mascara and kept her composure, she asked, "Don't you hate me as well? I mean, the girl of your dreams obviously does.""I.." I paused and chuckled, "Honestly, I don't. I told m
Angelo Cruz POVI immediately pulled away, surprised as Abby kissed me, I protested, "Stop acting like a kid. We're not kids anymore, Abby.""If... I wasn't the girl from your childhood memories... then wouldn't you like me?" Abby askedI flinched as I honestly said, "I... ever since, I only had one special girl in my heart and it was you.""Was." Abby emphasized"Was." I confirmed, "You're someone special to me and you always will be. For that, I will be forever thankful for you being there Abby but you have to let me go.""Why? You know you're bad for Kristina, all you do is hurt her but can you let her go? Can you let her go and find happiness with someone else?" Abby asksI... wasn't able to say anything back. I...couldn't?There was a time that we were happy. We really were but as my memories bet