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Chapter 10

Penulis: ErisVersee
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-27 10:48:05

And now, years later, andito na naman ako. Sa tabi niya. As his band's makeup artist. Sa iisang school. Sa iisang event.

Pero guess what?

No spark. No "Uy, ikaw pala 'yon." No memory of Diesel. No memory of me, with bloodied knees and his hand pulling me back up.

Pero after that, back to reality na. Parang wala lang. Tuloy lang ang mundo niya. He went on being the effortlessly charming neighborhood boy. Hindi na ako pinapansin habang ako naiwan sa side, crush na crush ko.

Sa totoo lang, hindi naman sa totally hindi niya ako kilala. Technically, nakaupo kami sa iisang mesa every Saturday for almost a year. Ako ang tutor niya before he magically passed GenMath with a 76. I explained integers while he doodled guitars. I handed him worksheets while he yawned in my face. That close.

Pero he never really saw me.

Walang eye contact na may spark. Walang "Thanks, Liora," na parang ako lang 'yung tao sa room. Minsan nga feeling ko hindi niya talaga alam pangalan ko, kahit pinangalanan ko pa 'y
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