Year 2023 I smiled as I looked in the mirror.I rarely compliment myself, but I thought I looked lovely today.Unlike usual, my long, wavy black hair is neatly wrapped into a bun with no hair strands falling onto my face. Because I felt uncomfortable with heavy makeup, I asked the makeup artist to apply light makeup to my face.I was still smiling and staring at myself in the mirror when I heard a knock on the door.I turned around to see who it was, and my smile grew even wider when I saw who it was."You're beautiful," he said, looking at me."Thanks." "Are you okay? Are you nervous? Do you get cold feet?""I'm nervous, but not enough to flee."He laughed. "Well, then, are you ready?"I excitedly nodded and replied, "Yes, I am ready.""Shall we then? Everyone is waiting for us." He said this while extending his arm.With a smile on my face, I put my fingers around his arm and led the two of us to the main door of the venue, where the celebration had been specially organized for m

I'm not sure how long Caesar and I stared at each other. As we look into each other's eyes, it's as if time has stopped.Despite the fact that we are still pretty far apart, I can see intense feelings in his eyes that I am unable to name.And when I stared at him, I realized how much I missed him. I missed his face and voice, as well as the times we spent together. But the longing I have for him stems from platonic affection, not romantic love.We haven't seen one another in ten years, but that doesn't change the fact that he is my best friend and will always have a special place in my heart, which no one can take away.Caesar and I were staring at each other when my mother approached him and excitedly called him."Caesar, you're here!" She exclaimed with a smile on her face before looking behind him. "Where are your parents? I thought you all went to mass together."Caesar smiled back at my mother. "Auntie, they're on their way. They'll only come a bit late because they had to go out

"What did you guys talk about?" Caesar asked as he sat beside me."Not much at all. We were only reminiscing about our adolescence." I responded hastily, terrified that Raine would reveal the truth.Caesar gave a nod. "I see.""What brought you here?" I asked."I just wanted to come hang out. Do you mind?""No, of course not. We're already hanging out, so the more, the merrier.""It sucks that I wasn't invited, though." He stated it with a disappointed tone in his voice.I laughed. "This wasn't planned, okay? These lovers appeared out of nowhere in my room, waking me up from my deep slumber.""That rhymes.""Hm?""That was the last sentence you said. It rhymes."I laughed once more. "You still took notice of it?""That was because I was listening closely.""So now you know how to listen closely."Caesar cocked one of his eyebrows amusingly. "And when did I not listen to you closely?"I pretended to be thinking and trying to recall things. "Um, I can't remember the exact details anymor

"What's up with this sudden outing? Were you two not preoccupied with wedding preparations?" I asked Tyler and Raine. They unexpectedly called me yesterday night to invite me to an outing with them and Caesar. And because I had nothing planned for my vacation, I gladly accepted their invitation. So here I am, currently at their house, awaiting Caesar's arrival. Raine told me that Tyler and she agreed to live together only three months ago. They bought a house with their savings and began a new chapter in their lives. And, according to Raine, it was in this house that they had their baby—something I didn't want to know but Raine decided to reveal regardless. "The preparations were nearly finished with little supervision required, so it's fine. And our parents will be there if the organizer, coordinator, or planner needs anything or has any questions. And this outing is not unexpected, okay? We've been meaning to do this for a long time but haven't gotten around to it because you have

"Hey! Brae!"Raine's yelling at me was what jolted me out of my trance.Raine sat alongside me, and I gave her a blank expression."What's going on? You seemed to be in deep thought. Did something happen?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.Did something happen? Yes, absolutely!I'm still having trouble processing what Caesar said. Even after we arrived at the resort, and even now that I'm inside the room Raine and Tyler reserved for me, my mind seems to be stuck on the talk Caesar and I had in his car.I have no idea what happened next or how we got to the resort. After Caesar's response, my mind was already racing with questions.I was already surprised that Rhea had broken up with Caesar, but the reason for this surprised me even more.I had no idea Caesar was in love with someone else.I believed he was in love with Rhea the entire time. It turns out he was in love with someone else.To think about it. Caesar has told me several times that he likes Rhea, but he has never expressed t