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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Enough of Being Stood Up: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

8 Kabanata

Chapter 1

I waited for Nathan Seville at the City Hall for hours until it was time for even the staff to get off work.At first, when I called him, he said that he was busy and told me to wait.I waited for another two hours. When I called him again, the call wouldn't go through.His line was constantly busy.I gripped the marriage registration form in my hand so tightly that it had crumpled into a ball."Miss, we're about to close for the day. Are you still planning to file your marriage registration?" One of the staff members couldn't help but ask. She had seen me waiting there all day.Snapping back to my senses, I shook my head lightly. "Thank you. I'm not doing it today."…As I walked out of the City Hall, a few staff members passing by after getting off work whispered to each other, "I think I've seen her a few times. She always comes here alone, trying to get married.""Now that you mention it, I remember her, too. She's always waiting for someone who never shows up."I kept my

Chapter 2

I read the text message thrice.I might not be the brightest, but even I could tell that this woman was taunting me.Even though I had already guessed why Nathan was late, Lucille Young's text still left me feeling suffocated.Nathan and I had grown up together. We were childhood sweethearts, practically inseparable. When I was little, I had vowed to marry him and become his wife when I grew up.I had just started elementary school when I made that declaration. It also made our parents elated.Nathan had always been close to me, too.That was until we went to college.For the first time ever, he brought another woman home—Lucille Young. I realized from their interaction that Nathan's closeness to me wasn't love.That realization made me panic.After we graduated from college, I jokingly suggested that we officially get married.Our parents agreed to the idea, but Nathan did not—he turned me down mercilessly.For the next eight years, I had asked him to get married dozens of

Chapter 3

Despite my protests, Anne still dragged me to the gathering.We had just reached the door of the private room when I heard Nathan's voice coming from the inside. "Oh, stop making a fuss. It's been so many years. Yvonne has said many harsh words, but in the end, she never really left me. She's just angry right now. "Once she calms down, she'll come running back to me like always."Outside, I bit the inside of my cheek so hard that I could taste blood.Over the past years, I'd devoted myself to him and cared for him with all my heart, yet in his eyes, I was worth nothing.Seeing my reddened eyes, Anne gently tugged on my hand.Just as she was about to open the door, I stopped her.At this point, I didn't even want to see Nathan again.Grabbing Anne's hand, I turned to leave. Just as we rounded the corner, Nathan and Lucille walked out of the private room.Lucille spoke. "Nathan, you're drunk. You should stop talking. If Yvvy heard you, she'd be heartbroken.""Isn't that what y

Chapter 4

After that day, I did not have any further contact with Nathan.I deleted his number from my phone and blocked him on all my social media accounts. Whenever our mutual friends asked me out, I would always ask beforehand if he would be there.Eventually, everyone came to a silent understanding—they would only invite one of us to a gathering.Soon, the day before our college's anniversary celebration arrived.Anne had called me in advance to invite me to attend the event with her. As one of the college's distinguished graduates, I had also received a formal invitation from the college.What I didn't expect was that Nathan would also be speaking at the celebration.Then again, I shouldn't have been surprised. He had always been at the top of his class and even helped the college with new graduates' job placements after he graduated.It was only natural for them to invite him.When I arrived at the campus, the place was already packed with people. I skimmed through the programme th

Chapter 5

When I heard Nathan shouting, I instinctively stopped in my tracks, terrified that the receptionist would reveal my whereabouts.Thankfully, this was a high-end hotel, so the receptionists were professional. She politely declined his demands. "Sorry, sir, we cannot disclose any information about our guests due to privacy concerns."To my surprise, Nathan dropped his usual refined composure and began shouting. "Don't talk to me about privacy. She's my wife! I have the right to know if she's staying here!"I couldn't help but let out a mocking smile when I heard that.His wife? What a foreign term.Nathan had never even seriously said that he liked me after all these years, let alone make me his wife."Sir, in that case, you're welcome to call her. If she really is staying here with us, you can ask her for her room number, and I can verify it for you. If everything checks out, you may go up." The receptionist's professional response left Nathan frozen in place. He stood there in

Chapter 6

I skimmed a few of the messages. Most of them were from Anne and some of our other friends. There were also some texts from an unfamiliar number.From the contents of the messages, I could tell that it was Nathan, texting me with a new number he had somehow gotten.I blocked the unfamiliar number and opened Facebook, where I also had countless unread messages.Many friends were asking if something had happened to me.Exasperated, I just posted a public statement. "I am fine. I have just cut ties with certain things from the past and am no longer associated with certain people."As soon as the post went out, Anne gave it a like and immediately called me, complaining. "Yvonne, you're finally awake! Nathan's lost his mind!"She sounded exhausted, which made me a little confused.After she told me what happened during the night, I couldn't help but burst into laughter.Nathan had contacted every single one of our mutual friends, yet he still couldn't find me, so he continued harass

Chapter 7

Just as I expected, Mom called me again the next morning.She said something about Nathan being seriously ill, and since his parents were busy and couldn't take time off to take care of him, I should do it as I was his childhood friend and had always looked after him.Of course, I refused immediately. "Mom, stop worrying about him. Nathan has a girlfriend. Of course, she should take care of him if he's sick. I'll only be in the way if I go. Alright, I'm busy now. Gotta go."Without waiting for her response, I ended the call.I thought that would be the end of it, but I had underestimated just how far Nathan would go. He really used every possible connection just to try and make me show up.Not long after I hung up on Mom, I got a call from the hospital.The person on the other end was Nathan's primary physician, Daniel Wilson. As soon as I picked up, he immediately asked if I was Nathan's family.I denied it firmly and said that I didn't know him well.However, through the phon

Chapter 8

Shortly after the party, I went back to my hometown.When my former classmates learned that I was home, they started arranging get-togethers. For several days in a row, I was invited to attend several class reunions.At the most recent one, I was 30 minutes late. Just as I was about to enter the private room, I heard someone say Nathan's name."Nathan, you and Yvonne were inseparable back in school. You were childhood sweethearts, right? Why haven't you gotten married yet?""Yeah, we all thought you and Yvonne would tie the knot right after college!"I paused, hand frozen on the doorknob.Inside, Nathan was silent for a long while before awkwardly stammering, "Soon. Very soon."The room erupted in teasing and laughter.I turned to leave, but just then, our former class representative, Steve Cortes, opened the door and saw me. His face lit up with surprise and delight. "Yvonne, you're here! We were just talking about you—oh, your childhood sweetheart Nathan is here too!""If he

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