Jay-jay's POV
₱1000 load. Wow. Felix the sly little snake really meant what he said.
The question now is—where am I even going to use all of this? I didn't need this much in the first place.
There's already an unlimited call promo for just ₱100. Felix the cat is seriously something else. Anyway, at least I have load now. I can finally do what I need to do to catch GagongBaliw red-handed.
If you're not Keifer, I don't even know anymore.
I texted the fool first.
To: GagongBaliw
Message: Hey!
It wasn't even a few seconds before he replied
From: GagongBaliw
Message: Yes? My life.
Damn! Seriously? He's going there?
To: GagongBaliw
Message: I'm calling you!
He didn't reply anymore, so I assumed he was already waiting for my call. I pressed the call button and held the phone to my ear. It rang a few times before someone picked up.
As usual, no one said a word.
"Hey! GagongBaliw! I know you're listening!" I said, but of course, he didn't respond.
"...I'm going to tell you a secret. Just between us, okay? Don't you dare tell anyone."
I heard a faint laugh, but it was short. I got serious and kept speaking.
"There's someone I love... I won't say who it is. That person told me they loved me too, but I found out they were only playing with me. They used me, but they didn't succeed."
I started to feel the tightness in my chest again.
I know I've told this story over and over again, but I just can't help it.
I could feel the tears threatening to fall again just from remembering what happened. Damn it!
I took a deep breath to stop myself. I couldn't cry—I needed to pull off my plan properly.
"...I tried to find out if he ever really loved me despite everything that happened, but he said he didn't. It hurt so much, but what could I do? That's just how it is. I thought that would be the end of it, but he didn't stop. He kept showing me... making me feel like he still had feelings for me, even though he already said otherwise."
I couldn't hold the tears back anymore. I looked up several times, hoping the tears would stay put, but it was useless. Damn it! My eyes weren't waterfalls, but they sure felt like it.
"...He didn't want me to forget him. That's unfair, right? Then he said goodbye—said he was leaving for a while. He made me wait. I was okay with that, really, but what I couldn't understand was why he'd call the others but not me."
I rubbed my eyes in frustration. I was pissed because I'd let that bastard—the king of all jerks—make me cry again. You owe me so much, you piece of crap.
"Then he came back, but he didn't even face me. He didn't even try to explain. I felt like... he never really loved me at all." I broke into sobs as those words came out. I didn't mean to say that part out loud, but it just slipped. "...Maybe I should just give up. Maybe it's time I let him go."
The call suddenly ended. I couldn't stop myself from crying anymore. I had so many reasons to give up, but I didn't want to. I was willing to hold on, even if I could only find one reason to keep waiting for him.
But after what happened the other day...It felt like I didn't have a reason anymore. I couldn't even help him after he went out of his way to save me.
I'm not the girl for him. I'm worthless. It's shameless of me to still hope he'd stay after everything I've done. I need to be the one to stop him now.
If you really are Keifer! You'll come here right now because that's what the King I know would do.
I held my cellphone tightly as I stared at the door. If he walked through that door right now, I was ready—I'd make up for my mistakes and fight for him. But if he didn't… then I'd finally give up.
Time passed, but no one came through the door. I had stopped crying, but I still hadn't looked away from it. No messages came either—from that GagongBaliw.
Prove to me that you're really Keifer!
It was already dark, and still, he hadn't come through the door to our room. At least the nurses kept coming in and out to check on me. Aries came, too, along with Kuya and Ella, but they stepped out again to have dinner. They tried to invite me, but I chose to stay in the room.
Still hoping he'd come.
But Aries came back, and Kuya and Ella had already gone home—yet still, there was no sign of Keifer. He wasn't even the one texting me.
"Get some sleep," Aries said when he noticed I was still wide awake.
I turned my back to him while lying in bed, hugging my pillow tightly. Any second now, I knew I was going to cry again.
It was already 2 a.m., so there was no way Keifer was coming. I decided to just force myself to sleep even though my mind refused to rest.
He's not coming.
I woke up several times because I couldn't sleep deeply. Just when I thought I'd finally fallen asleep, I'd wake up again. It kept happening, over and over. After a while, I heard Aries moving around. He was talking to someone on his cellphone and then walked out of the room.
I shut my eyes again, trying to force myself to sleep. I needed to rest—hoping that when I woke up, the heaviness in my chest would be gone. I hadn't drifted into deep sleep yet when I felt someone sit beside me. He brushed my hair gently and whispered something.
"Please, Don't give up on me"
I was probably dreaming—or half-awake. I recognized his voice, but I wasn't sure. I wanted to wake myself up if this was just a dream. But my body stayed still. So did my eyes.
Then I felt him kiss my forehead.
"...I can't live without you..."
Something wet slid down my cheek.
"...when I come back, I will not just promise, but I will fight for you..."
He kissed me again—but this time, on the lips. It was light, hesitant, full of uncertainty.
"...but please, don't give up. I love you, Jay..."
His presence beside me faded. I felt him stand up from where he had been sitting.
"I love you until scientists find the end of the universe."
I forced myself to wake up. Forced my body to move. As soon as I opened my eyes, I searched for him immediately. But he was gone. No one was there. Only the darkness of the room greeted me.
A dream? Was I dreaming?
I reached for my cheek. It was wet… this isn't a dream! This was from him! I know it was from him!
Whether it was a tear, spit, or snot—I knew it was his! He came! He was here!
And goddamn it!
That idiot stole a kiss from me!