14 September 2012
02.
"Can we stop being friends?"
"Yong..." She is stunned for a moment and then she catches his eyes, so vulnerable.
"I hate it. I hate being called your best friend. I hate it when someone else holds you hand and I can't because I'm just your friend. When your last boyfriend told me to stay away from you, I wanted to beat him up for that, but I didn't have the right because he was right, I was just your stupid best friend. Actually, every one of your past boyfriends told me the same thing, and every time that happened I asked myself why am I still beside you? And every time, your smile answers it...." he pauses looking away, "because I can't live without it..."
He laughs, mostly to himself and because he feels stupid. But then again, since already given the chance, why not give it all? So he turns to her, his eyes sparkling, "I like you. I like you, okay? No, actually I love you. Not as your best friend but as man. "
He starts to look down when all she did was to stare at him after his nerve-wracking confession. He looks away, once again, assuming that her silence was her answer. The only thing he wants to do now is run away from her but his stubborn feet won't move.
Lost in his misery, she smiled, relieved as she tugged his arms for him to face her a mischievous smile playing on her lips . "Yong, why do you think I told you that my dream was to fall in love with someone like my best friend?"
With almost bursting cheeks, he smiles at her, while keeping his heart in check with too much happiness that can kill, as to what others say.
Take It All Pt. 2 • Opuss № I