The trouble with Love

s Point

en, with Apollo helping to set up while I'm busy putting

Shaira suddenly went home to their province. I asked why she

leasing to my eyes. The tables are set, the flowers I worked hard on yesterday are arranged into bouquets and smell deli

nd I can't help but smile. He's right. I see it too, and my heart is

ents enter the shop, looking

says, her voice hinting at wealth. The leading girl

when she calls him. "I thought you like

tha, imagining how I could convince her to buy flowe

any better, you're

r opinion." Apollo walks away, leaving Samant

u ordering?" She looks at me, raisin

ve us four

black, S

" Samantha repeats

ppuccino

counter, and there's Apollo alread

uring hot water. I cover it quickly and place

he place. She's actually my first customer. The opening

he thousand-peso bill she hande

only forty pesos

to Apollo as I watch their group fro

know

should not tru

uh

ra. And I know her secret; she ordered Sabrin

kissing? But how? Shaira doesn't even like Noah,

o you mea

t Noah got beaten up by Jacob the

ollo said. That fl

er for a few weeks. What

she doing i

oo into Shaira. Every guy who looks at her

Shaira. It's not impossible, and besides, if I were Noah,

atima's celebration starts on the first day of Septemb

aks again. That's what I'm thinking too.

h, I'll surely have my father's

e briefly. I can handle things on my own; I'm not always swamped

. I sat behind the counter, and suddenly the wind chimes at the door

proached. 'You've opened already,' he said. I

ht? Our mother and his are pregnant at the same time. My confus

yet it seems he c

y asked, knowing their routine. They a

ankly at him. Pregnant girlfriend? Hig

ble since you're

ether for two months. I can't

l with that, Brandon?' I glanced at him again,

on't h

ollege, even though you often go back and forth. But now? Yo

ared at me angrily, and I felt bitter bec

kind who c

. Chloe is still studying. If you don't finish

, you act all high and mighty! I'll tell ev

attitude. He fools around with a girl without any

metal shutter; it's night. It's very quiet, and even the neighboring compute

for weeks, and it seems I've gotten used to being alone. Fo

ee shop, which I allowed to have company. I decide to put wifi for my customers,

while some students were inside taking shelter. But when I focused on

ut her. As I approached, I saw

ened to you?' She loo

da

happened t

ted by the po

et her in. I quickly went upstairs and found a to

to make her coffee before asking her. I placed

, what h

ght. He was arrested yesterday

ed to cry like a child. Our customers glanced at us, seemingly eavesdro

weakened. "Change upstairs," I fetched spare clothes, letting her change while closi

apologize for the inc

just smack them," I sat beside her, readyi

. I can't sleep because of w

she began to share a heavy story. Her fat

tered, shocked. "W

space, but next week is my dad's fi

help you; we'll go to the hea

mmotion outside disrupted us. So

wnstairs. I opened the door, a

a here?"

esting until you sh

uired, revealing his

to you?" I retorted, feel

ay here?" h

o," I replied, feeling unwanted a

t help but feel annoyed again. Why

hake the feeling of bein

?" she asked, eyes fixed on my body a

new it, you're not worth talking to!" she raised

rooling ove

look. "This is the real me. I might sleep with just panti

em to l

my taste, b

wha

se the door and w

ed to her car, disappeari

she prefer?" I rolled my eyes b

dn't be on my mind until I fell asleep, or e

have to ap

by her side, along with her sister. Her mother was watching over

of Limuel Monteclaro. Tears filled the eyes of the two s

sation with Manuel Monteclaro, whom I got to know during the hearing when his n

riefly before he was taken back to Muntinlupa. I regretted Jacob'

r, and it seemed like it

iting for them. It was quiet until reporters swarmed the doo

use

need an i

Santos st

, blocked by the police. But what couldn't

oah said before I pushed him away,

ve to touch my

time he mentioned my name. But for him, it seemed like nothing, even as I s

, while I couldn't forget the contact betwee

move on from

iful if you wer

but after I responded, he turned