"She used to be mine"
[ Note : This is Leonard's point of view ]
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"What?"
I was reading a book when I suddenly heard a big noise from behind
I stood up and went there to check if what was happening
There I saw a boy, who's not so far from my age, who fell down the ladder and books were covering him
"Hey, are you alright?" I asked
I was not a tough kind of a guy back then and nor am I a nerd
I was an average kid who wants to have an average life with just school and studying
"I actually am not but man, you gotta help me" said the boy
I took of the pile of books that covered him and pulled him out of that pile
I never expected meeting him that day, he was not even in my future friends list
"I'm Johnson" he said
Oh boy, I know who you are and I know how strong you are so stop bragging
No, I need to calm down
He's the most famous guy in our school ever and I admire his style a lot an was hoping to be like him one day
"Johnson Lurier" he said
"Leonard Velicidad" I replied
Because of that disaster in the library, I made a friend who is true and kind, and I will never forget the day that I met Johnson
"Hey man, do you know Kristina?"
It was recess, Johnson and I just finished eating lunch so we went in the library directly
"Kristina Montel or the Kristina Kei something" I asked
"Kei, yes her" he replied
Oh I know Kristina, I know her very very well
She's the girl who I see at the park almost everyday and she's one of the reasons why I take my dog out for a walk at the park
I, myself, know that I'm very lazy and I only do readings and all those stuffs but something about that girl that hit me so hard
"What's with her?" I asked
"Look bro, she kinda likes you and she's been disturbing me for months now" he said
I bit my lip to hide my smile and to hide my emotions because I can't understand what I'm feeling right now
Why would she like me?
Am I that cute and handsome to make her fall for me?
"What should I do man?" I asked
I'm that kind of person that does not show his feelings towards the person they like
I don't even know how to begin a normal conversation with the woman I admire due to nervousness----if that word exist
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"Hi"
I was busy reading my book when someone sat beside me and was starting to talk to me
I ignored her because I was in the middle of a tragedy in the book I was reading, I never want to be bothered
"Erm, hey, someone's here" she spoke again
I took my index finger forming a number '1' in it and placed it on her mouth
I was reading a mystery genre book and that's my favorite book so I do not allow chatterbox to go in between us
After reading chapter 64 I finally removed my hand to her face and kept my book
After keeping my book, my eyes could not believe what I saw and was hoping to die
Feelings got mixed and I don't know what to feel especially when I saw the look on her face
"I assume you'll talk to me now, is that right Leonard?"
My soul almost left my body when I saw Kristina's face, trying to stop laughing
I felt my cheeks burning and I assure that she can see how red they are now
Am I blushing?
"I'm Kristina, you know, Johnson's bestfriend" she said
I offered my hand and was about to introduce myself
"I-I-I'm Leonard, a-a-and---"
Just before I could finish, she gave me a hug so I hug her back
"You must be thinking why I'm doing this right now" she said while still hugging me
"My mom used to tell me that to give someone, who's nervous, comfort, you must give them a warm hug for them to feel better"
Her hug was the warmest, the most comfortable one yet
I can feel our hearts connecting and also my heart beating so fast as if I ran a marathon
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Months passed, Kristina and I have been spending time with each other more often
I felt comfortable being with her too, it feels like we've known each other for like years now
I also started to court her after the confession the last two months
I like her, no, I'm inlove with Kristina and I can't stop on loving her
Kristina is the first girl that i love and I never wanna lose my Kristina, not even once
"You are not good for my daugther"
The day came when Kristina and I introduced each other with our families
My father agrees to everything I do and she has great trust on me
Hee actually likes Kristina so much and he agreed to both of us going on dates as long as we do what lovers do and not what married couples do
"But Dad, we are loving each other" Katrina tried to convince her parents
Katrina grew in a wealthy and family who follows their ancestors rules
However, I grew in an average family where my Dad and I live an average life
I am nothing to her parents eyes especially when they knew that I'm not wealthy like them
"Don't you know how a disaster you could bring to our family's generation if you don't follow your parent's rules?" he dad said furiously
I may not be as wealthy as my Kristina bur my love for her is pure and true, I will never hurt her nor leave her
"Excuse me sir but your daughter and I love each other. I may not be a wealthy man but I can assure thay your daugther won't be hurt if she's with me, I won't let that happen" I begged
"Love?" his father asked sarcastically
"Love is not enough to build and provide your family and you better stay out of this because you are no one in this family. This is a family problem where people like you should not be inserting"
"But I believe that I am involve in this problem, sir. In the first place, I am the reason why you're hating your daugther and that's what I'm fighting for, for you to stop on hating her because all she did was to love me, to love me truly" I replied
Her father must be more mad at me than before after I threw those words out of my mouth
"Her marriage has already been arranged to someone and there's nothing you can do to stop it"
My heart burned when I heard those words that came out from her father's mouth
"Our family has a rule that parents must find a wealthy family that has a son who's not so far from our child's age and that will never stop"
I did not know what to feel when I realized that there is nothing that I can do anymore to stop it
Years has passed but my love for Katrina never faded and I am aware that it never will
I never moved on from her and I tried to talk to her parents about the wedding but I was out of luck and hope so I stopped
I soon found out that my Kristina was already married to the man she's arranged to marry
My hands were shaking and my soul shouted anger when I saw the man she was arranged to marry
"Johnson?"
-End of chapter 25-
( See you on chapter 26 )