Chapter One: Part Three

Red and Leni had been dating for two years. Indeed, he became her college life. However, their relationship wasn’t really a fairytale after all. They would often have occasional fights. Red would complain about not having time for each other. Leni, on the other hand would get suspicious that he was cheating on her. She has mood swings that he sometimes can’t seem to handle. Her ‘prince’ wasn’t exactly the ‘Knight in Shining Armor’ that she thought. However, Leni would always be the first one to adjust in their relationship. Even if it means giving up most of her free time and rehearsals. She would often choose to bore herself watching basketball games rather than enjoying productions.
Whenever Red would feel guilty about this, he would make up for it. He would always give her something. Though he has feelings for this person, he still wasn’t sure about their relationship. Sometimes, he would look for someone who has the same passion as his. Red appreciates Leni’s effort to adjust, but that wasn’t enough.

Even if they had bad times, Leni would always think that he’s the one. She would often rely on ‘signs’. The moment that he asked her out, she felt that the ‘stars’ were telling something to her. Afterwards, everything felt right even if people around her weren’t in favor of their relationship because she lost her true self.

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Her birthday and their class’ Christmas party were held at the same time. It was their last Christmas together. Everyone made sure that this moment would be special. One group of guys made a spoof version of “Dyesebel”. All of them bursted into laughter. Ode, their class president prepared a slide show describing each person of the class. Before the party ended, they had their ‘kris kringle’ where each person would describe the gift and the receiver. Adam stood up and described the person that he picked. “I’ve known her since first year and I can say that she’s one of the people that made my college life interesting. Because, she would always give me a dose of showbiz update every time we hang out at La Prinsesa. Leni, I decided to give you the latest album of Billy Crawford. I know that you’re an avid fan of him since he began on ‘That’s Entertainment’. After getting the CD, she went back to her seat. Then, Ode asked her, “Where’s Red?” Leni, opened her cell phone and read the messages,” He texted me, hahabol daw siya. “

A few minutes later, Red finally arrived. “Sorry guys, I went to my cousin’s house.”