I walk down the aisle of the Senior High Building and many students are in a hurry to attend their respective classes. I looked at my wristwatch and saw that I still had 15 minutes before class started. I sighed because I was not feeling well right now. I felt like I was going to get sick but I was still able to go to school.

As I was walking, suddenly a pair of hands covered my eyes.

"Who are you?" I asked as I tried to remove the hands from my eyes.

"Guess what!" I heard him laugh so I laughed too because I already knew who it was.

"Jayson?" He removed his hands and I looked at him.

He looks so disappointed because he always does this to me and tries to change his voice but I still always guess all his tricks.

"Come on! We might be late for class!" He took my hand and I just let him pull me into the room where our class would be held.

When we entered the room, there was no teacher yet, so I went straight to my seat. Later, Ma'am Shiela arrived. He discussed the activity for this month of September saying that we would have an acquaintance party and after that, he resumed his lesson.

"Class dismissed," After he announced it I bent down to sleep for a moment.

"Are you all right, Celestine?" Jayson asked when he got to my table. I glanced at him and nodded.

He touched my forehead and said he wanted to accompany me to the clinic but I refused.

"I just need a rest. Don't worry." I assure him.

"Where's Dylan? I didn't see him this morning," he curiously asked me.

"He told me that they need to fetch someone in the airport with his mother," I answered.

He didn't splice anymore and he told me that he'll go to the clinic to get some medicine for me. He always take good care of me even we have an own love life. I just smiled because how and why I had a best friend like him. I decided to bend again to my desk while waiting for him.

I opened my eyes and I saw my ceiling in my room. "He told me they had to pick up someone at the airport with his mother," I replied.

He did not splice anymore and just told me that he was going to the clinic to get medicine for me.

He always took care of me even though we already had our own love life. I just smiled and wondered why and how I had a best friend like him. I decided to bend over my desk again while waiting for him.

I opened my eyes and saw the ceiling in my room. From lying down, I sat down and checked the rest of the room. How did I get here? I'm confused and can't remember on how I got into my bed until I heard the door open.

"Oh, you're awake, sorry I didn't knock I thought you were still asleep. I made soup for you, love," He approached my side table and placed the soup he was carrying. He touched my forehead to check if my temperature. "Your temperature has dropped to normal." He said smiling while preparing what I was going to eat.

"I thought you were going to the airport today because you were going to pick me up?" I asked Dylan.

"Ah, yes we picked him up and then Jayson called me using your phone and said you were unconscious so I decided to go to your school to pick you up because your mother was busy."

I just nodded, did they pick up a woman? Dylan gave me soup and after that he immediately gave me medicine.

While he was doing this, he told me that they had picked up the daughter of her mother's friend and the girl would stay in their house.

I suddenly held my head and closed my eyes tightly because of the severe headache that i'm feeling and when I opened my eyes, it hurt even more and I felt dizzy.

"Love, are you okay?" He asked.

"I just need to sleep, Love. I'm sorry," I looked at him as he fixed my bed.

"All right, just rest. I'm just here next to you until you fall asleep," He reassured me and I closed my eyes.

The following Saturday morning, I felt better so I decided to go downstairs.

"Good morning, mom! Oh! Jayson, you're here." 

Nothing new because he always passes by here at home after exercising. I went to the refrigerator to get some water.

"Exercise again? Do you think you will have abs? You are like a carabao in your strength when eating," I commented to him and drank water.

"I really am! Do you want to see my abs?" He suddenly confronted me and rudely suddenly removed his upper garment. Suddenly I spewed out the water I was drinking.

"Oh! Celestine! Don't drool on me!" He wiped his body with his own towel.

I just shrugged and rolled my eyes at him. I just went to the table to eat when Jayson suddenly poked me by the head! He ran into the living room and i was so annoyed so I chased him.

"Jaysooooon! I hate you! It's too early for your trip!" I shouted. I heard my mother laughing with my brother going down to the 2nd floor.

"Why? I'll just retaliate! Chase me!" He said while constantly running.

When I saw a pillow on the sofa I threw it at him and I started cursing him. We chased each other with all our might and Jayson and I hit each other with pillows. We did not realize that there was someone outside the house and kept ringing the doorbell so my mother opened it. I caught Dylan being killed by Jayson's stare. Jayson let go of the pillow when he saw who was standing near the door.

"I think I need to leave now, Celestine. Auntie, I'm leaving" I nodded at her.

"Be careful, Jayson." My mother.

I approached Dylan and smiled at him, he hugged me and kissed my forehead. I looked at his face and saw the annoyance and anger at what he had seen earlier. He did not speak so I decided to serve him in the kitchen. We ate together as if nothing had happened.

"Lets have a date? Where do you want to go?" He asked.

"ah, maybe uhm movie date? I think there is a new movie," I suggest while sipping my coffee.

"Sure love," he agreed

L&H Mall

I watch people go to the mall while waiting for Dylan to park in his car. I see some teenagers laughing at each other, a couple clinging to their partner, and a family talking about choosing a restaurant.

"Jade? How are you? I miss you! Long time no see! I just arrived yesterday and I don't expect to see you again!" a woman shocked and happily greeted me before I kissing me in the cheek.

"I'm fine! You? How are you? 4 years is very long, isn't it? Maybe we can treat each other next time? So how are you in another country?" I asked.

"I'm fine and it's pretty good there! Sure! So what are you doing here?" Ryleigh asked.

"I have a date," I smiled.

"Really? Who's the lucky - just a moment, I'll just answer this call." She picked up the phone in her pouch and answered it.

"How are you babe? --- SM, babe .--- don't worry about me --- Whaaat? I'll be right back - fine see yah later."

"I'm, really sorry. I need to go, so I hope we can meet in the other time and place?" He sniffed at me with a hint of frustration.

"Sure and take care, Ry," I said.

After Ryleigh left, Dylan arrived from the parking lot just in time. He's asking who am I talking with a while ago.

"She's my colleague, let's go?" I said.

We chose the action movie and Dylan bought pop corn and milktea first. I'm just focusing on the movie when I feel Dylan's hand wrap my waist to get close him. I looked at him slightly but he remained focused on what we were watching. I just shrugged.

I notice his phone vibrating and he check it I saw the registered name Aly.

"I'll just go to the restroom and answer this, love," I nodded at him and he stood up.

I stare at the door where he exits when I feel a headache again.

Jayson hugged me tight when he said those words. It was as if something was piercing my chest with excruciating pain and the difficulty of understanding what was happening. I couldn't breathe properly and all I wanted to do was run to find Dylan somewhere. I know when he sees Jayson and I hugging he will definitely be jealous so I try to get away from him hugging me. 

"Stop it, Jayson! Dylan is not dead! I know he's here. We're celebrating our anniversary!" I cried a lot because I did not want to accept the truth.

"You have a mental illness, Celestine," I frozed.

"W-what do you mean?" I asked him in confussion.

He loosens his hug on me and looks into my eyes. He sighed.

"You met an accident 6 months ago while chasing Dylan's car. Don't you remember? Dylan is cheating on you that's why you followed him. After that, your car hit a motorcycle," I'm still confused and I don't know if I will believe I do what he says.

"Then, W-what do you say Dylan is dead?" I could not restrain myself from trembling for fear of knowing the truth.

"His car lost its brakes so it crashed into a tree and exploded," I covered my mouth in shock and my crying got worse.

"When you wake up. You don't remember what happened to him. You are always looking for him as if nothing had happened! Because of that, no one intends to tell you the truth," I looked at him while I'm still crying . He continues to speak.

"Your mom told me that she saw you speaking alone in the hospital. You seem so happy and contented at that time. When you entered your room you told your mom to talk to Dylan."

Yes, I remember that. Dylan talks to me at the hospital and asks me if I'm doing well. We talk a lot with each other and after he said that i need to rest he'll come back again by tomorrow. Then, after that, my mom enters my room and I told him that Dylan visits me. She looks shocked for what I've said and there's something bothering her but she didn't speak anything.

"So, the doctor explained everything about your status because it's been a month but you're still looking for Dylan. You always tell how you two are dating in your favorite place. You have a mental illness. Delusional disorder, Celestine. I don't like it. you know everything because every time I see you like that I get even more hurt and I can't do anything as your bestfriend! "

I can't help but cry because of what I hear until my head is aching and spins around. My vision started to get blurry until everything went black.

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