se I needed to talk to him. I need to clarify some

asked when he saw me ap

d, trying to sound calm despit

ing down the weights he was holdin

l yesterday. Who is she?" I asked direc

his hair. "Iris, that's my cousin. We bumped into each other at the mall,

a deep sigh and leaned on the wall looking from afar, "I'm leaving," he said, "where are you going?" I ask, "I'll get my college degree in the Philippines. I'll

upport you in your decision." Lance shook his head, "I haven't told her yet. I'm not ready to hurt her again." "You shou

raduation," he added. "Why me?" I asked him, "I know you have a better way of breaking

l Max yourself. It's not fair to keep her in the dark about something this important,"

said, " Fine, I'll tell her the truth after graduation but I want to

her, and I don't want to hurt her. That's why I'm leav

out beating the bush. "No, I don't have anyon

" I ask, "I guess," he said and looked away from me. Maybe he's not telling the t

. I hope you are well in the Philippines. Don't forget about us, especially Max," I smiled at him.

are and keep in touch, okay?" We shoo

?" I asked her and I took my phone to browse on Instagram. "I didn't," sh

up with me?" she fix her sit to face me, "why?" I ask, "he fell out of love," she lets ou

g for the finals. I wonder how the Xefora would review for

s, "of course," I said to her, max nodded at her too. "where?" she asked again, "maybe ucla if we pa

re we'll still see each other, right?" she added. "Definitely," I replied with

ked her, "about the xefora," max and I look at each other, we don't know what

ning to pursue different careers," Sam replied. "That's too bad," I said, feeling a bit sad. The Xefora ha

re's a rumor about Felix too," Sam said, I can feel max gazing at me, "his parents are forcing him to go to medicine,"

ic, and the thought of him being forced to abandon it for a career in medicine seemed unfair. "I hope Felix can work things out with his p