Noel, an OFW vacationing in Manila, receives a call from his childhood friend Alex informing him that Selene is coming in to see him. Selene, is Alex's fiancee and Noel's first love. The two boys took care of Selene and her twin brother Cesar during the twins' high school days in Manila. Noel and Alex were already in college by then. It happened during Selene and Cesar's graduation ball, when Cesar decided to ask a girl he had been courting to be his date, Selene was asked by both Noel and Alex. Selene went stag after admitting to Cesar that she couldn't decide which invitation to accept. When Cesar revealed this to the two older boys, Noel and Alex have a long conversation about not having to force Selene to choose between them. It was after this conversation that Noel decided to accept a scholarship and job abroad.
Back to the phone call, Alex tells Noel that Selene wanted to talk to him about certain matters including why Noel had suddenly cut Selene off.
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Teaser: Regret
Selene stared obstinately at the cup of hot tea in front of her. The distinct curve of her lips said she was moderately annoyed by what had just been revealed to her. But the deep sadness in her eyes spoke of an effect of Noel's words that was much more powerful than she wanted to admit. "The day you left without telling me was right after you and Alex talked about my future?" she spoke as if unable to digest the information properly.
"Why?" Noel's tone made Selene want to look up to meet his gaze, but she forced herself to focus on everything else other than her childhood friend. "Do you regret the choice we made for you, Selene?" there was a note of accusation there that bothered Selene to no end. "Do you regret being with Alex?"
"You're taking things out of context!" Selene's voice rose in frustration. She loved Alex. She wanted to marry Alex. She had no doubt that she would love to be his wife, the mother of his children, and his companion for life. She mellowed her tone, but it remained colder than Noel had ever heard. "Don't you dare imply that I don't love Alex. That isn't fair."
"So what's your problem?" Noel asked, raising his eyebrow, as if to challenge. "Why are you so upset?"
Selene looked like she wanted to cry. "You can't possibly understand, Noel. You're fixated on the idea that you made the right choice for me--for the three of us."
"Why?" Noel's tone made Selene want to look up to meet his gaze, but she forced herself to focus on everything else other than her childhood friend. "Do you regret the choice we made for you, Selene?" there was a note of accusation there that bothered Selene to no end. "Do you regret being with Alex?"
"You're taking things out of context!" Selene's voice rose in frustration. She loved Alex. She wanted to marry Alex. She had no doubt that she would love to be his wife, the mother of his children, and his companion for life. She mellowed her tone, but it remained colder than Noel had ever heard. "Don't you dare imply that I don't love Alex. That isn't fair."
"So what's your problem?" Noel asked, raising his eyebrow, as if to challenge. "Why are you so upset?"
Selene looked like she wanted to cry. "You can't possibly understand, Noel. You're fixated on the idea that you made the right choice for me--for the three of us."
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