Breathe

After his best friend's wedding, Nickel went back to the capital by himself. Instead of wasting his time with people he didn't know, he decided to stay at his unit.

It was the third day after the union; he was busily browsing articles on his laptop when he came across a post tagged to his best friend, it was from the photographer his best friend hired for his wedding. The post consisted of all the pictures taken during the matrimonial ceremony and in the reception.

He was checking the photos and saw those that were focused on Zoey. Goodness, this girl is so beautiful!

Because of his admiration to the girl, Nickel saved all her pictures and some that they were together in one frame on his laptop. He even used Zoey back view photo as his screen saver on his laptop. What a clever step Mr. Fuentes?

It was a picture of her while walking the aisle, taken at her back. Her heart-shaped mole was visible and her snow-white skin was glowing under sunlight. It was absolutely gorgeous.

On his phone was another picture of her silhouette.

Nickel scrolling down the page, when he remembered the incident when he became Zoey's, instant BAE. Who was that guy?

Due to this curiosity, he searched Zoey's account. He remembered that Zoey called him Michael. He types Michael at the search bar to see if there is any Michael on Zoey's friends' list. Unfortunately, no result found.

Still trying his luck, he went to Leo's account and typed the same name on his best friend's search bar. A name appeared, Michael Cortez. So this guy is Leo's relative, sharing the same surname and family background. He wondered what kind of relationship did this guy and Zoey shared before?

After learning about who he was, he went back to Zoey's account. He kept scrolling on her account and saw one video taken four years ago. It was a cover of a song named 'breathe' by Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat. Even though this video was posted a couple of years ago, her profile doesn't have anything on it that is why he easily saw old articles and videos on it.

He played the video and listened to her smooth voice as she sang the song.

Music starts playin' like the end of a sad movie.

It's the kinda ending you don't really wanna see

'Cause its tragedy and it'll only bring you down,

Now I don't know what to be without you around.

He never heard this song before. Although he knew Taylor Swift, he wasn't a fan to start with, so he wasn't familiar to all her songs except for those that are famous and went to the Billboard chart.

And I can't,

Breathe,

Without you,

But I have to,

Breathe,

Without you,

But I have to.

Nickel noticed her fingers plucking the strings of her guitar. He didn't expect her that she knew how to play guitar, this girl is talented. The video itself accumulated fifty thousand views and three thousand likes.

And we know it's never simple.

Never easy

Never a clean break, no one here to save me

You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand.

Nickel read the caption on the video.

"This is the end. It's not easy, but we have to."

He's intrigued by her words, then he opened the comment box and saw a lot of encouraging words from her friends. Some of them said, "Be strong! You deserved better!" "You're a strong independent woman; you can do it!" etc.

What was the reason behind that? He wanted to dig more with the help of his best friend, but he remembered that he was on his honeymoon spree. Lets not disturbed the love birds then.

It's two AM

Feelin' like I just lost a friend

Hope you know this ain't easy,

Easy for me

And we know it's never simple,

Never easy

Never a clean break, no one here to save me

When the song ended, Nickel clicked the 'add as friend' button and messaged her.

"Hello, babe!"

He wanted to continue his shameless babe thing with her, anyway, it was her who started it.