Chapter One

"To assume is expectation, expectation is disappointment, to disappointment is pain. When there is no assume, there is no expectation, disappointment and pain." C.C.

Kristian was very excited for his surprise. He has three red roses on his back, hes a kind of guy who will make his love one happy. What a sweet guy is he. He is really a one prince like!

As he walk down her house he can feel something is wrong. But he can't figure it out. Like it was just a gut feeling. But it can be true? Maybe?

While taking his steps towards the door, his heart races like there is something 'wrong' and even his breath was bothered and his conscience is telling him to go back.

But why?

But being stubborn and determine to see his girlfriend. He open the door without knocking the door and saw something that made him almost lost his breath for a while.

He saw her with another man. Kissing.

The two of them stopped and felt someone was watching them and immediately push away to each other.

On the other hand Kristian, he never expected this scenario. Never in his wildest dreams. For him, his girlfriend is his dream. Now that, fcck happen, everything is off track. It was his girlfriend, Sandy and the man was his bestfriend, Cian.

How did this happen?

"W-what is the meaning of all this?" He barely manage to say all those words. It was like something was stuck on his throat.

"Kristian," Cian said while gripping onto Sandy's hands tight never going to let go. And that sight made Kristian even more insecure of his self.

"Sandy.." He says with an authority with a hint of begging.

"I'm sorry..." She stutter.

Kristian was already blinking his tears.

"I.. I was about too, but you saw us already. And yes, wh-what you're thinking now is real we're together for 1 month. Secretly." She said emphasizing the word 'secretly'. In that time, he knows that he was together with her but it was only on his mere imadgination. He never really expect that his girlfriend and 'his' bestfriend cheat on him behind his back.

And his bestfriend, Cian, who he treated as a brother of his own has did this. Why life must be fcck up?

"So.....are you just fooling me? Sandra? All of those, us... together?" Kristian sarcastically laugh of his missery.

"So this is what cheating feels like?"

Kristian even said that to his mind.

"So all of that was.....false? The things you said? Everything happened to us in almost four years, you're going throw it all away? For him? To my best friend?" Kristian stated.

Sandra looked down and say, "I-im sorry..." She say that with tears flowing onto her eyes.

"Sorry won't do anything!!" Kristian shouted while standing up. Cian beside Sandra immediately defended her.

"Don't shout at her Kristian!! It wasn't her intention! It happened!" Cian shouted.

"So? It happened? This? Wow, you must be happy. You have her, she must be the one you're talking about. I'm a fool not noticing that." Kristian said.

"Kris, dude, I know this is kind 'a' cheating but yes, we're together and I'm sorry for that."

"You're not even apologetic enough! Jerk!" Kristian bursted.

Cian sigh. "I'm sorry," he said in a very much low voice. All in Kristian's life, he didn't expected this. It was too much.

Kristian can't help but clenched his fist in the side. He wants to burst but it'll only made him a loser infront of them. He shouldn't do that.

"I'm sorry, Kristian. I'm really sorry." Sandy broke into a cry. She was showing it to Kristian that he was really sorry.

"We can't do anything about that now, and Sandra we're over. May karma come into your relationship." He states before going out the house and throws the roses in the trash can and go inside in his car and drove to the place where sunflowers can be found. The thing that made him calm.

He is although a sunflower lover and today was the only day he can make his visit, he was busy with his girlfriend— ex-girlfriend.

He sat down on the bench outside the park and cry his heart out. He was known in college as a campus heart throb, with his good looks. Everyone thinks that he is an awesome, perfect bad boy like prince. Everyone—especially girls— liked that kind of idea.

It was already eleven almost midnight when he decided to go home and sleep his ass off.

Morning.

The alarm clock has woke him up. He grab his phone in the nightstand.

The sunlight shine through his window and like another day for him, no text messages just a notification of Candy Crush. Not the others day, where Sandra text or call him first thing or even call him first thing in the morning.

He got up and saw the calendar that was hanged up in the wall of his bedroom.

August 24.

"Oh, it's my birthday." He said emotionlessly.

After that break-up he became this cold, wearing his blank face always.

It was still early, like still 5. So he walk towards his closet and dressed into his sport outfit, the outfit he used to dressed when he was in college. Playing basketball. He smiled at that thought.

He walked down, and started to run with his bottled water in his hand. He started jogging in the subdivision. Then he decided to run himself towards the café in his town. But he stopped himself when a couple came out of the café.

"Where do you want to go now?" Ask by the guy.

"Hmm... Let's go to a ice cream parlor next!" The lady said with enthusiasm.

"Ice cream parlor? Seriously?"

"I thought I'll decide, how dare you?!"

He chuckled, and grab her with her slender waist. "Okay, let's go. No need to he mad, sweetheart."

Kristian can remember the same thing that happen a month ago.

July 17.

It was him and her.

Cian and Sandra.

A very sweet couple.

And he's just there. Watching from a far, there is a lot of changes.

Kristian saw her carrying mocha coffee which he knew she dislike. But what he knew?

He ran while clouded with his bad thoughts and...

*Beep!*

"Your son has a vision loss. Don't worry, it is treatable. No eye transplant needed, vision loss occured onto a person if he/she has so much stress, and to overcome this. He must maintain a healthy lifestyle."

"Thank you doctor."

The doctor left the ward room leaving his family and him.

"Kuya,"

"Kristian, we'll go to Los Angeles." Natalie declare to her family.

"No, I'll stay here." Kristian disapproved.

"What?"

"I want to stay here in Philippines. And I want to stay in our old house, Mom." Kristian said.

"Kristian, our old house? Seriously Kristian Angelo? You can't! It is far away here in Manila! And you can't, we are going to LA because of our company problems there and—" she was cut off by her son.

"And that is my wish because today is my birthday."

As said, the decision is final. No one dare to counter his decision.

"But, you must have maids. I'll send Manang Jesi to take care and keep an eye of you, Kristian. That's the condition." Natalie agreed to his son knowing his decision is always final.

"Mom, Manang is already enough. Our old house isn't as big as our new house here."

"Okay, manang and three maids to help her. Okay, sweetheart? We will visit you if we have time."

Kristian just smile in return.

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Kuya- means big brother

Manang- is a polite way to call a head of maids in Philippines.