From Storm with Chocolate Kisses

"“You always say I should prioritize my happiness. But you know what? Pareho lang `yon dahil ang kaligayahan mo, kaligayahan ko na rin.” 

Rain and Storm were the best of friends. For more than twenty years, they maintained their strong friendship. Kaya ganoon na lang ang pangangalaga ni Rain sa unbreakable bond nila ng binata. She thought they could stay together forever. Until he decided to stop playing the “best friend role.” Hindi na raw nito kayang magpanggap na tanggap na nito na kaibigan lang ang tingin niya rito. “I can’t do that when every second of my life, I want to kiss you.”

Nagimbal ang isip at puso niya sa pagtatapat nito ng pag-ibig sa kanya. She rejected him, of course. She had a perfect boyfriend. Pero bakit hindi matahimik ang kalooban niya at hindi na niya magawang tumingin dito nang walang malisya? Especially now that she could see him as a man whom she could love in a romantic way. Kung hindi lang niya kailangang ipaalala sa sarili na may boyfriend na siya…"