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Bully

"Hey, Iris!" It was him again: Neil, my elementary school bully and my first love.

"Back off, Neil. We're moving away. Can't you please stop?"

"You're moving away?" For a moment, he looked very sad. Maybe because he would have no one to pick on anymore.

"Yeah, tonight, so please…" I tried to glare at him, but did not succeed. He then turned and walked away. I was annoyed and hurt. Not even a farewell!

That night, as I was moving my things towards the car, I saw Neil approach. I dumped my bag on the back compartment and waited for him.

"Iris, I..." He looked sad. He withdrew his arm from behind his back and out came a red rose in his hand. I was surprised.

"A peace offering?"

"No...I mean yes..."He looked uncomfortable. I peered at his face and saw that he was blushing fiercely. "Iris, I...I love you."

I blushed, surprised and touched. I was about to say something when my Dad called out, "Iris, we have to go!"

I took the rose from his hand and shyly kissed him on the cheek. "We'll see each other again," I assured him, though I didn't know when that will be. A tear rolled down my cheek as I added, "and I love you too!" and ran towards the car. Away from him.

Ten years has passed, and I am now at my elementary batch reunion. I saw a tall, lanky guy leaning on a post. He went to me. I smiled at him through my tears.

"Neil..."

He smiled too. "I have been waiting for you."

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ayan. maiksi kasi dapat 200 words or less lang. pero sobra pa yan. 270+ ata. hehe.

eto ang orig.

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"Hey, Iris!" A male voice I knew so well reached my ears, the owner apparently going towards me. I both smiled and cringed, knowing who it was: Neil, the heartthrob, my bully since kinder, sure to annoy me again. He also happened to be my crush and my first love. We had just graduated from elementary from the same school. I immediately started to walk fast in the direction I hoped was going away from him. But being a tall, lanky boy, he had long strides and in a short while overtook me. I stopped, partly to admire him (but not openly!) and partly to admonish him.

"Back off, Neil. We've graduated. I'm moving out of this subdivision. Can't you please stop?" My father had planned it beforehand that after I graduate, we're going to move to another place far from here. Though it meant leaving my tormentor, it still pained me. After all, we had shared some memories together, some nice, some not good, some embarrassing...and he’s still my first love.

"You're moving away?" His face fell for some unexplained reason. For a moment, he looked very sad. Maybe because he would have no one to pick on anymore.

"Yeah, tonight, so please..." I tried to glare at him, but did not succeed. He then turned and walked away. I was annoyed and hurt. Not even a farewell!

That night, as I was moving my things towards the car, I saw Neil approach. I dumped my bag on the back compartment and waited for him.

"Iris, I..." He looked sad. He withdrew his arm from behind his back and out came a red rose in his hand. I was surprised.

"A peace offering?"

"No…I mean yes..."He looked uncomfortable. I peered at his face and saw that he was blushing fiercely. "Iris, I...I love you."

I blushed, surprised and touched. I was about to say something when my Dad called out, "Iris, we have to go!"

I took the rose from his hand and shyly kissed him on the cheek. "We'll see each other again," I assured him, though I was not sure when that will be. A tear rolled down my cheek as I added, "and I love you too!" and ran towards the car, away from him.

Ten years has passed, and I am now at my elementary batch reunion. I saw a tall, lanky guy leaning on a post. He went to me. I smiled at him through my tears.

"Neil..."

He smiled too. "I have been waiting for you."

A year later, we were married.

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