College is our youth; when the best and worst memories take place.

"Stop running after him, can't you see that he's happy with someone else?"

"I just can't because that should be me. He should be with me, not her." her voice is laced with jealousy and regret. She knows where she went wrong. But can anybody blame her? Should she just give up her dreams?

"You had him once and you let him go. Just let him be happy."

"I'm not you who can give up without fighting." 

Between being a child and being an adult, when the weight of our decisions slowly become heavier than it was back then.

"She deserves to know the truth. Eventually, she'll find out about it, by the time you lost her don't tell me that I didn't warn you."

"What can I do? I just can't stop taking care of her. She'll lose it if I turn my back on her, too."

"Then choose her and let go of the love of your life to carry the burden that is not yours to begin with." he deadpanned as he tap his friend's shoulder before leaving.

Love, friendship, our identities are tested as if the universe is playing a big prank on us.

"You really like her, don't you?"she asked even if she already know the answer. His silence and his warm gaze towards her says it all, why can't it be her? She has always been there for him, but he's always looking at someone who's heart belongs to someone else.

He nodded and for a moment there was a glint of sadness in his eyes as he saw her hug someone else. Why is she always running after a guy who's heart is enclosed in a cage with no key? He's willing to be the man for her, more than his friend can ever be.

The greatest tragedy in the universe is when hearts are bruised with unrequited love. It's a cycle of loving and not being loved back. Why can't we just have the love of our lives?

This is a story about youth; finding and losing ourselves in the process of growing up.

If there's one truth in this situation, it's that he lied to her again. Between his words and actions, what's the truth?

"How can you say you love me and blatantly lie to me? How can you love me and choose to be with her?" she choked between her words. This is the final straw, she can't keep on being his option. Loving her only when it's convenient and disappear the next moment.

"I love you," his words were sincere but his eyes are hiding something and she knows it.

"What else are you not telling me?" 

"I'm sorry," he mumbled and looked away. She sighed and tried to stop her tears from falling. This is it. She's done.

"I'm done. Let's just end this, so you can go to her without feeling sorry for me. I don't need your sympathy." she coldly said before finally turning her back on him. He was left staring at her retreating figure until she's  nowhere in sight. He cursed himself for his weakness. He looked at the grey sky above him, even the heavens are sympathizing with his loss. How pathetic.

In real life, we are all the protagonists of our own stories; and sometimes, the antagonist in someone else's story.

"I need him and I don't care if he doesn't love me like how he loves her. As long as I have him, I'm happy." her words are cold as ice, but her eyes are betraying her. She tried to close her eyes and remember how dead he looks whenever he is with her.

"Don't be selfish. I'm back for you. Try to remember what really happened," he warmly told her and tried to hug her while she struggled in his touch. She can't remember what she doesn't want to think about.

"I told you before and I'll tell you again, I never even  loved you. So get lost." 

"Is that what you really want? huh?" he asked her, for a moment she felt her heart waiver. 

We just wanted to be happy, but why is it so hard? Everytime we move closer to it, we also lose it somehow as if happiness is a mere illusion.

"I'm not really the person you love, right?"

"We're both just lonely people trying to find solace in the arms of each other, but it will never be enough as our hearts will always belong to someone else."

"Don't worry about me. Go after him, fight for love. I want you to be happy."

"I'll pray for your happiness, too. Thank you." she embraced him for the last time. He never wanted to let her go, but he knows that she'll be happier in his arms.

At what extent can we sacrifice for love and happiness? How can we find happiness at the expense of someone else's pain?

"I'm hurting them both, aren't I? Is it possible to love two people at the same time?"

"I have never experienced love. But I think once you love someone, it will never disappear. Maybe it just changes into something else, but it will always be there. And if you are in love between two people, maybe, just maybe you love someone else more. Maybe you even know who your heart really wanna be with."

"But is it okay to hurt the other person to be happy?"

"You're already hurting them and you are hurting, too. So why not just make a choice and be happy?"

In this world, we are defined by our choices. Life is a series of trade offs and opportunity costs. The decisions we make will have a negative and positive outcomes. Make a decision before life make a decision for you.

Not everybody can be happy. Everyone is fighting their own battles, but it is only in the arms of the one we love can we really find comfort in this tiring life. But are you brave enough to fight for it?

This is not a love story, but a story about youth. Where friendship and romance will blossom in the middle of fate's cruelty. Who among them can survive this?

One things is for sure, at the end of the day...everything will make sense someday no matter how impossible it seems.