36: The Day the Tenacious Cupid Visited Me

Emil's POV

"Shit! What the actual fuck?! You're smiling!" Gio gaped at me the moment he entered my office.

"Hello to you too, Gio. What's up?"

"What's up? I heard that you are now in good terms with her now. Is that true? Woah! You look healthier now. You look like shit months ago. Ah! I wish I could have come in here sooner but my Nonno was so persistent for me to get this big business deal I didn't have time to visit you."

"Did you come here to gossip, my friend? Because I have so many things to do."

"See? Your face looks bright and healthier now too. I wish Gabriel can come and see this. Too bad I am the only one who has heard it. Percyla just mentioned it to me last night about your friendship." He laughed taking a seat in one of the seats at the other end of the table.

"So, what now?"

"What do you mean by that?" I asked my brows furrowed in curiosity.

"What happens to you two now that everything is settled?" I shrugged and he rolled his eyes at me.

"Come on, man. You need to get moving. You're getting old."

"I really want to punch you right now." I gritted my teeth in annoyance while he just smirked at me.

"Any woman you are interested with?"

"None." He arched a brow before pulling a piece of paper from my files.

"Hmmm... perhaps I can hook you up with someone. Do you want someone who likes to work on paperwork? Coz I can make my assistant find one. Blonde, brunette or jet black? Pet-"

"You know what? Fuck you. I didn't welcome you hear to annoy the hell out of me. If you really want to have someone to mess up with, then, go find one. I am not in the mood." I waved him off, pissed.

"Oh no no no. I already have my woman and she even has my last name now. I'm faithful to her and she's the only woman for me. I only want to help you out."

"Whatever. I don't need your help, Gio. I'm fine."

"Sure. Sure." He dragged the last word out with a wicked grin.

"Seriously, you won't do anything now?" This was the reason why I didn't tell them. I kept it all by myself. Dad was the only one who actually knew about my situation and what I was standing to with her.

"I am not like you that moves when you see the opportunity, Gio." He was being a trigger for me. I don't really need any suggestions or questions of me making a move on Biya because I really treasure our friendship now. We have started over and I wanted us to stay like that for as long as possible. He huffed out a breath before standing.

"Okay. If you say so. I am just saying that you need to act before regretting every minute you are wasting your time with something else. I didn't actually jump on Percyla the moment she was a free woman, Emil. Do not ever assume that I was that heartless. I waited for my time and I gave respect to her feelings but to you, you are waiting for nothing. You are scared."

"You all are seriously messing with my head now. My dad has given me advice about this and I think it was a good advice but I don't know. I might be pushing her again and I don't want to ruin our friendship again, Gio. I just got her back. This is so messed up now and I cannot think straight because of what you have been all saying. We established that we're gonna be friends and support each other for anything now since we had closure about our past relationship. Won't it be disrespectful and asshole-ish to act like that? I-I-" I was so troubled with the thoughts running inside my mind again that I stood up and began yelling at him.

"Okay. Okay. Calm down, Emil." Gio raised his hands forward at me, gesturing for me to relax and I backed off. I slumped on my chair and let out a tired sigh.

"All I want is for her to not leave me again. I realized that her happiness is more important than mine. I would rather be her friend rather than never be called a friend and be away from her forever."
"So you are willing to be a martyr?"

"Whatever it takes as long as the sacrifice I make causes lesser damage, I will do it." He shook his head at my statement.

"Emil, you cannot do that to yourself. You will die an early death if you keep on doing that."

"Do you suggest that it is better to stay away from her? Have you forgotten what I did when that happened?!"

"Okay! Geez! Calm down. You're angry now because of this. I get it. But can you please just think of her not being your friend forever? Perhaps one day, you will both work things out and rekindle what you have started. You became friends with her, right? If you can smooth things out with her, maybe you can steal her heart again one more time."

"Sometimes, it is easier to let the tangled strings get tangled because the more you force them to be free from each other, the more they get tied, get tighter, unable to move and suffocate. I don't want to be like that, Gio. I don't want to be tied into one place and force her. I don't want to leave her again."
"Are you sure that your strings are those forever tangled strings?" I looked up on the now concerned friend of mine.

"What? What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, do you see the future that way for you two?" My mind went blank for a second before hesitation caught my tongue.

"N-no? I don't know."

"If you cannot see the future, then do not assume that the situation you are imagining right now will really happen. Take me for example. I risked everything for Percyla and even though we had our ups and downs, in the end, love won. I am at the happiest moments of my life now, Emil, and I don't want my best friend to sit in a corner and sulk because he can't take her girl back. You're a fighter, man. I know that you want to fight for her. You are just afraid of what other people would think about you. What happened to the two of you should not be judged by others who only saw a glimpse of you on television. Biya saw the real you and she still loved you until the last straw was drawn. It has been a long time since I saw you smile for real, Emil. I want you to be happy." His speech crushed my heart and a tear fell from my eye, the teardrop landing on my suit.

"You still love her and it's okay to feel conflicted because of that. You didn't know what to do. You are confused, dizzy and lost with what the path you are trying to take and that's okay. We're here for you. You don't have to bottle them all up. You can talk to me, you family, your friends and others. We care for you and we'll do our best to help you. Do not restrain yourself from feeling because that's what makes us human."

"How did you become so smart when it comes to love?" I tried to divert my disheartened feelings into sarcasm but that didn't work well with Gio who was now looking at me deadpanned.

"I experienced falling in love, married the love of my life and blessed with a child. That's how I learned the meaning of love. Now, would you like me to help you crawl your way back to her life?"

"You are acting like you are having a business deal with me, Gio." I chuckled as he waited for my reply on his proposal.

"Well? What's your answer?" He raised a brow at me, impatiently waiting for my reply.

"What if she doesn't like for us to be more than friends?" The thought came out of my mouth before I can even think about it more.

"Do you want to risk or die not knowing what she really feels about you? Women are good at hiding their feelings, Emil. They would carry their heartbreak to their graves if they want."

"You are scary sometimes, Gio."

"You will be a lot scared of me if you don't stop asking your 'what ifs'." I raised my hands in the air in surrender.

"Fine." I should take a risk. It has been three months since we started our friendship again. We're friends, yes, but should we really stay like that and watch her get marry with another guy? The thought of her marrying another guy crushed my heart a little more.

"Okay. Let's do this."

"That's it, Emil. Go and take your girl back. You both deserve happiness." Yes, we deserve happiness. I have been seeing Biya getting lonelier and lonelier everyday and even though I gave her a shoulder to lean on as her friend, I also want to just hug her, kiss her and tell her that everything's gonna be alright. I messed our first relationship up but that doesn't mean that I should not give ourselves another chance, right? Is this right? Should I listen to Gio? God! I was so firm on my stand with Biya and my father came bothering me, persistently saying that we should be more than friends. Adding up to this asshole of a best friend, I didn't know the direction I should be taking again. I was so sure where I was going now but life really wants to play games with me.

"Bro. You are digging your own grave. Sometimes, it is better to follow your heart than your mind. Think about it and feel about your real feelings about her without thinking what other people would say. Sometimes, what people say about you forces you to do more reckless actions so please don't do anything stupid just because of their opinions. This has been the longest time you have been single and when someone even tries to bat their lashes at you, you slice their hearts with your glares and words. I am your best friend and I have seen you on TV being miserable and hiding on your fake smiles. Sure, people buy your smiles thinking you're okay but I know and everyone who knows you know what you are going through."

"I get it, Gio. Thanks. I am really in deep shit." He snorted.

"You think?" He spoke with so much sarcasm. Then he stood up, went over to me and patted my shoulder.

"I gotta go. I will be having more free time now so call me if you need me, okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks, man!"

"My pleasure." He sent me a smile before walking out of the office. There goes my resolution. He's helping me now. If dad knows about him willing to help me get her back, I sure would be in their mercy.

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