32 Breathe (1/2)

After his best friend's wedding, Nickel went back to the capital by himself. Instead of wasting his time with people he didn't know, he decided to stay at his unit.

It was the third day after the union; he was busily browsing articles on his laptop when he came across a post tagged to his best friend, it was from the photographer his best friend hired for his wedding. The post consisted of all the pictures taken during the matrimonial ceremony and in the reception.

He was checking the photos and saw those that were focused on Zoey. Goodness this girl is so beautiful!

Because of his admiration to the girl, Nickel saved all her pictures and some that they were together in one frame on his laptop. He even used Zoey back view photo as his screen saver on his laptop. What a clever step Mr. Fuentes?

It was a picture of her while walking the aisle, taken at her back. Her heart shaped mole was visible and her snow-white skin was glowing under sunlight. It was absolutely gorgeous.

On his phone was another picture of her silhouette.

Nickel scrolling down the page, when he remembered the incident when he became Zoey's instant BAE. Who was that guy?

Due to this curiosity, he searched Zoey's account. He remembered that Zoey called him Michael. He types Michael at the search bar to see if there is any Michael on Zoey's friends list. Unfortunately, no result found.

Still trying his luck, he went to Leo's account and typed the same name on his best friend's search bar. A name appeared, Michael Cortez. So this guy is Leo's relative, sharing the same surname and family background. He wondered what kind of relationship did this guy and Zoey shared before?

After learning about who he was, he went back to Zoey's account. He kept scrolling on her account and saw one video taken four years ago. It was a cover of a song named 'breathe' by Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat. Even though this video was posted a couple of years ago, her profile doesn't have anything on it that is why he easily saw old articles and videos on it.

He played the video and listened to her smooth voice as she sang the song.

Music starts playin' like the end of a sad movie.

It's the kinda ending you don't really wanna see

'Cause its tragedy and it'll only bring you down,

Now I don't know what to be without you around.

He never heard this song before. Although he knew Taylor Swift, he wasn't a fan to start with, so he wasn't familiar to all her songs except for those that are famous and went to the billboard chart.

And I can't,

Breathe,

Without you,

But I have to,

Breathe,