THE DAY YOU STOPPED CHOOSING MEPrologue: March 12, 7:04 PM> Traitor - Olivia RodrigoElle Janina Santillan POV7:04 PM.That was the time you stopped choosing me.Not 7:05. Not 7:03. 7:04 PM, March 12. Nasa Katipunan tayo, umuulan, and I was holding two cups of coffee from Starbucks — one for me, one for you. Caramel Macchiato mo, extra shot, like always.I saw you from across the street. You were with her. Miranda.She was holding your arm. Ikaw, hinahayaan mo lang. You were laughing at something she said. You were wearing the jacket I gave you on your birthday.And for the first time in three years, when you saw me, you didn't cross the street.You just looked at me. And then you looked away.Sean Andrei Madrigal, the boy who used to choose me every day for three years — in the morning, sa DLSU to Ateneo commute mo, sa gabi before we sleep — on that day, you chose to look away.And I stood there, like a fool, holding your coffee while it got cold.That was the day I realized: Love is not about staying.It's about choosing to stay.And you stopped.