FOLLOWING the sequence of events that led to Ginebra star Scottie Thompson's surprise wedding to Jinky Serrano, his and Pau Fajardo's immediate friends finally broke their silence.
Kayesha Chua, fiancée of Aljon Mariano, posted a lengthy statement on Instagram on the issue currently rocking the popular Ginebra star.
At times, the statement used the pronouns "we," presumably referring to both Chua and Mariano, and perhaps even including Kevin Ferrer and MM Belarmino, who are known to have been very close friends with Thompson and longtime girlfriend Pau Fajardo.
"We've been quiet since day 1 because it was their request to keep things private. Same reason why everyone knew about it just now. Do not equate our silence to our 'lack of support' for our friends because you know nothing about the things we did for them. NOTHING," the statement wrote.
It was uploaded on Chua's official Instagram account with the caption "Let them be."
The article on Thompson's surprise marriage remains one of Spin.ph's top stories, even a day after it was published. On social media, fans still continue to debate about the news.
The Ginebra gunner has yet to speak about it. Fajardo, meanwhile, deactivated her social media accounts.
Mariano, Chua, Ferrer, and Belarmino were inseparable from Fajardo and Thompson, with the three couples often spotted hanging out together on social media.
"She reached out to us when they were starting to have this problem, he did not... Things escalated, there was more reaching out to him but even AJ and Kev's invites to talk were shut down," she continued.
"We never left her side. We never judged him. We were good friends but I guess he forgot about us too."
The three PBA players all proposed to their girlfriends within the span of months. Mariano proposed earlier this March, while Ferrer got a "yes" September last year. Thompson, meanwhile, proposed to Fajardo in New Year's Eve, before they broke up months after.
"I just wish he trusted us like how he said we were like family to him but he didn't... He had to make a choice, and he chose her... We give him our best wishes and leave him to it. I wish you strength because you'll need it. I hope she's worth it," Chua explained in the lengthy post.
Then the statement left a message for Fajardo, asking for privacy and prayers for her healing.
"What she needs now the most is privacy and prayers, please no more mentioning this specific issue to her because it's over. She deserves to move on. Let her," it said.
"Let's replace all our specific wishes of misfortune with one simple wish, 'We wish for you to get what you truly deserve.'"