TIME doesnt stand still palaTime does fly fast doesn’t it?
It’s been a whole month since we first met. It was my friend’s debut and I braved myself enough to go solo (because the only people I knew except for the debutant were unsure of going).
I was dropped off at the venue at around 6p.m.. Gawd. Ako palang mag-isa! Masyado ata akong maaga ng dating! was my reaction until a few people went down from a tricycle. Okay. Eto may tao na. Hinde nako nag-iisa. Make friends or not? Nako. Teka tatawagan ko nalang sila Leng at Inot. Nakakahiya eh. And so I spent 20 minutes talking to my barkada who were at RP that time. The few people who were there started walking towards the gate and with a deep breathe, I approached them and made friends. Bingo! Magkakabatch lang pala kami! Woohoo!
I was supposed to be seated at a different table from them but we worked it out so I could seat with them. They were really nice to me even though I had only known them for a few minutes. After a while, people started showing up and that’s when he came.
My initial reaction when he seated at our table was uy cute! Kaya lang pabling siguro.. but I put it off because I really didn’t know him. From my seatmates, I found out that he was their former officer in CAT and that a lot of people had a crush on him. Okay. So pabling nga siguro.
They called him by his sir name---I preferred to call him by his first name. I don’t like calling people by their last name very much because I think it’s too iono what to call it. Hehe. Anyway, we only talked a little because he seldom spoke. He just stared or talked to one of our seatmates whom I thought he had a ‘something’ with. Maling akala.
It was almost the end of the debut when we decided to go out and walk a bit. He sat on the bench while we girls stood up talking to each other. I found him really quiet so I talked to him. Kaya lang nahiya nako sa mga kasama ko kasi baka isipin nila kinakarir ko siya kaya tumigil nako at nagyaya magswing. We rode the swing altogether and planned to a gimik after the debut. Ayus sa trip noh?!
After that, we went back inside, bid our goodbyes to the debutant and went on to Ilog. We went to Ocavango and had a problem with the seating accommodations so we were forced to stay on the first floor until a table on the third floor (where the band was playing) became free. He sat beside me so I talked to him. He was tired from school. Kaya pala emote ng emote. Wahahaha.
We eventually got a table at the third floor. We asked Donna to sing for us. I got a little dizzy from drinking Red Horse so he escorted me down the stairs. We went to Anne’s place. Isang malaking loka loka noh? Dun lang nakilala kung san san na nagpupunta! We rested a little bit, Anne cooked noodles, and then we walked together. That’s when it started.
We walked until we found a place to sit and talk. Talk about things in life you don’t usually talk with a person you just got to know within a few hours. We eventually shared a lot of things about each other. Then *poof*. Hay. Ano kaya pumasok sa isip naming noh!? After that, we went back to Anne’s house. We lied down on the hammock and talked with each other until they said that it was time to go home. Galing. 5 a.m. ang uwian. Aus talaga noh!?
We still talked about things. About what’ll happen after the night. I found it hard that I didn’t have a landline and he didn’t have a cell phone. As we were walking by the Mcdonalds’- Marcos Highway footbridge, he stopped me.
Teka, may isusuot ako sayo.
Ano yun?
(wears his necklace over my neck)
Eto para siguradong magkikita tayo ulet at may babalikan ako sayo.
(buti nalang madilim,nagbublush na ata ako nun)
Iono what to say about what happened. I was secretly hoping that he’d find a way to talk to me or reach me. Damn. What wishful thinking.
Fast forward to Monday. I surfed during that afternoon and sent him a message in friendster. That night, as I was already half asleep, someone called up. You could have seen my reaction when I found out who it was. After we put it down, I slept peacefully---my Valentines was almost complete.
Tuesday. Valentines Day. I didn’t have anyone to go out with that day so I texted one of friends to accompany me to eat. We ate out at Tokyo Tokyo then I went to the arcades then went home. When I got home;
Ate may nagpunta dito kanina, Kuya Edward daw!
Talaga!? Seryoso ka!? Edward?! AHHHHHHHH!!!
Bakit? Sabi niya babalik naman daw siya..
HINDE!! Antanga tanga ko! Dapat kanina pa ako umuwi!
I wanted to bang my head on the wall because I was too stupid not to go home earlier. Anyway, I went up to face my mom’s sermon, and as she was telling me on how impulsive I was, he called up. Savior! Iwas sa sermon! He asked me where I was and I told him that I just got home. I asked him to go back to my house and after putting it down I told my mom and the people here I was expecting someone.
Kristian called me as he was out front. I was giddy all over seeing him there, sitting, smiling. I felt all the things I felt that night coming back to me in a rush. I asked him to go inside (he was really shy). We spent the whole time talking and laughing.
That visit was followed by a series of movies, isaw and balot food trip, computer shop kuno, visits here, patakas na dates.
It only took us a week to realize how we felt. But within that week, I felt that each day was worth a year. Each day was different. Each day was another ‘year’ to get to know things about him.
And now, I hold him dearest in my heart. He’s been my savior, my clown and confidant. He’s been there to witness my constant walk outs and tampo effects. He’s been understanding about how I behave sometimes. He’s been making me laugh when I was really down. He’s been the only one whom I share serious talks with at anytime, any place. He’s the guy who I thought was a pabling but I was wrong. He has a fragile heart which I want to take care of, which I want to rid all the sadness off.
I maybe childish and selfish when it comes to him, but I guess, it’s just a way to showing him how I feel about him.
I love you so much Kent.. | 
