Her Secret Adventures

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GOOD TO BE TRUE

I have a childhood friend named Lance, we are best of friends to be exact. Masayang naglalaro at laging magkasama. Until one day, I felt something weird, there were butterflies whenever I'm with him.

All my life he's been there beside me,
through the ups and downs. Not until time has come.

"'Wag mo 'ko iiwan ha?" I blurted out of the blue.

We're both giggling, holding each other's hand while walking beside this vast ocean.

I just saw how his smile suddenly faded as he shifted his gaze onti nothingness.

"Alam mo namang 'di puwede 'di ba?"
He heaved a deep sighed, my smile faded as well when I felt his hand wasn't holding mine right now.

"Wala na bang ibang p-paraan?" My voiced cracked as I restraind myself not to cry, begging for him to stay.

"Kahit anong gawin ko, natin--- darating at darating 'yung oras na mawawala na ako." He sighed one again.

"Sa ngayon, magpakasaya na lang tayo habang may oras pa ako."

And that's what we did. We enjoyed every second that passed by, shared laughters for the last time. Savor every loving moment we had.

Hinawakan niya ang magkabila kong pisngi sabay punas ng mga mumunting luhang kumawala gamit ang kaniyang hinlalaki.

He then hugged me tight, I felt droplets tears rushing through my chubby cheeks. I never felt this before, this kind of heart ache. Yumakap na lang ako pabalik at hinayaang humagulgol sa bisig niya.

"B-bakit ba kasi kailangan mo pang lisanin ang mundong i-ito?" I uttered despite of my snivels.

Ilang sandali kaming magkayakap, I can feel that he's slowly fading. Ayaw ko man, masakit man, but I have to accept it.

Acceptance is the only key to survive this pain.

"L-lance?" I called his name once again.

"Paalam na mahal ko," usal niya.

He started carresing both of my cheeks, I just close my eyes shut the moment his lips crashed mine. At sa aking pagmulat, hindi na matigil ang pagragasa ng aking mga luha.

He is gone, taken away by the wind.

Napaupo na lamang ako sa aking kinatatayuan habang pinapanood ang unti-unting pagtangay ng hangin sa kaniyang presensya.

Let's just accept the fact that he isn't true. He's just my imaginary friend, my guardian, who stayed with me for all those years. Come up to the point that I fell in love, he felt the same way.

We love each other, but sadly there's always an end.

I wiped out my tears and smiled bitterly as I put my gazed onto the vast ocean. I looked onto the cloudy sky where he had been taken.

"Oh, you're so good to be true. I'll always love you Lance, I'll never forget you... "