Maybe

I was 15 years old when I meet him. Sa lahat ng umiwas sa'kin siya lang ang nag iisang hindi umiwas sa'kin sa kabila ng hindi ko magandang mukha.

Hindi ako katulad ng iba na my magandang mukha, tulad ng sabi ng iba na almost a perfect person dahil kabaliktaran ako. Lahat ng tao pinaramdam sa'kin na hindi ako katanggap tanggap.

That no one else gonna accept me because of my ugly appearance. I tried so hard para makibagay at makisama, I just want to have a friend who will understand me and never look down on me despite my appearance.

"Eww! Pwede ba, wag kang didikit samin? Baka mahawa pa ako sa kapangitan mo, yuck!"

"Bakit kasi lumalabas kapa ng bahay? Alam mo bang nakakasira ka lang ng araw dahil napakapangit mo?"

"Nakakadiri naman, duh! Baka my virus ka pang dala dala."

Napaiyak nalang ako dahil sa masasakit nilang sinabi, hindi pa sila nakuntento. They even pushed me so hard causing me to slam in the floor.

"Please, that's enough." I said almost whispering, hoping someone could help me.

I even cry so hard when I felt a cold liquid flowing through my head down to my body I look around me only to find out that they're pouring me a juice they holding a while ago.

Out of frustration I stand up and accidentally pushed one of the girls who's bullying me.

"I... I... I'm sorry, h-^hindi ko sinasadya." Agad kong hingi ng paumanhin.

'I didn't mean it.'

She gets angry and slapped me twice, she's about to slap me for the 3rd times when someone grabbed her wrist.

"Enough." Malamig nitong saad.

The girls immediately run away the moment they saw who is it.

'Devon?' He's the well known rude and notorious guy in our place.

"T... thank you." I said to him in a low voice.

Aalis na sana ako, dahil alam ko naman na pag nakita niya ang mukha ko ay iiwas din siya. I was shock when he drag me papunta sa restroom.

"Go get change." He said as he throw his shirt on me the moment we reached the restroom.

Hindi ako nakagalaw sa pagkabigla.

'Hindi ba niya nakikita ang mukha ko?'

"What are you waiting for? Or you want me to..." Hindi ko na siya pinatapos sa pagsasalita.

Mabilis akong pumasok sa restroom at nagpalit ng damit, his shirt is so big for me. Bago lumabas ay sumilip muna ako para malaman kung nandito pa ba siya.

Napangiti ako ng mapait when I saw no one is around, as expected. No one will be able to stay beside me, an ugly girl. Lumabas akong nakayuko holding my tears back.

"Bakit ba ang tagal mong lumabas!"

"Ahhhh!" Napasigaw ako dahil sa gulat ng biglang my sumigaw.

Pag angat ko ng paningin I saw Devon, holding a bottle of water in his hand. Akala ko umalis na siya? Why did he came back?

"Oh, so you won't catch a cold." He said as he gave me the bottle of water.

'It's warm.'

"Halika at maupo." Saad niya and he pulled me again.

"Teka, kaya kong maglakad." I said to him.

"Bakit kaba nakayuko? Panget ang tingin mo sa'kin kaya ayaw mong tumingin sa mukha ko?" Sunod sunod nitong tanong.

Hindi naman siya panget, ang gwapo nga niya sadyang nahihiya lang akong tumingin dahil ako ang panget, hindi ko siya pinansin nanatili akong nakayuko.

"Tsk."

Nagulat ako ng bigla niyang hawakan ang chin ko at dahan dahan niyang inangat ang ulo ko, as he see my face I was shock when he smile. A genuinely smile.

"Finally, I saw your face clearly. I always wanted to look at you like this ever since I saw you in the playground."

Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya, he's the first person na nagsabi sa'kin ng mga ito. At first akala ko his just fooling me around and making fun of me, so I run out.

Unexpectedly he followed me until he got me, tinanong niya ako kung bakit ako tumakbo I took a deep breath bago sinagot ang tanong niya.

He said he's not making fun of me, he also said that his serious in everything what he said.

I don't want to believe at first but he proved me everything he said is true, since then he always stay beside me.

Kahit saan ako mag punta lagi siyang nandiyan, when someone bullying me he also there to protect me. He never let anyone hurt me anymore.

Then one day he didn't come to see for almost 3 day's, akala ko nag sawa na siya sa'kin ang he choose to left me behind.

But I was wrong, he rushing came to my house and hug me tightly as he saw me. I ask him what happened kung bakit bigla siyang nawala but he didn't answer my question.

Later on nalaman ko na napaaway pala siya dahil someone said something below the belt about my ugly appearance and hindi niya 'yon nagustuhan so he end up fighting them.

His been hospitalized for 2 days the reason kung bakit hindi siya nagpakita sakin. Nalungkot ako nang dahil sa'kin nasaktan siya ng sobra.

So I came up with an amazing idea. Dahil sa tulong ng technology and medicine my face fixed at last.

I become beautiful like the other girls, with the looks I have now no one will ever criticize me anymore because of my appearance and Devon will love me for sure.

When I recovery completely agad kong hinanap si Devon nakita ko siya sa playground kung saan niya ako unang nakita.

He's sitting in one of the bench when I walk towards his direction.

"Devon." I called him whwn i get near him.

He frown and confusing is all over his face.

"It's me, Nialie." I said to him wearing my smile.

My smile that he favorite to see everyday.

"Why?" He asked and disappointment is visible to his eyes.

"What?" Kinakabahan kong tanong.

"Bakit mo binago ang mukha mo?" He ask again full of disappointment.

"I..." Hindi ko natuloy ang sasabihin ko when he hold my shoulder.

"Minahal kita kung sino kaman, tinanggap ko ang lahat ng tungkol sayo, minahal kita ng buong buo dahil sa pagiging totoo mo sa sarili mo."

Nagulat ako sa pinagtapat niya sa'kin at the sametime masaya dahil sa wakas my nagmahal na ng totoo sakin kahit panget ako.

"Ang babaeng minahal ko ng matagal ngayun ay wala na." Huling saad nito bago niya binitawan ang balikat ko at tinalikuran ako.

Ang sayang naramdaman ko ay napalitan ng pagsisisi, kung sana hindi ako nag hangad ng higit pa.

'Maybe... masaya na ako dahil my nagmahal at tumanggap na sa'kin ng totoo after all this years.'

End.