Love At First Heard

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I carefully learn the structure of his face. From his thick eyebrows, his magnificent eyes, his pointed nose down to his soft cheeks and pinkish lips.

"Your face," As I see his face, I slowly move my hands to hold his jaw up to his cheeks. Believing that this is the truth, is it?

"Are you okay? Do you need something? Clinic, ayaw mo?" Umiling ako bago ko alisin ang kamay ko sa mukha niya. "Look, hindi ko alam kung ano yung napanaginipan mo but you look pale! If It's all about me, I'm sorry."

I tried to open my mouth to respond to his questions, pero hindi ko magawang sabihin dahil pakiramdam ko may pumipigil sa akin. Hindi ako makapaniwalang nangyayari lahat to. I thought, it was all fake.

"You don't have to respond. Tell me if you need anything, ako bahala." He doubtlessly said that, without knowing how worried am I thinking about my dream.

I don't need something but only his presence, him. I'm scared saying things like that, cause dreaming like that is like someone was leaving. It's not just a dream, it was all a nightmares.

It's a trauma that I won't forget until my death. That's unacceptable, dreaming about meeting someone you don't actually know, that you don't actually meet.

I thought it was all fake? Hindi ba? Am I wrong for thinking things like that? But I'm clearly sure, this wasn't true.

I'm just hallucinating things that won't happen in real life. Thinking about those things, I try something that will wake me awake from this dream.

"Hey, is there something wrong?" He asked, and I'm confused, why is this dream look surreal?

Malapit na akong maniwala... Am I still dreaming, half awake?

If this is the truth, why can't I talk? Am I full of words that why I can't let it out and talk someone about that?

The teacher try to tell us to stand up and tried to say good morning atleast. But I'm stuck, I can't stand up.

"Hey, I can tell to the teacher that you're not yet over with your nighmares. Take a rest, you need that." But I insisted.

Whether a dream or not, I need to be strong. Alam ko kung ano yung totoo. I have never met him personally, that's the truth, period.

But the things that are happening right now, even if it's fake, I'm just hoping that this dream lasts long.

"Give me your hand woman." After what happened, I feel butterflies in my stomach when he offered his hand. This is surreal! So, how can I trust my dreams if it were like this, feel good to be true. I'm like a bird, flying somewhere over the rainbow.

We say good mornings to each other, still feel overwhelmed for his actions. I stood up with his hand holding mine. And when I'm going to let him go, he tightly hold my hand and whisper something. "It's soft, I can hold this the whole day. I don't want to let your hand go."

"Can I be your partner?" I'm stunned when he asked me to be his partner after ko malaman na malapit na ang prom. "I know, I'm not good when it comes to dance, but I really like to be your partner." I laughed when I saw him getting shy. "But it doesn't mean that I'm forcing you if you don't like... however, I'll feel glad if you say yes."

I can't say anything and hindi ko rin naman alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko. I believe that that is just a dream, what if bigla na lang ako magising sa reyalidad and he's here waiting for me to come at the prom? Paano na ako? Paano na siya? Paano na kami?

I'm sorry...

Without saying any words, I immediately run and leave him there, alone while waiting and confused about my answer. Alam kong bastos kung tignan but what can I do? I can't say any words, even letters. In this world, I'm nothing but a woman who can't speak after I touched his face.

I run and run, and run, but someone unexpectedly grabbed my hand and pull me closer to his body bago pa ako mabangga ng kung sino.

"I told you, I can't let go your hand. It's way too soft para lang saktan ng iba." He said and slowly show his smile. He's definitely an angel from above. "Huwag ka na ulit tatakbo ah! Nakakakaba ka!" Pagbibiro niya pa saka niya marahang binaba ang kamay ko.

"Sa susunod, mag iingat ka. Don't run away from someone and leave them confused. It hurts as hell. Hindi bale sana kung masamang tao yung tatakbuhan mo." I bite my tongue, feeling guilty. "Mukha lang akong masama... but He send me in this world just to fall for you. I'm from above, a guardian who fall to his fellow angel."

"It's okay if you can't answer me." He sincerely said. "Just forget what happened. I know, your uncomfortable when I asked you that question, but I don't regret asking you to be my partner. I really like it, confidence of a man who used to be a guardian."

I tried to speak, any words, but I can't make noises. How can I tell him that I also like him to be my partner in prom. I'm just shy to admit that, worry because there's a lot of beautiful woman inside the campus, why me? In all of girls, why me?

But I can't miss this once in a lifetime chance, right?

"Let's go! I'm going to send you home-" He look at me worriedly when I let his hand go and get something out of my bag. "You need something?" I nodded and start to find my notebook and pen. "Ohh you're writing, you want to say something."

I immediately fill up the blank page of my notebook just to say "Yes!" He read, still confused. I rolled my eyes when he didn't get it and write again. "I said yes, I can be your princess in prom, you're my frog!" Reading it carefully, I saw his eyebrows furrowed.

"You're so mean, but wait? Pumayag kang maging prom date ko?!" Once again, I rolled up my eyes and I'm stunned when he unexpectedly kiss my cheeks. "Opps, why? A frog also kissed his princess, sa lips pa nga. Ikaw sa cheeks lang ganiyan ka na agad makatingin."

I moved my hands and show him my middle finger, saluting. "Mean!" Sigaw niya habang tumatawa bago tuluyang magpaalam at tumakbo. "I'll pick you up, wait me until 7pm!"

This is it Marem!!!