The One

Chapter One

It was a typical tuesday evening.

I was on my way at home from a hectic work. I decided to go home. Sa bahay ng parents ko. I already informed my manager that I would use my leave credits for tomorrow until weekend. Wala lang. Namiss ko ang parents ko bigla. Isang buwan na rin akong hindi nakauwi dahil ang restday ko ay ginugol ko sa pahinga at kaunting gala nung Linggo kasama si Reina, ang matalik kong kaibigan sa work.

Idinilat ko ang mga mata ko mula sa pagkakapikit. I don't know what the event today is, but it's causing traffic. Usually naman kapag gabi na lalo na pasado alas diyes na, dapat maluwag na ang kalsada. Naisip ko na aabutin nanaman ako ng siyam siyam sa byahe kaya napagpasyahan ko na mag music nalang muna.

I took my phone out of my bag and put earphones in my ears. I decided to play songs in shuffle.

The One by Kodaline starts to play.

Isa 'tong mga kanta na ito na bihira ko pakinggan dahil naalala ko pinapaulit ulit 'tong pinapatugtog ng tatay ko noon.

Subalit hindi ko alam kung bakit nung oras na iyon ay kusa kong ninamnam ang bawat lyrics ng kanta.

Then I started visualizing a man in my mind.

Ang lalaki na sinubukan kong kalimutan halos isang taon na rin ang nakakalipas.

For once in my life, I thought I had found my The One.

Just thinking of him caused havoc in my chest.

As the music continues to play, I reminisce a couple of moments with him.

How everything began, how we build our relationship, how we think we are totally fit to each other, how everything ruined and how we broke up.

Nagsimulang makaramdam ng init ang sulok ng mga mata ko. I can't believe he still has effect on me. I went to a couple of dates after my life falls apart, but no one seems to be like him. Ewan ko ba. Nasaktan na nga ako nung minahal ko ang gaya niya. Pero parang naghahanap pa rin ako ng katulad niya.

He's quite a standard.

He is nice and well mannered. In terms of looks, he's kinda cute and looks classy kahit hindi mag effort sa hitsura. I swear, hindi madaling makahanap ng gaya niya. I've met a lot of guys before.

Also, his level of understanding is.. extreme. Well everything goes sideways sa relationship namin and that's how we both decided to give up.

I don't why I think of him just now. Was it because of this song? Am I thinking of him as the One for me?

If he's the one, he would be here until now. If he's the one, hindi niya ako sinukuan.

I guess nasagad ko ng husto ang 'level of understanding' niya.

Hindi ko na alam ang balita sakaniya. It's because I completely shut him off of my life. Ginusto kong burahin siya sa buhay ko. Dinelete ko ang lahat ng pictures namin. I blocked him sa lahat ng social medias. I deleted the sweet messages screenshots on my gallery. I even hid his gifts in a box, well muntikan ko na ngang itapon pero sayang naman. I unfriended his family his mom, siblings and his father. I even tell my family and friends to stop mentioning his name. I have pretended all this time that he didn't exist in my life.

I did everything I can to forget him.

Why now?

Why did I suddenly remember him?

Before I knew it, I was crying non stop while our good memories together starts to visualized in my mind.

Ang simpleng tahimik na hikbi ay naging pagngangawa.

Nakakahiya ang nangyayari lalo na sa loob ako ng bus. Every single passenger inside is looking at me. Fck it!

Suddenly, I realized something..

Matagal ko ng ikinakaila pero..

Miss na miss na kita...