Five Days Later....
Kaizer's Point of View
"Are you okay, Sidd?" Tanong ko sa kanya when I saw her mowing their backyard lawn.
It's been two day since Pop's burial, and it might be too soon, but I don't think I can sit around and wait any longer. I have to tell her.
Ilang araw na kong hindi makatulog ng maayos thinking of what I want to say.
"Oh, Kaizer. You're here. I'm mowing the lawn. Pops always used to do this." Sabi niya sa akin when she finally noticed me.
"It's 4pm, Sidd. Why don't we go inside? It looks like it's about to rain. I want to talk to you." Seryosong sabi ko sa kanya.
I wanted to talk to her, but I'm also worried about her. Nag paiwan siyang mag-isa rito when her Mom and her siblings all flew to the US for a vacation this morning.
Now or never, Kaizer. I told myself.
But then all of a sudden it started drizzling and I can tell by looking at the clouds that it's going to be a heavy downpour.
"Sidd, pumasok na tayo." Sabi ko sa kanya as I pulled her hand.
But she didn't move at all kahit lumalakas na yung ulan. She raised her palm up to touch the rain, then she craned her face upward so she can feel the rain.
"Sidd, magkakasakit ka." Sabi ko sa kanya.
Then she suddenly turned and looked at me.
"Remember how we used to dance and play under the rain until our Moms have to shout on top of their lungs to get us to come inside?" She asked him with a wistful smile.
"Then Tita Bernice will get so mad at you dahil sigurado sinisipon ka na kinabukasan." Dagdag na sabi ko.
I remember those moments. I didn't know how we became best friends, but the first time I saw her in the playground when we were 5, when she asked me to play football with them. I just knew that she's the cutest girls in pigtails that I ever saw.
"How about the summer you missed basketball snd soccer summer camp because you chose to stay with me when I broke my arm from falling off your bike?" Paalala niya sa akin.
How can I forget that? For sure I hate missing out my soccer and basketball summer camps, but it was worth it just watching sappy romcom movies and superhero films. We even got to go to Japan Disneyland with our parents.
To this day, Japan is still our favorite comfort country to travel together. I don't even travel to Japan, unless it's for business, if I'm not with her.
"Of course! It was the best summer ever." Sagot ko sa kanya, like it's a no-brainer question.
But why do I have a bad feeling about going back to memory lane?
"Do you think we can be best friends again, Kaizer?" She asked and I don't know if she's crying or it's just the heavy rain running over her face.
"Sidd, let's talk inside. Magkakasakit ka na niyan." Pakiusap ko sa kanya.
I don't think we can talk properly in the rain.
"I ruined our friendship, right?" I can hear the pain in her voice as she asked me that.
"Sidd, you didn't —-"
"I'm sorry I fell in love with you, Kaizer. I'm sorry that we have to lose each other." This time I'm sure she's crying.
I crossed the small distance between us and held her tightly in my arms, her face on my chest.
"You don't have to apologize, Sidd. Nothing hurts me more than hearing you say sorry for falling in love with me." I told her sincerely and genuinely, hoping to say what I wanted to say for almost a week now.
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