Sincerely, Jayvee

02

September came.

It was autumn days, a different season, where something began to change. And it was during those days that I noticed... I was, too.

Suddenly, I began searching for your face in crowds without meaning to.

I caught myself memorizing the sound of your voice before I even knew.

I started sitting near the hallway where you usually pass.

I unconsciously stare at you when you're smiling or focused on something.

Or how my heart would race whenever you were near.

How it makes me happy when I get a little attention from you.

And... how I started to love being with you.

"May iniisip ka na naman," you said one afternoon, looking at me with those curious eyes.

Little did you know, it was you.

You caught me, but instead, I just smiled. I said nothing. Because I didn't know how to tell you, that like how the leaf falls from its branch... slowly, silently, and inevitably...

I was falling too.

I didn't even notice it at first, until I was halfway down. Yet, I never dared to confess. I kept pretending, and kept hesitating.

But... what if I had told you, before I hit the ground?
What if I had fallen louder?