After The Storm

02: The Rising Action

LUNA

2015

I started writing when I was eleven. Through the help of my first best friend back in grade five. Our friendship started when met when we're grade 5. She's my first best friend, my sister, and the one and only friend I ever met from elementary.

Because of her, I got to discover the writing site wherein I could read and write so many things I wanted to write. She was the one who taught me especially when it comes to writing. She believes me in so many ways. She's like a mother figure to me when I don't have anybody or anyone to catch up.

Ever since we started, we became friends more like a sister-best friend. I remember back then when it was our first night out swimming. I was with Mom, her mom, and her. That might be the best night I enjoyed the most. It felt like it happened just yesterday. We do create such memories to be cherished.

2017

But later on, our friendship wasn't as perfect as it was. I thought it was. But it wasn't. We fight many times whether it is a big or small thing. We also broke up so many times. Those fights were such petty and I admit, we were immature and prideful at that time.

Until we ended up in Junior High. We are still on good terms, hanging on with each other when we both have our free time. Little did I know, since Junior High started... she met new friends. I admit, I felt something ache in my heart. She's the only friend I ever had. Was I feeling jealous? Or was I overreacting?

But no, this isn't feeling good. Hindi ko dapat 'to nararamdaman kasi wala naman kami. Magkaibigan nga lang kami. Pero bakit ganoon? Simula noon may nakilala siyang mga bagong kaibigan, agad akong nakaramdaman ng bagay na hindi naman dapat. Am I jealous?

One of our favorite places we usually go to is a coffee shop and arcade. We used to play a lot in the arcade, also we love coffee and milk tea. That's our love language. When people see us, I don't know why and how they think about us. Some would say that we are like a couple, but it's not. We are just best friends. My other half-sister. Impossibleng magkagusto ako sa kanya. Hindi pwede.

We both love the sunset. Like whenever we were viewing sunset, it reminds us that life always has another chance, another chance to live with. They said, "Live your life to the fullest"  so that's how we were able to continue the life we have and we had before. Even if life is planned for us to grow individually, as long as we will always achieve our own goals and dreams... that's what matters.

2021 – August

Years passed and our friendship slowly faded. It was because of the things had changed, that our priorities changed. We were in senior high, I got shifted to another school and in Ateneo. She just stayed in a catholic university where we met and our friendship started.

Since then, my life has changed over time. I met new people in Ateneo. Some of them became my friends. Some are just totally people I met and strangers to me.

2022 – 2023

Two years, until I graduated my senior high. It felt like... I achieve bigger things in my life. Lord, is this where your plans are to me? Am I getting on the right track?

I still could not forget the day I graduated from senior high. It felt like it just happened yesterday. Especially, I wasn't expecting that after my graduation, my boyfriend would surprise me with a bouquet.