Love and Lies : Van's Story

Chapter 11

"what?? babe? what are you saying?" I asked in confusion ..
Is she telling me that she was my childhood bestfriend??
Is she telling me that she is Lily??

"Im sorry kung hindi ko agad sinabi sayo Van.. I thought that would be the best option that is left for me.." she said na lalong nakagulo sa isip ko..

"wait... Are you saying that you've been lying to me??!! after all this time???!!" I couldnt help but shout after everything that I've heard

"hey.. Babe dont be mad... I havent lied to you.. Hindi ko lang sinabi sayo agad kasi natatakot ako baka hindi mo na ako naaalala.." she said as she looks at me in the eye.Then I saw signs of tears.. They wanted to come out but I guess pinipigilan nya.. Yeah.. sya nga si Lily. She was that strong girl which I've befriended with when I was still a kid. She was that kid Who had protected me whenever I was in trouble. She was that cute little girl that I've first fallen inlove with aside from my mother.

I cupped her face with my hands and then kissed her on the forehead..

"Im not mad.. Im just surprised.. And Im glad that youre finally here.. Im glad that youre back in my life" I said then I smiled at her then she looks up on me and hugs me then she cried..

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This is weird. After everything that I've heard today It didnt even made me angry.. But it made my feelings for her more intense. I dont mean it naughty though. Its not all about flesh. But I think im really inlove with her now. I do love her When we were still kids. And I guess thats what I've been feeling until now.

Hayy... Naku ang gulo gulo mo Van!! haha . Now that I have her by my side , I will never let go of her again.

She told me everything. She told me every story that she have told me back then if she's with me.

She had leukemia when she left. Then had a bone-marrow transplant. She wanted to go back here in the Philippines but the doctors forbid her kasi daw hindi pa sya tuluyang nakakarecover. So she studied there hanggang gumaling sya. At sinabi ng mga magulang nya na doon nalang daw muna mag stay. Then she finished high school and college with flying colors. Gusto daw nya na pag balik nya at kapag nagkita kaming dalawa ay magiging proud ako sakanya.

God... Kahit na matagal na . She's still hoping na magkita parin kami. She also told me na hindi sya nagkaroon ng boyfriend don kasi daw gusto nya munang malaman kung ako ba daw ay meron na at dun lang daw sya magpapaligaw sa iba hahaha. Naku... My baby Lily. Hindi parin talaga sya nagbabago..

She came back here more than a year na yung nakakalipas. At hinanap daw nya ako.. Pero hindi daw nya ako mahanap dahil hindi naman nya alam yung Full name ko hahaha. Imagine that?? You are holding on to one person with your whole life knowing only his nickname?? Thats pretty crazy!! hahaha. But I find it also cute.

She's been suffering not only with her condition. Pati narin sa pangungulila sa kanyang kaibigan. I wont blame her.. kasi ako, I only moved on from her nung naging kaibigan ko yung dalawa kong Ugok na tropa hahaha. Just kidding, pero totoo yun . Nangulila rin ako sa kanya..

Kahit na alam kong umalis na sya ay bumabalik parin ako dun sa playground na kung saan lagi kaming magkalaro.. Lalo na nung naghigh school ako. lagi akong tinutukso ng mga kaklasi ko bakit daw hindi ako nagkakagirlfriend pero hindi ko sila pinapansin.. kasi Im still waiting for her to come back.. and by then, I will tell her that I still love her just like what I felt when we were still kids.

Wow hahaha.. Hindi ko narealize agad na ang dami rin pala naming pinagdaan dalawa bago kami napunta dito.. And I guess this is the time na binigay na samin ng tadhana.. Yung time na magkasama kami.. Yung time na dapat ay hindi na namin sinasayang..