Out Of The Woods

Little Piece of Neverland

"Shhh... Stop laughing. We'll get caught." I hissed at her.

"I can't." She giggled some more.

"Sam, I don't want to go to jail for stealing coins from a wishing fountain."

"But, Callix, it's not just a wishing fountain. It's the Fontana di Trevi!" She exclaimed a little too loud.

"Wag ka nga maingay." I hissed again.

" The coins from the fountain would be the best souvenir." She argued.

"It's like stealing other people's wish. Ibalik na natin."

"Pag binalik natin 'to, huhulihin tayo ng mga pulis na humabol satin. Ikukulong nila tayo. Ayos lang ba sayo 'yon? Kasi okay lang sakin makulong dito sa Rome."

This girl have become so stubborn. We've been away from home for almost two years now. We have been travelling to different places just to tick off the stuff we put on our bucket list. Part of Samuelle's list is to collect coins from the world famous Trevi Fountain. Okay na sana, kung hindi lang kami nakita nung mga pulis. We had to run as fast as we can and hide just to avoid them.

I have never been happier in my entire life now that I am with Sam. She lost her way when some guy broke her heart, and I went out to find her. The thing is I have loved Sam for as long as I can remember. My parents always told stories of how I keep on telling everyone that I will marry Sam when we grow up. Even after we drifted apart some time during our teenage years, I knew I loved and wanted to marry her. It never changed.

Sam and I grew up together since our parents our basically bestfriends. They were part of a huge band called Neon. Marami kaming anak ng banda, but Sam and I had a different world. She's weird- but everyone loved that about her. Sya ang paborito ng marami, kasi sya ang pinaka bata at pinaka malambing. Ako naman ang pinaka ayaw ng mga kuya niya. Masyado kasi silang protective kay Sam. At dahil alam nila na mahal ko ang kapatid nila, hindi nila ako hinahayaang makalapit mag-isa sa kanya.

When Sam turned 18, I asked for her dad and brothers' blessing para ligawan sya. They all said no. It was a very long argument, pero pumayag sila na ligawan ko si Sam when she turns 25. I am a man of my word. Katulad ng pangako ko kay Sam noong bata pa kami, naghintay ako. Excited pa nga ako when the year came that she was gonna turn 25.

While I was patiently waiting, Sam met a guy who only deceived her into falling in love. She fell for the guy only to find out that he wanted to kill her. And that totally broke her. She lost herself. All the good things in her faded. The smile I always fall for was gone. The sparkle in her eyes was replaced with tears. She didn't feel like herself and that scared her so much that she just took off. She left without saying goodbye. But like I said, Sam and I have our own little world. And in that little world, we're the best at playing hide and seek. She's the best at hiding and I was the best at seeking. I always find her no matter how hard she tries to hide. I always find her because my heart knows her too well. I flew half way around the world and found her. She was still broken. She was still lost. But she was hopeful- and that is all I need her to be. I just need her to be hopeful so she can see how lovely her soul is. Kahit sabihin nya na hindi nya na kilala ang sarili nya, kaya ko ipakilala sa kanya kung sino sya. I have enough love for her soul that I can give her a part so she'll love herself too.

Alam ni Sam na mahal ko sya. Alam ko din na hindi nya pa kaya tangapin ang pagmamahal na 'yon. But I am willing to wait. I just know that she is worth the wait. I can wait for her to find herself so we can go home, kahit pa alam kong galit na sa akin ang papa ko. Iniwan ko kasi lahat ng project ko sa Revert Records para hanapin si Sam. They were grooming me to become the next ZD, and I was already on my way to being the next big rockstar. Pero dahil anak ako ng isang Neon, puso ko din ang inuuna ko. Una sa kahit anong bagay si Sam. Sya ang pinakamahalaga.