A Mistaken Letter (Love Letter Entry#1)

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"Hoy Chaviz! Tumabi ka nga diyan sa dinadaanan ko! Ang laki mong harang! BWAHAHA!"

It all started in that day. It started when she saved me from those bullies. It is the day that i finally got close to her.

"Hoy! Tumigil nga kayo! Ang laki laki ng daanan! Papansin kayo no, mga palaka!"

We were young. We don't have any idea what we're saying and what we are doing. If it weren't for her, i would end up crying and whining again like a baby. Because i'm weak. I don't know how to defend myself.

"Wag ka nga mangialam, Clare! Ikaw papansin ka din eh! Gusto mo ikaw naman yung awayin namin ha?!"

But that day, i didn't expect that i could actually defend someone.

"No! L-leave her alone!"

I can't believe that i actually stood infront of her, as if protecting her from a falling asteroid. I can't believe that i actually have the gut to do that infront of an enemy. I sounded like i was brave. But the truth is, my legs are shaking with fear.

"Ah lumalaban ka na ah?! You can't beat us, pig! You're weak, and a coward! Wanna know why? Because you don't have any pare--"

I was ready for that insult. I prepared for that insult. But in just one millisecond, that insult vanished in mid-air like it's never belong there. I woke up and saw that boy, lying above the ground. And there she was, standing just right beside him, as if she was to blame that he came face to face to the ground. Everyone is watching. And not only me didn't expect that she can do that to who's older than her. Who's bigger than her.

She's brave. She can stand to anyone. She can face everything without fear.

And for some unknown reason, i started to fall in love with her.

I tried to smile, remembering every bit of our memories. Because they need me to remember them. They need me to hold on to them. Because the other who had shared these memories with me, has already forgotten every piece of them. Her memories faded like a ghost from the dark. It's like her puzzle. The pieces are already lost. Not sure if they will ever come back again.

I was hoping she was searching for it. I will hold on for that little piece of hope. I will wait for her to come back. I will wait until she finally remembers me. Until she finally learned to love me again.

Because i never stopped loving her. It never passed a day without thinking of her. It never passed an hour without missing her. It never passed a minute, longing for her. And it never passed a minute without loving her.

When she left, i thought she took my soul with her. Wala nang natira sa pagkatao ko nang mawala siya sakin. I tried finding her. I searched all over the world that it took me five years to find her.. but.. i never got a chance to have one glimpse of her. Pakiramdam ko nagtatago siya sakin. It's like we're playing an endless hide and seek. Hanap ako nang hanap, samantalang siya naman ay tago naman ng tago.

Limang taon, at wala na akong nakuhang balita tungkol sakanya. O kahit sa pamilya niya. I tried talking to Tracy, na ngayon ay kasal na kay Bernard. Dahil siya ang napili niya to be his last requirement for his inheritance. Ay hindi ko man lang matyempuhan. Kung wala sa trabaho, nasa ibang bansa. Limang taon na din silang kasal at hanggang ngayon wala pa silang anak. Guess they are waiting for a perfect time to have one.

And as for me? I'm still single, of course. I never dated anyone after her. Kahit wala na siya, i stayed loyal to her. Kaso nga lang, nalipat sa ate ko lahat ng manang dapat na saakin na. Kung hindi ko lang iniwan noon si Jeraldine, at nanatiling nasa tabi niya, hindi sana mangyayari lahat ng ito. Malamang ngayon, kasal na din kaming dalawa, living happy and free as any married couple would be.