Dedicated to @aaronquiingi on Twitter.
Boss, alam ko lurker ka dito. Salamat.
You unknowingly gave me today's prompt.
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Sabi ni Alden, hindi daw siya mahilig magsulat at magbigay ng hand-written letters. The first time he gave me a card nung weeksary namin as AlDub, naintindihan ko agad kung bakit. Ang pangit ng penmanship niya, Lord! Kung ako yung may penmanship na ganun, hindi ko rin kahihiligan magsulat, uy.
Pero naa-appreciate ko naman yung effort niya na magsulat. Kahit yung mga ka-kornihan niya na randomly sinusulat sa mga table napkins tinatago ko. Pag G na G na talaga, pwede rin ibenta sa Ebay yun.
One Sunday, tambay lang kami sa condo, nakahiga ako sa couch tapos siya nakaupo sa dulo. Yung paa ko nakapatong sa lap niya. He was trying to massage my feet kaso hindi niya magawa ng maayos kasi tawa siya ng tawa. Yung toes ko daw parang luya. Aminado naman akong maganda lang talaga ako, hindi perfect. Charot.
Malapit na'kong makatulog sa pagmamasahe niya ng paa ko when he suddenly stood up. Bastos lang eh, noh? Pumunta siya sa duffel bag niya na nakapatong sa console table tapos may kinuha siya. Pagbalik niya sa couch, he handed me a small wooden box tapos may nakapatong na paper. Sabi niya buksan ko daw together with the letter. So I did.
Dear Maine,
Alam ko sawang-sawa ka na sa kantang 'to. Don't worry, ako din. But I'm not letting go of it because it reminds me so much of you, of us. I guess this song will always be special.
♫♪♫ When your legs don't work like they used to before
And I can't sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks? ♫♪♫
Open this box when you get too scared and your knees are shaking and when you feel like your legs are about to give way.
Open this when you feel too cynical about love and life that it makes you feel you lost the ability to wonder and wander.
Open this box when you can't smile, even if you want to.
♫♪♫ When my hair's all gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don't remember my name
When my hands don't play the strings the same way
I know you will still love me the same. ♫♪♫
Open this when you don't feel good about yourself, or the way you look, or when you're having a bad hair day.
Open this when you forget, or when what we have seems to slowly fade into oblivion.
Open this when you feel that my hands are starting to lose grip. My grip is always tight, it's you who's slipping. Kapit, Maine. Kapit.
♫♪♫ And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70
And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23
And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Well, me I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am ♫♪♫
I love you, Maine.
Mamahalin kita-at 24, 54, 84, 104.
Until the world runs out of 4.
♫♪♫ So, honey, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your hand in my beating heart
I'm thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are. ♫♪♫
Forever,
Alden
So, sino ngayon ang babaeng may pinakamahabang buhok sa balat ng lupa?
You got that right.
MEH!
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