We Could Happen

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Two months past and Aireen and I have done a lot, We have been on several dates, we are now officially a couple. We went to the zoo, had a picnic at the beach. I met her parents, he met my mom and my friends. 

I stayed in Manila for more than a couple of months and I really need to go back in Cebu to manage my business.

"You take care of yourself here okay? if you have any problems, I'm just  one call away" Jacob said to Aireen

Aireen: "Yeah I will take care of myself here Baby, don't worry about me.

Jacob kissed and hugged her tightly and went to the departure area.

The next day...

"Can I ask you a question?" he asked me with a soft yet sad voice. I responded with nothing in mind. "Sure" I said.
We were in the back of his car; going home from late night dinner with friends. My mind was in another place when he decided to let the tender voice spoken."I'm confused. I really like a woman. But I don't dare to like her." he said. I only turned to him when he hit the sentence about liking a woman. I asked more about it as if I really cared. I cared. But not really. "I like her but I don't dare to because she is my bestfriend." I looked at him without any words but with the eyes of curiousness and cares. Again, as if I cared. " It is not wrong to like a woman. Your friend or whoever has no right to stop you from falling in love. But if you care too much about your friend's feelings or thoughts, then you shouldn't like her. I would encourage you to fall in love. Love is a beautiful thing.
Peter, if you are afraid of her feelings, then you will lose her. If you lose her, you might lose the chance to ever have her. But she won't leave you. Your best friend won't hate you or break up with you for a woman. That's the thing about friendship. It's deep. It has layers." I sounded like a total relationship expert. he smiled. And he turned away. 

Peter and I have been together for more than a couple of years. We became friends unknowingly through our interests in dancing and music. I shared most of my relationships problems with him. Maybe, I shared too much. He wasn't the best of the best friend. He was a friend of mine that I basically do everything with. I have my other three best of the best friends. I told him about everything. I told him about him. Him. Him. Zach. And the Tears. All the Tears. And the pains. 

"Ai, can't you see it? Mahal kita! Noon pa.!"

Aireen is in complete shock after hearing it.

Aireen: "Pete, I have a boyfriend remember? And I love him so much"

Peter: "Yun nga ang masakit Ai eh, Minahal mo sya ng ganon ka bilis. I was there when you are in pain, through your ups and downs..." Peter paused when Aireen Interjected him

"But you never do anything to solve the problem, and besides, you are my friend. Nothing more, nothing less." Aireen said.

Pater: "Ano ba ang pwede kong gawin para mahalin mo rin ako Ai?"

"Nothing. I only love one person now. And It's Jacob" Aireen replied

"There are really those people who were meant to fall inlove with each other but never meant to be together. Isn't sad that somehow someone has filled in the emptiness inside you yet she can never be yours? Aireen added

"I knew from the beginning that we were never meant to be" Peter said. "No matter how I wish for us to be together."
"Pete, You will find someone who can love you the way you love her, but that woman is not me." Aireen said

Aireen went out of the car.. "Thanks for the ride Pete"

Not a day had passed that we did not talk. Sometimes we even had video chats, exchange pictures and as days passed by i feel cared, i feel appreciated and i feel loved. For the first time after a long time i feel like i belong to someone. And then i knew that i was so in love with him with each passing day. I knew that this was the feeling I've been longing to feel. He completes the emptiness in me.

Eleven months passed and we are going to celebrate our first anniversary, We faced a lot of ups and downs especially with my dad.

"For the past years of my life I have never been the person to know what love is like, for someone other than my family to say they care about me. I had a history of rejection but I know this girl isn't like the others. She is unique. Best of all, she loves me no matter my faults. And I love her no matter what." Jacob said...

"The only problem is....her father doesnt believe in our love. He is the main one in control of her and I have to deal with not seeing her much. Her father just thinks I'm some guy trying to get in her pants. I sit here at night and don't know how she is or how upset she is without me by her side. To make things worse her father isn't the type to see love, he doesn't care if she loves a boy and it is true. He doesn't care about her happiness or anything."

"I know her past and how life has done nothing but put her down and I feel like I came into her life to change all that. She is always depressed unless we are on Skype, she hurts herself if I am not around, and I just want to keep her safe but I can't. It hurts me to know that." Jacob said

Paul: "Ang hirap talaga kalabanin ng mga tatay"
Jacob: "We've come this far, I will never give up Bro"

" I'm not the type of person to be upset bro, but I just love her so much and our time is precious to me in every way. I would rather die than know that I won't be with her because of her Father, I will prove him wrong.. That i deserve his daughter." Jacob said

Paul: "That's The spirit! Prove him wrong!"

"Hello Kearl? I badly need your help" Jacob said
Kearl: "What can I do for you Jacob?"
Jacob: " It's our first anniversary next week and I would like to surprise her. Can you help me?
Kearl: "Ang sweet naman...! Sige bah! What's your plan?

"Okay here it goes..."
Jacob explained everything to Kearl and she agreed...

Jacob started his cold treatment with Aireen, he never message her or call her. Aireen felt sad and worried what happened to Jacob..

"He don't love me anymore? He got tired and gave up because of my dad?" Aireen thought

Days passed, still no message from him, his friends aren't answering her messages either!

Jacob fly to Manila without Aireen's Knowledge... He is so excited and hoping that all of it will work as planned.

The moment he arrive in Manila, Kearl fetched him at the airport and talked about their plan for tonight...

to be continued...