Be Careful with my Heart Presents: Why Maya is the One

Part 2

A/N: Come November 15, 2013, our favorite TV characters, Maya dela Rosa and Richard Lim, finally wed each other in a groundbreaking, monumental TV moment dubbed as The Fairytale Wedding of the Year.

For sentimental reasons, I felt the need to write a sequel to (an introspection by Sir Chief), the first ever piece I submitted here in Excess Baggage back in April.

So much has happened between Richard and Maya since then. Now, almost 7 months later, here is Why Maya is the One – part 2.

Let me warn you now. This is going to be a really long read. But I hope you'll read it anyway and enjoy it. I would love to read about your thoughts and comments, too!

Thank you and God bless.

And of course, best wishes to our happy couple, Maya and Richard!

Author: iamgarie

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WHY MAYA IS THE ONE – Part 2
by iamgarie

After years of mourning, here I am. No longer grieving and lost. No longer hopeless and in pain. No longer unhappy and miserable. No longer dreading the future and what tomorrow brings. No longer cranky and irritable. No longer sad and angry. No longer devoid of silly smiles and happy thoughts. No longer afraid to embrace life and its uncertainties. No longer afraid to trust and to have faith in people. No longer afraid to love and live again. I have truly become the total opposite of what I once was. I no longer yearn for Alex, yet I shall always remember her with love and gratitude for the life we shared together and for our three wonderful children. Yes, I have finally come to accept that Alex is gone.

Isn't it amazing how one's life can change when he finally meets the purpose for his existence? Yes, I have finally found the one, my reason for being. Everything changed when I met her. She is now the air I breathe. She is the reason for my many smiles and laughter. The reason for my happy thoughts and endless dreams. The reason why I want to wake up every morning and to do better, to be better. The reason why I have become a better father. The reason why my children and I have become closer than ever. The reason why thoughts of the future and the idea of forever excite me. The reason why I am extremely happy, hopeful and complete. The reason why I have learned to love and live again. Yes, after many years of mourning, I am finally alive because I have her, my dear Maya, the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.

I am Richard Lim. Devoted Fiance. Loving Father. Caring Son. Loyal Friend. Supportive Boss. CEO and Chief Engineer of Lim Aviation Services. Business is more than good. But life is even better. I have the unconditional love and support of my family– my kids-Luke, Nikki and Abby, and Mama and Papa. And the love and faith of my beloved Maya dela Rosa, the woman I am to marry tomorrow. My Mrs. Lim. God is truly gracious!

It has only been a little over a year since I met Maya, yet in the short time that we have gotten to know each other, we have indeed come a long way. Had my once trusted friend, Fred, told me the first time Maya and I met that we were bound to end up together, I would have cast him the most incredulous look I could muster and I would have told him in no uncertain terms that he is crazy to ever think that because that will never ever happen! (Come to think of it, it was Fred who did insinuate early on that Maya could be someone special for me, but I kept brushing him off then.) Fred reached out to me just recently, and we have finally made amends. I have invited him to our wedding, as well.

Yes, bestfriend Rafi, I am smiling, and it's all because of my beautiful wife to be, the love of my life! Thoughts of her may never escape me for as long as I live. Isn't it amazing that every little thing that catches my attention now reminds me of her? And how is it that everything somehow leads me to her? Maya is truly the One!