Once Upon A Time

Truth or Dare 3

I still remember those notable times with him during my high school days. Those days of  childish acts of love, moments of happiness and in times of striking tears. It is been more than five years when those things happened but the hell truth is keep on haunting me. High school pa ako nun pero bakit feeling ko parang kahapon lang  yun?

Yung kailangan kong mamili, umiyak, magsakripisyo at iwan yung taong mahal ko. Actually hindi pala "iwan" "let go" is the right term.

Naaksidente kasi si Austin nung time na yun and yes, he is my first love as he is my first heartache. Kailangang operahan yung paa niya for him to walk again but  the recovery will be fast if the operation will be done in states.

"Would you still love me? Do you?" mas nagawa niya pang tanungin ako niyan kay sa mamroblema sa kalagayan niya. I don't want to see him in that situation.

"Yes,  I do." Pahapyaw na sambit ko kasabay ng patakas ng kapirasong luha sa mga mata ko.

His parents beg on me to reject his love dahil kung aamin ako di siya papayag na pumunta sa states because  he already has the reason to stay in the Philippines and that is he wont leave me cause he loves me and I love him too.

Too unreasonable. Too immature. Ilang months lang naman yun siguro kung papalarin siyang gagaling agad.

Nainis nga ako kay Austin nung time na yun. Kasi ba naman doon pa sya aamin na mahal niya ako nung naaksidente na siya.

I released a heavy breathe as I tried to get rid of those memories.

Past. Memories. A very long time ago. It was in the past but I haven't still move on yet. Nakakainis lang diba?

I was snapped back to present when a message had popped up in my phone.

It was from my friend Riva inviting us to have get along once for a while.

"May reunion daw yung Friendship natin. It was been what? More than five years since we have seen each other? Kita kita naman tayo. Barbecque Grilled at 6 in the evening tomorrow. See you.

That is why I am standing at the said venue. Slowly passing each table while scanning the whole room.

"Joyce! We missed you!" pambungad nila sakin nung natuntun ko na sila sa isang corner. Smile plastered in my lips while hearing their shouts. Same old days. Same old ways.

"Likewise gals!" bitbit ko na yung ngiti ko nung sinabi ko na iyon sa kanila nang makalapit ako sabay yakap sa kanila isa't isa.

Napansin kong mas lalong gumanda si Angela. Actually silang lahat naman.

Si Angelyn naman kitang-kita mong mas blooming sya ngayon. Iba na yata yung inspired. Si Xyza naman, asus ang cute pa rin. And last si Riva Fatima na kasama ngayon si Leirran.

Going stronger yung relationship nila. Improving yung mga bestfriends ko. Konti lang kami at kasama yung mga barkada ni Leirran. Isa na lang yung kulang si Austin.

Kanya-kanyang kwento at tanong kami. Marami kasi dapat na ikwento.

"Uy! Pre dumating ka rin sa wakas! Long time no see huh?" agad kaming napatingin sa likod namin. Inuisisa kung sino ang bagong dating.

Agad na nagtama yung tingin namin saglit. Dumating nga siya. Dumating si Austin Villa.

He can totally walk without stretcher. He is not in a bad shape. Good for him! Masaya ako para sa kanya.

"Yeah. It was been five years." sabi niya nung nakalapit na siya sa table namin saka nakipag-appear sa mga barkada niya. Isa-isa niyang nginitian yung mga barakada ko hanggang sa dumapo yung tingin niya sakin.