The 10th Valentine

3rd

Valentine's Day
2013

Here comes February 14 full of love scattered everywhere. Emma treats it again as a normal day. She keeps telling everybody that she treats this day as a normal day kahit may nagbigay sa kanya ng mga flowers.

"Wala akong gagawin since it's a normal day," she said to her friends.

"Edi sumama ka ulit sa amin!" Akiko said.

"May pupuntahan ako," she said kahit hindi niya alam kung saan siya pupunta.

Sumakay siya ng jeep papunta sa kung saan. Third year college na sila and she's feeling pretty laid back these days. And besides, foundation day na ulit sa University nila.

She found herself standing in front of a big flower shop. May nagbigay sa kanya ng bulaklak at nagandahan siya nito kaya she decided to buy for her mom as well.

She's standing on the doorway kaya may nakabangga sa kanyang papasok sa flower shop.

"Sorry miss--" the guy looks at her and his eyes widened when he saw her.

Emma's forehead creased because the guy is too familiar, she has seen him before.

"Uy Emma!"

When he called her name, agad-agad niyang natandaan kung sino ito.

"Hiro?" instead of replying, nakipag-apir ito sa kanya. She raised her hand and Hiro bumps his hand against her. He couldn't close his mouth, he's obviously amazed by their third meeting.

"Wow," Hiro says that word almost every minute.

"Tita may bibili po wow," he said to the owner of the shop.

Emma reckons that Hiro goes here kasi kilala nito ang owner. A woman in her mid-40's approached her.

"Uhm may ganito po ba kayong type ng flower?" Emma asked and raised the flower she's holding.

Kinuha ng babae ang bulaklak ng dahan-dahan at ngumiti.

"Paper roses. Oo meron kami, halika," the woman gestured to follow her kaya sumunod siya. She scans the whole place and saw Hiro talking to another staff.

When their gazes met, agad itong ngumiti at kumaway. Emma nods at him and continued to look around.

"Lisianthus Melody talaga ang pangalan nila pero tinatawag din itong paper roses kasi matagal ang shelter life nito," the woman stated.

Emma stared at the paper roses. It has different colors kaya nahihirapan siyang pumili.

In the end, pinapili na lang ni Emma yung babae kasi hindi siya makapili. Nang matapos na itong magbayad ay umalis na siya mg flower shop.

"Boo!" Emma stopped walking midway and looks at the guy hiding in his bouquet of flowers.

"Grabe robot ka ba?" Hiro pouted and scratched his hair. Emma just gave him a dead look.

"Sabi ko nga hindi," she continued walking and he followed her, catching her pace.

"Grabe nagkita ulit tayo noh? soulmates siguro tayo," he said. Emma just focused on walking but she felt hid gaze on her.