THEN, SUDDENLY

SIMULA

Diamond

"Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life. Ease up on yourselves. Have some compassion for yourself as well as for others. There's no such thing as perfection, and life is not a race. And now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make good art. Congratulations to us!"

Graduation day! I am so happy we've made it. Sabay kaming nangarap, sabay din naming tutuparin. Sobrang proud ako kasi nakita ko kung paano nagsimula ang lahat ng pangarap namin sa university na ito. Ganito pala yung feeling ng gagraduate, sobrang saya, yung sayang nakakaiyak. Ganun, ganun yung nararamdaman ko.

"I just want to take this opportunity to thank the people who have helped me a lot. My alma mater, thank you. To my mom and dad, to my Lola, thank you guys because you are always there to support me, I love you."

Nakikinig pa din ako sa graduation speech ng summa cum laude ng engineering, and I am so proud because that's my Chris. Yes! My boyfriend is the summa cum laude of his batch. Lahat ng hirap niya worth it! Nakakaproud.

"And of course to my partner in everything, my best friend, my architect, my Sidra... Thank you."

I smiled at him. I am so happy that he appreciates everything I do for him. I know anytime soon, I'm going to cry.

"Every plan that I will make, I want to make sure that you're there, everything baby I want you to be part of it. I want you to be part of me. I know it's not the right place to ask you this, but I feel that this is a perfect time."

Napahawak ako sa bibig ko. Gulat! No I don't want to assume. No he'll not ask me this.

"I want to thank you for everything... please be my own architect... please spend forever with me? I love you Sidra, will you marry me, baby?"

Ayon na nga namatay na ako sa kilig! OMG! Is he really asking me this?

The spotlight is on me now. All eyes are on me too! I was crying because I can't believe he's asking me to marry him. I hate you Christian, yung make up ko. Buti na lang waterproof ito.

Niyugyog ako ng best friend kong si Tasha na nasa tabi ko lang din "Sids, back to earth. OMG! beshy he's asking you." Nilingon ko siya and I saw she's crying also.

"Sidra, please marry me?" ulit ni Christian na nasa stage at naghihintay ng sagot ko.

Tumingin ulit ako sakanya.

"YES! Yes!" Sigaw ko habang tumatango tango at umiiyak. At pagkatapos nun, nagpalakpakan ang mga tao. Tumakbo siya papunta sa akin at hinalikan ako sa noo at niyakap.

"I love you baby!" he said. And he put the ring on my finger.

"I love you too." And I looked at the ring. A simple ring with diamond on it. I love it.

I LOVE HIM.