HER

123 months ago, she's a neophyte in our school. For the past years we had spent with each other, she never missed making every moment a precious one. She's a friend worth having for. She never treated me as no one but instead, as her other half. But as the saying goes, everything changes and so do her.  It happened when we reached 9th Grade. We ended the past school year still hanging out with each other, but during 9th Grade, first day of class, she just gave me a weak smile and left me behind. I don't know what had gone in her mind. I don't know what makes her changed. I thought she was just joking, but time passes, she was the same, she was still the changed one. He barely talk and every single word she said makes sense. We reached the 12th Grade without being together again. I never had the chance to ask her. I remember a moment when someone confront her, trying to woo her, but all she just said is," You're too qualified for me and i never deserve you". Every wooing happens to her, those are her words. We ended our highschool years with her being the class Valedictorian. We took separate ways. She took Civil Engineering and i took Education. I never seen her after, not until we reached the age of 25. We both see each other during Venez's Birthday, one of our classmates. Some brought their toddlers but she brought her present. Our classmates asked her who took the special place in her heart, all she had said is the name Louis. The name just registered in my mind after a few seconds. Everything came into my realization. Louis-the name of her first love. He like Louis since 3rd Grade and it turns into LOVE. I never thought that until now, Louis is the one.

"So, how long that you've been together?", asked Venez.

"We have never been together, but he's still in here." pointing straight to her heart.

In that very moment, it's like the old her seems to be back. She never been that before after the 9th Grade. I thought to myself, if they never been together, Louis might have wife and kids.

"Why is that so?" Those words just came out of nowhere in my mouth

"Oh Jannica! Sorry for those times. I miss you", then hugging me.

I feel contented at that time. I don't want that time to end. I miss her talking to me and being the same as before.

" We've never been together because we barely talk and never see each other after being in a commitment together."

We all look shocked. They never been together again in the same place but in a commitment rather. Still wise as before. I looked at my classmates while sharing stories and reminiscing the past years, it's like being a teen for a while. In the middle of the conversation, we all looked back at the knock of the door. Obviously, we aren't expecting someone. Venez opened it and a guy a year older stands still. Venez hugged him and i heard her say "Kuya". I guess he's Rodgie, the closest older brother of Venez. Hours later, Rodgie came down from upstairs to join us and he sat beside her. I can see joy in their eyes as they looked at each other.

"Kuya, it's my birthday. Could you please let go of each other first, loveeers", Venez said to Rodgie.

Did i hear it right? It's Rodgie that her first love?

"Enough Venez! Rodgie Louis Treyes is just missing me", she said with a smile and sarcastic tone obvious in her voice.

It hit me. Why am I so slow that it is Rodgie? How come I didn't knew that Louis is the second name of Rodgie? I then smile for my stupidity. After then, we started hanging out again. Every question i had in myself and everything is clarified. We are back to what we really are before. Truly, people change but the old one is still there hidden in their own hearts and we can't deny the fact that how hard we hide our own true selves, it will never be hidden forever.