"I stared at the floor full of scattered pictures...
Its our pictures together...
I picked one and chuckled...
'It was a picture when you fell asleep during a seminar. You were seated next to me and we were srangers that time.'
I picked up another one and smiled weakly...
'I was crying at the garden because i didn't get the role for the play. Unexpectedly, you were there and wiped my tears. It was shocking that you told me that 'Just cry. I'll be here to comfort you. I'll be your bestfriend from now on'
I picked up another one and wiped a tear that escaped through my eye...
'It was a picture of the day i said "yes" to you. It was the day that we became official lovers. We were legal.'
You always give me sweet morning messages.
You always check my condition.
You always cheer me up.
You're always beside me when I need you.
You always give me a ride to school.
You were even close to my parents.
And i was close to yours too.
But one day...
You became cold.
You are always busy.
We rarely see each other.
You barely text and call me.
You stopped sending long sweet messages.
You stopped giving me a ride to school.
You changed.
I just woke up one day that...
You were already gone .
I miss everything.
Your smile,
Your laugh,
Your hug,
Your care ,
Your love,
YOU.
Its sad to think that I wont be seeing those from now on...
All of it will just be sawn on pictures...
All of it will just be a part of my past...
All of it will be just...
Memories..." -pagtatapos ni Maam.
"Maam! Ano po ba ang nangyare doon sa lalake?"- tanong ng isa kong kaklase na si Maikle.
"Oo nga maam!" - segunda naman ng tropa niya.
Ngumiti ng mapakla si maam at sinabing "Namatay siya."
"Maam ang lungkot naman po pala ng love story mo"- sabi ko. Napatingin sa gawi ko si Maam at ngumiti. Yung ngiting may tinatagong lungkot.
"Oo malungkot nga pero hindi ko naman makikilala ang asawa ko ngayon kung hindi iyon nangyari. I shouldn't be here and telling you this.-" Inilibot ni maam ang kanyang paningin sa buong klase "The past is the most important chapter of your life. Without it, you cannot make a new chapter and make a happy ending."- naguluhan naman kami kaya napatawa si maam.
"Okay, let's put it this way... Love is like a book. The past is its prolouge. The present is its chapters. And the future will be its epilouge. And we all know that a story can't start without a prolouge right? You cannot make new chapters in your life without moving on from the past."tumingin sa bintana si maam "Write your past. Move on. Make new chapters. Prepare for your epilouge." Dugtong ni maam at ibinaling ulit ang kanyang tingin sa amin.
*ring bells*
"Class dismiss" sabi ni maam at lumabas ng classroom namin habang kami ay nanatiling nakatulala at nabibighani sa kanyang ibinahaging kwento.
||February 25,2018||
