Piece by Piece (ON HOLD)

...one... (✔)

Bata pa lang ako... gusto ko na siya.

Magkababata kami atsaka magkapitbahay na din.

So dahil sa magkakabata ay siya ang palaging kalaro at kausap ng kung anu-anong bagay, may sense man o wala.

Atsaka minsan tumatambay din ako sa bahay nila dahil katabi lang naman ng bahay namin at welcome na welcome nga ako doon dahil parang tunay na anak na rin ang turing sa akin ng mga magulang niya.

I become her best ally, best supporter, best partner in crime, best singing partner, best running partner, best playmate, best kausap at most especially, her bestest superman and hero.

In short, her best among the best friend.

Sounds cliche, right?

A guy and a girl who are childhood bestfriends and neighbours in which later on developed a feelings towards one another?

O di kaya...may develop nga kaso one sided lang?

Medyo same pero medyo hindi.

It's far more than a cliche which everybody know about.

Kasi kahit kami ang parating magkasama ay iyong pinsan ko na siyang umuuwi dito mula Amerika ang siyang nagustuhan nito.

Pait ng buhay nuh?

Ako na nga palaging kasama pero sa iba pa nahulog. At ang malala...sa pinsan ko pa.

But there's more to that tho.

Back when we were twelve, if I could remember it clearly ay masaya kaming naglalaro ng basketball noon (which was one of our favourite bonding moment and at the same time favourite sports) when my cousin suddenly went out of the house bringing his lugguage bag saying farewell to us dahil babalik na daw siyang Amerika for his Junior Basebell League na nakalimutan ko because of too much activities going on with her.

She was so sad and pained of the idea to not be able to see my cousin ever again wherein she unfortunately and even instantly blurted out her feelings for him which he turned down by saying to look for somebody else.

Kung akala niyo ay sinabi ko sa kanya ang nararamdaman ko para bastedin niya ito ay nagkakamali kayo. Close man kami ng pinsan kung ito but not that open about personal feelings towards someone.

Masaya ako kasi may chance na ako sa kanya.

Oo na. Alam ko ng ang sama sama ko ng kaibigan to feel happy at her current situation pero masisi niyo ba ako eh sa gusto ko yung tao eh kahit na at the same time ay nasasaktan rin akong makita siyang malungkot at nasasaktan dahil rito.

I then did everything from my power to cheer her up and bring back her old self which I thankfully succeeded without a doubt. So everything goes back to normal not until freshman year came.

Back on freshman days ay may nakilala akong kaklase na katulad ko ay mahilig din sa Manga at isang Otaku kagaya ko which later turned to be my best bud na si Okata.

Unfortunately for me again ay siyang nagustuhan na naman niya pero si Okata ay may iba ng nagugustuhan kaya nasaktan na naman siya and the list goes on.

Not until a year before we graduate in College, kasi...she once again fell in love to a guy whom can't love her back but still, she's persistent to pursue him that even went beyond what is necessary in order to get what she wants which only ends up crying and hurting once again.

And so...I did what I need to do. I asked her to be my girlfriend which she immefiately turned down for a countless of times but still, I was persistent to make her happy and in the end, I succeeded though...in return, I broke my heart piece by piece.