The Heart and Seoul Search

Chapter Two

I'm in Huntington Beach in California. Dumating na ako sa cafe kung saan tanaw lang ang beach kung saan kami madalas mag-surfing ni Kuya.

Nag-order ako ng hot coffee.

Dito ko na hihintayin si Mervin at ang ibang friends namin.

Caleigh, please contine with your life even if I'm not around, a'right? Mervin and the others are here. They'll support, guide and be with you as my substitution. While I'm in New York. Please don't hate me or Mom and Dad. Maybe they just want to see that you can be independent. IF anything happens, anything, call me. New York's just a few hours away, sweetie. I love you. Remember that always. I'll keep in touch.

Those are the last words of my brother before he went to New York.

I sighed. Luminga-linga ako sa paligid. Ang tagal naman ata ng mga taong yun? Baka nasa beach sila.

So I stood up. Bringing the hot coffee that I ordered. Still looking out for any signs of my friends.

Left.

Right.

Left.

Nothing.

Fine. I'll surf alone.

Nag-shower na ako sa outdoor shower pagkatapos kong magbihis.

Pagdating ko sa beach, may napansin akong parang may nagshu-shooting.

Hmm. Interesting.

Tumingin ako kung saan nakatutok ang camera. And...

Oh my gosh!! Lee Minho is here!

True enough, it was my crush, Lee Minho.

I was just staring at him like a total idiot. Papunta na siya dito! God, ang ganda ko talaga! Sobra!

Hindi pa rin ako umaalis sa kinatatayuan ko. Siyempre, na-star struck na ako eh.

Andito na siyaaaa!!! Malapit na malapit na siya. Pero hindi siya tumitingin sa'kin.

Gosh! Konti na lang at...

At...

At...

Nabangga niya ako. I dropped on my butt.

"Oh, mianhe. I mean, I'm sorry. Are you okay?"

Kiss muna. "Uhh.. yeah. I'm so sorry."

He smiled and said, "How about if I treat you to lunch?"

Ang bilis mo yata hijo? Marathon ba? "Uhh.. S-sure." Grab na! Once in a lifetime lang ako lalapitan ng isang Lee Min Ho.

"Araso. What's your name?"

"Caleigh."

"Lovely name. Just like the owner." He smiled sweetly. "All right, I'll meet you at..." he said the place and I just nodded. Still star strucked.

"See you then," sabi nito saka umalis na.

I watched him as he went to a guy who seemed like a director.

What a beautiful day.

With the surf board in hand and a wide smile in my face, I went to the beach and started surfing.

After about half an hour, umahon na ako. I guess that was fine and fun.

But it's more fun when my brother is around. We compete with each other in a friendly way. Wala pang natatalo sa'min. Or rather, di pa ako natatalo dahil pinagbibigyan niya ako parati.