èBook 1: Grow Old w/ You
*FLASH BACK*
“yehey!! Pupunta tayo sa park!!”
“naku, tuwang tuwa na naman ang alaga ko”
Naa-alala ko pa nung araw na yun..
Nung napulot ko yung picture sa park…
“Yaya, tingnan mo oh! May picture ng bata!! Ang ganda!”
“TJ, ibalik mo yan. Baka hanapin ng may-ari”
Nung nakita ko yung picture ng batang babaeng yun, sinabi ko sa sarili ko na hahanapin ko siya.. at pagnahanap ko siya, magpapakasal kami.
*END OF FLASH BACK*
That was 20 yrs. Ago, when I was 5 yrs. Old. Gustong-gusto kong pumunta sa park kasama ang yaya ko. And since that day, everytime na pumupunta ako sa park, lagi ko nang dala yung picture ng batang babae. Lagi ko siyang hinahanap. Tinatawanan pa nga ako ni yaya dahil sabi ko pakakasalan ko yung batang babae.. Until elementary, high school and even college.. hinanap ko siya. Kahit may girlfriend ako, hinahanap ko pa rin siya.
But when I met Rane, it all changes. I decided to stop searching for that girl, the girl in the picture at the park.
Si Rane ay kaklase ko sa isang subject nung college. Naging close kami, niligawan ko siya and we’re 3 yrs in a relationship now.
After that 3 yrs, I realize that I wanna grow old w/ her. To be with her at all times. So I planned to ask her to marry me.
This is it…….. the day that I plan to ask her.
“oh TJ, parang sobrang mamahalin naman sa restaurant na ‘to”
“syempre, special ‘tong araw na ‘to”
“bakit naman? E tapos na ang 3rd anniv natin..”
“since now, lagi nang ganito.. laging special”
“ang romantic naman..”
After eating dinner dun sa ni-recommend na romantic resto ng kaibigan ko….
I kneel before her..
Get the ring, and ask………
“Rane, in the 3 yrs that we spent together, you’ve changed my life. You made me more better than before. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you... Grow old with me… … … … … Will … You … be … my partner in life?”
Tears flowed from her eyes..
She hugged me and whispered—
“yes.. I wanna grow old w/ you”
Nagpakasal kami.. and on our first anniv, I showed her the picture of the girl I got from the park…
“siya ang first love ko, kahit sa picture lang.. hinanap ko siya. But when I met and get to know you, itinigil ko na ang paghahanap sa kanya.”
“Saan mo nakuha yung picture?”
“Sa park, when I was 5 yrs old. Nakakatawa nga eh, sabi ko dati pagnahanap ko siya.. magpapakasal kami J”
“you did!”
“huh?! I don’t understand..”
“I lost that picture when I was 5 yrs old.”
“So… IKAW YUN?!...”
THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL DESTINY!!!! J
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