A Little Too Late

It was August 17, 2012, rainy clouds and great thunderstorms greeted me good morning as I woke up earlier than usual today. But even though how much terrible the weather is, I smile and immediately took my phone and messaged JC

“Happy Birthday! Meet me later noon, okay? Near the cafeteria :).

“Thank you best friend and sure thing! I’ll meet you there exactly 12:00 after dismissal”

“Take care okay? Its raining bring an umbrella”

“You as well, I don’t want my little sister to get sick again”

“Thanks big bro!”

Julian Christian Enriquez, in short JC, my best friend since we were in preschool. But after all these years, there’s one thing that I didn’t tell JC, my deepest secret that only I know. I didn’t dared telling anybody even the people who were close to me. Now, I have the enough courage to tell JC this secret of mine, later this after noon I will confess.

I will tell my true feelings for him. That I love him since then.

As to what I have said before, I woke up earlier than usual to prepare my surprise for him. I have been planning this for a month now, and I have been saving my money for this for a year. I am planning to surprise him during our dismissal; it was a good thing that we will have a half-day at school today. There will be enough time to prepare for the birthday boy.

I bought a varsity jacket, the favorite type of jacket of JC, a pair of earphones, since he lost his and a small figurine for his collection, I know he will love these gifts.

As I enter the school with a really big smile, I saw two of my friends walking and saw me.

“Have you greeted him yet?” they said.

“Of course! Exactly 12:00 a.m last night and this morning as well.” I answered

“What are those?”  The other one asked.

“These? Oh these are just my gifts for him, and some preparation for later for lunch.”

“Oh, I see, can we help?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I want that moment to be special”

“Okay, good luck!”

The room was already full as I entered and dropped my things on my desk but for the figurine, I carefully placed it on my locker. The classes started but I was not really listening, I was thinking. Thinking of what could happen later. I was daydreaming on what will be the sequence of events later. I was really, really excited, to see JC and to know his reaction on what I will confess.

“Miss Ailiyah, can you tell me the equation for the sum of the interior angles” said by my Geometry teacher.

“Banner plus jacket plus earphones plus figurine equals a happy birthday” I said without even realizing what I was saying. I guess I was too carried away with the ‘surprise’.

“Miss Ailiyah Marie Gale, if you would like to pass this subject, kindly listen to my lectures and put aside your plans later. Now class…..”

After the word plans, I was again of to my daydream. I didn’t mind what the teacher was telling, all I wanted is to hear the bell ring so I can go straight to the cafeteria and prepare.

But then I thought, what if JC doesn’t like me back. What if his actions towards me were just a treatment for a special friend? Never the less, what matters now is for him to know what I feel and to have a happy birthday. It was settled I am going to confess, and I am going to do it right.