RUNAWAY (Completed)

This Time

"Good Evening everyone.."

Nagsalita na yung babae na may hawak ng mikropono. Di ko alam kung asan siya pero sobrang pamilyar yung boses niya.

Patuloy pa rin na nagpla-play yung video sa screen.

Shet pictures namin to ni Ara eh. Bigla ko tuloy siyang namiss. Di pala, lagi ko naman kasi siyang namimiss.

Candid shots to ah. Saan kaya nakuha nung gumawa nung video yung mga pictures namin ni Ara.

Biglang nagbulung-bulungan yung mga tao. Di ko naman mapansin kung ano pinag-uusapan nila kasi nakatutok ako sa screen.

"Seven years.." Pagsisimula nung nagsasalita

"Seven years ago I met a basketball player. Lagi kaming inaasar na dalawa ng mga teammates namin. Di ko siya feel nun kasi nga pag basketball player, eh player  din ng feelings." Medyo garol ang boses nung nagsasalita. Paiyak ba to o ano.

"3 years ago you asked me to marry you. I said yes. A problem came. After a year we were ready. You asked me again, but I didn't respond. Again, a problem rose. I almost gave up but you didn't and you told me I shouldn't. Now, we are both choosing wheter we should give up or not."

"In life there are things that are meant to stay in our hearts but not in our lives."

"There would always be a good in goodbye."

Papalapit ng papalapit yung nagsasalita.

"But I guess, goodbye is not the right term because goodbyes are just for the people who are not courage enough to fight for what is being said by their hearts."

"Today, February 14, 6 months after I bid my goodbye for an operation in Arizona, here I am standing...."

To get right down on bended knees

Nothing else would ever be

Better better

That day when

I say will you marry me

I swear that I'll mean it

I say will you marry me

"Thomas Chritopher Torres, will you marry me? I know this sounds irrelevant that I am the one proposing to you. I just want to return back the favor. I wish this time around, for the 3rd time indeed, I'm asking you a very confidential question which you also asked me not once but twice. Some years ago."

"Thom, sorry for keeping you waiting. 6 years indeed is a very long time. I hope you're not giving up at this very moment. Today, I promise you that I'm ready to face, we are ready indeed to face the married life path."

"So, for the 4th time around, Thomas Christopher Torres, I am Victonara Galang asking you if you are willing to marry me."

That's the time when Ara bended infront of me holding my hand.

This position. Same postion twice, some year ago. Same person but the difference is just that she is the one who is asking me to marry her. I am the one who should be doing this.

Tinitigan ko lang siya.

Then, flashbacks are running inside my head.

It was a lively evening at Razon's. Everyone was tired from training. Despite, I was very ready that time. I was composed. I am decided to ask Ara if she could be my girlfriend. She said yes. Everything went fine. After some year, I proposed to her. She said yes. I left. She cried. I went back. I asked her again. She didn't respond. She almost gave up. I told her don't. Awhile ago, we are confused if we should give up from the hindrances we were encountering. Now ...