Sweetest Taste of Life

Prologue

"Please Stay, Jared. Without you, hindi ko na alam. Alam mo lahat ng pinagdaanan ko. Alam mo kung gaano ako masasaktan sa gagawin mo. I'll get hurt again,gusto mo iyon? Akala ko ba hindi mo ako sasaktan at iiwan? Nasaan na iyong mga pangako mo? Di'ba sabi mo tayo hanggang sa dulo? Jared, why leave so fast? Please, make it real. Kumapit ako sa mga pangako mo Jared. I love you so much" Iyak na ako ng iyak hanggang sa napaupo na ako. I can't let him go. I can't. Napakadilim ng kalangitan at tila ang ula'y paparating.

"I'm sorry but it's my decision. Stand up please! Nakakahiya sa mga tao. I explained it already. I don't love you anymore. Matagal ng nawala ang pagmamahal ko sayo so let's stop exchanging fake I Love You's and I miss you's. Bata pa tayo Aya. We're just 18 so stop acting like you're going to die. Madami ka pang makikilalang bagong tao. You'll forget about me. Kaya, kahit magmakaawa ka, hindi ko na mababago ang desisyon ko. Let's break up! " at iniwan na nya akong nakaluhod at nakatingin sa lupa.

Saan ba ako nagkulang? What's wrong with me ? Bakit palagi na lang akong iniiwan?

Kasabay ng pag-iyak ay pagbagsak ng malalaking tipak ng ulan. Mabuti pa ang ulan, nakikiramay sa kapighatian ko. Well, I don't have any many friend at all. I only have one real friend. Lahat sila, utak ko lang ang habol. They treat me like a trash na pagkatapos nilang gamitin, parang basura ulit trato nila sa akin. Unfair, right? Pati mga magulang ko, nagagalit kapag may line of 7 sa card ko, mostly when I was in my 7th grade. So I did my best but my best isn't enough to them. Hindi ko kailanman naranasan na purihin ng mga magulang ko and it's the most painful thing.

Hindi tumigil ang malakas na ulan. At hindi rin ako tumayo sa kung nasaan man ako. It's my day anyway. Araw ng pagkawasak ko ulit.

But suddenly, I felt like someone stood beside me. The rain didn't stop but I can't feel any pour of rain.

"Are you going to kill yourself crying lady? Stand and shed yourself at the parking lot. " He said.

I don't know what to do so I stand up and I met his one pair of chinky brown eyes. I stared at him. His face is like an angel. It's so innocent.

"Stop staring at me, Miss. Walk and dry your tears". Sumunod ako sa sinabi niya.

Mabilis na tumigil ang malakas na ulan at tanging mga busina na lang ang maririnig.

"Uh, thanks Mister for your kindness" pasasalamat ko sa kanya.

"Don't thank me miss. And please, don't be sad. Don't let yourself appear weak. Just look at the brighter side" wika niya.

I glance at him. I asked him if he's a psychologist and he answered me "No, I'm not. I just saw sadness and pain in your lovely eyes".

Natahimik ako sa sinabi niya. At bigla ulit bumalik ang nangyayari sa buhay ko. I want to escape in this world.

"Life is just being unfair. I guess this is the worst moment of my life" I stated.

"Life is fair, Miss. It's the people who makes it unfair. And Life's best moment happens at a perfect time", sagot niya. A man full of words.

"By the way, who are you? " I asked. Curious ako kung sino siya. He seems quite familiar because of his chinky brown eyes.

"No need to know my name, Crying Lady. I maybe just a stranger to you but always remember that no matter how unfair life is, you need to be strong."