Chapter 1: By Chance?
Everything perfect happens in perfect timing…
…in the right time
…with the right person
They were broken when they first meet. He was moving on. She was still in pain. They were both strangers for each other, but that moment when their eyes met halfway, nothing was felt but love…nothing was seen but two people destined to share forever.
He was Gerald. She was Sarah. Out of serendipity, they arrived at the same time…. at the same place… and were seated side by side in a bench facing the riverbank. There were only two benches there. She was at the right. He was at the left. It was 6:00 in the evening. The sunset paints a vista of just so perfect romance. But they can’t feel it. They were there to mend their broken hearts. It can’t be explain how these two people who are suffering from excruciating pain were the only people who were there at that time when everyday, hundreds are there to find leisure. That day, that time, it was only them - looking at one sunset..feeling one romantic night. Perhaps, it’s destiny…perhaps.
Out of nowhere, he noticed her. She’s a simple girl wearing nothing glamorous but an innocent eye and an angelic face. Then, he saw him. He is but handsome, so good looking and every girls dream boy. Their sight met in between. She was shocked and so she just bowed down her head. But, he was curious and so he made the first move.
Gerald: Did he cheat on you?
Sarah: What?
Gerald: Ang sabi ko, did he cheat on you?
Sarah replied with nothing. She was puzzled how Gerald knew what she is going through. She is a very shy girl..very shy that she even didn’t know how beautiful and lovable she is. But Gerald is persistent. He finds Sarah mysterious yet so sweet and charming.
Gerald: Alam mo ba hanggang ngayon hindi ko alam kung naging mabuting boyfriend ba ako?
Sarah: Ano? Bakit mo ba sinasabi sa akin yan?
Gerald: Alam ko, nandito ka rin para makalimot.
Sarah: Paano mo nalaman?
Gerald: Halata naman sa mga mata mo. Alam mo, ang ganda ng mga mata mo pero ang nakikita ko ngayon ay sakit at kalungkutan.
Sarah: Bakit ganun? May mga lalaki talagang hindi kayang harapin ang mga kasalanan nila. Yun bang sa una paniniwalain kang mahal ka, pero in the end may mahal naman pala siyang iba.
Gerald: So he cheated on you?
Sarah: Mahal ko naman siya. Binigay ko naman lahat sa kanya. Pinaglaban ko, but wala eh, iniwan ako. Siguro nga mas maganda talaga yung babae, mas sexy. (laughing)
Gerald: Pero tingin ko, mas maganda ka. Hindi naman kasi nababtay ang ganda sa pisikal na itsura, nasa puso. At base sa sinabi mo, nakikita kong you have a very good heart.
They were 2 meters apart that time. He was still on that bench at the left side. And she was still on the bench at the right. Little by little, Gerald comes closer..closer and closer that they too now are an inch away from each other.
Gerald: I’m Gerald.
Sarah: I’m Sarah.
They both shook at each other’s hand. That moment, both cannot explain the feeling that they have inside. The same feeling they felt when they first fall in love. But this time, it’s different. This time, it’s more true…more pure….much intense.
Gerald: A Princess. That is the meaning of your name right?
Sarah: Di ko alam eh. (smiling). Bakit ka nga pala nandito? Nag break ba kayo ng girlfriend mo?
Gerald: A year ago. (bowed down his head)
Sarah: Nagloko ka?
Gerald: I tried. We tried but it didn’t work out. Siguro, we’re just not meant to be.
Sarah: Bakit ka naman nandito? Siguro nandiyan parin ang sakit?
Gerald: I have moved on. Pumunta lang ako dito to breathe some fresh air. Alam mo na, para magliwaliw.
Sarah: Ganun ba? Mabuti at naghilom na rin ang sugat diyan sa puso mo.
Gerald: In time, maghihilom din ang sugat Sarah. Malilimutan mo rin yan. Ang importante ay may natutunan ka sa napagdaanan mo.
Sarah: Salamat. Siguro nga.
Gerald: Mukhang gumagabi na. at medyo malamig na rin. Di ka pa ba uuwi?
Sarah: Sige mauna ka na.
Gerald: Sigurado ka? Wala kang kasama dito.
Sarah: Kailangan ko lang mapag isa para maka pag isip na din.
Gerald: Paano, ingat ka ha.
Sarah: Salamat Gerald.
They separate ways. But he still looked at her with compassion. He doesn’t know why his eyes are still glued on that girl sitting on the bench at the riverbank. She still seats there, hiding the pain…finding herself.
Gerald continued walking away..still in mind the girl she just met at the river banks. He was about to take another step but instead of stepping forward, he made a step back and ran back to the river banks. He ran as fast as he could hoping that he could still see Sarah there…but he was frustrated. No one was there. Sarah was no longer there. But to his surprise, the girl who caught his attention left something that made him hopeful.
Gerald: Naiwan niya ang panyo niya. Pero bakit kaya? Siguro grabe talaga ang pag-iyak niya. Sana hindi na lang ako umalis. Sana dinamayan ko na lang si Sarah. Makikita ko pa kaya siya? Sana naman para maibalik ko naman ang panyo niya.
Sarah: Panyo ko bay an? (from the back)
Gerald: Bumalik ka? Oo sa’yo ata to.
Sarah: Salamat at ikaw naka kita sa panyo ko. Bakit ka bumalik?
Gerald: I’m worried about you.
Sarah: Sa akin? Bakit naman? Kayak o sarili ko.
Gerald: Kasi mukhang malungkot ka talaga kanina eh. May kasama ka ba pauwi?
Sarah: Wala nga eh. Pero wag ka mag alala. Kaya ko naman sarili ko.
Gerald: Samahan na lang kita. Ok lang ba?
Sarah: Naku huwag na. Baka magalit si mommy pag nakita tayo?
Gerald: Walang malisya. Baka ma pano ka pa sa daan eh, di makakaya ng konsensya ko.
Sarah: Sige na nga. Tara.
They both stroll the busy streets. He was still mesmerized by her. She was all along feeling awkward and shy.
Gerald: Strikto ba ang mommy mo.
Sarah: Oo. Pero naiintidihan ko naman kasi she only wants the best for me. Lalo na ngayon dahil sa ang nangyari sa amin.
Gerald: Mother really knows best.
Sarah: Oo nga. May kasalan naman kasi ako.
Gerald: Kasalanan? Bakit?
Sarah: Huwag mo nang alamin.
The entire hours that they are together walking under the same moon, looking at the same sky, and with feet on the same grounds were hours of unexplained instance how two people from two different world’s have touched each other’s heart.
Sarah: Hanggang dito na lang. Baka magalit si mommy. Salamat ha.
Gerald: Talaga? Gusto ko sana makilala mommy mo. Pero sige next time na lang. Mag-ingat ka ha.
Sarah: Salamat Ge.
Gerald: Ge? Ang cut nun ha. So can I call you Sa? Perhaps, Sasa? (smiling)
Sarah: Ewan ko sa’yo Gege. (giggles)
And they both bid each other goodbye with a sweet smile.
P.S. This is a fan fiction about sarah and Gerald. Hope you all like it. comments will be highly appreciated. Thanks so much. <3 :))))
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