An Open-Letter To My Bestfriend "Once"

Genesis

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
-Anais Nin

From Trixia
Wattpad: @xiexieyesha

Third Year College, 2009

To Someone I Don't Know Yet
Education Student
2nd Floor, School Gymnasium

Dear You,

Samahan mo akong balikan ang ala-ala kung paano tayo nagsimula...

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I never really had a real close guy friend until you came. We were in our Junior year in College ng magkaroon tayo ng interaction.

You were famous for being a wierd, loner, nerd, snob pero matangkad, maputi at cute guy sa school. You've also got that mysterious effect on you that a lot of the students in our school were curious about. Actually, sobrang daming nagkakagusto sa'yo pero as I said it you were very snob, loner and anti-social. So, nobody got the chance to get near you.

Lagi kitang nakikita sa isang sulok sa itaas ng gym. Yun siguro ang time na naghihintay ka ng susunod mong klase. Minsan nagbabasa ka, minsan naman nagsusulat or minsan you're drawing something.

Hey! Napapansin lang kita pero I wasn't interested to get to know you. Marami lang talaga akong alam kasi you are the talk of town in our school plus the fact na you were a transferee, makes other students interested at you. Kaya sana wag lumaki ang ulo! Besides, wala naman akong rason para kilalanin ka diba? Pero to be honest, ang cute mo! Hahaha. Charr!

One day, My class did the first play production for our Theatre Arts' class. Our professor invited students under her classes sa iba't-ibang departments to be our audience.

Mantakin mo ako yung gaganap na bidang babae sa play namin entitled, "New Yorker in Tondo". (Wala kasi ibang choice hahaha) A story of a Binondo girl na nakapunta lang sa New York ng saglit eh akala mo na kung sino ng sosyal na spokening-dollar foreigner pagbalik ng Pinas hahahaha lol. I enjoyed portraying the role of maarteng Kikay tapos super crush ko pa yung bidang lalaki sa play. Diba chance ko ng magpa-cute.

I didn't know that you were among the audience. At dahil sa play na yon...you noticed me (konting yabang lang naman). Best actress ata tong lola mo kaya nagalingan ka sa akin (ehem! Hayaan mo na ako.)

Pero syempre hindi ibig sabihin non na magiging acquaintance na tayo. Na gagawa ka ng paraan para magkakilala tayo personally because that's not just you.

Pagkatapos ng play umalis ka na. Umalis ka na and went on with your life. Kung hindi lang naman kayo nirequire ng prof nyo na prof din namin na manood, wala ka naman sana doon. Baka mas pipiliin mo pang tumambay sa paraiso mo sa itaas ng gym. (pasok...Paraiso by Smokey Mountain)

But since mapaglaro ang tadhana at sadyang pilit tayong pinagtatagpo, gumawa si destiny ng way para hindi lang maging magkakilala kundi para magkasama din tayo.

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Our school bought a 2-hour block time every Wednesday evening sa isang local radio station. A two-hour program featuring News, Entertainment and Game show.

At dahil Communication major ang lola mo, nakasama ako sa radio show. I was the host of the Trivia Segment. At di lang yan, Editor-in-chief din ako ng News Segment ng show.

O diba? Bentang-benta ang mahaderang lola mo.

Actually, ang radioshow na 'yon ay another platform na ginamit para ma-advertise ang school, at mai-showcase ang mga achievements nito and everything. Bukod doon, ang radio program na rin na 'yon ay magandang daan para sa aming Communication students para magkaroon kami ng hands-on experience on how to work at a radio station off-air and on-air.

Then, this happened...

Naguguluhan,

Trixia