Kasalukuyan akong naglalakad mag-isa papunta sa mall. Nakasanayan kong kasama sya pero it'll ruin the surprise if I'll tag her along. It's because I'm going there to buy her a gift.
Suddenly, nakarinig ako ng kulog at kasabay nun ay ang pagpatak ng ulan. An image of her flashed in front of me. She's smiling from ear to ear while feeling the raindrops on the palm of her hands.
Kanya-kanyang silong ang mga tao samantalang ako ay nakatayo lang dito habang dinadama ang bawat pagpatak ng ulan.
Hope and I always watch the rain together when it pours. Well, that's what she thought. She doesn't know that she was the one I was watching all along.
Whenever raindrops started falling, she'll feel giddy and excited. She always look forward to this season. When I'll say that I hate the rain she'll defend that when it rains, something good and remarkable will happen. Then I'll just surrender because I won't win if I'll argue.
Nagpatuloy nalang ako sa paglalakad. Well, I should admit it, unlike what I always say that rainy season only brings gloom... nakaramdam ako ngayon ng gaan sa pakiramdam---more like nostalgia.
I smiled to myself as memories of her suddenly started flashing through my mind.
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One More Chance
Short Story"If only I could turn back time just once more, I would never let go of that hand." -One More Chance; Don't Leave Like The Rain inspired by suju's song: one more chance
