I was staring at my phone while inside my dark room, sitting on the edge of my bed, mindlessly scrolling through my social media news feed. I came to a halt all of a sudden and a smile formed on my face as I stumbled upon a girl's post saying, "Travelling with my special person."
It was about her travels, and in every picture, she was embracing a guy in various places and countries they had visited.
That guy was me.
"Ayos lang ba caption ko, Riko?" Nalipat ang titig ko mula sa aking phone, papunta sa direksyon ng babaeng nagsalita, nakahiga siya sa gitna ng aking higaan hawak ang kanyang phone, at malamang na binabasa niya ang comment ng mga taong nakakita sa kanyang post.
Mas lumawak ang kurba ng aking labi habang pinagmamasdan ang mga nakakabighani niyang mata na parang bituin kung kuminang lalo pa't nakapatay ang ilaw sa kuwarto ko't nag-re-reflect sa mata niya ang liwanag mula sa screen ng phone.
"No matter what words you choose-they will forever remind me of the incredible moments we've shared," I responded.
Mula sa pagkahiga ay gumulong siya papunta sa akin, niyakap niya ang aking bewang at kiniskis ang buong mukha sa aking tagiliran bago sabihin ang linyang, "I love you, Riko."
"I love you so much, Patricia," sagot ko habang Hinahaplos ang kanyang pisnge na parang porcelana na walang kapintas-pintas, tulad ng pinong rosas at mapuputing talulot.
Sa bawat haplos ng aking kamay ay unti-unti siyang naglalaho na parang usok.
Sa huling sandali na iyon ay nalipat ang titig ko sa phone na hawak ng aking kamay.
This just sucks.
I kept staring at my phone while still inside this dark room, sitting on the edge of my bed, mindlessly staring at a girl's post saying, "Travelling with my special person."
That special person is not me.
Patricia is a celebrity, that will never be mine.
Who would even consider dating someone like me, a nobody?
Our relationship only exists in my imagination. I wish I could continue imagining things without reality interfering.
BINABASA MO ANG
Love at First Sight (One Shot/Short Stories)
RomanceThis book contain different kinds of love at first sight, tragic story and others that can relate readers who read this. Love at first sight doesn't follow any rhyme or reason. It depends on the situation or proportion.
