Temporarily Fated

EB#1: 01

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Falling In Love 
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I am just 6 years old back then when I met my only childhood best friend, she’s kinda cute, and lovable. She even makes my heart flutter when I see her and makes it beats rapidly whenever she smiles at me. I know she’s my best friend but as time goes by, I think I’m into her.

And imagine at that very young age, I fell in love with her haha! How foolish it is. She makes me smile for no reason and a sudden butterfly in my tummy whenever I’m with her. Nakakaloko nga eh, pagkausap ko siya kinkabahan narin ako, malay ko ba mukhang nahulog na ako. I think I like her, or maybe not. Pfft, scratch that! I think I’m in love with her dude!

I’m Jake Villanueva, a simple boy living a simple life. 16 years old at walang masyadong kathrill thrill ang buhay ko boring nga eh. Pero pag andian na siya, dun na nagsisimulang magulo yung puso’t isip ko. I guess I’m just a humble teenager with a kind heart. I’m not like others kids who were born with a golden spoon. Mahirap lang kami pero kontento na ako. Di man ako kutis porcelana, di naman ganong katangos ang ilong ko, alam ko sa sarili ko na gwapo ako. Biro lang!

Even though we are poor, I can manage to strive, work and survive in this world. I’m a consistent honor student and I always make my parents proud and they support me from everything I want lalo na kung alam nilang ikabubuti ko kaya masasabi ko na napakaswerte ko dahil sila ang naging magulang ko. Pero syempre di naman mawawala ang buhay pag-ibig ko. So eto nanga!

I have this one girl that my heart beats for and yes that one girl I’m talking about is Mave. Shes my best friend, we’ve met at the park and I’m always at the playground watching those kids play with their parents, and one time she approached me.

Nag-uusap kami araw araw, naglalaro at naging magkaclose hanggang sa naging magbestfriend kami. We went to the same school and there, our bond became closer and closer.

I said to myself that she’s the girl I’m going to marry soon. Cause the moment I laid my eyes on her, I said to myself that she will be the girl I want to spend the rest of my life with. The time that I saw her beautiful face, I imagined her being the girl of my dreams. But… I don’t have the courage to tell her, I’m not that brave enough to speak up. I don’t have the strength to spill my guts.

Ano pa nga bang aasahan ko? Duwag ako eh, natatakot ako… natatakot ako na pag sinabi kong mahal ko siya, baka layuan lang ako. I’m scared that one day she will leave me alone and she will just be a part of my memory. Our friendship might be ruined and will turn into strangers. I can’t bear losing her… I just can’t, hindi ko kakayanin.
She’s that gorgeous girl, everyone admires. Boys who are rich are the ones who court her.

They can give everything to her. And yeah! Andito ako nagngangarap na mapasakin siya. I’m a freaking loser. Iniisip ko na hwag nang magtangkang umamin pa, baka wala rin akong pag-asa dahil tignan mo nga naman ang mga kalaban ko. They will do everything para masungkit ang puso niya.

But I need to tell her, I need to tell her what I feel. This feeling had been locked up for how many years and I might be crazy because of it. And it’s better to risk, it’s better to tell myself that, at least “I tried” rather than “what if I tried?”. And that’s love, you are willing to take risks for the person you love.

“Mave!” I called her habang hawak yung mga pagkain na binili ko

“hey Jake!” she turned around and my world became so slow but still went back to normal

“para sayo oh” binigay ko sakanya yung street food na paborito niya

”tnx pero…nakapagtataka lang, this past few days parang lagi kang nanlilibre, diba sabi mo nagiipon ka?”

Uhm.. shoot oo pala I still need money for my other school project tapos andito ako trini-treat yung mayaman kong best friend

  “ uhm ayos lang yan hehe” I stated and felt a bit awkward. Sa totoo lang Di talaga ok yon, andami pang gagastusin!

“Jake, you don’t have to do this, dapat ako nga yung nanlilibre eh” tugon nito na ikinahiya ko naman kaya napakamot ako ng ulo.

Sa tingin ko napapansin na niya na parang may mali. Nahahalata na kaya ako.
Ngunit nagulat nalang ako nang bigla niya akong iwanan.

My eyes followed her as she walks away from me. At nagulat ako bigla nung nilapitan niya yung isang matandang babae na nagpapalimos  tsaka binigay yung pagkain na binigay ko.  I smiled, that’s one of her traits that I fell into. She’s helpful at di siya maarte tulad ng ibang mayayamang babae.

She walks towards me and smiled “sorry I gave your treat to that old lady, it seems like she’s too hungry eh” I shook my head after hearing those words from her

“anokaba bat ka nagsosorry eh wala kang kasalanan. You did a right thing to do Mave” I showed her a genuine smile. Those are the reason why I keep on falling in love with her.