Defining Gravity

1: Prologue

De·fine /dəˈfīn/

verb

Gerund or present participle: defining

Describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Synonyms: Interpret. Clarify. Designate. Determine.

Grav·i·ty /ˈɡravədē/

noun

In physics, gravity is the natural force that causes things to fall toward the earth.

Hindi ko alam na nahuhulog na pala ako.

I was already falling..

But not towards the earth.

It's towards her.

Synonyms: Attraction

Gravity is a force of attraction that exists between any two masses, any two bodies, any two particles.

I was already attracted to her.

Drawn to her from the moment we met.

Wala akong plano na magpakilala sa kanya nung una.

But I couldn't take my eyes off of her.

"Lucas?"

"Hmm?"

I suddenly heard her laughing.

Napatingin tuloy ako sa kanya.

"Papanuorin mo lang ba siya umalis?"

"Huh?"

She raised her eyebrows at me.

"We both know what that look meant."

Umalis ako sa counter para ayusin yung mga gamot na nasa likod ko.

"I'm not doing anything."

"Yan." She said. "Yan yung dahilan kung bakit hindi ka parin masaya."

"..."

"If you want to follow her, go."

Hindi agad ako nakagalaw.

Is she really telling me this?

Lumapit siya sa'kin tsaka hinawakan yung mukha ko.

"Are you that scared to atleast take a risk?"

Yes.

"..."

"Alam mo ba, hindi ako naniniwala sa sinasabi ng iba." My mother smiled at me. "Na makakahanap ka ulit ng taong para sa'yo."

"Because true love only comes once in a lifetime, Lucas." She said. "Gaano katagal pa ba ulit ang hihintayin mo para makakila ng isang tulad niya?"

I don't know why everytime we lose someone we love, every after break up, sinasabi ng mga tao sa paligid natin na makakahanap pa tayo ng iba.

"Marami pang lalaki dyan."

"Marami pang babae dyan."

I wanted to answer them this way.

"Oo, marami ngang iba. Pero yung iba na yun, siya parin ba?"

"I won't ask you where you first met kasi mukhang kilala mo siya."