"I can't love you." He whispered . We're alone here standing in the rain. Crying. Akala ko kapag nasa Ulan, laging masaya. Parang yung mga movies at books na nababasa at napapanuod ko. Parang, Kiss in the rain. Pero bakit yung akin? A heart break in the Rain. "Why? Kasi, filipino ako? Kasi hindi ako chinese? Yan nanaman yung alibi mo. Or maybe, ayaw mo lang talaga ako! Ba't hindi mo pa aminin. Paasa ka. All this time, pinaasa mo lang ako!" I screamed. I thought he's going to hug me. To comfort me. But Boy was I wrong. He turned his back to me and simply mumbled. "Because we have different races. I'm Chinese. You're a Filipino. Chinese is for Chinese." Tapos tuluyan na siyang nawala sa aking paningin. That was the last time I saw him. .