Hi to all readers here. Medyo matagal na ako sa site na ito, compared to others, namimili lang ako ng mga stories na gusto kong basahin. I wish to share my story, this one was long kept, ayoko sana I share kasi gusto ko ako lang ang makakaalala, but I think it is worth sharing. It has a lesson that all of us can apply to ourself.
School opening of 1991, di pa gaanong madami ang mga gingawa, kaya naisipan ko na umuwi ng maaga. I am into basketball and chess kaya pinipilit kong umuwi ng maaga para makapaglaro.
Im from Las Pinas, during that time ang mga bus na byahe ditto sa amin from Lawton e puro pa mga ordinary. If I can recall it perfectly….7.00 pa lang ata ang pamasahe noon. I am a scholar kaya ako nakapag aral. I am the first one to enter college in the family. I met this girl sa bus that afternoon, she was busy doing her math assignments. I was forced to sit next to her dahil yun na lang ang bakanteng upuan. Since math is one of my fave, naisipan kong tignan ang ginagawa nya.
She foleded her notes after about 30 minutes. I asked her ung tapos na sya and she said….mali ba? Very awkward reply from a direct question. Sinabi ko ang totoo but I offered her a help….in short I did her math. Tahimik kami habang bumibiyahe…hanggang makarating kami sa parteng La Salle. Grabe ang trapik. Tinanong nya ako kung ano ang name ko. I did not give her my name but I told her that she can call me, and will oblige a treat kung tama ang ginawa ko.
We parted, and after 2 days I got a call from her. Since tama ang gawa ko nilebre nya ako sa Jollibee. Corner ng Zapote at Alabang rd. since then lagi na kaming nag uusap. I never courted her, we remained friends. Pag may time we get to see each other, labs sa park and mag bbq sa lugar na malapit sa kanila. Frankly, alam ko na may unti-unit ng umuusbong na pagmamahal sa akin para sa kanya. Only, takot ako – why? I am just an ordinary guy. Simple pero ma prinsipyo. While her, ang ganda nya, she was a combination of Agot Isidro and Amanda Page.
It was new years eve of 1992, we decided to go to church together. Medyo na late kami kaya puno na ang church so nasa labas kami. It was cold that night, and maraming tao. I was standing at her back when I felt her hands looking for my hands. She hold me, and bigla nyang pinulupot ang kamay ko sa bewang nya. She looked back and said, I am feeling cold. God, I am so scared and excited, I cant tell you how happy and proud I was. From how we stand I can smell her hair. Ang bango. After the homily we decided to sit in the root of one acacia tree near the church. Tinanong nya ako, kung bakit di ko sya nililigawan. I don’t know what to say. Nasabi ko na lang sa kanya na…hindi ko alam…., im so nervous that night…grabe mga pare.
Then, sabi nya, pag sinusundo mo ako sa school tinatanong ako ng mga kaibigan ko kung sino ka, ano sinasagot mo? I asked her back. Sabi ko, ikaw ang magiging future and first bf ko. I laughed, grabe, I was so happy that night….
To be continued…..