Fall…
I was weary to look out of the window, but..it felt good to see him again..and I can't help but fall in love over again…It was almost end of another year, and it made me feel free! For after a long sacrifice, I'm going to graduate college…Whew! I never thought I could get this far, thinking of the past, I now felt uneasy, if anyone would tell me love is not forever.. well, I prove you wrong! Know why?, because it stayed here..here in my heart even if he's far..far from my side..and then I started to cry… I lay in my bed, staring blankly up the ceiling, clenching a letter in my chest, near my heart. A letter I received way back my highschool years. Well that was one hell of an experience. I met this guy, he was totally hot!, actually he was my long lost childhood friend, that I knew after I let him go. I closed my eyes refreshing those happy moments that happened before.… The bell rang… I stood up, fixed my things and hurried off for my Math class. As I walk out a guy ran into me… I stared at him for a minute and suddenly smiled, "oh, hi nick!" I uttered, he smiled back, he held my hand and pulled me, "wait! Where are we going?" I asked, he didn't answered, "Nick! I still have my Math class!" a still said, but he kept pulling me… until we reached a deserted at the third floor… he opened the door with the other covering my eyes… he dragged me in and took away his hands, he held my hand and escorted me, I was amaze, speechless.. couldn't utter any word, there was a table at the center with two chairs, a candle lighted, two plates of, well, he wasn't fond of cooking so it was a food bought.. and the room looked dark with the windows covered, up the wall were stars, made of plastic… "oh,Nick…I…don't know what to say.." I tried to say, but he embraced me tight and whispered something in my ear,words I longed to hear, "Irene..i love you..".. then he helped me sit and we stayed for about an hour… we even lied down on the floor looking up the ceiling, pretending it's already night fall.. "sorry, I can't afford a real star.." he said smiling.. I just smiled back and went closer to kiss him on the cheek.. after talking about our future plans.. he suddenly turned serious.. "Irene..I want to confess" he started, I looked at him feeling uneasy "w..what about?..tell me then.." I said, trying to be firm.. he cleared his throat and started.. "tonight.. I mean, I didn't afford..well..a real dinner, 'coz I'm.." he stopped and closed his eyes. I then started to think why -- "Irene, I'm going to the states.. tonight's my flight.. I'm sorry.." he finally said..the corners of my eyes were suddenly full of tears, I blink and gave way.. "oh, please Irene, don't cry, I don't want to leave you like this.. oh, Irene, please do remember that I shall love you forever…" he uttered, wrapping his arms around me, he hugged me for several minutes and then released me.. he made me stare into his black, round eyes.. "I love you.. Irene.. " he said, I frowned and said "if I say I do love you, would you come back?..", "oh, yes! yes, I will!".. that's the final words I heard from him.. he never wrote.. no phone calls.. I started to feel incomplete.. often, I tried to find someone who could fill up the emptiness I got from him.. but no.. no one was ever qualified in my heart than him.. he was the only one, the only one I have given my heart to… Here I stand, staring blankly up the ceiling again still have the last letter I received… "gosh! I have again let my mind float into the past!" I uttered angrily.. I stood up and that day I tried to find a job.. while wandering in the busy streets of Manila, a car suddenly came to a halt, almost hitting me.. "hey!" I shouted but the driver only shouted back at me.. I thundered out of the way, and accidentally glancing back to see who was in the passenger seat.. I was stopped, -- "that.. that man, I think I know him… -- I thought .. that night I can't sleep, and everyday while walking I was wishing to see again that car , to assure myself who it was.. for weeks I have hoped to see it… but I gave up! And found myself a job in a big, well-known company.. well, at first I had encountered several situations and have to adjust.. and now a big day.. I have to impress my managers, I prepared, and as I walked in.. "hello,.. good morning!" I greeted.. at middle of my introduction, the door burst open, "sorry.. got up late from bed.." the guy said upon entering the room.. he seated at the empty chair, and looked up to me and.. my world seemed to stop.. it was him.. the one I have been missing, "N..Nick?!" I exclaimed, he smiled and said, "oh hello Irene!, so.. you're the one the superintendent was buzzling about! I should've known.." he said giving me a big smile.. I resumed in my report but I would stop whenever I'll glance at him and see him smiling.. after the report, he offered me lunch, I can't stop myself but to think of the last dinner we had.. but my dreaming was stopped by one of his questions, "so.. have any boyfriend?", I blushed and quietly continued eating, he laughed hard.. "hey! It's not funny!.." I shouted at him and I began to cry, I heard him stood up and put his hand on my shoulder, "I'm sorry ok?.." he said, I stopped and wiped away the tears "oh, Irene you're still a cry-baby!" he suddenly said, I raised an eyebrow, "oh yeah?.." I said, and stood up and tried to get out, but he reached for my hand, "sorry.. c'mon I'll take you home.." ..that day was one of the happiest day of my life.. but soon after, I learned about his girlfriend, and again I was heartbroken, I would avoid his eyes whenever we see each other, and I would seat apart from him on lunch meetings.. one day he came up to me and asked me why- but before I could answer, a girl pulled him away from me.. he wrote me a letter telling me what had happened but I was too hurt to write back.. then it was already past midnight and I was still up.. just then I heard stones being thrown at my window.. I was too weary to look out, but I was dragged by curiosity.. as I looked out, a stone hit my forehead, and as I opened my mouth to shout, words fail to come out when my eyes fell to the person throwing the stones… it was him! The one who broke my heart.. the one I had loved for so long.. the one who forgot.. "what are you doing here?" I asked.. "just wanted to see if my star had already fallen asleep.." he replied, "oh, you mean your girlfriend?!" I said, he smiled and said "so.. you're jealous?.. ha! I should've known it!.." he said giving out a slow laugh.. I grinned at him and closed the window.. but just then, the rain started to fall and I heard him shout, " Irene! I have no girlfriends!.. it's only you I love!" he said "and I promised to come back for you! And here I am! I love you, Irene!" he continued.. Inside, tears started to roll freely from my eyes and I uttered silently to myself.. "oh,Nick… I have never fallen out of love with you.." I said and paused for a minute to wipe away my tears and smiled… "and honestly! I'm falling in love with you over and over again!....