Right before my eyes (Short story)

Part 1

Do you guys believe in Love at first sight?

How about in Long Distance Relationship?

Just think of it. Pwede ka bang mainlove sa isang taong ngayon mo lang nakita? Di mo man lang kilala? Malamang pwede mo syang magustuhan kasi maganda sya. Di yun yung true love, fling lang yun o di kaya puppy love. Sa isang iglap, minahal mo sya at sa isang iglap rin, malilimutan mo rin sya. 

Itong isa din, Long Distance Relationship. Well, kailangan nyo pa rin na laging magkasama kasi kahit gaano nyo pa kamahal ang isa't - isa, pag wala masyadong communication at di laging nagkikita... di rin yan magweworkout. Sa tingin nyo ba, sapat ang call, ang chat, ang text at ang skype? Pwes, nagkakamali kayo. Iba pa rin talaga yung presensya ng taong mahal mo. Yung iba nga dyan, close sa text pero awkward sa personal. Sabi nga nila "Absence diminishes passion and increases great ones." Akala mo okay lang pero darating talaga sa point na wala ka na palang nararamdaman. Yung natapos mo na pala ang isang buong araw na di mo man lang pala sya naisip at darating pa yan sa araw na limot mo na sya ng tuluyan. I'm not bitter but these are facts. Im just stating the possible outcome in reverse to the expected. I'm John by the way and this is the story.

FLASHBACK

June 11, 2010

Im a second year highschool in Nifleheim University. Kakapasukan lang. Malamang kasi June pa oh. tss... My life is kinda f*cked up. You know, its boring, messy and predictable. Everything in my life is a mess. I always follow the rule thats why its boring but I have no choice because I have to. My parents are separated and they dont get along. I never been close to them. Im not friendly too. Im not vocal and expressive. I was the mysterious type.

Uwian na pala ngayon, actually medyo kanina pa. 4PM kasi ang labasan at 5PM na ngayon. Palabas na ako ng campus at balak kong bumili ng Sparkle. Sarado na kasi ang canteen.

"Kuya, Sparkle daw" - turo ko sa bote ng sparkle

"Hello kuya, pabili po akong Milo, pakibilis lang po" - I heard an angelic voice of a girl

"Sige suki. :)" - sabi nung nagbebenta at inihanda ang Milo ng babaeng katabi ko.

"Teka manong, diba nauna ako?" - nagtataka at naiinis na tanong ko

"Oh? Pasensya na Mr. Im on rush kasi eh" - mahinahong sabi nya kaya napatingin ako sa kanya at.... 

I ran out of words. My eyes are glued on her. I stare at her for so long as if building my world around her. She's the only one I see and............... hear?

"Excuse po? Mr? Are you mad? Sorry po talaga ha? Eto na po yung Sparkle nyo" - sabi nya habang inaabot saken yung Sparkle

"I'm not mad. Its okay" - diretso kong sabi sabay abot nung Sparkle at tumawid na agad. Bakit ganun yung naging reaksyon ko? anlabo naman nun, para akong tanga and what the fuck is this?! Palpitation??!!!! Arithmia?!!! Ano ba tong nangyayari saken?

It took a few seconds of buffering before I realize what I really felt the moment I saw her.

That girl who captured my eyes attention... 

that girl who made my heart beats this fast... 

that girl who made me fall inlove at first sight...

That girl who stole my heart right before my eyes...