Intemporel

Laro ni Tadhana

// Letter to Ara Galang // 

"Thomas! Dito ka na oh! Wala namang nakaupo dito sa tabi ni Victonara."

That's Jeron.

Thankful ako sa kanya di lang dahil atlast may naupuan na ako sa cafeteria pero dahil because of him, I had the chance to meet you.

"Ara nga kase Jeron! Ano ba! Victonara ka ng Victonara, ang old school! Ang baho pakinggan. " You rolled your eyes at him.

While he just laughed it off, I took my chances.

"Di naman. Ang ganda kaya ng Victonara. Kakaiba."

And you shifted your eyes at me.

Di ko naramdaman yung sinasabi nilang spark pag natagpuan mo yung para sayo. Di ko rin naramdaman yung kuryente nung hinawakan mo ako. Di ko naramdan yung pagbilis ng puso ko.

Pero somehow my eyes are glued to yours. I could've stared at you longer.

"Matunaw naman si daks Thomas! Mika nga pala."  I shook her hand.

"Ewan ko sayo daks! Ganyan ka naman e. Since real na real ang JeMik, pinamimigay mo na ako." You commented with a matching pout. Ang cute!

"Haha! Okay lang yan Victonara. Kaysa naman lagi kang third wheel. Hmm, Jemik sila so... ThomAra saten." I winked at you.

"First meeting pa lang po naten 'to kung ano ano na pinupush nyo. Tsk. "

"First meeting? Edi you're looking forward to more?" I smirked.

"Ewan ko sayo." And there goes your favorite eye roll.

That day ended with me curiously asking for your digits.

"Number 8 nga ang kulit mo naman Thomas e!" You angrily told me and continued to walk away.

"Sige na nga! Kay Jeron na lang. See you in my dreams babe!" I ended shoutingly, quite teasingly too.

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Days passed, and like all the cliché stories, we got closer. Panatag ang loob natin sa isa't isa. No, we didn't know the facts but we knew each other so well.

Or so I thought.

"Yung dalawang yun? Di yan maglalast." You pointed at two couples who to me, looked so inlove as they lock each other in their arms.

"Ang bitter mo naman! Bakit ba?" I joked.

"I don't know. I feel like sila yung example ng pinagtagpo pero di tinadhana."

"That's so corny naman! Pero mas better na yun kesa sa itinadhanang di pagtagpuin."

"Actually mas okay yung pangalawa kase wala kang ininvest, di ka masasaktan kase wala naman in the first place-"

I cut you off.

"Mas okay po yung first. You had the chance to have someone special in your life. At some point you can say, you loved someone deeply and you were loved back."

"Hmm. Pwede na. Siguro relate lang ako sa pangalawa. I think, God made me an exception sa love in a romantic manner na yan. Di sa bitter ah? I have so much love to give and I think, I can only give it to my family, friends, the less fortunate. Yung tipong ganun, pero sa partner? I don't think I'm made for that."