Then one day, I just learned from a friend that she already had a
boyfriend. At first, I tried to convince myself that it was just a rumor. Her
boyfriend was Mark, a popular senior, who was the heartthrob of the
campus. She, being the cheerleader was close to the basketball team to
which Mark was the captain. When I saw them walking together at the
parking lot that afternoon, I watched her with my heart slowly breaking
into pieces. I saw her wave at me but I just pretended not to see her for I
was scared that she might see in my eyes the pain I'm feeling inside
because of seeing her with another guy. Those days that followed where
the saddest days of my life. How my heart aches when I see her walk by
me with him at her side. Every time we meet in hallways and I see him
around her, there's a feeling inside me that makes me want to grab her
away from him. How it hurts to see the girl I long possess was now owned
by somebody else. That special smile I long for her to cast on me was now
casted on him. As she passes by me, she doesn't know that I whisper the
words "I love you."
Then one faithful day they broke up. She came to me that evening crying
on my shoulder. They had a big fight and it ended up with their break up.
Mixed feelings were scaring me inside. I was happy because she was free
and maybe I would have the chance of telling her my true feelings for her
but then I was feeling so bad because she is crying her heart out just for
him. At that time, I was not quite sure of what I wanted to do.
So we found ourselves doing what we did in old days with our Saturday
swim routine, spending time in our tree house. We still enjoyed doing
childish pranks for we still are both young at heart. So many chances I had
for me to confess my feelings for her but still I couldn't bring myself to her
for I was scared of losing her once more. I once lost her, now I could not
bear of losing her again by telling her, "I love her". So I just kept my
feelings even if it was bursting to be expressed from my aching heart.
It was a week from our JS Prom, we were seated at the branch of an oak
tree drying ourselves after our afternoon swim when she said, "I was
wondering Carlo if you would like to be my partner?" It just got out of my
wits for it was like a dream I never thought would happen. It took me
awhile to answer her, "I thought there are so many boys who would die
for you to be their partner?" So she turned away and quietly said, "Well I
just thought I would like to spend that night with my best friend." Then she
continued in a whisper I could barely hear, "Don't you want to die just like
them to be my partner Carlo?" I was too stunned to speak for it came
close for me to blurt my feelings for her. We… we're silent for a while until
I finally whispered, "I would be happy to be your partner Sam. "The she
smiled and suddenly kissed my cheek. I could hardly contain the joy I felt
that time. I saw her turned red and bowed her head. Suddenly she stood
up and run towards the water saying, "Last one to reach the water treats
to sundae fudge!”I ran slowed up so that I would lose which meant having
to have her with me for another three hours or more.
