Gerald's POV
Days, weeks, and months had passed. I was very happy for the friendship Sasa had been giving me, although, I knew I wanted something more, I respect her family's stand. We often went out to eat lunch or dinner with some friends. There were times when we went out with her family and I knew they considered me special as well.
The press had been squeezing information from me about our real score.
"We're friends." Yan ang lagi kong sinasabi sa kanila. Although we had a movie to promote, I didn't want that fans to have false hopes. Di ko sila pwedeng paasahin sa mga bagay na di pa naman nangyayari. Take note: di PA nangyayari ! Haha :)
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On our last taping day, we were shooting our "3D kissing scene" sa isang bus station.
"OK. Break muna guys" Direk Raz shouted.
Sarah and I sat on a stool. We just talked random thoughts likes jokes and we were just laughing when Sarah suddenly became serious.
"May sasabihin ako sayo." I heard her say. This sentence was just a typical one but I didn't know why it made my heart beat very very fast.
"Ano yun?" The smile on my face faded as I said this.
"Wag mo kong pagtatawan ha. Promise me." She said.
"Ano ba kasi yun?" I asked her.
"Promise?" She said.
"Alright. I promised." I said.
Then she looked straight. Away from me, then started her story.
"I was 7 when I joined a contest in Gensan." She began. Oh my God ! I thought to myself. My heart was beating very fast.
"In Gensan ?" I said trying to ease my nervous.
"Uh huuuh."she simply answered.
"I met a boy, probably around 6 or 7. Namomroblema ako nun kasi I really had to drink water but I couldn't find my mom. Nahihiya naman akong humingi sa mga staff dun. Nagpanic ako. I didn't know what to do. Then I saw him. No. He saw me. He asked me bakit ako umiiyak which in fact, I wasn't. Sinabi ko na lang sa kanya kung bakit and I felt some kind of relief for telling him. He gave me his apple juice."
Halaaaaa. Napapalunok na lang ako sa mga kinikwento niya. My heart was like a rocket ready for take off.
"Nung nalaman niya na kasali ako sa contest, he gave me his lucky charm. Here, look. Hanggang ngayon, lagi ko pa rin yan ginagamit."
She handed me my stone. The one my father gave me when I was 4.
"Nanalo ako sa contest and I owed it greatly to him. From that day, sinabi ko sa sarili ko na pag nagkita kami ulit, siya ang lalaking para sa akin."
Those words made me the happiest man on Earth.
"Then I met Rayver. On our first meeting, he gave me apple juice. I was shocked. Sobra. Then when he was back from a US tour, he gave me a stone like this one. I thought he was that boy. Naging big deal sakin yun. And when I confirmed it to him, wala siyang alam. Hindi niya alam."
My mood rapidly shifted to jealousy and anger.
"Kaya nung nagbreak kami, I never drank apple juice again. Too bad memories I guess."
She looked at me. Halaaaa. Anong sasabihin ko ?
"You're beautiful." That's what I said. She looked surprised.
"Echosero ka talaga. Tara na, tawag na tayo ni Direk." She stood up and left me still seated, thinking and knowing with certainty that she's that little girl. The woman I love was the little girl. Oh God.
