A Perfect Love Story

Epilogue

A PERFECT LOVE STORY

A mommy telling a story beside her daughter..

A long time ago, there was a poor girl living in the trash side of world. Her name was Elizabeth. She has four siblings, her mother was sick and her father has no work. She felt like she was the unlucky girl who have born to suffer to this kind of stuff. Until when her best friend acting as her fairy god mother invited her to come in the castle to attend the masquerade party but when she was at the entrance hall, nalaman niyang hindi niya pala nadala ang invitation card na nagseserve ng gate pass. Uuwi na sana siya nung time na 'yun pero may isang lalaking nagpanggap na asawa niya so nakapasok si Elizabeth. And then, she felt like she wasn't belong to that kind of party dahil sa nakikita niya ay ang mga taong nandoon ay mga mayayamanin at ignorante. Sa gabing din iyon, nakilala niya ang Prinsipe ng Britanya. Wala man lang siyang ideya na ang lalaking nakatayo sa harap niya noon ay Prinsipe. Ang alam lang niya ay ito ang nagligtas sa kanya papasok ng palasyo. They dance and their affection enchanted each other and also..they kissed.

After that, nagvolunteer worker si Elizabeth na tumulong sa Tacloban kasama ang Prinsipe. Hindi niya pa rin alam na Prinsipe ito. Nalaman niya lang ay noong isinauli ng Prinsipe ang singsing ni Elizabeth.

"Why did the ring was on the prince?" The girl asked. Her mother continue the story.

The prince brought Elizabeth to his room but she thought that it was time to go, tatakbo na sana siya palabas ng room nang pigilan siya ng Prinsipe. Naiwan ang kanyang singsing dahil pinilit niyang tumakbo. The clock was ticking, that time she was like cinderella running as best as she could because her time was running out.

Few days later, kinukulit ng kinukulit ng Prinsipe si Elizabeth pero lumuhod siya sa harap nito at nagmakaawang layuan siya. Ginawa lang naman niya iyon para makaiwas sa gulo pero halatang pinaglalaruan siya ng tadhana. Hindi niya natakasan ang mahulog sa Prinsipe.

Pinagsama sila ng The thing called FOREVER.

"Did they lasts, mommy?"

A temporary pain. Nagtagal ang kanilang relasyon. Mahabang-mahabang taon sila nagsama pero dumating ang araw na kailangang humingi ng time-out ni Elizabeth. Humingi siya ng space at kahit masakit, ibinigay naman ito ng Prinsipe. Marami kasing dumating na problema kay Elizabeth. Hindi niya nakaya kaya't nagpahinga muna siya subalit..sa pagpapahinga niya. Pumito ang referee para sa substitution. At iyon ang pinaka pimagsisisihan ni Elizabeth. Sana hindi siya humingi ng time-out, sana kahit pagod siya ay ipinagpatuloy niya pa rin ang laban.

The Prince had arranged marriage with someone and when Elizabeth, heard it. She hurt so much. Sinundan niya ang Prinsipe sa England para ayusin ang relasyon nila. Kahit..alam niyang hindi na iyon maaayos ay nagpunta pa rin siya but FOREVER was missing. Hindi niya iyon nakita.

Bumalik na si Elizabeth sa Pilipinas..

"What happened to her, after that?"

Hindi pa rin sila nagbreak kahit ikakasal na ang Prinsipe. The prince told to her that they will not break unless he said it.

At pagkatapos, pumunta din ng Pilipinas ang Prinsipe. He say his goodbye and kissed her forever for the very last time. Nagbreak sila.

[her forever- pointing to Elizabeth]

"Aw, I want to cry mommy. I can feel the pain they felt when they broke up." The girl said and wiped her tears.

Oo. Masakit ang pangyayaring iyon. Temporary not permanent.

"But that was just an ephemeral pain.."

Ang mag-ina ay sabay na napatingin sa nagbukas ng pinto. Ngumiti silang parehas. Naupo sa tabi nila ang kapapasok lang.