After running away on his wedding day, Calyx Royce returns to his hometown to fulfil the broken promise to his bride-to-be, only to learn that she has not forgiven him and has forgotten about him . . . literally!
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Childhood best friends, Calyx an...
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CALYX glanced at his wristwatch for the millionth time in the last ten minutes. Ayon sa schedule, alas tres ang tapos ng klase ni Anaise. Nakuha niya ang schedule ng klase ni Anaise mula sa ina nito at gusto niyang sorpresahin si Anaise.
Ayon kay Vivian, hindi kasabay ni Anaise na nagtapos ang mga batchmates talaga niya dahil sa aksidente. She was held up for a year. At sa halip na sa dating unibersidad magpatuloy, lumipat siya ng pinapasukan na hindi gaano kalayo sa kanilang tahanan ngayon.
Calyx had his arms crossed as he stood resting his back on his car. He had a bouquet of pink roses in the car with a box of Belgian chocolates. Hindi naman siya manliligaw ni Anaise ngunit paborito iyon ni Anaise. Ayaw rin niyang magpatalo sa regalo ni Archie na mga bulaklak na dinala nito sa bahay ng dalaga.
Nang pumatak ang alas tres, sunod-sunod ang mga estudyante na lumalabas ng unibersidad. Nakasuot ng kaswal na mga damit ang bawat estudyante kaya hinihiling ni Calyx na makikita niya agad ang kaibigan.
And he didn't fail at that. Nakita niya agad si Anaise nang lumabas ito ng gusali. She was wearing a yellow pastel checkered dress hanging above her knees and partnered with white sneakers. Mataas ang pagkakatali n mg kaniyang buhok at maaliwalas ang hitsura.
It was a different kind of Anaise he had not seen before. She looked so refreshing that the flowers would bow down and bloom for her. And should the skies darken, they would change their mind instantly and brighten upon catching a glimpse of her beauty. Anaise was the sunflower amid all the carnations. Napailing na lang si Calyx sa kaniyang mga naiisip.
Ngunit ang kaniyang ngiti ay mabilis napalitan ng simangot nang makita niya na kasama ni Anaise si Archie.
They seemed to be locked in their own worlds. Naniningkit ang mata ni Anaise habang masiglang tumatawa.
And Calyx could not help but reminisce about his time with Anaise. He was the one making her laugh and happy back then. Siya ang gumugulo ng buhok ni Anaise at kukurutin siya ng dalaga. She would do a piggyback ride on him, and he didn't mind it.
At kahit ilang beses silang napagkamalan na magkasintahan noon, walang kaso iyon sa kanila. They were childhood friends and the best partners-in-crime that there could ever be.
Bago pa man makalabas ang dalawa sa bakal na gate ng unibersidad, hinarangan sila ni Archie sa daan. Nakapamulsa ang binata at pinagtitinginan ng iba sa paligid.
Why wouldn't they? He was a stranger in their place.
"O, Cal! Ano'ng ginagawa mo rito?" gulat na tanong ni Anaise.
Hindi naman nakatakas kay Calyx ang pagkakukunot ng noo ni Archie na hindi na niya kinagulat. They both hated each other's existence with Anaise.
"Picking you up?"
"May plano ba tayo today?" nagtatakang tanong ni Anaise sa matalik na kaibigan.
"W-wala naman pero I wanted to surprise my best friend."
