Summer Love

Summer Love - EPILOGUE

I was astound. 

Tears stopped falling from my eyes. 

I want to run and escape the moment, but I can't.

I was just standing there, staring at him not knowing what to do.

"Can I have this dance?" He said.

He offered me his hand, and walked me into the dance floor.

The song started.

He placed my hands on his shoulders. 

And we started to sway.

"Happy Birthday, Ella."

"What are you doing here?"

"Pwede ba, Ella, cut muna tayo diyan sa paenglish-english na yan, medyo nung isang araw pa kasi ako ninonose bleed sa pinsan ko eh."

"Pinsan?"

"Oo, si Tiffany. Pinsan ko siya." 

"Paano nangyari yun?"

"Mahabang kwento!"

"Oh e bakit ka nga kasi pumunta dito?"

"Para hanapin ka.."

"Bakit mo naman ako hahanapin? Hindi naman ako nawawala."

He just looked at me.

"Eh bakit mo ba hinahanap ang isang tao?"

Then I remembered a scene from one of my favorite Filipino movies... My Amnesia Girl.

I looked into his eyes.

And then I took off my eyes of him. 

But then he held me and made me look to his eyes again.

"I don't know!!! And I don't wanna know."

I was almost screaming.

Good thing no one else except us understood what I said.

"Bakit ka ba nandito? Ako na nga yung umalis diba? I don't wanna hurt Belinda. She's your girlfriend. And besides this is all my fault! Masyado akong nagpadala sa mga pakilig kilig mo sakin habang nasa shooting tayo."

He became silent.

"Kasi... mahal mo diba?"

"What?"

"Hinahanap mo ang isang tao kasi mahal mo." He answered.

"I love you, Ella. I'm here because I chose to be with you."

"And I don't wanna be just your summer love." 

"Now if you'll let me have another chance, and star all over again, I will make it up to you!"

I looked at him, with my tears starting to fall again.

And then he hugged me, kissed me on the forehead and petals of pink roses started to fall from the ceiling.

I looked up to see the petals falling, and then I looked at him and smiled.

"I love you too, Patrick." 

"Ha? Ano ulit yun? Hindi ko narinig, masyado malakas yung music. Teka teka.."

"Excuse me, Mr. DJ! Would you please minimize the music!"

Everyone started laughing, and I did too.

"Okay game, ano nga ulit yung sabi mo?" 

Hindi ko maipinta yung mukha niya sa sobrang saya, tapos nag salit ulit ako.

"I said.. I love you too." Then a smile flashed on my face.

A tear fell from his right eye. 

"I love so much more, Ella!"

Then he hugged me.

"I love you.. I love you.. I love you.. I love youuuu!!!"

Everyone started clapping. The press started taking pictures of us.

And the next day?

We are in the front page of every newspapers here and in Manila.

It's amazing how everything turned to be so right.

We spent a month together doing nothing but exploring Paris.

I got to know the real Patrick Rivero. 

The one who is loving, caring, humble, and most of all trustworthy. 

We are still not sure how to handle things between are living situations, since we are miles away from each other's home base. 

But we are working it out. 

Patrick's P.O.V.

Kapag mahal mo ang isang tao.

Kahit hindi ka sigurado sa mangyayari.

Kahit may mga piling tao kang masasaktan at kailangan iwan.

Kahit mundo ang pagitan niyo.

At kahit malabong magkita ulit kayo.

Kahit hindi parehas ang nararamdaman niyo sa isa't isa.

Hindi masama ang sumubok. 

Anong malay mo kung ikaw lang ang hinihintay niya? 

Mag iisang taon na simula ng sagutin ako ni Ella.

At hanggang ngayon eh in love na in love pa rin ako sa kanya. 

Kahit na mundo pa ang pagitan namin, eh ano namang ginagawa ng skype o facetime diba?

Ganito talaga pag nagmahal... lahat ng imposible nagiging posible.