This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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Prologue
I was writing a story when suddenly I heard a knock on my window. Yes. Window.
There I saw my bestfriend.
Peter.
"Peter? Anong ginagawa mo dito?" Tanong ko sakanya ng pagbuksan ko sya ng window.
"Can't I visit my bestfriend?" Natawa ko sa tanong nya.
"Ofcourse you can. But.. why are you here? Tomorrow's your birthday. Aren't you going to rest?"
"Rest? Who needs rest?"
"Peter."
"Wendy, ilang beses ko ba sasabihin sayo na I don't celebrate birthdays." Napasibangot ako sa sinabi nya.
"That's why you don't get to go to my birthdays, too. Not even a single one, Peter."
"I don't want us to grow up."
"Peter, you may have the same name as Peter Pan but you're both different."
"So do you. Wendy din pangalan mo diba?" I smiled.
"Coincidence, right? But.. unlike them, we're living in reality."
"Wendy, what if there really is a neverland. Would you come there with me?"
"In the story, Wendy did come with Peter but she came back."
"So sasama ka pero babalik ka din?"
"Well, it depends."
"I don't want to grow up, Wendy.."
"That's part of our lives, Peter. We all need to grow up."
"But growing up is a trap." Natahimik ako sa sinabi nya. I'm 11 and he's turning 12 tomorrow. Well, ayoko din naman lumaki kasi alam ko namang mas masaya yung bata ka lang. Pero hindi kasi yun posible e.
"It is a trap, but growing up can't be stopped by anything."
"Come with me, Wendy."
"Where are we going?"
"To Neverland."
"Nababaliw ka na ba?" Natatawang
tanong ko sakanya.
"We're old enough to know that Neverland isn't real."
"No! We're not old enough. We're kids, Wendy. Kids." Peter reminds me so much of Peter Pan. He's just like him.
"Well then, take me to Neverland." I whispered to his ear.
He smirked and took my hand.
"As you wish, my princess."
Tumakbo kami at hindi ko inaasahan kung saan yun papunta.
Window.
OH MY GOD
"PETER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!" I shouted at him habang medyo malayo pa kami sa bintana.
"Running?" Kalmadong sagot nya.
"To the window?!! NABABALIW KA NA BA?!!"
"Just trust me, Wendy."
