Here I am again, staring at the dried petal of the rose he gave me 10 years ago. I've been keeping it on my diary since our first date as a couple, the day he gave me that rose. But unfortunately, the last date we have.
We're classmates from grade 3 upto the last year of high school. Transferee siya sa school namin noon. And immediately became on top of our class dahil matalino siyang talaga. Pero kahit ganun, di ako nagtanim ng sama ng loob sa kanya like what other's going to do when someone has taken their place. Yes, ako ang top 1 sa klase noon until he came. But that's no big deal to me.
He's a nerd hanggang pag tungtong ng high school namin kaya walang nakipagkaibigan sakanya. Wearing an eye glasses and always carrying a load of books. While me? I'm popular in school. Everybody said I'm beautiful. Meron pa ngang nagsabi na ang "Perfect" ko daw. Cause I got the looks, the brain and the money.
Both my parents have their own company. My dad owns 5 star hotels while my mom's in a clothing industry which was known all over the world and was weared by the celebrities and the richest in different countries.
I didn't got the chance to talk to him when we were in elementary. Cause we both have different worlds. Him with his books and me being friends with everyone.
Not until in 1st year high school. Naging mag-partner kami sa isang project. We spent 2 months for that project. At sa loob ng 2 months na yun, nakilala ko siya. Nakilala ko ang isang Mark Wilson Mercado.
He really loves reading books na naging dahilan rin kung bakit lumabo ang mata niya at nangailangan ng salamin.
He loves korean foods na napakalayo sa itsura niya.
He's afraid of cockroaches. Lol. I mean, hindi ako takot unless it's flying pero siya? Lumilipad man o hindi, takot talaga siya. Makita pa lang niya ang kahit antena ng ipis, magtatago na yan sa likod ng kahit na sinong kasama niya. And will say "Kill it" with a very demanding voice yet shaking and act like nothing happened when it's gone. I find it cute of him though.
And the most unbelievable things I found out about him is that, he have a very beautiful voice. Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang araw na nahuli ko siyang kumakanta sa kwarto niya.
Napagpasiyahan kasi namin na sakanila ituloy yung project namin dahil parehas nasa business meeting abroad ang parents ko. Dad take my only bigbro with him para mapag-aralan na din niya ang company ni Dad dahil siya ang magmamana nun. That leave me and our two yayas in our house which I gave both a one day leave.
Wilson didn't want the idea of only me and him in one house. Kaya nagvolunteer na siya na sa bahay na lang nila. That's so gentleman. Another pogi points for him.
At yun na nga, nahuli ko siyang kumakanta. I was so mesmerized with his voice that time. That was the first time my heart beat exaggerately na never kong naramdaman sa mga suitors ko. Yun nga lang, hininto niya agad nang makita niya ko sa hamba ng pintuan ng kwarto niya.
Simula non, lagi na akong nasama sa kanya. We bacame friends. Lagi ko siyang kinukulit kahit ayaw na ayaw niyang nadikit ako sakanya pag madaming tao. Naiilang suguro siya na makita ng ibang tao na kasama niya ang isang Chloe Madrigal.
Madaming nagulat dahil sa biglang pagdidikit ko kay Wilson. May kumalat pang balita noon na ginayuma ako ni Wilson. Pero wapakels lang kami.
Kalahating taon din bago ko napaamo ang nerd na yun. Ako lang ang naging kaibigan niya pero simula nung malaman ng lahat na nagkakamabutihan na kami ni Wilson, madaming death threats siyang natanggap. Na kanino pa nga ba manggagaling, kundi sa mga suitors ko lang naman.
Buti nga hanggang death threats lang sila dahil subukan nilang totohanin yun, ang isang Chloe Madrigal ang makakalaban nila.
Hanggang sa dumating ang 3rd year high school, I fell. I fell hard for him. Itinago ko ang nararamdaman ko dahil natatakot ako. Natatakot akong mas piliin niya ang mga libro niya kesa sakin. I know that's stupid but I was just too scared to be rejected.
