To the girl who caught my eyes, my attention, my everything, this silly piece of writing is for you. Don't be offended or anything. I tagged this "silly" because I'm no writer, I'm just a lone man teaching standards and the conceptual framework. For almost a decade that I am here in the last floor of a building way older than I am, it was my very first time seeing somebody that really caught my eye. As I stood in front of my class I saw you in the middle part of the seat plan behind the door. You were focused on my writings, which I plead forgiveness for its unrulyness. You squinted with your spectacles and took down notes. You weren't looking for me, which gave me the opportunity to observe you a little further. As our class progress I cracked some jokes and I noticed you supressed your chuckles, as if too shy to laugh. It would be embarassing if you did not react to it though. I asked the class for answers to problems, expecting a response from you but I heard nothing. You just agreed with them. I still observed you secretly during the class. You let your hair cover most of your face. Please tuck it behind your ears, you are beautiful. Too bad I needed to dismiss the class but I'm happy that I'll still get to see you next week. I hoped you'll meet my gaze on the last minute of the lecture but you were busy fixing your things. 'Til next week, 'til next week.

Ang Text

Karaniwang gabi. Nakahiga ka habang pumipindot sa cellphone, nakiki-WIFI sa kapitbahay, nagbabasa ng iyong timeline. Biglang nag-vibrate ang cellphone mo. May natanggap kang mensahe. 'Sos, 8888 lang 'yan. O baka nanalo ka na naman sa isang promong hindi mo sinalihan. 'Di ka rin nakatiis. Tinignan mo. OWWMYGOLLY! Nagtext SIYA! "Good Evening" na may tatlong tandang padamdam. Galit ata 'yan. May smiley din na walang ilong. Shocks. Wala ka palang load. Di ka naman kasi nagloload pero dali-dali kang naghanap ng barya at nagpaload sa pinakamalapit na tindahan. Malayo pala ang tindahan. Nabasa ka tuloy ng ulan kasi wala kang payong. Pero ayos lang sa'yo. Sabi mo, "Anong i-rereply ko?", nagreply ka ng "Good Evening din sa'yo :-)". Wala na siya dahilan para sumagot kasi hindi ka na nagtanong, pero umaasa ka pa rin na magrereply siya. 30 seconds..Naiinip ka na. Huwag ka namang excited. 3 minutes, toot-toot! May nagtext pero hindi siya. Dismayado ka. Isang kaibigang mapang-asar lang pala. Nainis ka pero nagreply ka naman. To kill the time nga naman. Toot-toot! Nagreply na SIYA.."Ano gawa mo? :)". Nagreply ka ng "Uhm wala naman. hehe. ikaw? hehe :-D". Para ka'ng baliw. Toot-toot! Nagreply SIYA! Sabi niya, "Uhm wala din hehe". Nagreply din si Kaibigang Mapang-asar. Siyempre inuna mo SIYA. Nagreply ka talaga kahit walang sense ang sinabi makapagreply lang. "Hehe. Ikaw talaga ______". Boom. Nilagay mo pa ang pangalan niya. Hindi mo alam na kay Kaibigang Mapang-asar mo ito naisend. Nabuko ka tuloy. Oh my, nagreply si Kaibigang Mapang-asar. "Kapag SIYA ba ka txt mo lagi kang nag rereps at nagloload?!! hahahahahahaha". Patay ka. Bakit kasi ganyan ka na? Dati ang tamad mo magtext. Hindi ka nagloload. Dati naiipon lang ang laman ng inbox mo at isang linggo ang buhay ng baterya mo. Ano na ang nangyayari sa'yo? Wait, nagtext ulit SIYA. "Kumain ka na ba?". Nangiti ka. Hoy, huwag kang assumera. Malamang 'yan din ang sinend niya sa sampu niya pang katext ngayon. O baka naman 'yan talaga ang script niya. Nagreply ka. "Diet ako e, hihi :-D". Honglondeeh mo 'te! Nagtext ulit si Kaibigang Mapang-asar. Alam niya na ang sikreto mo wala ka ng kawala. Nagreply ka ng "Sige, Aral muna ako" kahit hindi naman talaga. Ayaw mo lang ng istorbo, kasi nagugulat na may kasamang pananabik ang bawat pagnginig ng cellphone mo. Nagreply parin siya. Wala paring kwenta ang reply niya. "Hehehe. Cge2." Pero maswerte ka parin, kasi hindi bastos na "K." ang natanggap mo.

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Ano ba 'yan. Sayang lang ang pinaload mo. Nabawasan lang ang battery mo. Nainis ka lang. Wala parin talagang tatalo sa pakikipag-usap ng personal. Makikita ang tunay na emosyon. Ang tunay na motibo. Ang tunay na intensyon. Ang tunay na gustong ipahiwatig ng isang tao. Ang text, hindi. Malabong Usapan. Mga Ungas. Mabuti pa kunin mo nalang ang libro mo. Buksan mo at mag-aral ka. May quiz pa kayo bukas.

Cuddle Weather

As the wind blows hard and the noise of the heavy rain overwhelms my hearing, I think of you. Yes, my dear. I want you here beside me, snuggled in our own bed inside a thick, warm blanket. Your childlike nature comes and attacks me with your tickling. Hey, I know where you are ticklish too. Our giggles overcome the noise of the pelting rain. As I catch my breath, I rest my head on your arm. You cover your other arm around me. That warm embrace was the finest, I can't help but turn around, face you and stare at your beautiful eyes. You smile, I smile. You move closer and kiss me in the forehead. No words came out of your mouth but your eyes says it all.  It speaks of how thankful you are to God that I was the one.  I move closer and wrap both of my arms around you. I will place my head on your chest and feel the rhythm of your heartbeat. I love this cuddle weather. You and me together. Closer. Better. Forever.