Jesse

I was standing in line waiting for a cab outside of ayala. With a heavy heart, i just waited in silence, thinking about how someone made me believe that she's so eager to see me but decided to leave me waiting for her there for more than 2 hours without any explanation or plan of showing up.

my phone's message alert tone went off. D12's D12 World kept on playing inside my left front jeans pocket for a while before i was jarred away from my lonely imaginings.

"are you wearing a green polo shirt and wearing sandals with 23 on them?" the text message read.

i looked around but don't see her. i pressed the call feature of my cellphone when her cellphone number was on my screen. it rang thrice before she answered in her sweet voice.

"where are you, i've been waiting for more than 2 hours?" i said.

"i'm sorry, i got caught up from a previous engagement. my friend just arrived from mindanao and we had dinner and it became harder for me to free myself from him the longer we chatted. i'm so sorry!"

"well, anyway, now i know why you ditched me. have a fun time with your friend", i said back.

"no, he's gone now. if you still want to meet me, i'm in the entertainment center wearing a red cap! i'm really sorry!"

so, off i went inside ayala again. went way past the only guard i know in ayala center who is indifferent. you could bring a bag big enough to contain a groud to air explosive and he still won't care! went to Bo's Cafe (one of her favorite place) but didn't find her there. When I went out, she waived her hand from the side of Tequilla Joe's.

there she was, standing tall, beautiful, with the loveliest smile and big round innocent looking eyes just staring at me. it made me feel all tingly all over when i realized that this wonderful person is doing nothing but look, wait and smile at me. she made me feel like a kid inside a toy store and looking straight into the eyes of the biggest and newest toy available for my pleasure. i felt really happy and really excited at the same time.

"i thought you were wearing a red cap?" i asked

she laughed. it sounded like the sweetest symphony i've heard for that day!

"i was just here when you passed by to go inside Bo's Coffee and when you came out to look for me. i thought you saw me coz you looked at me for a little while", she said

"well, if you've just said that you were wearing a maroon cap instead of red, i would've approached you then!", i said laughing with her

"maroon or red, aren't they in the same family?"

we both laughed then.

we spent the next few hours talking and walking around the mini park outside of ayala. we talked about our childhood (some really bad experiences are similar), how things affected us, favorites, pet peeves, music, movies, etc.

as we were doing this, it got me more excited when i know that she's looking at me or when our skin brushed. so, i made sure to be as near her as possible. sometimes, while she talked, i placed my hand along her backside to appear as if i'm guiding her (in reality i was savoring what seemed to be an electric current passed from her skin to mine). sometimes, i look at her eyes while she's talking and i feel so hopelessly drawn towards her. on that night, under the canopy of the trees in the ayala mini park and the myriad twinkling stars above - i have slowly rebuild my faith in love.

at around midnight, i asked her if she would like to continue our conversation in the beach as it would be very relaxing and soothing to have our feet in the sand or the water while talking. and without pause she accepted the invitation.

each second that we spent with each other made me feel like i have already found someone that i know will make me happy and contented in life.

someone who will love me for what i am, who i am and who i will become.

someone i will devote all my life loving and making happy.

someone i am glad to call my wife.