Our Prologue (RAW)

Dislcaimer: I just want to publish this before I forget. Please bear with my spelling errors and grammar lapses. I'll take care of that as soon as possible. #GrammarNazi

We found each other in the most unexpected time on a very familiar territory.

Or should I say, I found you again.

Half a year ago, I found myself facing the world without bitterness and hatred.

As for you, I really don't know...

even now.

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Back then, our aqcuaintances were bounded by occasions. Ones that I always look forward to.

I can still the remember the first time I saw you.

An invitation prompted me to attend a wedding banquet over a decade ago. That's when fate decided to paint you in my life canvas. It was my bestfriend's boyfriend's sister's union to her Japanese beau.

While my bestfriend walked the isle along with the other members of the matrimonial entourage, I sat alone in the table reserved for his boyfriend's friends boringly played the silverwares on top of the cheap cream colored table cloth.

I counted the lace adorned, plastic chairs. The table was for 8.

Counting me, JM (my bestfriend), Redge (JM's BF), Sonny and James, who's already there, and not considering one chair extra, I knew the two seats left were for you and your boyfriend.

I knew Sonny and James as I have met them once and again before the wedding started. But as for you, I ownly knew you by name.

"Hi" Your then boyfriend said to me breaking my abnoxious effort to play a tune with the fork and two differently filled glass.

I smiled.

"Ikaw siguro si Sylvan. Yung bestfriend ni JM."

I nodded.

"I'm Kit." He continued offering his hand.

"Hi." I answered as I accepted his handshake.

"Si T.V. pala. Boyfriend ko." He said nodding to your direction.

Recalling that moment, that time I first lay my eyes on you, you never said a word... or at least I never heard you utter a word. Your softspoken, boyish charms was not much too me then but even then, I knew you were special.

You may not know this but over the years, I went in and out of three relationship but I always made sure that I kept tabs on you.... probably my inherent desire to keep you.

I was furious when I found out that Kit cheated on you long before you did. Even Pao, my partner then, didn't understand why I was so affected. I always thought that it's because you are a friend and I want all my friends to be happy.

Now I know that it's for a different reason.

I wondered how were you holding up after that. I wondered... until now.

Years have past and we agreed to see each other... again.

This time, some things has changed.

I was single, and you were too.

But more importantly, some things has not.

Cause even now, I still care for you.

As for our future, I have no clue. But I guess I'm taking this as an answer to my prayers.

And so we decide to meet.