“Von, para sa ‘yo...” I looked at her when she entered the house. She’s holding a white rose which she obviously picked up from our garden. She gave me her sweetest smile, showing her incomplete teeth. “Napanood ko kasi sa TV na dapat daw bigyan mo ng flowers ang taong gusto mo.”
Her innocent words struck something in me. At such a young age, my heart started to thump like hell and recognize that it was no ordinary heartbeat; that those were because of happiness and love. At such young age, I knew it would be her that I would marry when I grow up.
With burning cheeks, I responded, stuttering, “A-Are you telling me that you like me?”
She did not even hesitate to nod. “Oo. Kasi sobrang bait mo sa akin at hindi mo ako inaapi kahit mahirap lang kami gaya ng napapanood ko sa TV,” sagot niy
