This is a love story not all would ever imagine.
Year 2006. In the old dean's office of their school. Where Gab is wasting some time with his friends (not because they have disciplinary actions to do). Then came this girl with her friends, looking for their dean to deal with some sort of school stuffs. Her name is Kate. Gab saw her as she passed by him towards the dean's table and then went out immediately, did not give him the time to interact. From then on, Gab always wanted to see her.
After seeing her once, Gab began to make some ways just to see Kate more often. He got her class schedules secretly from friends, studied her time pattern in school; when would she arrive and leave, frequency of her library visit, room assignments for each day, where she sat inside classrooms, where can Gab saw her without her noticing, where she ate lunch outside school, etc. He's some kind of stalker to think of, you know.
Kate took notice of it though. Gab's friends always calls her whenever they saw her and point to his direction, "Susan, si Gabs nga pala", "Susan, tawag ka ni Gabs", "Susan, hanap ka ni Gabs". Kate just smile at those comments. (Susan is one of her first names)
One time, Gab asked his friend, "Kunin mo naman number ni Kate. Sabihin mo kailangan lang sa org(hehe). Ikaw na bahala magdahilan" (Please get the number of Kate.Tell her it is needed in our org[hehe]. Any reason will do). Kate was a little suspicious of what Gab's friend was asking. "Kailangan sa organization?Eh kumpleto naman ang information namin doon sa registration card". To cut it short, she still gave her number, having a clue what is it for.
So then, Gab had her number. What should he do? He sent her messages, introduced himself, leave some good morning messages. But most of the time, he only got the laugh reply (haha) or smiley or nothing at all. He asked several times if he could at least walk home with her after class. Being such a friendly person, Kate just let him came along.
As time passed by, Gab's affection for Kate grew. He started writing songs about his feeling towards her. So inspired that Gab convinced his classmates to perform those songs on stage. Some time last July 2007, he sang his one composition onstage with the help from his two entourage, on an intermission number for a school program. "Para nga pala to don sa nakapink sa likod"(this is for the one wearing pink on the back). Funny thing was, Gab did not notice that a department of their university dress pink departmental shirt. Oh well, they all laughed and smiled for it. Also, Gab and his college friends competed a night before the Acquaintance Party, again, with another composition dedicated to Kate. Kate's friend began to shout loudly until the song ended. She didn't actually hear the entire song clearly, but since then, she felt somehow special.
The night Gab waited for came then, the Acquaintance Party. Where he would be able to ask Kate if he could have the chance to court him. He gathered every strength of his being, and asked Kate for a dance the moment the mellow music played. They talked, laughed and had a good time. In the middle of their dance, Gab released this words while holding her: "Siguro may mga nanliligaw na sa'yo"(maybe you have a lot of suitors). Kate answered quickly, "Naku, wala. Kasi hindi pa pwede eh" (Oh, none. 'Cause it is not allowed yet). Gab's world crashed into several tiny pieces. But he never backed out that night. He stayed by her side until she decided to went home. Making sure no other guy would dance with her that night. What a guy.
For him, that statement from Kate was an indication that she can't have some room for him on her life. Gab prayed before he slept that morning. He cried, "God, if it is your will, then shall be it."
Gab had then decided to stop treating Kate so special for him beginning that day.
As days passed by, Kate somehow wondered, "What happen to this guy?". He stopped sending messages, he stopped making efforts to see her, he did not came along whenever she went home, he just gestured nod greetings whenever they saw and passed by each other. "Did I made something wrong?". This went on for one whole month.
Kate felt sad about it. She shared this to her friend Gevie, asking what could she have done to Gab to keep some distance between them. Why so suddenly. This situation is somehow hard for Kate to ignore. Gevie asked for Gab's number from her and decided to talk to him.
Gevie texted and asked Gab, what happened? Did he really care for Kate? Was she really special to him? Did he really mean she loved her through the songs he made? Why is he doing this to her?
Gab realized it then: God's will for him was to have that room in Kate's life. Without second thoughts, Gab texted Kate.
Gab: Kate, mahal mo ba ako? (Kate, do you love me?)
Kate: Hindi ako masasaktan ng ganito kung hindi. (I would not be hurt like this if I do not.)
Gab: Pwede ba kitang ligawan? (Can I have the chance to court you?)
Kate: Kung mahal mo pa ako, hindi mo na kailangang gawin yon. (If you still love me, you don't need to do that.)
It was September 01, 2007, around 7:40PM.
The rest is history.
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