Awkward

"Hi! This is for you.", he said.

"Thanks, you remembered.", I said, as if I wasn't blabbing about loving Tweety Bird since the first day we talked.

After telling me that he has been missing me and have been waiting for my answer, he led me to the church where his cousin's supposed to get baptized. For someone as hopelessly romantic as myself, it was one of the best things I loved about Mac. He would surprisingly glance every moment he could. Sometimes, I feel like Julia Roberts and he is Hugh Grant in Notting Hill, like I am the prettiest girl in the planet, even if we live three hours away from each other.

"Hello? Of course, yes!", I finally blurted.

Then, just like in the movies, he hugged me too close while I felt happy and a bit sad.

I have a boyfriend again, but as miles separated us, I'm not sure if my heart should restrict how I feel for him. Because as sure as hell, I'm scared of getting hurt.

I Left My Heart in Subic

"Mac?, is this really you? How? When? Why?", yes, little old me, a staffer of our school paper couldnt even write a proper text message for her crush. Ask me to write a poem and it'll be ready in a few minutes. But this? Not one of my finest moments ever.

He then replied, "Tita Cely gave me your number. She was asking if you would like to be her son, Benedict's, godmother. I would be a ninong too, you know?"

See, I figured this is exactly the reason I needed to go back to their place. And since there's no one to take me to Subic but my parents, going to the baptism is my cue. Then I asked my parents and they said yes to my first inaanak.

"Okay, I'm going to the baptism, so I'll meet you there, I guess", I texted him back.

After that, we have been texting each other for days. He also asked me if I could be courted. I seem to be hesitant at first but gave in eventually. Our families are friends anyway, and having a boyfriend in an all-girl school, priceless.

Come July, I was ready to give my "yes" to him. As we got off the bus from Manila, he was there, waiting, with a Tweety Bird stuffed toy in his arm. Sweet.