6 years. It has been about 6 long years since we broke up. You have moved on. Everyone else has, except me. Yes, though I had two relationships after us, I still cling to the damn hope of having you back. No one else but you. Because until now, I believe that our's was different. It was the most magical for me, the most worth-remembering, and the most special.
In my past relationship [after us], I hoped that I could forget you through him. I hoped that he could replace you in my heart. That maybe he could make me forget you and everything about us. But he failed. It was then I realized that you'll always have this spot in my life. That I can not forget you no matter who comes into my life. That no matter how I try, I still love you and I can not put that aside. You were simply irreplaceable.
Let's just say that I have been loving you in silence after we broke up. You can not blame me for that because you were the one who left me hanging. We were so inseparable that time, then out of nowhere, you called it quits because you thought I was being too immature. I can not blame you for that. I was 15 then, you were 20.
There were times that I wanted to tell you about how I still feel about you. I wouldn't care if you'd call me "cheap". Cheap na kung cheap, but if it would only be the way that I could have you back, then let me be cheap. And I'm going to be proud of it.
I love you. That never changed over the years. At kahit may mga naging girlfriends ka, I didn't care. If there's one thing I learned from you before, that is: Hindi masama ang magmahal, at kahit kailan, hindi magiging masama ito. I am honest with my feelings for you, but I know I just have to keep it to myself.
Over drinking sessions with the barkada, God knows how I control myself every time the alcohol has gotten inside of me. There's a tendency of me breaking down and confessing to you everything, but I have been a good drunk person. I have been good in holding back emotions. Specially when you're right infront of me.
Alam ko, walang malisya sayo everytime we exchange text messages. Yung mga "muah!" ko after every message, and you would reply "tsuppp!". Alam ko, wala sa'yo yun. Pero sa akin, that's already something. Something to be treasured forever kasi alam ko, you're not going to kiss me in real life anymore.
It was my birthday then. You greeted me with a text message. You said, "happy birthday kai! god bless u. ingat! loveu!". I couldn't explain what I was exactly feeling that time. I wanted to jump out of my seat, but I couldn't because I was in the middle of a mass. So I texted you back, "thank u! god bless u more. iloveutoo!". I was hoping you'd reply and tell me that you still love me and you want me back. But you didn't. It could've been my best birthday ever.
Pero I know you still love me as a friend. Masakit mang aminin, pero that's the reality. You care for me so much, but still as a friend. And nonetheless, thankful na rin ako at kahit papano, you still have that touch of kindness to me. And I'm more thankful that even after we broke up, we are still friends.
Of course, merong mga advantages at disadvantages of us being friends. Because if we aren't friends until now, then maybe flirting with you wouldn't be as hard as I thought. If we aren't friends, maybe it would be so easy for me to tell you how I still feel about you. But reality check, we're still friends. Close friends. You belong to my inner circle, and so do I to yours. However, I couldn't be more thankful that we're still friends until now. I get to hang-out with you every time I want to. I get to talk to you as often as I want to talk to someone. I still get to eat, sleep, drink, travel, with you. And I tell you, though we're always together, it's very, very hard for me because the world is just giving me more reasons for me to fall inlove with you over and over again.
I once encountered a quote that went:
" If two past lovers remain as friends, it's either they're still inlove with each other or they never were. "
That quote made me want to ask you right in your face if you have ever loved me before or was I just one of the girls you toyed with. But I guess the answer isn't important anymore. I don't need to hear your answer, simply because I'm afraid of what I might hear from you.
Pero oo, umaasa pa rin ako na one day, you'll come up to me and tell me that you were one big jerk of letting me go about 6 years ago. That you will tell me that you have been loving me too, even after we broke up. That even though you had girlfriends after us, I am still the one you've always wanted. That I am still the one you think of at night. That when you're alone, you curl up and cry because it has always been me whom you have been longing for. That you want me back because you can't stand us being just friends. That I am simply irreplaceable.
Pero imposible.
The last time I talked to you, you told me you couldn't be happier with you life right now with her. It saddens me because it's too easy for you to talk about her in front of my face. Kasi naman, I could've been her. Ako sana nasa tabi mo ngayon. Ako sana kasama mo palagi. Ako sana, at hindi siya. 6 years na sana tayo sa August 28.
Pero I know you're happy with your life right now, and I respect that. Never pumasok sa utak ko na sirain relasyon n'yo ng girlfriend mo. Alam ko na pag nalaman mo na mahal pa rin kita, sasabihin mo sa akin na mag-move on na ako. Dahil yun naman talaga ang dapat. Hihintayin ko nalang na dumating yung araw na makapag-move on na nga ako sa buhay ko. Pero sa ngayon, hayaan mo nalang muna ako na mahalin ka.
Mahal kita, sobra. Kahit alam kong hindi na tama.