Chapter Three: Our First Glimpse of Each Other

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April 5, 2017
Mari's POV

"Nase-stress ako, Tony. Please lang, kailangan ko munang mag unwind." I told my best friend on the phone.

Sobrang stressful ngayon sa office tapos hindi siya makalabas sa work niya so napilitan ako mag unwind ng mag-isa.

"Come on, Lens. Hintayin mo nalang yung out ko maya-maya. Para sabay tayo mag unwind." He pleaded.

"AYOKO! Kailangan ko nang umalis sa office ngayon so tantanan mo ako, Antonio! Sumunod ka nalang. Alam mo kung saan ako pupunta." I replied annoyingly before dropping the call.

*Driving to my favorite coffee shop*

/DJ on the radio/

"For the next song, you can sing this to the one that you love. One that you have been waiting for your whole life. One that you want to spend forever with. Here is Taylor Swift's Lover only here on Romantic Radio 45.4..." song starts.

"We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January
And this is our place, we make the rules
And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you dear
Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?
Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close forever and ever?
And ah, take me out, and take me home
You're my, my, my, my
Lover"

"Mapa-sana all ka nalang talaga kay Taylor Swift. Hay nako. Mga when kaya ako, Lord?" I whispered to myself while driving. I always have this longing to finally have a person I can call "my lover" too. Para kung stress ako merong someone na yayakap at hahalik sakin.

I am a proud LGBTQIA+ member, nagkaroon ng isang boyfriend at tsaka na realize na babae pala ang hinahanap ng puso ko but can I just say na sa panahon ngayon napakahirap mag mahal ng taong gusto mung mahalin. Para kasing lahat na napupusuan ko are either straight or Bi who ended up choosing a man over me. Nakakaloka.

"Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand?
With every guitar string scar on my hand
I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover
My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue
All's well that ends well to end up with you
Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover
And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me
And at every table, I'll save you a seat, lover"

*Sana sa susunod ko na rinig ng kantang ito meron na akong taong kakantahan neto.* I thought to myself while listening to the bridge of the song.

I had my share of heartbreaks and painful breakups pero I can't really say that I have fully experienced real love. Parang sakto lang, minahal ko at parang mahal naman ako pero it always felt like something's missing.

I arrived at the coffee shop just after the song, I parked right away and immediately went inside. "One caramel latte, with an extra shot of Expresso please," I told the barista.

"Hello, Ma'am Lens! Mukhang stressed po tayo ngayon ah?" Grace replied while smiling at me.

"Shift mo pala ngayon, Grace. Haaay nako, huwag munang itanong. Nakakapagod yung araw na to tapos wala pakong special someone na mag ta-take away ng stress ko." I pouted.

"Nako, Ma'am! Same pala tayo, hahahaha! Ito na yung order mo po, huwag niyo na pong bayaran kasi treat na yan sayo sabi ni Ma'am Therese." She said while smiling and handing me my order.

"Ma'am Therese? Sino naman yun, Grace? Nakakahiya naman." I replied. She giggled and pointed to the woman standing at the side of the cafe's counter.

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