Taming The Rain

Chapter 13

11:30 natapos ang amazing race at nagsibalikan na muna kami sa aming mga cabin para maligo at magbihis. Ang dudungis na kasi namin. Di na nga namin napansin ang pagod at gutom dahil nag e-enjoy kami ng sobra.

Sabay kami ni Bessy naligo at doon na nga niya na kwento sa akin ang tungkol kay Paul. Ayon sa kanya, naging mag bestfriend daw sila ni Paul at childhood friend talaga sila. Pero para sa akin childhood sweethearts tawag doon! Char. haha Anyways, so bago pa daw kami naging bestie ni Bessy ay sina Kuya Matthew at Paul na ang palaging kasama niya. Kaya pala sobrang close din sila ni Kuya Matthew.

Pero nag-iba daw ang lahat nang umalis ng bansa Paul. Since mas matanda nga sila sa amin, napagpasyahan ng parents ni Paul na sa New Zealand siya pag-aralin. But before he went to New Zealand, he promised Billie that he will never stop communicating with her even though they are far away from each other.

Pero nag-iba raw ang lahat ng mag college si Paul. Nagkaroon daw kasi ito ng girlfriend and that broke Bessy's heart.

"Bessy, you know I surrendered my feelings towards him to God naman. But it's still here." Billie sighed as she pointed out her heart.

"Siguro Bessy sobrang na attach ka lang sa kanya. "

"Yeah, I know. But maybe the thing that makes me hold onto him is the dream I had when we were still in senior high school."

"What dream?" ani ko at nagtaas ng dalawang kilay.

She smiled.

Kasalukuyan kaming naglalaba ng mga damit namin ngayon habang nag ku-kwento si Billie.

Napansin ko namang ngayon lang kami nakapag-usap ng matagal ni Billie. Parati kasi akong umuuwi ng maaga dati. Kaya hindi kami nakakapagchika ng matagalan. Nakaramdam tuloy ako ng kaunting guilt kasi parating nandyan si Bessy kung may problema ako. Pero kung siya naman ang may kailangan sa akin, wala ako. Pero thank God kasi ngayon makakabawi na ako sa kanya.

"Sorry pala Bessy ah. Don't worry. Nandito na ako. May makikinig na sayo."

Tumawa naman siya ron pero para ring nalilito sa pinagsasabi ko. Buti't hindi na siya nagtanong dahil baka magMMK pa kami rito. Mahirap na.

"Thanks Bessy."

"So ano na nga ba yung dream mo?"

"So, in my dream I was in a peaceful place. I'm in the middle of a lavender garden and I can see the beauty of violet and green in the scenery. Then a shining light flashes upon me and somehow I know that it's God because the light is so glorious and magnificent. Then when the light slowly fades away I saw Paul standing in front of me. He's holding a white flower and he smiles at me. But when I woke up, I suddenly got a message from him saying that he already had a girlfriend and that I should stop communicating with him.''

Napaka amazing naman ng dream ni Bessy. But if God revealed to her that Paul will be her future husband, why did Paul hurt bessy?

Pero sa kabilang banda, masasaktan naman talaga tayo sa humanly love. Pero maybe din, may tamang oras para mangyari ang naging pangitain ni Billie. After all, God is unpredictable at times. Susubukin kasi talaga ang faith mo para mas lumakas ang tiwala mo sa Diyos at magdepende ka sa Kanya sa lahat ng bagay.

"Bessy, maybe now is not the right time yet. Pag pray mo na lang kay Lord if siya ba talaga. Baka kasi hindi siya eh."

Hindi ko alam kung bakit yun ang nasabi ko kay Bessy. Pero it seems like the right thing to say.

"Maybe you're right. I prayed about it naman. But I don't know why I had to meet him again now."

"Hindi ko rin alam, Bessy. But one thing I learned from my walk with God is He does things just so we can become more dependent and know more of who He is."