𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥..

𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥?

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"Tahooooo! Tahooooo!"

Taho. Your favorite. Our favorite.

It became my morning alarm clock. Hearing taho reminds me that I have you. Eating taho lets me remember you. Taho serves as my endorphin since it's all about you.

But.. I can't today.

I don't think I can eat taho yet when all we did is leave.

I leave you whenever I'm annoyed, you leave me whenever you're disappointed.

I leave you when I'm sad, you leave me when you're mad.

I leave you when things get tough, you leave me when you think you're not good enough.

But that's okay because we always find our ways back to each other. We managed to stay and still choose one another.

Pero.. Isang linggo mo na akong hindi kinakausap. Isang linggo ka na ring hindi nagpaparamdam. Hindi mo pa rin ako pinapansin.

Dati, ayaw mong lumilipas ang isang araw na may tampo tayo. Noon, ayaw mong natutulog nang magkaaway tayo. Then, I matter the most to you.

Where are you now? I can't feel you. This is not so you, cold and near yet so far. Parang nawawala ka na. Tila lumalayo ka na. Paunti-unti.

"Ito po, Ma'am Suki. Dalawang order po, dating gawi. Dinamihan ko po ang sago. Namnamin niyo po habang mainit-init pa. Huwag niyo na pong hintaying tuluyang lumamig at mawala ang sarap bago niyo umpisahang kainin. Mahirap pong magsisi."

That hit me. I came to my realization. I looked at Manong vendor and flashed a smile.

Isn't love really supposed to be passionate and burning rather than cold and melting?

This time, ako naman. We're a couple, right? Hindi pwedeng ikaw lang nang ikaw ang sumusuyo. Hindi dapat na ikaw na lang palagi ang umiintindi. Hindi tamang ikaw na lang parati ang nagpapakumbaba.

Our commitment to love each other is fulfilled by the two of us. You already did your part, it's time I do mine.

Nakangiti kong iniabot sa'yo ang paborito nating taho. Gulat ang ibinungad ng iyong mukha na unti-unting napalitan ng ngiti.

Ngiti na walang halong pagkukunwari.

Ngiti na nakasanayan ko na at hahanap-hanapin ko mula pa man no'ng umpisa hanggang sa huli.

Ngiti na magbibigay rin sa'kin ng ngiti.

"At talagang pinadamihan mo ng sago?"

"Our taho moment would be less than complete when the sago is insufficient."

And.. It's our little secret where the sago are supposed to be used. Gamit ang straw ay hihipan lang naman natin ang mga ito papunta sa mukha ng isa't-isa.

Love doesn't really need to be complicated. It's just as simple as how we are right now. Simple yet pure and real.

"I'm sorry. I am so out of myself lately. I wasn't able to communicate with you to the point that I put our relationship at risk."

"It's okay, I understand now. Please remember that I will always be rooting for you. I don't care about that past you are talking about. The moment I decided to be with you, I accepted everything and anything about you, Tad."

Nagpatuloy tayo sa ating sago war. Kontento na ako sa ganito. Kontento na ako na ganito tayo. Taho plus you, my endorphins.

Love may not be everything. Love alone can't save a relationship. Love won't be enough to fight for someone.

But if this love embraces acceptance, patience and contentment, love truly conquers all.

Because a love that embodies your willingness to continue, is a love that will help you grow.

Because a love that accepts every inch of your past, is a love that deserves the victory of your future.

Every relationship has it's own story. Neither has a perfect plot.

Everyone has his/her own story of the past. Neither has a perfect plot either.

If someone wants to share it, let the person be heard.

But if not, let that someone be understood.

Whatever that past of yours, my Tad, is long overdue. I don't need to hear it, you don't need to tell it either.

Habang tinititigan ko ang iyong mga mata ay lalo kong napagtatanto na hindi ko kailangang malaman kung ano man ang nangyari sa iyong nakaraan.

Mas excited akong malaman ang kinabukasan na kasama ka. Mas nagagalak akong makita kang maggrow malayo sa nakaraang hindi mo na kailangan pang balikan.

Dahil kahit na ano pa man 'yan, tanggap kita noon, ngayon at sa susunod pang mga panahon.

Isa-isa kong tinanggal ang mga sago sa mukha mo habang binibitawan ko nang bukas sa aking puso ang mga katagang..

"Your past is your history. My past is my history. It's time we write ours. Let's make our own story."

It'll probably be the best story.. my best story to tell.