Walking Down The Memory Lane

I was wearing green T-shirt when I met Gracia and Jerlie in PUP-STE. Gracia was wearing green T-shirt, too. It was funny. Our outfits really matched each other. They already had their yearbook. In just a couple of minutes, I got mine as well. I told Mrs. Sanchez, the University’s Guidance Counselor, that I missed PUP so much. She did not say anything. There was no reaction to that. I was so disappointed. She could say something like, “Oh, really? That’s the first time someone is courageous enough to tell a lie right before me. Appreciated.” Or simply she could nod to that. But no, she seemed like not hearing any word I said. Plus the fact that I was not that happy to see the yearbook. Okay, I was a bit thrilled to see all the pictures. The memories. But to be honest, there was no high-school like feelings as I browsed each page.

We went around a little bit, checking out the old hangouts. Err, okay, there was a bit of sadness in the air as every memory tickled my already sleepy brain. We visited the canteen, which was still the extension of our library, and met…err, forgot her name, she was the cousin of Lilibeth Calimlim, one of our classmates in college. She told us that Lilibeth just gave birth to her first son just this February. And guess the name? I Am First. That’s right! At first I thought it was a weird name. What kind of parents who would like to give a sentence to be the name of their first child. Okay, it sounds cute but hey, okay, Gracia liked it. And we were told that if ever Lilibeth would have another child, guess what would be the name, I Am Second? No. I Am Last. I just wonder what kind of future these kids would have with their so unique names.

We waited for Comy in Malvar Shrine. It felt like the old times. The comfort of the place was still there. Same old green grass. The sky was still blue. Same old feeling. Like if I would let my imagination fool me, I would believe I was still in college. I could feel the hands of time moving backward, bringing me back to where I was three years ago. But in just one quick snap, I was there again with Gracia and Jerlie. We have grown up real quick in just few short years. So many things already happened, already had changed. And Comy finally arrived. He was wearing polo shirt with a shade of green. Cool, huh?

We went to Jeff’s house in Kaput Valley. Everything that day seemed like the old times. We were so happy about it. We dropped by the Walter Mart along the way to buy lunch and some snacks. We had ice cream for dessert. In Kaput Valley, we found Jeff wearing a green T-shirt. Wow, it seemed like everyone was so connected with each other in spirit. It was so cool. We watched video while checking out the old pictures. It was so funny to see all those funny pictures. We were so young-looking, so innocent, those hairs, outfits, everything was so funny. Gracia was a little chubby way back then. Err, you should see the pictures to know what I am trying to say here. After all, I missed us. When that realization hit me, I had this secret wish that we could this more often.

Then we watched You Changed My Life in Walter Mart. It was a beautiful movie. Gracia could so relate with the character of Sarah Geronimo. And, err, every time Sarah said to John Lloyd, “I love you more…” I felt Gracia moved a bit on her seat. There were some lines that really touched our hearts, sigh. Laughs! There were particular lines from John Lloyd that I told Gracia, “Listen to him.” It was like the movie did the talking for the two of us.