Dear Lovebird,

January na at may pasok nanaman ulit. Excited na ulit ako pumasok kasi un lang ung time na nakaka alis ako sa bahay. Boring, eh, tsaka madalas nasisira mood ko. Buti pa rito sa school, at least nagagawa ko ung gusto ko kahit papano.

~JAN 7 AT 6:55 PM~

: Jervien

Chat ko kay Jervien nung nakita ko siyang naka online habang nasa byahe na ako pauwi at tamang scroll lang sa newsfeed ko sa fb. Ilang minuto pa ang lumipas ay hindi pa rin ako nirereplayan ni Jervien at nakita kong offline na siya. Hays…

Lumipas ang mga araw ay hindi ko na gaano chinachat pa si Jervien. Mas inaalala ko na lang ngayon ung updates ng story ko, eh. Ung Runaway With Me na kakaumpisa ko pa lang nung November last year.

Sumunod na linggo… Wednesday… third subject na namin ngayon, which means… creative writing nanaman ulit~! Fave ko talaga 'to.

"Okay, class! Get a one whole sheet of yellow paper and write an admiration letter to someone for today's activity."

Sabi ni sir nang matapos na siyang magdiscuss. At shempre… dahil karamihan sa mga kaklase namin ay walang sariling yellow pad ay hinintay ko muna na makakuha sila bago ko ilabas ung yellow pad ko.

"Ibon, penge papel."

Sabi ni Violado sakin habang tinitignan na niya ako.

"Mamaya na. Baka maubos agad ung yellow pad ko, eh."

Bulong ko kay Violado habang nakahawak na ako sa zipper ng bag ko at ready na buksan once na nakakuha na ng yellow paper ung mga kaklase namin.

Ilang segundo pa ay nilabas ko na ung yellow pad ko at binigyan ko na si Violado ng isang piraso.

"Meron pala si Ibon!"

"Hindi ka man lang namigay!"

Reklamo nila Juliana at Christina habang hawak na nila ung mga yellow paper nila na hiningi kay Chin. Nginitian ko na lang sila at saka tinago ko na ung yellow pad ko.

"Para kanino ung letter na isusulat mo Ibon?"

Tanong sakin ni Violado matapos na niyang isulat ung full name at strand, grade and section namin sa upper left side ng yellow paper niya.

"Hindi ko pa alam, eh."

"Sakin, ung isusulat kong letter para sa lola ko."

"Ahh…"

Yan na lang ang sinabi ko kay Violado at saka sinulat ko na ung full name, strand, grade and section ko sa upper left side ng yellow paper ko. Okay! Ayokong ipasa ung papel ko kay sir na naka pangalan kay Jervien ung letter ko kaya… yea… code name na lang. Hehehe~

Dear Lovebird,

I admire the way you smile, the way you laugh with others. I admire your voice when you want to remember something or when you're reading or talking. I admire the way you stand or how you sit depending on your mood. I admire the way you look at me. I admire your signature and your handwriting, they are the most beautiful in my point of view. I admire your charisma. I admire the way you told me stories about your childhood and the way you made me laugh. I admire the way you made my fear of the dark fade away. I admire the way you held the umbrella for the both of us when it's raining. I admire the way you met me at the entrance of the mall. But most of all, I admire your tired beautiful eyes that makes me feel lost but at the same time found. Of all the people I admire, you are the one I admire the most. Because you made my heart skip a beat when you touched my hand. You made me realized something that no one ever had. And because of you, I became braver than before. I'm extremely happy that the universe allowed us to meet each other. You made me feel braver and real again. Thank you.

At…

"Sincerely yours… Yvonne Tagum."

Tapos na ang sulat ko para kay Jervien!

"Pass your papers!"

"Hala sir!"

"Hindi pa kami tapos sir!"

"Sir! Teka lang sir!"

"Si sir naman excited!"

Reklamo ng mga kaklase naming hindi pa tapos magsulat. Isa na rin dun sila Christina, Violado at Juliana, habang ako naman ay nakikinig lang sa usapan ni sir pati na rin ng mga kaklase namin.

"Sige… next meeting niyo na lang ipasa yan."

Sabi ni sir, dahilan para magsihiyawan na ung mga kaklase namin sa tuwa.

Time skip~! Hehe~ So nasa bahay na ako at nasa kwarto ako at hindi ako kuntento dun sa admiration letter na sinulat ko para kay Jervien. Parang kulang, eh. Nilabas ko na ung yellow pad ko at sinulat ko na ung full name, strand, grade and section ko sa upper left side ng yellow paper at nagsulat na ako sa papel habang nakaupo ako sa sahig.

Dear Lovebird,

I admire the way you look at me. I admire the way you stand or how you sit depending on your mood. I admire your charisma, the way you smile and the way you laugh with others. I admire your voice when you want to remember something or when you're reading or talking. I admire your signature and your handwriting, they are the most beautiful in my point of view. I admire the way you told me stories about your childhood and the way you made me laugh. I admire the way you made my fear of the dark fade ayaw after you scared the hell out of me. I admire they way you held the umbrella for the both of us when it's raining, even though I have my own umbrella but not using it at that time. I admire the way you met me at the entrance of the mall the first time we hang out together. I admire the way you act silly and have fun with others in our classroom. I admire your drawings, they're wonderful and I sometimes envy you for it. But of all the things that I admire about you, I admire your tired beautiful eyes that made me felt lost but at the same time found. Of all the people that I admire in my life, you are the one that I admire the most. For you are the only one who made my heart skip a beat when you accidentally touched my hand. You made me realized something that no one ever had. And because of you, I became braver than before and I am extremely happy that the universe allowed us to meet each other. You made me feel real again and I am grateful for that. Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

Yvonne Tagum

(A/N: hindi po ako sure kung akma po ung revision na nilagay ko sa revision po na ginawa ng main character. In ask ko po ung person na pinagbabasehan ko ng main character kaso sabi po niya hindi na raw po na balik sakanila ung activities nila sa subject na creative writing due to the suspension of classes because of the growing cases of covid last March of year 2020. Also, thank you so much po sa tuloy-tuloy na pag support sa mga works ko~ Love y'all~)