One

Love manifests itself in various ways and forms. Some people fall at first sight, others gradually, and still others carefully and deliberately decide not to budget it for a variety of reasons, one of which is a fear of heartbreak.

It only takes a brave heart to fall in love and stay in love regardless of the circumstances because love is a beautiful thing. It exists only in the hearts of those who can not only define it with the best words, but also feel it bubbling in their hearts.

Sometimes you don't even need to look for it, and you don't need to make elaborate plans for it; you just need to let it happen naturally because it is not far away. It only takes two hearts to connect to find it.

And that's what happens to me and Isaac Jacinto, my seven years boyfriend. He was known to be one of the most richest student and a playboy way back college, but I still fell in love with him. Why? I don't know the reason why. I was just suddenly got struck by cupid's archer. But he changed. Yes, he change for me.

And if you'll gonna ask me if I was a popular girl or one of the cheer leaders that you sometimes see on movies and dramas, well I'm sorry to burst your bubble but I'm not. I was just an ordinary girl who had nothing special to brag about in my life. I'm an orphan and my parents died in a car accident when I was a child.

And right now, I'm here at Isaac's apartment waiting for him to go out to the bathroom because he is taking a shower. We will gonna have a date today after a week of not seeing each other because he went to a vacation with his parents.

We kept our relationship a secret from everyone, especially Isaac's parents because they were against of it. To be more specific, they were opposed to it because of me. Because they claimed I was only using Isaac for financial gain. That I was just using him to help me get a better life.

But that is not the case; I love him even though he will be reborn again as poor. I love him for who he was rather than what he possessed. I don't care about his money. I don't care about his wealth because all I need is him and him alone.

Our relationship was more akin to a ghost. We survived for years by hiding and keeping it hidden. But it makes no difference to me. I don't mind if the entire world is unaware of our relationship. What is important to me is that we both love each other.

"Hey love, are you alright?" Isaac asked worriedly. I blinked twice when I came back to my senses. I did not even notice that he already came out of the bathroom because I was pre-occupied.

I saw Isaac wearing nothing from above and just a towel wrapped around his waist. My cheeks suddenly felt warm and a tingling sensation rushed through my body. I looked away and tried to erase the thought running through my mind. I must have been crazy for thinking such kind of thing. How bad of me.

"Love? Is there something wrong?" Isaac ask again when I did not answer his first question.

I look at him and gave him a warm and sweet smile. "No, of course not. I'm completely fine, love."

His forehead ceased withe my answer. Seem like he is not fully convinced. "Are you sure? You look...bothered earlier," He said.

I shook my head and gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm really fine, love. You should change now or we will not catch the bus."

"Okay then. If that's what you said." He nodded and turn his back on me to change his clothes.

Who would have thought that this playboy would fall in love with me? I mean, he is not just an ordinary playboy. He was a bully and lot's of students were afraid of him because of his family's power.

To be honest, I have no interest in men, but when I saw him, my heart skipped a beat. It went crazy, and it keeps thumping fast whenever I see him at school. I used to believe that I was just afraid of him whenever he was around. But I wasn't, because I was already in love at the time. And whenever I see him at school, everything appears to be magical. It may appear that I am overreacting, but that is how I felt. And that's how I came up with some ridiculous ideas to secretly express my feelings for him.

I bought him flowers and cakes, and I even wrote him letters in which I expressed my feelings for him and how it all began. I always put it on his locker secretly during P.E. because everyone is in the gym. And by the way, we are not on the same department. He majored in Engineering, while I majored in Business Management, but during PE, all students are required to go to the gym, which is how I carry out my plan.

But one day, while I was attempting to carry out my plan, he caught me. It turns out he was already curious about the person who does such things all the time. I was scared at first because I expected him to be angry with me, but he didn't. He even told me that my simple action had moved him, and that's how it all began. After months of knowing each other, he asked me out, and we began dating for about a year before he asked me to be his girlfriend. I, of course, said yes. And that's how we've survived for the past seven years.

We had encountered so many problems within our relationship but it did not made our relationship went down that easily. Well, maybe we just really love each other and we are mature enough to handle such problems.