The Come Back

“First love never dies!” That is the most common saying that we can hear when we talk about first love, but you know what?! It is not only first love that does not die but also the second, third, fourth,…etc may live forever too.

Coming back to someone you have courted in the past is one of the hardest thing to do, especially if the girl is very hard to get. It is a very delicate decision to make and very hard thing to do. It is not that easy to start again because in that second time, the girl might let you wait for a much longer time compared to the first time that you courted her. She might even say no to you and that may give you the greatest heartache in your life, but always remember that patience is a virtue, so you better wait.

“LOVE IS SWEETER THE SECOND TIME AROUND.” This is a quote you can relate with the first one and a quote that will explain that there is always a second chance. Some boys even use this quote when they court a girl again. Well, I would like to share a true story about this theme, coming back.

Where do I start? Well, there was this boy who fell in love with a girl who is very impossible to be his girlfriend. The boy started everything from jokes. They were third year high school then when the boy always greets the girl “hi” every time he enters the classroom where the girl was. The girl always responds without knowing that the boy has a hidden desire in her. Nobody knew that the boy already liked the girl. This scenario always repeats everyday until their batch mates have already observed that the boy has really a special feeling towards the girl. The boy does not have the guts to tell the girl about what he really feels or in other words, he was “torpe.” So what the boy did I that he sent letter to the girl. Everyday, the boy always put post-its in the girl’s locker. At first, the girl did not know who sent her those post-its until one day, she discovered it. The boy gained a little confidence and he started to talk to the girl without feeling so much nervous.

March 5, 2006, it was family day when the boy got his first chance to court the girl. They got their picture together and spent a little time together. The boy treated the girl snacks in the afternoon and they watched the drama fest together at that night. Unfortunately, the boy hasn’t court the girl still because he was afraid to be rejected.

The boy started calling the girl in the phone and they always talk almost every day. Day after day, the boy did not see any development and it seemed that victory is very impossible to achieve. The boy decided to stop courting the girl because he feels that he do not have any chance at all. Days and months have passed by, they did not have any communication at all and they do not even talk anymore. Vacation came and then another school year opened. The boy tried to forget the girl but he cannot do it because he knows that she was still there inside his heart.

In the month of July, the boy had a girlfriend and this created confusion in some of their batch mates because all they know is that the boy still likes the girl. Three months passed by, the boy broke up with his girlfriend and the reason was confusion. The boy was really confused about his feeling between three girls and to make sure that he won’t make a mistake in his decision, he did not court one of them. Days passed by and the feeling which the boy had to the girl during their third year days came back. The girl was not his first love though, but the love did not die. It just rested for a couple of months but it never died. The boy did not rush right away, instead he thought about it for several times if he is going to come back.

November 2006, it was their intramurals when the boy started to come back. He used the same style, how he started the last time was how he started this time. He told the girl that he still likes her but he did it in a manner of joking. December 8, 2006, it was their Christmas party and that was one of the most memorable days of his life. The girl was the one who got his name in their manito-manita and so she gave her gift to the boy. The boy kept what the girl gave and did not throw anything, even the wrapper.

December 11, 2006, that was Monday, three days after their party. The boy texted the girl. They talked about many things until such time, the girl asked for a topic, the boy with no topic in his mind said, “manguyab ko,” then the girl asked who will he court and the boy answered, “you.” Like the first time, the girl did not believe. The boy tried to explain but still the girl won’t believe because of the fact that the boy stopped courting her and then he had a girlfriend afterwards. They finished texting 4:00 AM the next day.

A couple of weeks after that, the boy told the girl again that he will court her and this time, the mood of the boy was now serious. The girl still won’t believe him at first but at the end, she challenged him to prove to her that he was true to what he said. The boy seemed to have a little hope, at last the girl gave him a chance to prove to her that what he said is true. The boy went back to business again. She always calls the girl and they always talk for almost two hours everyday. Christmas came and new year passed by, they will see each other again. When they were in school, the boy seemed to be more confident right now and he does not have a hard time talking to the girl anymore.

The boy said that this time around he will wait whatever the girl’s answer will be. He will not falter, he will not quit.

I know that some of you could relate to the story and some of you might even know the people behind the story. What is important is that I can relay to you the message that no matter how hard it is to come back to a girl you love, always remember that there is always a second chance and do not waste it.