BEDROOM BLOG BY VERONICA
Of Fireworks And EDSA
Posted on August 9, 2009 12:00 am by
Veronica
Nobody knew we were talking, not even my closest friends in school. Our friendship was something I kept to myself. As I learned, we were more alike than I could have imagined.
”I live under constant scrutiny,” he said.
“How do you handle it?” I asked.
“I do what you do,” he answered. “I do my best and I don’t care what my detractors think.”
“You know, sometimes I feel like some people are out to get me,” I confessed, realizing that it was the first time I admitted this fear to someone.
“Are you scared?” he asked.
“Sometimes…”
“That’s okay. I get scared too. We can be scared together.”
It was 30 minutes past midnight, and it was raining. I walked toward the balcony and leaned over. From the deck, I could see tiny lights below, like tiny candle lights, and it brought back vivid memories of my baccalaureate mass…
“Hey V…what’s wrong?” He picked up on the tone of my voice.
“I want to stab some of my classmates with a plastic spoon,” I hissed over the phone.
“Hahaha…”
“I’m not joking!”
“Okay, okay, so tell me what happened.”
It was a 20-minute call (good thing I was on post-paid). I tried to keep my tears in check as I told him about what I’ve recently learned. Some people befriend you because they want your contacts, your resources, your favor. When they finally got what they wanted, they will rip you apart. And the worst thing? You played your part in their game.
“Veronica…” he started.
“I want to kill them, Matt…” I said weakly.
He sighed and then he said, “I know how you feel. A handful of people I trusted used me too. You know what I did? I cut my ties with them. I didn’t stab them with a plastic spoon. I stab them using a pen, figuratively speaking, of course…Holy shit! WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING!”
“Matt?”
Tires screeched and horns blared over the phone.
“Sorry, I’m in EDSA and this asshole cut in front of me.”
“You’re driving?! Oh my God, I’m sorry Matt…” I said, surprised and touched that he didn’t brush me off.
“It’s okay. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is this: don’t let them ruin you. Look, you’re graduating, you have a brand new life ahead of you,” he encouraged. “You won’t see those bastards anymore.”
Suddenly, the university’s fireworks display started. The sky was filled with colors as bright as his optimism, as big as my dreams.
“You know what Matt,” I started. “Someday, the sky will light up for me.”
“I want to be there when that happens.”
For the first time that day, I smiled. Even though I was surrounded with people who hate me as much as I hate them, I was happy because somewhere in EDSA, I have a lanky boy who got my back. That was the first time I ran to him with my troubles.
It was March 24, 2006.
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27. @roxcute: really? cool! :)
June 27, 2011 at 10:51 pm report abuse -
26. Hi, I think we're on the same school and same batch.. hehe..
May 26, 2010 at 11:42 am report abuse -
25. loved the line, "we can be scared together" :) knowing that you are not alone, and there is this confidante of yours that would share the same grievances, it would make you feel better and would push you to be like that someone who's still standing there for you..haaai..
April 23, 2010 at 09:19 am report abuse -
veronica1124. @joanna: go ahead! use the heavy duty plastic ones para mas may impact :)
March 20, 2010 at 12:32 am report abuse -
joanna23. nice conversation you had with Mat & from now on I will use a plastic spoon to stab a bastard. thanx for d idea veronica haha
March 18, 2010 at 09:44 pm report abuse -
veronica1122. @lalabong: me too! i just adore them :)
March 08, 2010 at 12:11 pm report abuse -
21. I love fireworks! It's really romantic!
March 07, 2010 at 04:07 pm report abuse -
20. i like this: "Someday, the sky will light up for me." am also waiting for this moment...
February 12, 2010 at 06:49 am report abuse -
19. @handpaintedsky: hey thanks! it's quite visual if you read between the lines :)
February 06, 2010 at 10:43 pm report abuse -
18. this is really nice. i'm imaging every single word you have typed here! :)
February 06, 2010 at 10:05 am report abuse -
17. V, it shows here that you are falling for Matt... kilig yun ha!
February 05, 2010 at 12:01 am report abuse -
16. @rinaluv: thanks dear! :)
February 02, 2010 at 11:31 pm report abuse -
15. What a great conversation! âI want to be there when that happens.â -waaah! kakakilig.
February 02, 2010 at 10:52 pm report abuse -
14. this is getting my attention! I love V! WOOht! i can relate much!
February 01, 2010 at 09:58 pm report abuse -
13. the fireworks here is the love you developed with matt. sarap tlga mainlove :)
January 27, 2010 at 01:37 am report abuse -
12. âThatâs okay. I get scared too. We can be scared together.â -- pick up line nya yan sis.
January 27, 2010 at 01:34 am report abuse -
11. kilig! :) yes V, someday the skies will light up for you, as well as for all of us.
January 26, 2010 at 07:31 pm report abuse -
10. matt's a sweet guy <3
January 23, 2010 at 11:41 am report abuse -
9. "We can be scared together" --- ANG SWEET!!!
January 23, 2010 at 01:16 am report abuse -
8. @myrajoy: yeah, matt's really something :)
January 02, 2010 at 12:23 am report abuse -
7. @summerinparis128: hell yeah, that's why I was one of the most misunderstood girls in my college class. i couldn't stand bull.
January 02, 2010 at 12:22 am report abuse -
6. I like your guy..haha
January 01, 2010 at 01:54 pm report abuse -
5. Some people befriend you because they want your contacts, your resources, your favor. When they finally got what they wanted, they will rip you apart. And the worst thing? You played your part in their game.- Hay. I always play my part. Ang hirap tiisin ng tao/frnd khit gaano cla ksama.
December 25, 2009 at 02:26 am report abuse -
4. "For the first time that day, I smiled. Even though I was surrounded with people who hate me as much as I hate them, I was happy because somewhere in EDSA, I have a lanky boy who got my back." kainggit. <3
October 24, 2009 at 06:47 pm report abuse -
Honey1213. i agree, not all guys would do that. so kilig! :)
September 21, 2009 at 05:55 pm report abuse -
PaTriCia_Honeybun2. but it's really touching that he talked to veronica even when he's driving
September 14, 2009 at 04:06 pm report abuse -
lily_anne81. my God, Matt could have died!
September 10, 2009 at 02:41 pm report abuse
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