They've known each other since school days and
had
since become the best
of friends. They shared everything and anything
and
spent lots of time
together in and after school. But...the friendship
never developed into
anything deeper.
Diane kept a secret...her admiration and love for
Jack. She had her
reasons for keeping it a secret. FEAR. Fear of
rejection... Fear that he
might not feel the same... fear that he might not
want to be her best
friend anymore... fear of losing someone that she
could always find
comfort in. At least if she kept her feelings to
herself she would still
be able to spend time with him... and hopefully, he
would be the one to
tell her how he felt towards her.
Time passed and soon...school was over. Jack
and
Diane went separate
ways. Jack continued his studies overseas while
Diane got herself a job.
They still kept in touch though...penned letters,
sent each other
photographs and mailed each other gifts. Diane
longed for Jack to be
back.
She decided that she would tell him her feelings
once he got back. And
then...out of the blue...the mails from Jack stopped
coming. Diane wrote
to him, but there was never a reply. Where was
he?
What happened? Lots
of questions ran through her mind...
Two years passed and Diane was still hopeful that
Jack would come
back...or at least send her a note. And then her
prayers were answered.
One mid-August day, she received a note from
Jack...it said: "Diane, I
have a surprise for you. I'm flying over. Meet me at
the airport. My
flight comes in at 4 p.m. on Saturday. I can't wait
to see you again
Diane! There's something I need to tell you,
something I've been keeping
all this time... Love n Kisses Jack" Diane's fingers
shook as she read
the note. Her heart soared. Diane was thrilled.
Love
and kisses...it
meant a lot for a lady who had waited so long for
those words. She was
ecstatic.
The day arrived, Diane waited anxiously for Jack.
She had slipped into
her best dress and did her best to look as pretty
as
she could. She
looked around but Jack was nowhere in sight. She
waited and waited,
wondering what she would say to Jack when he
got
there, what their
meeting would be like. Would there be love in his
eyes? Would there be
longing bred from years of separation and hiding
each others' feelings?
Oh how she longed to see him! How she longed to
throw her arms around him and tell him she was a
fool to ever let him go
without ever telling him how she felt. She was
certain Jack felt it
too. There was always a certain magic about them
when they were
together.
Then...a lady in a sexy tight blue dress approached
her. She had a very
concerned look on her face, "Hi! I'm Lyn, a friend
of Jack. Are you
Diane?" she asked. Diane just nodded her head.
"I'm afraid I ... I have bad news for you...Jack is
not coming...he
won't be coming back anymore," said the lady,
placing a hand on Diane's
shoulder. Diane shook her head in confusion. She
felt her heart
constrict. What could possibly have happened??
Diane
felt an
overwhelming
fear inside her. Her hands turned cold. Her voice
shook as she asked:
"Where ---- where's Jack? What happened to
him???
Please tell me..."
Diane begged the lady... The lady looked intently
at
Diane...and then
.....she gave Diane a nudge on the shoulder and
said,
"HOY GAGA...IT'S ME...JACK... JACKILYN!!!!!!
DI MO
BA AKO NAKILALA?!!!
ANG GANDA KO NGAYON, DI BAAAAH?!!!!
__________Valentina Hood__________