I had a wonderful childhood.

I grew up in a huge house with big windows. In the backyard, there were macopa trees, santol trees, suha trees, guava trees, and many more. Pop built a cage and we took care of doves.

Every afternoon, the streets were full of children playing whatever's the fad. From ten-twenty, text, shot-boom to football and swapping stationeries. Naturally, I had my share of cuts and bruises which are visible in the scars on my knees and elbows. I was a hyperactive li'l girl.

I had a best friend - Yeng. But she's gone now. No, she's not dead. She's just gone. It shall be discussed some other time.

I had a childhood sweetheart *blushes*. JP. Jan Peter Fernando Llanes. We were quite an item. Even our parents knew but they didn't really consent. Mum did everything to keep us apart.

Come `95, my family moved. Every bit of my childhood was left within the wood and marble of our house. But I took the memories with me.

Finally, on August 8, 2000, I had my first boyfriend. Guess who! Yup, my first love ended up to be my first boyfriend.

Here's the catch: we lasted for...

*drumroll*

THREE DAYS

cue in background music... "Tatlong araw lang pala ako naging maligaya... `Di ko man lang napuna. Tatlong araw ko'y tapos na..."

I was still this naive idealist and he was too into Star Craft.

Eventually, we fell apart and until yesterday, we didn't see each other for more than two years. Yes, yesterday was town fiesta and I was delirious to see him at our doorstep.

He's still cute and lean and... let's just say I really have taste with my boys.^_^

He lives alone in Montalban now and he went yesterday just to see me. We hanged out at Mimon's and had a li'l too much to drink so I told him not to go home anymore and just spend the night at our place.

So... we were lying in my bed in the dark when he moved in and hugged me and asked, "Floi, pwede ba kita i-kiss?"

"Hinde."

"Bakit naman?"

"Eh hindi naman kita boyfriend eh."

"Pero first love mo ko di ba? Hindi naman nakakalimutan yung first love di ba?"

"Hindi nga nakakalimutan pero lumilipas."

These boys... You give them a fraction of your life and they think you'd devote the rest to them. But really, take away their shining armor and you'll see they're just girls with penises.

I threw him out and made him go home at 4 AM.

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*.* as if! @ 11:40:00 AM • • RBJ