'Cause I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane

here's the pathetic attempt to create a love story... I actually didn't want to... Naastigan lang ako sa plot... hehe... :)


Cause I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane
Ryan Magtibay

"Oh, don't be scared. Look at it this way. If the plane would crash, it would only hurt for a second."

She gave me the so-what-do-you-mean look that she always give me when I joke around.

"So, you want my plane to crash?" she said in a very sarcastic and almost angry tone.

"I was joking. Don't be scared. Many people ride planes everyday. If planes are that dangerous, the population of the world could've gone down," I said in an assuring voice.

She looked at me, her eyes asking for my salvation.

"If you're still scared, you can always close your eyes and think of happy thoughts," I said wearing a smile.

I watched her walk away to ride the plane that would take her to the United States. It would take her away from him for quite some time and he doesn't know if he could take it. He loved her. But he was scared to lose her, so he never revealed what his heart cries out.

His friends always tell him to finally tell her what he feels. They've been best friends for three years now and during those three years neither of them had any relationship at all. His friends tell him that she also loves him. But he won't listen.

They met at a supermarket. He was trying to buy fish and she was trying to buy pork. They both loved squid. And when both of them saw that only a few were left, they both tried to get it. They quarreled over who should get it. And before they were done arguing, they became friends.

He doesn't know when it was that he fell in love with her. Maybe it was when they met in the supermarket; when she was asking the sales clerk for some discount. And she was laughing all the time. Or maybe it was when they had a dinner at a fancy restaurant. She was late then. And when she arrived, she looked amazing; she was as if a princess. Or maybe it was when they went to the zoo and she was very kind to the animals. Whenever it was, she sure caught his heart.

He hated cupid for some time now. Because of him, he needs to go through a lot of trouble just to try to tell her. None of his attempts were successful, though. He would always chicken-out at the last moment. It's because he feel as if he doesn’t deserve her. But there is a voice at the back of his mind that tries to tell him that they are meant for each other.

Now she's gone. And it would last for four straight months. He feels stupid. If only he had told her before. But he was scared of rejection that he wouldn't be able to take it if their friendship would change because of what he feels. He wants to be more than a friend, yet, if ever she doesn't feel the same way, he wants everything to remain as it is. Though, he doesn’t have any idea if his heart is ready for a no.

Love is, indeed, the most beautiful thing in the world. But it is also the most treacherous. There are a lot at stake. And a single wrong step may mean a disaster.

He stopped at the entrance of the supermarket where they met. He stared at it, admiring it for everything that it has done in his life. He reminisced every single moment that they had, even as friends only. For the next four months, those memories would be the only thing that may quench his longing for her.

His cell phone rang. It was her and she was crying.

"The plane's going to crash. But before my life ends, I just want you to know that I fell in love with you the first time we met."