LOVE HAS RULES

EPILOGUE

"Sabi mo bestfriends tayo eh, di ba?" Elise said that to me, pouting. Pinagsalubong ko ang aking mga kilay para ipahiwatig na *I did not say anything like that* of course just so that I can tease her.

"Hoy, hoy, hoy don't give me that look. Sinabi mo iyon." She uttered the word and that made her look even more cute. "And you promised me. And because I believe a promise is a promise, ohh" she opened her hands and was like handing me her palm gesture.

"Fine." Ang sama sama ng loob kong iniabot ang One thousand peso bill sa kanya.

"Oh, ha ang arte arte mo pa. Kasi ikaw eh, ang torpe torpe mo." She was checking me from head to toe. "Gwapo ka naman" She smelled me. "Mabango ka naman, matalino pa. Pero bakit ang torpe mo?"

"Sige pa, mang asar ka pa."

Ang sabi nila kapag nagmahal ka, nagmahal ka. Walang explanation na kailangan, walang edad na kailangang sundin. Walang distansya na kailangan isipin. Hindi isinasaalang-alang ang IQ, o ang sexuality, kahit pa ang estado mo sa buhay. Maitim ka man, o maputi. Mayaman ka man o mahirap. Kapag tinamaan ka, wala kang magagawa. Walang rules sa love. Love eh. Pero dun sila nagkakamali. When they said love knows no boundaries? Love knows no limit? That is b*llsh*t. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ang dami-daming nagpapakatanga ng dahil sa love. Ang daming gustong masaktan dahil sa love. Yung feeling na lagi ka na lang umiiyak pero gusto mo pa din magmahal. Yung naghahabol ka at lagi kang naiiwan, pero okay lang sa iyo kasi love mo siya. Yung alam mong may mali na siyang ginagawa pero okay lang, you'll keep it to yourself so that you could keep them. Kasi love mo siya. That is not love, that is foolishness. Loving is not hurting. Love is when you see your loved ones and you're smiling. Kaya hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ang daming tao ang parang atat na atat magmahal.

Love has no rules, they say. And I beg to disagree. Hindi pwedeng wala kang icoconsider, hindi pwedeng hindi mo ieevaluate ang mga tao sa paligid mo. Malay mo, nakakasakit ka na pala ng iba. Love is only for people who understands the true meaning of love. Love is only for mature people. Love is only for smart people. And again love is for those who understand love. Because LOVE HAS RULES. And I'll tell you, what the Rules are.