Denzel Garreth Vargaz
I GENTLE brush Fern’s hair while she was still lying on my arm, it’s a dream come true to finally hold her close in my arms again. I’ve always waited for this time to come, akala ko hindi na mangyayari pa. Akala ko, huli na ang lahat.
“You shouldn’t tattoo the name of a girl on your body, paano kapag naghiwalay kayo? Ano na lang ang mararamdaman ng bago mo? Ng babae na magugustuhan mo?” I can sense the playfulness in her voice as she thoughtfully remembers my statement back then.
Marami akong kalokohan na ginawa noon, at isa sa mga kalokohan na iniisip ko na hindi ko gustong gawin ay ang pangalan ng tao na ilagay bilang marka sa katawan ko. But as I put her name marked on my skin, I didn’t think of that as foolishness.
“Hindi ko naman ‘to gagawin kung hindi ako si
