THE HEAVY RAIN HITTING MY SKIN didn’t do anything to deter my excitement. Iyong eksaktong segundong hawakan ni Cody ang kamay ko at hatakin palabas ng lugar na ‘yon-- Iyon ang mismong oras kung kailan nagsimula ulit ang napaka-iksing buhay ko. This was what life was all about. He and I just running freely over that puddled pavement. Coldwater dripping from our hairs and no brains in our heads as our stomps splashed the mud. The agreement we had was both silent and powerful -- our souls knew all those things. He was holding my hand like I was his whole world and to be honest, he was mine too. Sana lang naramdaman niya rin ‘yon habang kumakaripas kami ng takbo. Sana lang alam niya na kung gaano niya ko minahal ay ganoon ko rin siya tinangi sa maikling buhay ko. Mas marami pang mga halim

