old friend...

i recently chanced upon an old friend of mine early this afternoon on the bus ride home from greenhills. this guy is someone i've known all my life, so seeing him again after quite a while was really a thrill!

the ride home was really long because traffic, as always, was a mess. we started talking and he opened up to me about the recent love situation he found himself under. this is a guy who never falls in-love quickly, because he falls in-love deeply; too deep, it almost always crushes him when it fails. he is too careful in choosing partners.

he found himself, again, in-love with a woman from his work place; whose heart, he had apparently stolen from the her long time beau. he said, the lady chose him over the other.

he was guilt-stricken, that's why he tried to patch things up for the two. but the girl, he thought at that time had already fallen for him, and the guy on the other, was still too crushed to even think right, and did not choose to fight for their relationship. days went on, and they started dating seriously.

things were all good for both of them, he said. their office friends are more than happy for both of them; work began to seem less stressful and all was good and fine.

while all these were happening, the beau the lady had, kept in touch with his girl. my friend says, though they are together most of the time, he knew deep inside that the lady he was dating still has her old beau in her heart.

he said, they do what normal dating couples do. but the thing is, the girl, no matter how affectionate she was to him, never told him, uttered the words "I love you..."

my friend was always vocal about his feelings once he gets serious with someone. he kept asking her if she does love him... she always replies only with a smile...

today, he says is not sure anymore. he says he thinks the girl still loves her old lover; she once even told him that she misses him... but her actions speak otherwise.

he says he is not sure anymore. the only he thing he knows is he loves her... everything else is a blur...

i asked him, what are you to do now?
he says he doesn't know.

everything's up in the air...

he asked me, "if you were in my place, what would you do?"

"this is where i get off, bro! nice to see you! keep in touch!", i hurriedly replied.

i got off the bus...