Take note that some details are just made up. It's for me to know which ones are real.
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Have you found the guy who will love you forever? Has he told you how beautiful you are and truly believed him? Have you ever received a hug from him and felt like you’re in the safest place of the whole universe? I have. With no pinky promises nor vows or any flowery words uttered, you know and believe with all your heart that he will always be by your side no matter what. This is not a story about just any other guy. This is about the very special one whom I hold very dear to my heart. He is the guy who has always loved, still loves and will forever love me.
Within the quaint walls of a not so far away kingdom is where I lived and where I first met him, or so I remember. The sun’s rays peeked through my window blinds filling the whole room. I felt a slight tinge at the back of my spine and was somehow tranced as I first laid my eyes upon him. He stood across my bed with a vigorous stance of his shadow behind him. The gleam made it seem like he was shimmering in his neatly tucked in blue polo and well ironed black slacks. He stood at around 5”5 feet tall, had a fair complexion and deep dark brown eyes, which looked at me like no one else have. In his deep gaze, I knew right then and there that I am faced before the man who will never leave my side and who will always be there when I need him like my own special kind of Superman. He was there even during the most unexpected times; just like this one instance when I started crying for I thought I lost him in the crowd of unfamiliar faces. I saw him watching me among the vast pace of people in the promenade. I ran towards him and wailed with fear for leaving me behind and all alone. I furiously asked him why he did that, which he answered with his reassuring and tender words, “Little princess, remember that I will never leave you. I may not always be within your sight but keep in mind that I’m watching from a distance, always ready to cradle you back into my arms whenever you feel lost.” This is for the guy who has always loved me.
I blew my multicolored and seemingly appetizing cake that stood 3 feet tall. It had 4 layers wherein thirteen candles stood on top. On the 3rd layer was a statuette of a little girl behind the door of her castle. Little did I know, this indicated the newfound freedom I am about to experience beyond the walls of my home. This was a sign that I was about to walk away my fairytale and enter a new chapter of my life called reality. Several years have passed by and I have found myself growing more and more apart from him. I have become busy with the numerous schoolwork and have met more friends, not to mention those from the opposite sex. As more socializing events occurred, I have found myself attracted to different guys. During my 3rd year of high school was my first experience of the most painful and hardest heartbreak. My heart throbbed and shattered into pieces as I found out that the guy best friend whom I’ve liked since first year likes someone else. I remember how I helped him and how much pain I have endured just to see him happy. I caught myself glaring back at me in the mirror thinking what I have just done. There I was, watching him and the girl walk away. I stood behind them and with all the strength I’ve mustered and as best as I could, I opened my mouth. I was ready to scream at the top of my lungs and finally tell him the things I’ve left unsaid yet for some bizarre reason, nothing came out; like a mute person whose blazing heart no one else can hear but oneself. I came home with a stolen heart, which I would do everything to get back. Tears ran down my face as the muscles of my heart tightened. I heard a knock on my door followed by a squeak as someone walked in. I sank more in my bed sheets as the footsteps got louder and louder. Finally, someone lifted the sheets and held me into his soft and calming arms. It was he; my King and Superman. As I laid down on his arms, everything came back as I remembered the times when I didn’t have to pretend to be anyone else but myself and still have this guy love me unconditionally; who still thought I was beautiful even when I first got my two front teeth out. I cried even more as I realized how much I missed him. He kept his promise. Just when I thought everyone has closed doors on me, there he was by the window ready to pick me up and remind me once again about my worth. He is the guy who still loves me.
As I write this, I still hold on to that promise; the one among all, I undoubtedly believe in. This promise is not like any other. It holds my very core of living. The future may lie in the unknown ahead yet one thing stays certain. There is this certain guy, a man in fact, who would still be there for me even when that day comes when I find another man and whom I will be with for the rest of my life. This man whom I’ve chosen to write this special kind of love story about is no any other than my dad. As I grow up while his hair starts to turn gray, I believe he will always love me until his very last breath. Forever and always.
“A dad is someone who wants to keep you from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way, even though his heart breaks in silence when you get hurt (The Best Father’s Day Quotes, 2006).” There is no such thing as the perfect dad, but there is such thing as the one whom despite his own flaws and incapabilities, still tries to do everything to enrich their children’s lives with love. This is my very own dad. He is the only guy who among all has loved me even before I was born, still loves me despite my mischievous acts and will forever love me until the end of time. Take your time to spend as much time as possible with your own dads. Never take them for granted because it’s during these times when you will find the true meaning of love.
