It took one look

And forever lay out in front of me

One smile, then I died

Only to be revived by you

Speechless akong nakatingin sa naglalakad sa harapan ko. Napaka-ganda niya sa araw na 'to. I mean, always naman siyang maganda pero parang mas nagtriple yung ganda niya sa paningin ko ngayon. Bagay na bagay sa kanya yung white dress at bouquet.

Nag-simula nang lumakad si Karina at ang kanyang mga magulang patungong altar. Nag-tama naman ang mata namin and we exchanged smiles habang akay siya ng papa at mama niya. Kita sa mga mata niya ang saya, kumikinang ang mga ito animo'y mga diamante.

There I was

Thought I had everything figured out

Goes to show just how much I know

'Bout the way life plays out

Biglang nag-flashback sakin yung time na una ko siyang nakilala. It was in 5th grade. Galing states ako noon at bagong lipat lang ako sa school KO na pinapasukan niya. We were classmates. Pero wala akong masyadong naging close except sa kanya dahil sa naiintimidate sakin yung classmates namin.

But Karina, she made the first move para maging kaibigan ako. It started nung nagkapartner kami sa isang project. She bugged me to no end na gawin na yung project. There I first discovered that she's not fond of cramming. While I'm quite the opposite, I have no choice but to follow her kasi hindi niya ako tinitigilan.

Since then, we became inseparable. Heck, nagkaroon pa nga ng rumors about samin nung nag-high school kami kasi napag-kakamalan kaming mag-jowa dahil lagi kaming magkasama kahit saan.

Karina was the popular type. Maganda, mabait, matalino, friendly, varsity ng volleyball, kaya naman hindi nakakapag-taka na marami ring nagkakagusto sa kanya.

Kaya maski ako, hindi ko napigilang mahulog. Pero nung una napipigilan ko pa eh. That's why I had a couple of girlfriends during that time kasi in denial ako sa feelings ko for her. Akala ko mawawala. Until I gave in sa feelings ko para sa best friend ko.

She was my one and only. My one and only best friend, one and only love albeit secretly. 

My feelings may be buried in secrecy but I tried making it known by actions. Hindi ko kayang umamin verbally lalo na she kept telling everyone na straight siya while I'm known to be gay sa school. Kaya the rumors died down din, not that natutuwa ako na there are rumors about us. Ayaw ko naman maging uncomfortable siya sa akin. Kaya maraming