Did it ever occur to you when after the first meeting and exchanges of random thoughts, you feel good vibes about the other person?
People closest to me should know by now that I am not a very sociable person. In normal circumstances, I don't mingle with people I don't know - most especially when I don't even like the crowd. Now this pretty weird that just happened to me several weeks back, is something I cherish up to this day.
I met this person in school, when everyone was cheery and sporting hues of blue. It was at the Bonfire. After endless nudging from friends to drop by the school after work, I watched myself gave in to their wanting. Wearing my corporate outfit and high heeled shoes to boot, I braved the traffic and drizzle just so I could make it to the 6pm Thanksgiving Mass and later on, experience my first ever university Bonfire.
Obviously, I did not make it at 6pm but I was early for the program. Good friends Jerome and Lucas met me up at our "tambayan" and I was really surprised to see a lot of people in school. I know, it was a huge celebration but I did not expect for the crowd to grew that big. Really, it was overwhelming!
On our way to finding a good spot for the program-cum-concert, we bumped into some of Jerome's old friends. The chit-chat he promised us ballooned into an almost endless conversation. Soon, Lucas and I found ourselves amongst these "geeks", banging our heads and laughing our hearts out.
Now this person, for some reason, zeroed out on me. Asking me questions that made me blush. Serious. We share a lot of things in common - love for kids, coloring books, answering Sudoku, writing, swimming and Matchbox. At one time, his chubby fingers even slided into my right hand. I just smiled and looked away. Lynne must gave noticed this that she texted me asking, "Wt d hel is goin on bt u nd dt boy?" I just shrugged my shoulders and winked at her. Later on I just texted her back, "Great night!"
I wanted to stay until wee hours but I had to leave. And when I did, I was stunned for not even getting his name. Later on I found out that his name is Gabriel and that he has been asking Jerome about me.
And he's just 5 years old.
