MY GIRLFRIEND LOVE TAKING PICTURE
“in 3,2,1 smile” Jane said holding the camera on her right hand
Kumuha pa siya ng ilang picture namin bago siya tumigil
I hug her from the back “you really like taking picture, huh?” she was looking at the picture when I ask
“love i don’t like taking picture, i love taking picture,” she exclaimed
Humarap siya sa’kin dahilan upang matanggal ang pagkakayakap ko sa kanya
“lalo na’t Kong tayong dalawa ang kukunan ko ng picture” she smiled. I pinched her cheeks and smile as well
Everytime we go on the date, she always bring her camera. I think that’s her passion, taking picture.
“love!!! lapit ka dali” pasigaw na tawag sa’kin ni jane. Lumapit naman ako
“tignan mo nakuhang picture nating dalawa kanina, ang ganda” she joyfully said.
“ang ganda nga, kagaya mo” saad ko sabay tingin sa kanya. I saw her face became red
“bolero” she hissed
Nanonood kami ng movie sa tinutuloyan kong bahay ng namalayan ko ang pasa sa may bandang braso ni jane
“love ‘bat may pasa ka?,” I ask “anong nangyari jan?” Dali-dali niya tinakpan ang pasa niya
“ahh— ano na bangga kasi ako sa may pintuhan ng bahay kaya nag kapasa ako”
I sighed,
Tumayo ako at nagkuha ng ointment sa medicine kit
“sa susunod mag iingat ka, para ‘di ka masaktan” tinignan ko siya,
“yes po master” she chuckled
I planned to visit Jane on their house, matagal na din hindi ako na kapunta sa kanila
Na sa tapat ako ng kanilang bahay, “ ‘bat...

ang raming tao tanong ko sa’king sarili ng makitang marami tao sa kanilang bahay
I saw a coffin, lumapit ako dito, my body shivered on what I seen inside the coffin, Jane’s peacefully sleeping inside
I baffled,
“ijo, nandito kana pala” I saw tita janine approach me, jane’s mom
She’s holding a album and a folded paper
“sabi ni jane ibigay ko daw yan sa’yo” she gave me the album and the folded paper, mugto ang mata ni tita mukang kagagaling lang sa kaiiyak.
Para ng sasabog ang utak ko sa nagyayari
I opened the folded paper. It was a letter, a letter for me.
I read it,
To my love,
I know kong mababasa mo ‘to ay wala na ako, I just want to say that thank you for making me happy for the little time of my life. Sorry I didn’t tell you that I’m sick. I have leukemia stage 4. My body can’t take it, I’m tired fighting. Everytime we go on a date kumukuha ako ng picture natin dahil alam kong iyon nalang ang magiging alaala ko sayo.
Always remember this that I’m always by your side. Loving you. I love you
I open the album and I saw the two of us happily together. Sa isa-isang picture ay may nakasulat na araw,oras,lugar Kong saan kinuha ang larawan at isang maliit na mensahe na sulat kamay niya
My eye’s watered, she love taking picture for the happy memories. Every picture of us have a wonderful memories that never
repeated again
Words by: Elizabeth Winkpen