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Ika-13 ng Pebrero taong 1987. 9:00 na nang gabi. Di mapakali si Engr. Cortez. Lumalakas ang kaba sa dibdib habang hinintay lumabas ang ina sa silid ng isang pribadong ospital. Manganganak na ang kanyang misis na si Diana Mundoz-Cortez, isang Guro sa isang kilalang Unibersidad ng Maynila. Ilang minuto ang lumipas at bumukas ang pinto, at naaninag niya ang ina. Makikita sa mukha ang pag aalala sa anak. “Daniel, bakit ayaw mong pumasok sa silid?” Tanong ng ina ni Engr. Cortez. “Hinahanap ka na nang iyong asawa.” Alam ng ina niya na may takot at pinaka ayaw ni Daniel ang lugar ng Ospital. Hindi kasi mawala sa isipan at puso ni Daniel ang pagkawala nang kanyang ama. Labing walong taong gulang si Daniel nang pumanaw ang ama dahil sa malubhang karamdaman. At isinisi niya ang pagkamatay sa kanyang ama sa mga Doktor. “Manganagnak na ho ba si Diana Mama?” tanong ni Daniel. “Sabi nang Nurse kailangan pa nating maghintay. ” Sagot ng ina. Ika-14 na ng pebrero , 1:25 nang madaling araw, isinilang ang panganay na anak ni Daniel. Nawala lahat nang pagod at antok nang maaninag at marinig niya ang iyak nang sanggol. “Denise! Denise ang ipapangalan natin sa kanya. Tugon ni Mrs. Cortez. “Oo, Denise.”sagot naman ni Daniel habang hinaplos ang noo nang kanyang asawa sabay halik sa noo.
Isang malaking biyaya si Denise sa mag asawa. Para sa kanila, si Denise ang kumumpleto sa buhay nilang mag-asawa. Masaya man ay kabado rin ang mag-asawa sapagkat gusto nilang mapalaki si denise nang maayos at mabuti ang kaluoban. Lumipas ang 16-taon. Lumaki si Denise na punong-puno nang pagmamahal, at seguridad sa mga pangangailangan niya. Lumaki siyang may takot sa diyos, mapagmahal na bata ,at marunong makisama sa kapwa tao. Natapos niya ang secondarya na may pinakamataas na award. Valedictorian siya kanilang klase. Maiituturing na perpekto ang nagging buhay ni Denise sapagkat napapalibutan siya nang mga taong nagmamahal sa kanya. Sa pagkuha nang kurso sa koliheyo ay hindi nanging mahirap para kay denise sapagkat kuha niya ang supporta nang kanyang mga magulang. Kumuha si Denise nang Bachelor Of Science in Elementary Education sa isang prestihiyosong paaralan ng Maynila. Marami ang nanghinayang sapagkat may kaya daw ang pamilya nya at kaya siyang paaralin sa mga kursong mamahalin tulad nang pag aabogasya, doctor atbp. Ngunit iyon ang gusto ni denise ang isang maging GUro tulad nang ina. Hindi man nanging aktibo ang kanyang ina s pagtuturo bagamat ramdam nya na mahal nang kanyang ina ang pag tuturo. Nagging inspirasyon nya ang ina. Unang araw na nang pasukan sa kolehiyo. Kabadong pumasok si Denise sa skwelahan. Wala kahit sino mang kilala, ay diritso xa nangtungo sa Information booth para magtanong sa iba pang detalyi ukol sa kanyang magiging silid aralan. Duon may nakilala siyang magiging kakalasi pala niya. Si Jake at Irene. Lumipas ang mga araw at naging malapit na magkaibigan ang tatlo. Nagsimula na silang kilalanin ang isa’t-isa. Si Irene, isang cebuana na iskolar sa kanilang unibersidad. Nagsumikap na mkapasok at makakuha ng scholarship sapagkat hindi kaya nang kanyang mga magulang na paaralin siya sa isang prestihiyosong unibersidad. Si Jake naman ay isang anak nang isang Doktor. Matangkad, gwapo, at Matalino. Naging instant Crush ng Campus siya. Nkatanggap din siya agad nang imbitasyon na sumali sa Basketball varsity sa kanilang paaralan. Mabait at palakaibigan si jake. Hindi pa ito nagkaroon nang nobya sapagkat pag aaral ang inuuna niya. At para sa kanya seryosong bagay ang isang relasyon kung kaya hindi niya pinipilit ang sarili na pumasok sa isang relasyon na hindi naman siya handa. Natapos ang unang semester at nag top sa klase ang tatlong magkaibigan. Nanguna sa klase si Irene ,pangalawa si Denise at Jake. Kahit nasa top3 sila sa klase ay wala sa kanila ang pag kokompetensya sa isa’t-isa. Tunay ang kanilang pagkakaibigan. Second semester na at unti-unti na nila nakilala ang mga pamilya nang bawat isa. Unang nakilala nila Jake at Irene ang pamilya at mga magulang ni Diane. Hindi mkapaniwala si Irene sapagkat Isang Tanyag at kilalang Engr. At negosyante ang ama ni Diane. Sa ika-17 kaarawan ni Diane ay nagkaroon nang isang engranding handaan. At syempre nanduon ang dalawang matalik na kaibin ni Diane sina Irene at Jake. Unang dumating si jake sa party suot ang isang magarang damit na mas lalong nagpatingkad sa kagwapohan nang binata. Si Diane naman ay naging abala sa paghanap nang damit na ipapasuot kay Irine. Nang nagbihis na si Irene, lumabas na sa silid si diane upang harapin ang mga bisita. Pagkabukas ni Diane sa Pinto patungo sa lugar kung saan nagaganap ang party niya. Ay nakasalubong niya si Jake. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa nakita. Biglang kinabahan at lumakas ang tibok nang kanyang puso. Hindi niya maintindihan ang sarili. Kahit minsan hindi niya inisip na mahuhulog ang loob sa kaibigan. Gwapo at matipo nga si jake pero ni minsay hindi niya inakalang mahuhulog siya nito. Hindi nga ba niya inakala o sadyang tintago at pinipigilan lang niya ang sarili dahil takot siyang masira ang pagkakaibigan nila. Nilapitan siya ni jake at tinanong kung nasaan na si Irene. Hindi namalayan ni Diane na kinusap na pala siya ni jake. Natulala saglit si diane. Nang akmang sumagot si Diane ay biglang bumukas ang pinto at lumubas si Irene. Nawala saglit ang illusion ni Diane kay Jake sapagkat namangha rin siya sa simpleng ganda ni Irene. Hindi namalayan ni Diane na ganun din ang naramdaman ni Jake para kay Irene. Ngunit hindi lamang namangha si jake kundi na “love at first sight” siya sa kaibigan.
Nagdaan ang mga araw, at napansin ni Irene ang pagbabago ng magkaibigan. Inosenting nagtaka ang dalaga sapagkat totoong wala sa isip niya ang tungkol sa pag-ibig, ni hindi nya nagawang mag-isip pumasok sa isang relasyon sapagkat nasa pag aaral lamang ang kanyang attensyon.

Lumipas ang ilang buwan, naging malalim ang pagtingin ni jake kay Irene. Lalo siyang napahanga nang dalaga sa pagiging pursigido nito sa pag-aaral at para mapabuti ang buhay. Gayon din naman si diane kay jake, walang pinagsabihan si diane tungkol sa nararamdaman niya kay jake. Takot itong baka makasira pa ito sa magandang pag kakaibigan nila.
Naging maganda at maayos ang kanilang pagkakaibigan. Habang lumilipas ang panahon ay lalong tumibay ang kanilang pagkakaibigan, pero lalong nahihirapan si jake at diane. Si jake hindi na matiis na hindi sabihin kay Irene ang tunay na nararamdaman. Si diane nama’y dina matiis sa palihim na pagseselos kay jake, palibhasay lapitin sa mga dalaga.
Sa Ika-18th birthday ni Diane, ay nagkaroon uli nang ingranding handaan. Dumalo ang mga prominenting kaibigan nila at mga kaklase. At syempre anduon rin ang kanyang mga kaibigan. Pinangako ni diane sa sarili na sasabihin nya kay jake ang kanyang nararamdaman. Sa kalagitnaan nag party nagkaroon nang pagkakataon sila jake at diane na mag usap. Sa gulat ni jake sa natuklasan, bigla niyang sinabi kay diane na wala siyang nararamdaman sa kanya at si Irene ang mahal niya at biglang tumayo at umalis pauwi. Hindi matanggap ni diane ang narinig at bigla itong tumungo sa silid at umiyak magdamag.
Kina-umagahan, napansin ni Irene na hindi nag tumawag o nag text man lang si diane sa kanya. Kung kaya pinuntahan niya ito sa bahay upang tingnan ito. Nagulat ang dalaga sa nabalitaan na dinala daw si diane sa ospital at malubha ang kalagayan nito. Nagpakamatay si diane dahil sa nangyari sa gabi ng kaarawan.
Sa ospital ay nagkita sina jake at ang mga magulang nito. Pumunta rin duon ang ama ni jakes a isang Doktor. At duon natuklasan nila na ang sinisisi ng ama ni diane sa pagkamatay ng lolo ni diane ay ang ama pala ni jake. At ngayon ang magiging dahilan pa sa pagkawala ni diane ay ang anak nito.
Nagpunta sa chapel ang ama ni diane na si Engr. Cortez. At doon nagdasal n asana maligtas ang anak. At pinangako niya na hindi na magtatanim nang galit sa kung sino man at hindi na ito isi-sisi sa iba ang mga nangyari.
Pagkatapos sa mahigit anim na oras na operasyon kay diane. Kinausap sila nang doctor, kasama sa mga doctor na nag opera kay diane ay ang ama ni jake. Masaya nilang binalita sa lahat na ligtas na si Diane.

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