On my way to work, I couldn't help but think about yesterday. Well, it's not everyday that you get to spend time with an old friend. I was just near his office so i decided to drop by to meet him. I grabbed out my phone.

ei, til wat tym is ur work?
im just w/in the area...
wanna meet?.. ü

The next hour I already found myself sharing a wonderful dinner with him. He has changed. Tremenduously changed. But I know that the person infront of me is the same one that i used to share my life stories with back in college.

"So how's work?", i asked. After months of not seeing each other, I still feel at home with him.

"Doing good so far. But maybe this job is not for me. I wanted to do something else. You know well of that. How about you?", he said lifting the fork towards his mouth. He always loved pasta.

I told him that i'm doing okay. That I'm just trying to enjoy my work although I also have plans of looking for something else someday.

"You know what, I always knew that you would do good at work.With whatever kind of work it may be. You were so persistent back in college. You always seem to enjoy pressure. Not even shaken by it.", he said looking at me directly.

He was never the kind who gives compliments often so this somehow surprised me. Or maybe this is what usually happens to people after being away from each other for sometime. I just smiled and asked if he is still communicating with Andrea.

"Sometimes.But things has actually changed for us. We used to text. She used to call me. But not anymore. I actually don't know what happened. People changes. Sometimes, they will just have a life of their own which they can live even without you in it.", he said trying to laugh it off. I checked if there was bitterness in his voice. None. He seemed to be completely over her.

"How about you? Have you met your "the one"?, he asked teasingly.

I just smiled. With the so many people we are meeting these days, it's difficult to tell if our "the one" has already arrived. Sometimes, even if there is already a person in our lives that we love so much and cherish, we still can't be so sure. He knows so well how coward I am when it comes to love because of the fear to get hurt. But I told him that I am still praying for "him". If there is something similar about us and which I could say would set the two of us apart from our friends is that we both don't want to waste our time and effort for a bad relationship. We'd rather wait for the right one. For our The One. I just don't know what actually happened with him and Andrea.

"You know what, I always thought you and Andrea would end up together.", I commented. Yes, that was what I thought but there's something in me rejoicing that it never happened. My friend here just deserves someone better.

He just laughed. Looked out the window.

"Did you know that I almost courted you in second year?", he said after a moment. For sometime, I didn't know how to react. At last, i got the courage to laugh, in shock and complete disbelief.

"And you know very well that it would not work. It's just an incest!", I said. Still laughing.

"Have you ever felt deeply hurt because of love?", he asked. From where he got the question, I don't know.

"A thousand times and you know them all.", i answered, reminiscing the times i would cry to him because of some stupid guy.

"Is it worth it? I mean, will you still be able to trust? Would you try it again even if you know that there is a possibility that you'll just get hurt?," he asked, once again staring out the window. At that time I want to kill myself for seeing him ask those questions out of pain but not knowing what actually caused such deep hurt in him.

"I guess I will. Remeber how you call me the most hopeless of all the hopeless romantics you've known."

"And you still are. So hopeless! When will you ever learn?," he said, teasing me again.

"Actually, when will WE ever learn?", I smiled at the sight of the glow back in his eyes.

We still talked for about an hour, not anymore about love. Basically, reminiscing of how stupid we were like back in college and the million bloopers we had together. It was the best laugh I had after such a long time.

We finally decided that it's getting late and we better call it a night. He insisted to drop me off my place. I absolutely refused because it was out of his way but the gentleman side of him still never fades. We said our goodbyes but promised to meet again. Maybe next week.

I'm all washed up and ready to sleep when i remembered to text him.

ur afraid dat if u commit ur heart
& ur love 2 sam1, ul get hurt...
wel, u wil. u r goin 2 hav problems
& pain & anger...
but ul also hav joy. great joy!.. ü