Mark Anthony Esperida

Someone that Changed My Life

How would you deal with a person that is new to you? You think that you know her much as if you met in a very long time. As times and days passed, you became friends and even develop a feeling deep inside yourself. You became even closer friends and it stays longer to know one another.

When I was in my sixth grade in elementary, I had this experience. I already new her when we were in the third grade. She was on the other section so I do not even know her name. After three years, we became classmates. As time run, we became friends and as days passed even closer ones. We shared happy and sad moments. We unfolded our secrets. But one secret I did not told her, she was my crush. Of course, you do not want to destroy your friendship and you will choose it over love. Keeping my feelings for her was a very hard thing to do. Whenever she asks me who my crush is, I would tell her that I had no crushes. But she would not believe me and it takes a very long time to convince her. We would play games. I told it to Louie, my best friend, I told him what happened that day and everything. He laughed at me because he thought I was not serious with my feelings for her. He told me that I have to do my choice with that matter. So I had to do my own choice and I chose friendship over love as I have said a while ago.

On a hot noon, her mother went to our school to see her. I told her mother that she was not around because she went to my classmate's house to do a group project. So her mother told me that I should if I could and if I may accompany her child in going home. Not being busy that day I answered yes. A little while later, I saw her and told her what happened a while ago. She asked if I am not that busy that day and if it is okay for me. I answered her yes and no respectively. During the dismissal, as what I and her mom had agreed, I accompanied her to their house. As we were crossing a street, she held my hand tightly (Oh my God!). She did not let go my hand until we were on the other side of the road. I wanted to jump with all the happiness that I felt in my heart at that time. But I concentrated in keeping her safe in my hands. I asked her what happened and why she held my hand. She answered that she was afraid because she does not know how to cross the street and she was also afraid in having herself in an accident.

As time pass by, I thought that I have deeper feelings for her. In our graduation, I saw her but only in the mass. In our commencement exercises I didn’t see her. She did not attend our Recognition Day. Most of our teachers told us that we are too young to enter the kingdom of love. We just laugh at them.

This girl I am referring too is my ultimate crush in the sixth grade, Flora May.

posted by markanthony @ 1:09 AM