College was a huge step for me. Entering as the vulnerable freshie that I am, it was just as frightening as horror movies to be in a new school, since I went to the same school for the past 14 years.

During the OrSem, I had a blockmate C who was really nice to me. Only on the last day did we actually talk. He gave me an Ateneo shirt to wear for the rest of the day. I found it such a gentlemanly gesture that I talked to him the whole day. He even bought me a mango shake from the stall which everyone in my block knew was my favourite drink the whole OrSem.

He started courting me the first week of school. I was really attracted to him and so we spent so much time together. He paid for my food every single time, he took me out to Katip for lunch @ Tboy, he always waited for me every morning @ Xavier. But then his extracurricular activity caused a rift in our growing relationship. We were still in the dating stage, and I was starting to love him. Soon, he didn’t have time for me since he was always so busy with studies, the block, his friends and his extracurricular. I remember being so frustrated and upset every time he’d blow me off. As expected, what’s left of our relationship just fell apart. No phone calls, no texts, no IMs. We knew it was over.

I started hanging out with another blockmate, A. He was my confidante and the shoulder I cried on every time. We started hanging out everyday and he brings me to class without fail. And yes, I fell for him, the hopeless romantic I am. He didn’t buy my food every time, but he made up for it with his hugs and his killer smile. As each day passed, I loved him more and more.

One day, he took me out to my second jeep ride ever. We visited his high school. We had so much fun walking around and meeting his previous Filipino teacher who liked me. When we went back to Katip, we stayed at Mcdo to wait for my ride. He got me food and he sat down. He looked at me, cradled my head on his hands and smiled. I felt so kilig seeing that! Then he asked, “Will you be mine?” It isn’t the most romantic way of asking someone to be your girlfriend, but at that moment, everything stopped. I hugged him tight and said, “Yes!”

Our block stopped talking to us and supporting our relationship when we made a mistake that got ourselves in an awkward position, but we don’t really care. There are so much people out there who accepts us as we are and who never judges us, and that’s what matters more. I can’t wait to celebrate our 5th month this December 15! ♡