Childhood Sweetheart

Isn’t it lovely to think about our young love? Most of us have gone through what we call “puppy love” and its fun remembering those days when we start to become conscious about our looks and start to like someone more than being just our playmate.

I went to Church with Mom when my childhood friend Rica arrived and sat next to me with her cousin H who happens to be my greatest childhood sweetheart. We live in the same block but we rarely see each other since we are all dealing with our own personal lives. I only get to see Rica once in awhile when her topak mode is on to be a sweetie and wants to hang out and bond just like what we used to in our younger years. They are like my extended families already since its so happen too that our origins came from the same Province in the south aside from the fact that we basically been good friends and close as sisters already. Her relatives I have known too so I became part of most of their gatherings.

I met H because of her and H’s other siblings became my little brother and sister too as we grow older since their house are just few houses away from ours. I can still remember the first time I saw H. Rica and I are playing outside when he came riding a bicycle. He was a cute kiddo ever since. We were not really introduced formally as what you can expect from a six years old Rica—H was 7 and I am 8 then. Every summer Rica and H’s younger sister would hang out in my house almost every afternoon doing whatever comes to our minds. Since I am the oldest, all the roguish idea will be in my account.


I knew ever since that there was a bit of something with H and me. Yes! You can imagine we were love struck at a very young age. It was confirmed when his mom had a chance to chat with my mom and happily shared that his son has a crush on me. In every occasion, H never missed to give me gifts..he gave me stuff a young girl would definitely appreciate. From a troll doll up to a colorful worm pillows that I was so excited about because it was wrapped in a big box. He would normally send me letters and I remember he was the first ever who sent me dozen of roses on one Valentine’s Day. Normally he would ask their housemate to send it to my house but I remember there was also a time when he was the one who personally brought it when I was already in highschool and was so happen to have a male admirer visiting too which he never really cared anyway (just what I thought). He just came by to give me flowers which he never failed to do all those years only when he started to like another girl from school.

When I had a boyfriend who visits me at home, every time I would see him pass by the house I always wonder what he might be thinking. We remain friends and sometimes see each other whenever I would hang out at Rica’s place or whenever there’s an occasion in their family that I am always invited to attend. When he went to college I heard that he finally had a girlfriend whom she brought home to introduce to his family but unfortunately was not approved by his mom and his other siblings. I had a chance to chat with his mom one time and talked to me about it. She was disapproving the relationship because she believes that it’s a destruction to H’s school. She was also vocal that she always wanted me for her son since she have known my family and seen me grow too. I was real flattered hearing that of course from someone I also look up to like a second mom. It just bothers me that it’s a bit unfair for H since we are already both trying to find the happiness of our hearts from someone else. H one time visited me at home so we can talk. I could not remember anymore what exactly we have discussed that night but one thing is for sure, I let him know that no matter what happens I am just around and will always be his friend. After that night he would call me home after school but it didn’t last for a month.

On our one night talk we had fun of ourselves talking about us since we thought it was already a long time gotten over with story of our childhood days. We were laughing talking about how everything was when suddenly I shared the thought of what if it could have been us. He was silent for a moment while I try to laugh on the other end but I was a little worried if it was a mistake to say that. “There was us..” He suddenly said. I was shocked but I handled it carefully. “We never broke up actually..you just suddenly moved on.” He continued. We were both silent. Imagine, we were talking about 10 years ago when we were still so young and don’t know much about anything aside from ice cream and candies.

I know that he will always be special to me and I also realized that the most genuine love one can ever have is the love from this boy who was my childhood sweetheart. I also learned from his younger brother that he was keeping a picture of me on a frame displayed in their room all these years. It was kept even until he knew I already had a boyfriend. I just can’t tell if its still there until now.

At present, he is in a year relationship and the family approves it. He is the same sweet boy for me who never fails to get my mom’s hand and bless as his sign of respect. Our relationship may just be like family friends but now I have to remember such a young love from a boy who was so sweet to give me a soft colorful worm pillows that gave me sweet dreams for years.