Does First Love Ever Dies?

A couple of days ago, I encountered a long lost childhood friend. We were in elementary days when we last saw and talked to each other. The next time we got the chance to catch things up was on the Chat Session of Facebook, and for just a small span of time, we've managed to share and dig into each other's lives before and at this very moment.

Vivian* (*not real name), is happily married for almost three years now and she has been blessed with 2 healthy kids. We were not in the same circle of friends before but were close enough to exchange friendly letters about our latest crushes, family probs and academic difficulties. One thing I can't forget about her is she also had her first boyfriend when we were in grade five. Too young for true love huh? But we both thought that it was forever. But now, we already have our beloved better halves to love for a lifetime 'til death do us part, so, I was quite aghast for the revelation she made to me. And that made me think if first love really ever dies.

A common friend had bought the spark within her and her first love, and that common friend was the one responsible for the cellphone number exchange - her number to the guy and vice versa. Although the friend doesn't intend to ruin the relationship they individually had, she's still the root of all this commotion going on. It's really sad to finally meet your first love for almost four years then after a long time without hearing anything about him you'll just have to accept the fact that you're both committed and has a family to pour all the love you are capable of. The relationship they had haven't undergone the process of parting ways successfully. Both parties wasn't ready, and destiny made them far from each other physically and emotionally. Vivian went abroad, and the guy continued with his life having another girl right after the summer they parted ways. After a few years, Vivian's first love got married a year before she did at the summer of 2006.

Vivian has her business in Makati right now and they are about to meet up few weeks from now. Knowing that they have a lot of relatives to catch them together, they're planning to meet somewhere private all by themselves to have a little talk and catching up. Dirty mind as you might conclude, but I told her that it might not what will just happen if they'll pursue with that "friendly date". Being a married woman as I am, I guess they can't resist the temptation in that ambiance and to think that you are with a special someone who once had gave you butterflies in the stomach. Married woman are not as resentful as what single girls would show if they are in situation like this. We're not the timid-shy-and-whatever virgin we once were, right? And to think that they both missed each other, God knows what sin would be made on that long awaited day for them.

I asked Vivian if she still love her first love. She just said: "Hehehe... Konti. (Slight.) Pero alam mo,( But you know,) parang may dapat pa kasi kami tapusin. (It's like we still have something to finish.) At yung pagkikita lang namin ang paraan. (And seeing each other would be the only way to do that.)"

I am a witness of the love they had shared. I know they missed each other and maybe love each other still, but I just can't understand how they can set aside the fact that they are now both married and already have beautiful kids. As what a popular saying in Filipino goes: "Mapaglaro ang tadhana...". I dunno, but their situation brought me to think hard - does First Love ever Dies?

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