living by the day...

The past year was a disaster, especially the latter part of it. It was the worst of all worsts. Having nothing and no one to turn to, I eventually lost hope… until today.

When all seems lost, we tend to look up and pray to God for a better day. Nothing happens at times, but after a while at your darkest hour He pulls through for you. Until today, I only had God by my side, now I know I have someone else. And that person is no one else but my very very good friend, Vincent Paul Evangelista. (Yes, bebe! YOU!)

We met during my third year in college. I was a musical director of a university production and he mentored me. Since then we became good friends. We worked on two other major projects (musicals) together two years after that. And those two projects really showed that our ties were bonded tightly. Those endeavors  proved how much we believed and trusted each other, and what worth one was to the other and vice versa. And that we will always stand by each other no matter what.

After that, our communication weakened. He became busy with his career and I with my studies. This was approximately a few months before my “disaster year”. A few calls every now and then, and an unprecedented bump into each other at cafe.

2010 came and everything was bleak and unfortunately became dark. I lost everything that I used to call my own. Everything was Murphy’s Law to me. As much as I tried and prayed I couldn’t pull myself together. I was in shambles. I was in pain. Alone. I was lost. There is nothing worse than a decapitated soul.

I left 2010 with nothing but the pieces left of me. Just the scarcity of who I am and nothing else. I prayed to God to either take me or send an angel to guide me. I took quite some time for God to answer my prayers but He finally did. He sent me Kuya Enteng. And I’m sooo very thankful!

At the brink of losing all of me, my phone rings, and I see “Kuya Entz” on my caller ID. I couldn’t believe it a first. I had to make sure it was real, I had to wait for a following call. I answered at the second call and kept myself from bawling. We met right after the call.

I couldn’t afford to cry in front of you bebe, because even for a short time together, you made me whole again. But as I type this, I can’t help my tears from strolling down. Not of sadness but of joy. For the first time in over a year, you made me smile again. You made me feel that I existed. You have proved once again that you will always be there even at the last minute.

Being with you even for just a couple of minutes made all my troubles and misery disappear. You have no idea how thankful I am.

Thank you for finding me! I thank God for having our paths cross at the very beginning. Now I realize what they mean when they say that “the end is just the beginning”. Thank you for giving me a jump start. I look forward to being with you again and have a continuing magnificent bond of friendship.