Missing A Friend...

I tried calling a friend today and I think her phone got disconnected because it said the number I dialed was not in service. I tried calling her other number and the voice mail wasn't her recorded voice but that of a machine. I wonder what's going on? I hope nothing bad happened and it's just a matter of a number change or maybe she'll get in touch with me later on. (I hope so)

I read one of my tagalog pocketbooks the other day and the story made me remember of a guy that I used to be so fond of when I was younger.... no it isn't a "puppy love" kind of thing, until later on. Anyway, the story is about a guy, Neil. who had to take in a 12 year old girl, Jasmine because her parents (the dad was a close friend and neighbor of Neil) went on a trip and they entrusted her to Neil. But her parents were included in tragic accident and never survived.

So Neil, being a close friend of her family, takes her into his wing and saw her blossom into a very beautiful woman over the next few years. It came to the point that Neil discovered that he had "budding" feelings for the "little sister" he took care of. So out of fear and wanting to do the right thing, after making sure that Jasmine could fend for herself alone, Neil left for the States thinking that the time and distance between him and Jasmine would clear his confused feelings about Jasmine.

It made me remember of this guy I looked up to as an "older brother" the "kuya" I never had when I still lived in Manila and a lot younger, around 9 or 10 and he was like 17 or 18. He was really nice to me. Most of the people in my house thought that I had a crush on him back then but it wasn't really like that. He was so fun to be with and treated me like a baby when I'm around.

Why did I remember this guy suddenly? you ask... did you or did he fall in love with you later on? Well, I'm not sure if he did feel anything for me other than being a little sister but I have to admit at some point my brotherly affection for him seemed to mean something more to me but later on he admitted to me that he liked my sister and the "something more"I thought I felt reverted back to feelings of "brotherly love"...

Anyway, I'm thankful that he didn't change how he treats me even after my sister turned him down just months before we were scheduled to fly over here.