By: Howie Day
Prologue:
Every girl’s dream is to become a princess. Hell
Yeah! Fancy dresses, gigantic ball gowns, thousands of shoes, Million worth
accessories, a house that is extremely big and spacious, not to forget those
men in their uniform guarding every inch of the palace, you could also go to
places and get a chance to meet other royalties. Basically, you can do and have
everything you want. But, say hello to my reality! It will never happen. L
Chapter I:
Me singing in the shower ♫♫Even the
best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt
that fills my mind, I somehow find You and I, collide.
Turut-tururu-turut-tururu♫♫ I always day-dream, that someday I
would meet my ideal man. Actually, when I was still in grade school, during my fourth grade(I think), I made a checklist. Sad to say, I was not able to keep it. It
is written on an intermediate pad paper. I remember I wrote it because I want
my life to be perfectly beautiful in the future. I can only recall few
statements (the original statements were in Filipino):
☐ Handsome
☐ Rich
☐ An Engineer (because my father is an Engineer,
and he is a good provider)
☐ Tall
☐ Family-oriented
☐ Owns a car
☐ His surname should not start with the letters
A-E (I don’t want my children to be called first in every recitations. My
surname starts with the letter C, and in my experience it is quite hard.)
It’s a bit funny to think that all the
characteristics I wrote showed that I am a materialistic type of person, but those where
the days I’m still young, all I think about is “what benefits me the most”.
Chapter 2:
(Collide playing as the Background music)
Now I am in college, I believe I am more realistic
and mature. I do not plan completing my checklist anymore, it’s too childish. :3 I just go with the flow of my life, people always come and go. I have no
expectations, I have no demands, I only want life to surprise me with what it
can give me. I don’t care if the man meant for me loves to debate with me, I
don’t care if we have differences, I don’t care if he doesn't have a car, I
don’t care what's his height, about the course he is taking, nor the start of
his surname. I will accept all his incapability and all his flaws. It doesn't
matter if we always fight even because of the smallest reason, as long as at
the end of the day it will still be I whom he shall say “I love you”. True love
really is loving an imperfect person perfectly. My ideal man now goes with only
one characteristic:
☐ He should love me, my family, my friends, and
God above all.
“Good things come when you least expect it.”
Chapter 3:
I am walking down the aisle, wearing a beautiful
long white gown, all eyes are on me, but… what I am looking at is a man waiting
for me at the end. Tears where shed while I am walking. Then suddenly, Kring! Kring!
(It was my alarm clock) I am day-dreaming again. Haha! Several years from now, I
want to get married to a man who is willing to live his entire lifetime with
me, only me. I want Collide to be my pre-nup song, I want this playing over and
over again during my wedding. I want my life story to be like this. All else
may fail, except for my marriage. My husband and I will have this connection
that no one will ever understand. Through ups and downs, for better or for
worse, we will always be as one, we will be partners for life.
Epilogue:
I may not have everything princesses have, I may
not be a true-blooded royalty. What I just want is to meet a man that will
treat me like a Princess.
-End-
“I want you today, tomorrow, the next day, and for the rest of my life. I just want you forever with me, so please stay.” – J.D.G.
♥ The
sweetest statement a guy has ever told me. ♥
