Yellow Chrysanthemum

"para sa pagmamahal na binuhos sa maling tao"

An evening under a starless night, they met at a busy city street. They agreed to meet every after work for the occasional hanging out with her. She said she will be in the city for a week for her on the job training. He seized the chance to be with her in high hopes that maybe, just a little, she could grow some affection for him. Hoping she can maybe regard him a little more romantically. How he wished that she sees through his eyes and know all he can see was her.
They stopped at the corner to her apartment. He bid her goodnight.
And she waved back and mouthed, "In the next life, marry me."
He got the message but did not act on it.
Unknown to him, it would be his last time seeing her. Had he known, he would have pulled her into a bear hug and not let go.