no. im not talking about Bayani Fernando here.
and no. im not talking about boyfriends either.
im thinking of a guy i really miss. i didn't realize how much i miss him until lately. he has a name of course. it's...
RICTOR PALENTINOS.
he was a classmate when i was in my first year high school. though, we were schoolmates since elementary, we didn't talk much. barely said a word to each other. until of course, when we became classmates. he's quiet. i am quiet. he looks really serious but he's really funny and irritating and he's good at academics. so all in all, he's okay. haha. an understatement.
we we're still not talking at first. we belong to different set of friends. just one day, we just talked (and i can't even remember how it all started). we got close and enjoyed each other's company. he tells me his secrets and we talk a lot on the phone. believe me, i really mean a lot! he's the first guy who i talked to that much on the phone! i liked him. yes. i likeD him.
then i learned that he like my friend. i was sad but it didn't actually broke my heart since i just like him. (still on the process of developing...). so i told him that she still has a boyfriend which happens to be one of our classmates too. he just waited and eventually when they broke up, he started to court my friend. i was doing okay and i was a friend to both of them. i'm happy to help them anyway i can.
he would call me first before calling my friend to check on her. (they're not legal to the girl's family) so i would in turn, call my friend and ask if he can call. most of the time, we're the one who talks longer because of the strict parents of my friend. he would tell me what they talked about and everything. we would talk for hours and hours. there came a time that he even sang on the phone! it was hilarious (at that time) for me. he said that since he can't sing to his girlfriend at the moment, he'll jut sing for me. we became super close, as in close-tight.
but unfortunately, he have to leave the country with his family. i was super sad because just when we started to be okay and close, he have to leave. we would talk almost every night, and his mom usually cuts us off. hahaha. then he broke up with my friend since he doesn't want her to hold her feelings when he was away. they got off nicely and remained okay. then the worst day came and he left.
i was sad for weeks. i miss him. i miss his corny jokes. i miss our long talks. i even miss his pang-aasar!
just one weekend, the phone rang. i answered it to be anwered back by a strange voice of a man who asked for me. i was like, "yes, who are you?" he laughed and asked if i didn't recognized him. my brows lifted, and said another name. guessing if i was right. he then told me he was Rictor. calling long distance! i couldnt believe my ears! i asked about a dozen questions starting if he was okay to what's his address. we talked and talked and i still can't believe it! he told me that he will be calling her ex (my friend) after we talked. i told him that he's crazy and that he should've called her first! after some minutes, we bid our goodbyes and take cares and he told me that he'll call again soon.
i was super duper happy to be able to connect to him again! and he called for the net weekend, and the next. my mom would even wake me up if he called because she knew it's a long distance call and that i am waiting for it every week! my friend asked me what we talked about since she misses him too. i got guilty because she and rictor didn't have long conversations since his card would usually cut them because he would call me first and what's left for her was just 5-10 mins.
what i realized after that was how important he is. maybe i lost him as a potential boyfriend but i know for sure that i got him as my first best guy friend. funny we didn't talk about it. i guess that's how best friends start. no date to remember and no "i'm-your-best-friend-you're-my-best-friend" declarations and promises. you both just know and feel it inside you. i felt important that he would call me first and ask for news. not because he likes me but i think because we consider ourselves, as an important very special close friend. best friend in other words.
so the bf title is not a boyfriend i miss but more important than that. a best friend that's really close to my heart and whom i'm missing so much. i hope i can get in touch with him soon.
MR. RICTOR PALENTINOS, if you're somewhere out there how about paying me a visit or a ring? i've got lotsa news and coddles for you and for you only. 
Mood Swings: melancholy