Art Imitates Life

Have you seen the movie "Little Manhattan"? its actually a really nice movie.. really simple story line.. love from the point of view of a 10 year old boy..

its funny how he breaks down a complex topic such as love into something so simple.. that stop to think to yourself, "huh."

The boy.. he fell in love with a girl.. her name was Rosemarie Tolesco.

Watching the move got me thinking..

I had a Rosemarie Tolesco once.

When i was in the third grade.. i met a girl that, as corny as it sounds, i consider my "first love"..

And like Rosemarie.. she wasn't really the prettiest girl in the class.. in fact,she wasnt even the second..

I'd have my sister and cousin interview her and ask her questions.. things like who's her crush.. stuff like that.. (my sis and cousin were in high school at the time, so them talking to her, a 3rd grade student, made her cool by default)

Growing up though, we had this.. i dont know.. unspoken connection.. she knew i liked her.. i think i made it quite obvious though i would, of course, always deny it.. funny thing is we had a love triangle thing going on with my best friend at the time.. he happened to be the class's golden boy.. so imagine that? something right out of a lindsay lohan movie...

li'l old me, competing with the school jock for the love of a simple girl?

Sadly, she left after the sixth grade.. To study in Manila (we were in Cebu)..

I managed to give her a call that summer after she left.. we wanted to meet up.. but because she lived in paranaque, and i lived in antipolo.. not to mention i didnt drive yet.. meeting up became a virtual impossibility.

Years later though, i saw her in her school.. i went to visit a few friends there.. and i couldve sworn it was her.. my friend actually did confirm it.. she looked different though.. maybe it was the cigarette she was holding that did it.. of course i remember her as the sixth grade student.. so the cigarette was a surprise.. hehe.. but she was also sitting on the lap of another guy.. so i quietly left the campus premises with a tinge of disappointment, but also with a smile on my face..

funny how things work out, huh?

A couple of weeks ago.. i think i saw her again..

I was at a commercial shoot, i glanced at the production directory and saw a familiar surname.. but it wasnt the same first name... out from the agency tent she came out.. and she looked familiar.. She looked kinda the same.. was never really drop dead gorgeous but was pretty in her own right.. she din't seem to notice me (women usually dont hehe)eventually when she did see me, i could've sworn she recognized me... it looked almost as if she wanted to say something..

Maybe its good she didn't.. cuz i really wouldn't know what to say back.. Now the project is over.. Will i see her again? i doubt it.. maybe.. maybe not.. no big loss for me..

Its just funny how different things are.. it was nice remembering a much simpler time in my life... And i thought things like this only happen in the movies =)