Friday, December 24, 2004
The love story that made me cry
I was watching Maalaala Mo Kaya in channel two because my sister Cristina asked me to wait for the announcement of the winners of the text promo of the show. Though I am really a sucker for romantic stuff, Jericho Rosales and Angelika Dela Cruz were not my favorite actors so I was really sure that the drama will bore me to death but I was mistaken.
Nancy and Carlos met in the province when they were just in elementary. Carlos' family was from Manila and they moved to the province because of the work assignment of his father, who was worked in an NGO studying about soil composition. On the other hand Nancy's family were native of that province. When they grew older, the two fell in love with each other and vowed not to leave each other.
One day while on their way home from school, Nancy and Carlos met an accident. Nancy was the one hit by the car. She was in coma and that Carlos was blamed by Nancy's mom for the accident. Carlos does not know what to do for he was also blaming himself for the accident. If he had any choice, he would exchange place to Nancy. He went to the church and prayed to God to save Nancy. He promised God that if He would let Nancy lived; he would give himself to Him.
Nancy woke from the coma. And after a few weeks, Nancy was good as new. But there was bad news, Carlos' dad finished his studies in the province and decided to go back to Manila. Carlos was also given a scholarship and his parents wanted him to grab the scholarship because they are not that rich and could not afford to send Carlos to school. With a heavy heart Carlos left Nancy in the province. Nancy promised Carlos that she would write him letters everyday and made Carlos promised to go back during vacations.
But things didn't turned out as Nancy planned. She was constantly writing letters to Carlos but not a single letter was replied to. Nancy's mom became mad at Nancy and asked her to stop her foolishness. Because of depression, Nancy became sick. Nancy thought that its better if she died in the accident than given that second chance without Carlos. Then Nancy realized that her family still need her so she prayed to God to be given a third chance. She prayed that she will get well and that she promised that if she would be given the third chance she would devote her life to Him. God answered Nancy's prayer. As promised, Nancy wanted to devote her life in His service as a nun. But her mother refused to allow her. But Nancy explained that it was He who gave her another chance and it is only right that she would return the favor to our God.
Though Nancy was in preparation to become a nun, she didn't forget about Carlos. She tried to find where Carlos was and she wanted to know what happened to him. Nancy learned the house where Carlos was always staying. She went there and asked for him. But Carlos wasn't there. The person whom Nancy asked was the brother whom Carlos was with. He said to Nancy that every week his sister and Carlos would go out. Nancy left with a heavy heart and buried the idea of Carlos deep in her heart and decided to pursue her vocation in becoming a nun.
Nancy received an invitation to her high school reunion. She decided to go back to their province to attend. On the bus where Nancy took on her way home, she met Carlos. Carlos was surprised to see Nancy in a nun's outfit. Nancy got off the bus and Carlos followed her. He asked her about her vocation and she answered that in a month's time she will be officially say her vow. Nancy was so mad at Carlos and she said what she have been through when Carlos would not care to write back. Nancy demand an explanation from Carlos, atleast he owe her that.
Carlos was in tears and he explained why. He recalled the time that Nancy was in coma and he asked the Lord to let Nancy lived and that he will give himself to him. And when Nancy woke from coma, he was in mixed emotions. He was happy because the most important person in his life would live, but he was also in pain because he could not be with her anymore. He promised God to give himself and he did. When Carlos went back to Manila the day he left the province, he went straight to the seminary to become a priest. And while making his vow to serve him, Nancy was still in his mind and heart.
Nancy cried at Carlos explanation. She learned that Carlos' feelings didn't changed. And that he didn't choose his future over her but instead he had chose her over himself. He had made the greatest sacrifice of his life
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