Three Holidays: The Introduction

"Waiting is painful.
Forgetting is painful.
But not knowing which to do
is the worse kind of suffering."

These are the exact thoughts of Isabella as she looked back on the year that has gone. She holds on to nothing but the memories of the beloved. The one who made her believe that dreams do come true. The one who made each waking moment full of smiles. The one she felt was taken away from her a little too soon. On that fateful night she cries, "Can I spend just one more holiday with him?"

Phillip is a writer for the local newspaper. With his height and athletic physique, no one would think that this gorgeous guy was still single. Often seen by his acquaintances as a man gifted with a good mixture of wit and sarcasm, no one fails to get the message once he starts talking for he is a man who is wise beyond his years, sensitive and profound. Day in, day out, he does what he loves to do, he writes. And through his words, you would see how passionate he really is.

Isabella is an operations supervisor for the city library. She is often seen as unfriendly at first but what really make her withdrawn is the insecurity that is eating her up from the inside. She hides it by always wearing black and keeping herself busy. She lives and breathes work, usually skipping her breaks and barely taking her full lunch hour. But she brightens every body's day by greeting them with a very warm, "Good morning!" followed by a genuine smile.

Phillip and Isabella met a couple of years before. Although nothing sparked at that moment, Philip did catch Isabella's eyes. The posture that exteriorize the confidence within is something that Isabella could not miss out on. But this initial encounter was as simple as it gets. It was just a hi and hello.

One day at a near by coffee shop, these two crossed paths. They waved at each other and smiled then decided that they would share a table. What started as a random conversation about the weather, ended up being a prelude to this connection. A connection that they will later realize is too hard to break for it only comes once in a lifetime. They have exchanged numbers and have decided that in this new world and age, text messaging is the most convenient way of keeping in touch.