I was so involved with the story that I nearly cried when the lady told Dianne that Jack will never be back. Ever! I hold my breath and a surprise, indeed!
Folks, read on and you will realize how cruel life is... I mean, how cruel the story is!

A FRIENDSHIP TALE
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> They'd known each other since school days
> and had since become the best of friends. They
> shared everything and anything and spent lots of
> time together in and after school. But the
> friendship never developed into anything deeper.
>
> Diane kept a secret... her admiration and
> love for Jack. She had her reasons for keeping it a
> secret. FEAR. Fear of rejection... fear that he
> might not feel the same... fear that he might not
> want to be her best friend anymore... fear of losing
> someone that she could always find comfort in. At
> least if she kept her feelings to herself she
> would still be able to spend time with him... and
> hopefully, he would be the one to tell her how he
> felt towards her.
>
> Time passed and soon... school was over. Jack
> and Diane went separate ! ways. Jack continued his
> studies overseas while Diane got herself a job. They
> still kept in touc h though... penned letters, sent
> each other photographs and mailed each other
> gifts. Diane longed for Jack to be back.
>
> She decided that she would tell him her
> feelings once he got back. And then... out of the
> blue... the mails from Jack stopped coming. Diane
> wrote to him, but there was never a reply. Where was
> he? What happened? Lots of questions ran through her
> mind...
>
> Two years passed and Diane was still hopeful
> that Jack would come back... or at least send her
> a note. And then her prayers were answered. One
> mid-August day, she received a note from Jack... it
> said: "Diane, I have a surprise for you. I'm
> flying over. Meet me at the airport. My flight comes
> in at 4 p.m. on Saturday. I can't wait to see you
> again Diane! There's something I need to tell you,
> something I've been keeping all this time...
> Love n Kisses Jack"
>
> Diane's fingers shook as she read the note. Her
> heart soared. Diane was thrilled. Love and
> kisses... it meant a lot for a lad y who had
> waited so long for those words. She was ecstatic.
>
> The day arrived, Diane waited anxiously for
> Jack. She had slipped into her best dress and did
> her best to look as pretty as she could. She looked
> around but Jack was nowhere in sight. She waited
> and waited, wondering what she would say to Jack
> when he got there, what their meeting would be like.
> Would there be love in his eyes? Would there be
> longing bred from years of separation and hiding
> each others' feelings?
>
> Oh how she longed to see him! How she longed
> to throw her arms around him and tell him she
> was a fool to ever let him go without ever telling
> him how she felt. She was certain Jack felt it too.
> There was always a certain magic about them when
> they were together.
>
> Then... a lady in a ***y tight blue dress
> approached her. She had a very concerned look on her
> face, "Hi! I'm Lyn, a friend of Jack. Are you Diane?"
> she asked. Diane just nodded he r head.
>
> "I'm afraid I... I have bad news for you... Jack
> is not coming... he won't be coming back anymore,"
> said the lady, placing a hand on Diane's shoulder.
>
> Diane shook her head in confusion. She felt
> her heart constrict. What could possibly have
> happened? Diane felt an overwhelmi! ng fear inside
> her. Her hands turned cold. Her voice shook as she
> asked: "Where... where's Jack? What happened to
> him??? Please tell me..." Diane begged the lady...
>
> The lady looked intently at Diane... and then
> she gave Diane a nudge on the shoulder and said,
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> "HOY GAGAH... IT'S ME... JACK... JACKILYN!!!!!!
> DI MO VA AKO NAKILALA?!!! ANG GANDA-GANDA KO NGAYON,
> DI VAAAAH???!!!! ECHUSERA KA NAMAN MASYADO SISTER!
> KALOWKA KAH HUH!!!!

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