Narda and Regina. Regina and Narda. One couldn't go live without the other.

They go beyond high school batchmates, it's more like since they were in diapers.

Best friends.

That's what they are.

Or, that's how they both think they are for each other. Just best friends.

Too afraid to risk anything. 25 years of friendship means a lot afterall.

They're always dancing with each other's feelings.

Regina fell first. Narda fell harder.

But would they know it?

Maybe. Or maybe not.

They're too scared.

Yet tonight, tonight feels different.

The two looked at the moonlight above them, both laying outside Regina's house garden.

They still have this thing going on with them, sleepover's always their thing.

"ang ganda talaga ng buwan noh?" Narda was the first one to break the comfortable silence they have.

"yes." she hears Regina answer, seeing the girl glance at her from her peripheral vision.

It's like one of those cliché movie scenes that Narda despises, but maybe it's different now that it's Regina.

Regina just glanced at her when she agreed about something that's beautiful.

Regina thinks she's beautiful.

"hanggang kailan tayo ganito Regi?" she asks, trying to calm her fast heart beat, still looking at the moon.

"we can always watch the moon whenever we want Narda." she heard the girl answer.

"even when we get married?" she asked.

She hopes Regina won't notice. She can dream a little you know, her being married to Regina.

"even when we get married." the girl replies.

Now, Regina hopes Narda wouldn't hear her fast heart beat.

That simple word we means so much for her.

"even when we grow old with our hair being gray?" Narda asks her.

"even when we grow old with our hair being gray." she answered.

Regina had the courage to reach for Narda's hand, hold it on her own.

Narda let's her hand melt in Regina's touch.

Both still looking at the moon.

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A whole minute passed by feeling like hours.

"I love you." they said at the same time.

Their throats suddenly dry.

Regina was the first one to look at Narda with the latter doing the same.

Searching answers to questions never asked through each other's eyes.

A smile slowly showed it's way from them two.

"you love me." they again said at the same time.

"I do." now, they can't help but laugh at how they both are saying the same thing.

"I love you." Regina repeated, a sweet smile on her lips.

"I love you too." Narda replied with the same sweet smile.

They went back to watching the moonlight once again, holding on to each other's hand like their life depended on it.

Indeed tonight is different than any other nights they've spent.

Finally, they got tired dancing around each other, finally two parallel lines met.

They're both in love with each other and this time, they know they're not just best friends.