The day I knew I would risk it all for her.. FOR HER

It all came back to me...

I was reading this article from peyups.com when I felt the scare once more. This time it hit me really hard. I realized: "Shit! this incident really hit me hard."

It was a Friday night, I picked up my girl in Makati where she works. Traffic, of course, long lines at the bus terminal, crowded people, & all these didn't bug me at all. In fact, I was elated. Afterall I was with my girl.

Took us almost 3hours to reach home. We live in Cavite. Everything was going fine until we get off the bus to walk a few yards to reach my place. A scooter with 3 young men sped up and passed us by with words that mirrors their stupidity, ignorance, uneducatedness, and corrupt manliness. I told my girl to simply shrug it off and walk faster.

Then their scooter turned back, moving towards us. But they passed us again. And once more they turned back, this time stopping in front of us, asking stoooopid questions that only made our suspicion grow.

One held a knife in front of us, yelling for us to quit screaming and to hand our mobile phones to them. But my girlfriend won't stop, I pushed her behind me as the guy tried to move closer, pulling our bags trying to take everything from us.

The other guy is working on pulling my bag. The other guy is taking my girlfirend's bag. The third guy is on the scooter, getting ready for a getaway. My mind is not functioning. I cannot remember what I am thinking. But instincts just told me to protect her, to push her behind me, to move her as far as I could from these ill-spirited guys. I cannot imagine the terror but sure can feel it.

Rational thinking went to trash. Judgement were flushed down the toilet. It was just me, my girl and the devils. And I felt stronger, responsible, and protective. I felt vulnerable but never hesitated. I am scared but never did show it. My adrenaline rushed but tried to remain calm.
I fought back while my girlfriend screams. I pushed them away as I pull my girlfriend closer to me, behind me. One guy was thrown off balance during the altercation. The other, still holding the knife as he tries to pull her bag, beside me and in front of me. I never felt real, but it was. I could have been stabbed but I do not care, for all I know is that my girlfriend is in danger, and all she has at that time is me. I never felt so much invincible in my life.

Thinking about this now simply makes my heart pound, stronger, deeper. I will kill those guys in a snap if given a chance. I would harm them and make them feel my anger for endagering the person I love most. I will crush them, inch by inch make them feel the terror they caused us. Nonetheless, all these are mere images in the mind of an angered lover, a terrified friend, a violated woman, and a terrorized person.

That night, I have proven something to myself. I love her. I truly and genuinely love her. And I have realized that I can risk it all just for her... just FOR HER.