Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Months ago, a broken-hearted dude called the local radio station to play a prank on his former-girlfriend. Or was it for something else? I forget. What I don’t forget is that the former-girlfriend was called and the conversation was broadcasted LIVE. Having answered the question, “Do you have a boyfriend?” with a negative, she changed her mind when she found out that her former man was on the line. Not only that, she was called because he wanted to dedicate a song to her, none other than Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called To Say I Love You.”

It was a little before 6 in the morning of a weekday when thousands of people in Los Angeles alone may have been listening to this guy expressing his love for this girl. A good number may have been moved by the sweetness on his part, and the way the girl responded to it; myself among the moved. I almost stopped jogging to listen more carefully. The sweetness on his part and the and blushing on hers went on for a good few minutes. They ended the conversation with having agreed to meet during the weekend at her grandmother’s house.

Nice ending, right? Not for him. I’m sure he knew that he could not aspire to much; she no longer seemed as interested in him, as he still was in her. But just like any other broken-hearted man in his place, time spent with her — even without the assurance that it might revive their relationship — was good enough for him.

Perhaps the reason why I was so moved by this radio broadcast is that the dude reminded me a lot about someone. How he was able to joke with her even though she may have inflicted on him a pain greater than any other person ever had. How he was so sweet to her and, thus, stubborn, even though it seemed she no longer felt it was in her best interest to remain with him. He reminded me of myself, of course.

Hehe, and to think one day I’ll be dedicating this same song to Nicole. M, the vicious cycle of falling in love. Heal from a broken heart to break it again. Nice one, God. 🙄

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