Running Scenes Are for Movies… and Maybe Fools Like Me

A late-night dinner turned into a full-blown romcom moment I didn’t see coming. I ran after someone like I was in a cheesy Filipino movie—cue the dramatic music and soft lighting—only to realize halfway through: this isn’t a film, and I’m not 28 anymore. But sometimes, you move not because it makes sense, but because it felt right in that second. Here’s a short story of an almost, a maybe, and a gentle reminder that real life doesn’t always cue the credits when you expect it to.