08/02/2024
Tricia Sandejas, Rico Yan's first girlfriend and first love is a living proof that Rico is really the standard. They broke up in a good ways and remains friends.
"Rico is my first boyfriend and I was his first girlfriend. He was the sweetest boyfriend that anyone could have"
"He asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes immediately. That night, he surprised me by giving me one big long stemmed rose and said "Among all the flowers in the world, you are the one that stands out"
"We wrote long love letters to each other everyday and sometimes he would give me 3 letters that he wrote in one day. He would leave notes in the place where we hangout to tell where I could find him."
"He called me gorgeous and I called him panget"
"He loved to surprise me with little gifts. Once he wanted me to get something for him for the tunk of his car. When I opened it, I found a cute stuffed toy with a card attached"
"On our 2nd anniversary, he gave me a home made heart shaped card that read "Dear Tricia, there will come a time when meaning so much love just would be enough to the girl I really love."
"We were only 18 and we had no money but he told me "honey, when I'm rich na I'll buy everything you want and we'll travel around the world."
"I tried to understand his career path. I was starting to feel jealous but Rico assured me that I was only one in his heart."
"On our 3rd, at 3am Rico arrived to my house soaking wet from the rain, a dozen roses in hand"
"He wanted me to hold his hand while we were walking in the mall and I said "honey, we can't be sweet, your fans won't like it" and he grabbed my hand and said "let them stare"
"One night he broke down and and told me that he just wanted to give up. He was stressed from school and his taping schedule. I tried not to cry because I had to be strong for the both of us"
"On our 4th year, we were having a frequent and more serious fights. But Rico, being a gentleman that he was, would always keep calm and quiet. When he was mad, he would stare out the window but he would never saying anythung hurtful and never shouted at me. We would quiet for another hour or so, and then he would say "Okay, let's talk"
"One time he visited me here sa house, I think after a shooting then he said "I have something for you" sabi ko "really what?" tapos may box siyang binigay pag open ko bracelet I ask him "what is this for?" and he said "nothing, I wanted to give you a bracelet". Yong bracelet may naka engraved sa ibabaw na name ko and then at the back "much love, rico"
-Tricia Sandejas
