It was when Sarah was 19, and  Rayver was 18 when they were each other’s, first love.

That was February 14, 2009, when they had a first exchange of “I love you”. But in April 2010 their relationship lasted. They are in a secret relationship for one year and two months. And very few know about their relationship and their break up. Even though, they are one of the biggest stars in film and television.

Their relationship had been a matter of utmost secrecy. And up from the start, Sarah’s parents were up against them. Delfin and Divine Geronimo’s love for their daughter were wide and they ruling her love life tight and strict.

Let no one get it wrong: Sarah was not to have a boyfriend.

According to them, Sarah had many things to do. She will raise the whole family from poverty using the gift of talent God has given her. Mommy Divine added that was God’s clear answer to her devout and dedicated prayers as a mother. Anyone disrespecting their rule was thus disrespecting not only them but God himself

The young couple’s relationship could have remained a secret when Cristine Reyes was now on the picture. That in August 2010 it is revealed on national TV about Sarah and Rayver. And in December that year, she posted angry tweets to Sarah while Sarah was rehearsing for a Sunday variety show. That’s when Cristine let the public in.

Based on the report from YES! Magazine:” This story can be only be pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle, as our own search for the full story yielded only patchy vignettes:

“When Sarah’s assistant and friend, Anna Dasig, came to us with a vigorous replay of the sequence of events leading to the breakup…

“When Sarah’s Mommy Divine allowed us into her home and, over four hours, wrung out the story of her pain, prayers, and protestations…

“And when Sarah herself joined us in the Geronimo prayer room to give us answers, however bare, to our questions, however, stunted.

“Along the way, we picked up more of the missing pieces: from Sharon Cuneta and from Judy Ann Santos, Sarah’s self-appointed sisters, who felt compelled, on separate occasions, to speak with Rayver…

“From Beth Tamayo, now based abroad, who is close enough to the Geronimos to leave her fish koi to the care of Daddy Delfin, and who talks about the Sarah she knows…

“And from John Lloyd Cruz, whom we ask about Sarah, the star he teamed up with for his two highest movie grosses, and the star he finds “magnetic” and “captivating.”

“Then, almost by happenstance, we get the intriguing piece belonging to Cristine Reyes, the pretty and sexy girl Rayver left Sarah for.

“Finally, we get the piece that Rayver alone holds: his own version of the story, what he did for love, what he suffered, what he did wrong, and what Sarah truly meant to him.”

It is this last that we have extracted pieces of, and now share with PEP.ph readers who have loyally followed the story of Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo.

And when Rayver was asked, how did you two communicate? 

“Nag-i-Skype po kami,” said Rayver, referring to the software application for voice calls and video conferencing.

And when Sarah got the chance to talk to Rayver, she just locked herself in the bedroom and switch on the computer. But Sarah was stricken with shyness, and their conversation would be touch and go. 

Rayver said, “Noong una, nahihiya si Sarah… No’ng una naming Skype? Pasok si Sarah [sa screen]. Ayaw pa niya pumasok. Una, kamay pa lang, tapos paa. ‘Magpakita ka, pakita ka…’ Mga 30 minutes pa lang po, no’ng magpapakita na siya, naputol ‘yong Internet!”

Someone from Sarah’s end had turned off the Internet.

“Sabi ko, ‘Ano’ng nangyari?’ ‘Ay, tinanggalan na ako ng ano…’ Tinanggalan na siya… Pinatay na ‘yong modem.”

And as the months followed, he was more eager to ask Sarah for dinner and movie. He even suggested to bring her parents when they go on a date if that is only the reason they could be together. But according to Rayver, Sarah was scared to even ask permission. But still they get a chance to meet in a secret. 

“Sasabihin ko po ‘yong totoo,” Rayver told YES! “Nagkita kami ni Sarah—bilang ko ‘yan—’yong isa 30 seconds, ‘yong isa 30 minutes.”

“‘Yong thirty seconds po, sabi ko, ‘Hindi ko na kaya. Gusto kitang makita.’ Sabi niya, ‘Sige. Sige.”

“Ang mahirap lang do’n sa kanila,” he said about Sarah’s circumstances, “kahit maglakad siya, hindi kasi siya pinapayagan. So, parang talagang do’n lang siya sa bahay nila. ‘Yon ‘yong mundo niya.

“E, ang lapit lang po, isang kanto lang. Sabi ko, ‘Baka puwede tayong mag-meet?’ Kung hindi ako puwede pumunta sa inyo… Kasi makita lang ako do’n sa pader… mahirap na, e.

“So sabi ko, ‘Baka puwede kahit sa kanto.’ So, siya rin naman pumayag. Sabi ko, di ko naman siya pinipilit, pero gustung-gusto ko siya makita. So ayun nga, nakatakas naman po siya.”

The couple managed to meet by the corner of one of the village streets.

“Pagkakita ko sa kanya sa kanto, sa sobrang tagal naming hindi nagkita, inakap ko po agad! Hindi ko nga alam kung may thirty seconds or fiteen seconds lang yata. Mga gano’n. Basta ang bilis po. Niyakap ko siya. Niyakap ko. At least, nayakap ko siya.”

And then Sarah left and rushed back home.

She could not stay a moment longer, Rayver said, because her Daddy Delfin was sure to come looking for her.

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