MANUEL's P.O.V.
I couldn't help but to stare at my best friend who was asleep on the bed next to mine.
The comforter was covered up to her neck, and her right arm was under her pillow.
She was facing my direction. She was sleeping peacefully and I never heard a single snore from her.
She tranquilly opened her eyes. And she caught me staring at her!
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LATRICE's P.O.V.
THE next morning I opened my eyes could probably be the most wonderful moment I had the whole time we were together.
I woke up facing the direction of his bed, and caught him staring at me peacefully.
He was a bit alarmed when he saw me opened my eyes. Good thing my lips smiled on their own accord.
He shyly smiled back and hurriedly got up.
I wanted to laugh at him but I suppressed myself from doing so.
I rubbed my eyes, did some stretching, and hit the lavatory.
"What time is it?"
"5 o'clock."
"Aw. We only have an hour to prepare. Is it okay if you're the first one to bath? I don't feel like bathing yet."
"Sure. I had already ordered bottled water for us. I placed it on top of the fridge."
"Thanks. Please remind me again about it later."
"As usual..."
I had just woken up, but I was nearly to falling asleep again.
So while he was taking a bath, I had dozed off on his bed since it was more accessible to where I was.
I slept until I felt him pushing me to the edge of the bed.
I lazily opened up my eyes and walked to the bathroom. I preferred cold shower so it could awaken my senses.
It took me 20 minutes to prepare, but I never bothered to blow-dry my hair anymore.
We headed for the door together, but I stopped when he was handing over something to me. The bottled water
I placed it inside my shoulder bag, so I wouldn't forget it elsewhere.
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WE visited Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral, Pink Sisters Convent, St. Joseph's Parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and Don Bosco Parish.
We were also able to visit Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto after we stopped by The Sizzling Plate for lunch
I fervently prayed for his success.
We went straight to the hotel from the grotto.
We planned earlier to go to La Trinidad's strawberry farm, but we retractedwhen it started to rain.
Instead, we spent the rest of the afternoon watching television.
We decided to sleep early for we needed to wake up at 3AM the following morning for his exams.
We exchanged goodnights to each other and both fell to deep slumber at once.
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SUNDAY -- our last day here in the hotel.
He woke up ahead of me.
I didn't have idea how long he had been up, but I think it wasn't that long since it's exactly 03:00 AM on my phone when I moved out of bed.
"This is it!" He exclaimed.
"Don't be too nervous! You know you can pull it off."
He timidly smiled.
I handed him a prayer written on a piece of paper. I found this inside Our Lady of Lourdes Parish a day before my exam and I've kept it with me since then. I believe 'twas one of my lucky charms when I took the exam, so I decided to share it to him.
At 4:00 AM, he was all set. He wanted to browse his notes once more, but I took them all from him and kept them at once.
We chit-chatted and waited for 5:00 AM before he went off.
When it was time for him to leave, I headed him to the door.
I wished him good luck and hugged him tight. I had to tiptoe so I could reach him.
We stayed that way for seconds; I never let go of him until I felt that he was no longer empowered by nervousness.
Likewise, I kissed him on the cheeks; well, my first time to do so.
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HE finally opened the door, and walked down the corridor. It was when he was already out of sight that I stepped back the room and closed the door. Yet, I rushed through the balcony and watched his car left the manor.
I sat on the chaise lounge and waited for the sunrise.
The wintry morning breeze suited the mood.
And when I got satisfied, I walked in the room and climbed up my bed.
I switched on the television and watched the morning news. I was interrupted when my phone rang; he was calling.
He informed me that he had finally arrived at the testing area and that he had found a car parking despite the expected number of cars to be occupying the bays too.
Again, I spoke to him comforting thoughts and reassured him that he'd going to be alright in the examination room.
He cut the call for he currently had to proceed to his room assignment.
We both agreed that I would bring him lunch later.
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I was about to head for the dresser and fix my stuff when I accidentally glanced on his bed.
I saw his favorite sweatshirt since college, and my favorite too among all his sweatshirts since it was color violet - my favorite shade.
He had worn this since our first night in the hotel.
I picked it up and folded it.
Suddenly, I felt the urge to bring it on my nose.
I smelled it.
I chuckled to myself when I realized what I had been doing.
Unaware, I reached my phone on the bedside table and wore the jacket. I stood in front of the full length mirror and took a photo of myself.
I captured 5 different shots, 2 of them was in the balcony.
Pleased with my shots, I finally fixed my stuff.
I also collected his stuff and place them on top of his bed, so it would be easier for him to pack up later.
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I indulged myself in the bathroom for almost an hour.
When everything was finally in order, I phoned the front desk and requested for a cab.
I asked the driver to take me to the mall.
I decided to eat lunch at my favorite restaurant, David's Tea House. At the same time, I ordered lunch for him.
I sent him a message requesting him to meet me at the lobby of the testing center.
When I was on my way, I got a message from him that he was done with the first part of his exams and was already waiting for me in the lobby.
I asked him how his exam was, and he said that it was fine.
He decided to take his food into the examination room, so I proposed to go back to the hotel and I would just wait for him there.
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