Gone Forever (1/4)

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

I smiled as tears renewed on my eyes. I ran the space between us and hugged him tightly. I was feeling more emotional right now so my eyes continued to well up. I was sobbing in his arms.

I didn't hear any word coming from him. He only wrapped his arms around me and caressed the back of my head.

We stayed like that until I was able to collect myself. Humiwalay ako sa yakap at pinunasan ang basang mukha. He also helped me in wiping my tears. Pagkatapos ay ikinulong niya ang mukha ko sa kaniyang mga palad.

He leaned closer and smiled. "Let's have some ice cream," aniya.

Tumango ako. He poked my nose and chuckled. "Ang pula na ng ilong mo."

He held my hand and intertwined our fingers. "There's a nearby convenience store, we'll go there."

We started walking in silence. I looked at our hands and at the side of his face.

I sighed out of relief. I'm really glad that I took his hand. My heart is crying in joy right now.

I went closer and clung my arms to his. His body froze for a moment. He must be surprised of my sudden gesture.

"Why? Am I too close? You don't want this?" I asked yet I didn't move even an inch away.

He shook his head. "I like it," he said and smiled.

"Good. Because even if you said no, I wouldn't still let you go." I didn't know that I was really capable of saying things like that. My lips rose to a smile.

He stopped walking and pulled me into a hug. He kissed the top of my head and said, "You don't know how happy I am today."

"Is that enough for you? Kuha ka pa ng isa. Don't hold back just because I am the one who is buying tonight. Ayokong gutumin ka," sabi ko. "Sige na, kuha ka pa ng isa."

He looked at me, pleased with what I said. He lightly hit my shoulder as he smiled from ear to ear. I chuckled at the sight. I've seen this scene before from a Korean drama. The male lead always do that to his partner out of joy. Hindi ako makapaniwalang kinikilig siya ngayon.

We sat at the far corner of the store after I paid for our meal. We sat face to face and began eating in silence.

I glanced at him and saw the ketchup smeared on the side of his lips. I took the tissue and wiped his lips. His hand that was holding his food froze midair. He was taken aback once again.

I smiled. "What? Am I not allowed to take care of you? You've been taking care of me but I can't do the same?" I faked a sad tone.

"No!" He waved his hand. "Of course, you can. I'm just surprised," he said and smiled shyly.

"Hmm?" I chuckled. "I'm a little disappointed that you don't have any expectations from me."

"No, no, love. I didn't mean it that way." He vigorously shook his head. "I'm already contented with you by my side. I am afraid that if I will to ask the heavens for more, they'll see me as a greedy person and take you away from me instead. That's the last thing I want to happen."

His words would sound cheesy if I heard it from someone else's mouth. But since it was him who said those things, I found it sincere.

I nodded, smiling. "Don't worry. It's okay to have expectations from me from now on."

He smiled. He took my hand and kissed it. My cheeks burned at the sudden move. I suddenly remembered those times I would kiss the back of my hand just to experience how would it feel to be kissed there. Now I don't need to do that anymore.