Flickers

Chapter 42

Day by day, things will get better
Now that you're watching over me

- Secret garden, IU

He was the brightest ray of sunshine that appeared in my sight, a smile graced upon my lip the moment he entered into my life and now, he stood close to me with promises of love and forever.

I wanted to cherish this moment, capture the way his eyes crinkled in laughter and the distinct dimple on his right cheeks.

"Come on" he murmured, his tone was laced in the excitement that burned the expectation that was repressed in my eyes.

The two of us left the school grounds, my friends have already left claiming that they'll give us some couple of time and we are now walking to the gymnasium. Taking a seat in the most inconspicuous corner of the gym and then he opened his bag which was bulging with things.

"Here, happy first monthsary baby"

My heart skipped a beat seeing his eyes brimming in the brilliance of stars which now held truth to the statement of having stars inside of it. I almost shiver at the way he says his endearment- one that I always made fun of when I heard it being stated in a drama. His lips were now spread in a smile, reaching his eyes that made it shaped into a half crescent moon.

In his hand was a box with the shades of everything, a sweet confection bar on the other, and a bouquet of flowers that was strung with a ribbon in the middle.

I remember the days where I used to imagine myself having a boyfriend for the first time, my phone glowing at night every time I open my wattpad account and read a chapter filled with nothing but sweetness and fluff. The romantic scenes made me feel jealous, the grant proposals and surprises would always leave me in awe and I would always find myself smiling after finishing the book.

Now that I finally got myself a boyfriend, everything that I envisioned surpassed my imagination and just left me breathless.

"Do you like it?" I can hear the uneasiness in his tone and the way he clenches his jaw tightly shows how nervous he is.

"I do, these are wonderful gifts, thank you" I bit my lower lip and peered up to see the joy that encompassed his face.

I held his gifts like how I would with a baby, careful and gentle as if one harsh touch it would be blown by the wind. It was my first time getting gifts from a guy that I like, something flutters in my heart the longer I watch him.

"How could you be so good?" I held his hand, tugging his fingers as I heard him burst into laughter.

"Because my baby deserves all the good things in the world" my face must have turned red from his continuous use of endearment, one that I am not used to but was willing to hear every single day.

"Hmm~ such a sweet talker" I playfully teased him and eventually lowered my eyes seeing the fondness in his eyes that overwhelmed my maiden heart.

I then remembered my gift for him and turned around to take the box of assorted sweets from my bag then pushed it to him.

"Happy anniversary as well, baby" I almost screech at how embarrass my tone was, it was so tiny that he even cocked his brows.

"Say it again, hm?" His hum was low and it was like electric bolts were sent to my ears.

"Just take it!" I put the box of assorted sweets on his lap and tried to ignore the amusement swimming in the pool of his eyes.

The world of ours was peaceful, we didn't see the Mapeh teachers that were still occupied with their lesson plans, the sound of chatters and the steels making contact with their feet were treated like air and the curious glances from the students are given no attention.

It was like the world only has the two of us occupying it and maybe that's why we didn't even see the guard eyeing us. Eventually, we learned of his intention and left the gymnasium, the sun was about to set off to slumber and the sky was now filled with the warm hues of autumn.

On the way home, the smile on my face still didn't fade away and our hands stuck to each other, like vines forever to be entangled with one another.

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