"Saan ba tayo pupunta?"
Natutuwa talaga ako tuwing nacucurious ko siya. Ang cute, di pala. Ang ganda niya tuwing kumukunot yung noo niya, yung mga mata niya na iritable na dahil sina-silent treatment ko lang siya, matching it with a grin. Iritable talaga ang ate mo, at ang cute cute. Hahahaha
"You're safe with me okay? Just trust me on this one.". pag aassure kong sinabi sakanya. Para naman kahit papaano e hindi siya gaanong kabahan.
Pagkatapos ng mahabang lakaran, pagbaba at pag akyat ng underpass sa may manila city hall, papasok ng intramuros. Dito, dito ko planong iexecute ang "first date" namin, dito ko balak sabihin lahat ng saloobin ko for the past 2 months namin magkasama. I'm pretty sure na assemble ko na ng maigi lahat ng speech and gestures ko for later. Ayokong mautal, pero nagsusumigaw na din naman talaga ang inner self ko. Nakakahype, nakaka excite...
"Nandito na tayo honey.", nakangiti kong pagsambit sakanya sabay bitaw sa kaliwang kamay at open arms kong ipinakita ang ganda ng sunset na makikita dito. Kasabay na din ang tahimik na paligid, mga taong makikita sa baba na animo'y nagmamadali sa pag-uwi, mga naguusap, mga taong parelax na dahil matatapos na ang araw. Halos lahat ng uri ng tao makikita mo dito sa baba ng intramuros, probably because sa loob nito ay may tatlong sikat na campus. Isabay mo pa ang view ng mga sasakyang umaandar sa kahabaan ng Lawton ave.
At matapos kong punahin ang kapaligiran ay agad kong binaling ang tingin ko sakanya. PRICELESS ang reaksyon ng mukha niya, she really looked happy, even surprised na meron pa ring something good sa mapolusyon na lugar ng manila.
"You know Ace? If not for the smoke belching everywhere from the ave, this is a good place. Really really good! Nakakatuwa, I didn't even know that such a beautiful place could exist.", sabi ko na e, she'd love it.
"So okay na ba 'tong bribe para medyo ma-late ka ng uwi?", pagbibiro kong tanong habang nag reready na ilatag ang blanket, oo may blanket ako syempre. Alangan namang tumayo lang kami buong maghapon dun, nagdala na din ako ng sandwiches and drinks since after class naman ang timeframe, ayos. Lahat ng nasa plano ko so far ay nasunod. "Come sit with me Charlotte."
"Okay.", as she excitedly sits, I saw her smile, it was that genuine smile that makes me fall for her even deeper. God, she is just too perfect. But still, I cannot thank You more enough for letting this happen in my life. Then my thoughts are interrupted when she kissed me in my cheeks, unannounced.
"Thank you honey, you made me a little happier today. Kala ko kasi ordinary day lang din to para sa'yo.", I swear I saw her blushing. This was the first time I saw her like that. Then she grabbed a soda and drank from it. God, even the way she drinks it, it was too mesmerizing for me. I don't know pero hindi na basta basta tong nararamdaman ko para sakanya, this not the typical feeling of being inlove, that I can guarantee. She then stared at the sunset, and unknowingly, I set my gaze too, in the beautiful scenery of the sun going down.
"Charlotte?", I asked, my heart still pounding.
"Hm?", as she turns, her brown-eyes gazing perfectly unto me, it's as if she was staring past myself, but into my inner self, my soul. By then I know I will lose everything if I don't say what I have to say to her at this very moment.
"Happy 3rd month of loving each other.", I gave her my most charming smile.
"Why not monthsarry honey? Medyo maikli pa than what you said earlier. Pero thank you. You really made me happy for this."
"Because there is no such word as monthsarry. I love you Charlotte, I know enough that what we have right now is undeniably true and it feels really right. Gusto ko lang malaman mo na seryoso ako sa'yo and as of today, I don't think I have the strength to stay away from you anymore.", she was shocked yet again as I held her hand, "Mahal kita Charlotte, walang halong biro, yung nakilala mong Ace, ibang iba na ngayon, ibang iba dahil sayo, sa atin, sa kung anong meron tayo. Salamat at nabago nang kung anong meron tayo ang buong pagkatao ko. And I can say that it felt really good. Papahalagahan ko kung anong meron tayo."
Tears fall from her cheeks as I quickly ran my finger towards it. "This is the last thing that I would do to you, please stop crying Charlotte. Please say something?", as I held her towards me. "I'm just.. happy Ace, sobrang tagal kong hinintay tong moment na to. *sniff* Sobrang.. tagal kong hinintay yung taong mag mamahal sakin ng totoo, akala ko kasi nung una, lahat ng meron tayo, ako lang ang nakakaramdam mag isa, akala ko ako lang yung nagmamahal, akala ko talaga pinagtitripan mo lang ako. I'm just really thankful that all the time I've waited was not that wasted, I'm so glad I've found you and had this perfect feelings towards the imperfect person, at the right place and time, which is you. Ace, thank you and I really appreciate everything that you have done for me, yung pagsundo at paghihintay mo sa akin everyday, yung pagiging andyan kapag kailangan ko ng kausap. Yung taong kakantahan ako over the phone para lang makatulog ako, Yung taong makakasama ko kumain sa labas, yung taong iniintindi parin ako sa kabila ng lahat ng kabaliwan ko, yung taong.."
I placed my index finger into her lips, cutting her mid-sentence. And that's it, I cannot hear from it anymore, baka kasi himatayin na ako sa sobrang kilig nung nag confess din siya ng saloobin nya. Hindi lahat ng lalaki kasi tigasin at arogante pag dating sa babae, minsan, kahit siya ang pinakabarumbadong tao sa mundo, yung pinaka kwela at pinaka gago, siya pa yung pinaka mapagmahal. Marunong din kiligin ang lalaki.
"Everything for you, for us. I love you honey.", staring at her lips, it was really inviting, taunting me.
"I love you too honey.", then she bit her lips, and that was it, that was what I really needed. The signal, I pressed my lips into her soft, sweet scented lips that tasted like pepsi. It felt astounding it's the you-have-to-do-it-for-you-to-understand feeling. And as our lips parted, we stared at each other again, just like before, words weren't coming out but it's as if our souls were conversing with each other. Tinitigan lang namin ang isa't isa for like 30 seconds and at the same time, we smiled. I hugged her so tight and whispered... "I love you, you're mine."
