Reaching Your Hands

04.

I woke up to the gentle warmth of the sun's golden rays streaming through my window. Pag-upo ko ay nabaling sa isang flower bouquet ang atensyon ko. I tilted my head, confused. I went to my table and saw the flower bouquet Trase gave to me yesterday. Bakit may isa pang bouquet dito?

Puwede na ako maging florist into.

Titignan ko palang sana pero narinig ko ang boses nila Ate Kelsey. When I went downstairs, I saw Mom, Dad, and Ate Ke talking to each other. "Kanino galing yan, 'My?" I asked when I saw another bouquet on the living room table. "Trase went here earlier, he bought us flowers and other Benguet souvenirs, saying it was his way of thanking us for allowing you to accompany him to Benguet," Mommy explained.

I can remember our conversation vividly as if it happened just moments ago. It was last night when we were parting ways. He opened up and expressed his willingness to court my family just to pursue a relationship with me.  

"I want to court you, but I have to court your family first." 

Later, as I retreated to my room, I discovered a collection of Polaroid pictures capturing the precious moments we shared yesterday. I couldn't help but smile as I reminisced about how joyful we looked. The wind tousled our hair as we struck poses and beamed at the camera, freezing those happy moments in time.

I looked at the flower bouquet once again and realized that he loves giving me those. As I gazed at the flower bouquet once again, I couldn't help but appreciate the thoughtfulness behind his gesture. It was evident that he truly enjoyed surprising me with these beautiful flowers.

I remembered that Chantal—his little sister's general recognition was in one week already, sadly their parents couldn't attend her general recognition. I recalled how I offered to be with her and Trase for her instead. Her eyes shone brightly as soon as she heard my offer, which she eventually agreed to.

I have so many plans for this vacation! After Chantal's school general recognition, Trase and I will be participating in a three-day stay over at April's house, since her parents were both busy with a business class in the United States. They planned a lot for the stay-over, and I couldn't wait for that to happen!