Whispers of Hope ✓

CHAPTER 31

JOSHUA'S POV

"Don't worry mom, I'll take good care of him here."

Ish? I slowly opened my eyes when I heard Ish talking and when I fully got to adjust my sight. It was indeed Ish sat on the bed with a phone on her ears. After then she slowly put down the phone and stood. Before she could fully get out of bed, I pulled her to my embrace. She looked at with her beautiful eyes, seemingly shocked. I smiled down at her a little.

"just five more minutes."

I say as I snuggled to her shoulders. She didn't say anything as I fully rested all my weight on her. I felt so tired remembering everything that's happened yesterday and last night; I swore I felt my blood gushing, it's so alive and burning that I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep things out for that night. But like some magical pill, with one less embrace and warmth of Ish, everything from my dark thoughts, my emotions, the devastation and everything just died down. And I could feel all my weight pinned on Ish as I never really remembered when I've slept in her arms.

"Let me prepare us some nice hot breakfast, Joshua."

A moment later, I hear Ish say. I reluctantly let go of her as she smiled at me. I couldn't help but smile myself looking up at Ish's beautiful face.

"Stay and rest as long as you want. I'll call for you when I'm done. We're having a veranda breakfast."

She giggled as I gave back a small smile. I felt restless still as I stretched my body on the bed. Just then, I felt something weird; the bed, softness was a little more different than our bed, the length also seems a little too short for my height when I've personally customized my bed for it to fit my height but this bed is literally shorter. And as I looked around, that's when I realized that we weren't in our room. I looked around for Ish but she wasn't anywhere. I slowly stood and adjusted my body as I felt like I slept for too long that my body is not feeling like it's time to get up already. I then walked around the room as soon as I adjusted my body; it's cozy, the walls, the ceiling and even the floor is made of wood and I never felt this cozy in a certain room or place. Then I walked to the veranda when I noticed the sunrays coming from it. The door was... circle? And it's a first for me seeing this type of door, even the windows are circle-shaped.

"Oh you're here?"

Upon stepping out the circle door, I saw ishita also preparing food on the circle table. I couldn't just answer her at all when I saw the view from here. The thick fog was still lingering amongst the mountains but literally, I can see the big mountains from here and everything, everywhere I look is lush greenery. It was just so cozy, so peaceful; I couldn't feel any more relaxed than this.

"Where are we?"

I asked as I looked at Ish. She just gave me a quirky smile and I couldn't help but smile myself. She was giving me a silly look and I could tell that she has done something that I don't know. judging by the situation now, I really think she has done something without my knowledge at all.

"We're in Sagada, Mountain Province."

"What? How?"

I say as I again look around after hearing Ish giggling her heart out.

"I sneaked you out when you fell asleep last night. You literally didn't wake at all so I didn't have time to tell of the trip hehe."

She says and giggled in between her explanation. I was just looking at her with furrowed brows as she again just giggled on me whilst she handed me a big brown cup of what seemed to be a coffee.

"This place is called The Shire of Sagada. As you can you, it's very much traditional; from the building itself and to their very own accommodation and well, I'm guessing there's a lot more in here that we're about to see."