My Perfect Stranger

-Date-

Tok tok tok

I immediately went to the door and opened it.

"Morning Elise. Ready?" I saw Harold in the view. Actually, I was all prepared kagabi pa. I was up all night and I couldn't sleep. Around two o'clock na yata ako nakatulog. Iniisip ko kasi ang mga gagawin namin today. Sabi niya kagabi marami kaming itinerary.

In short, excited ako. Ikaw ba naman ang di maging excited, parang field trip ang mangyayari. Tagal ko na rin hindi na-eexperience yung ganun. Highschool pa yung huli and after 4 months of review, medyo makakapagrelax ako kahit konti man lang bago ang boards.

It's just five o'clock in the morning. Everyone in the house is still asleep. He called my phone around 4:15 am and told me to get ready. Two hours lang halos ang tulog ko, kaya medyo inaantok ako. Kasi naman, sino bang nagsabi na maging excited ako.

"Mind telling me, where we'll go?" I asked him as we stride down the stairs.

"Just come and see." he beamed.

Back pack lang ang dala ko. Isang damit na pamalit at ang aking purse na laman ay powder, toothbrush, alcohol, suklay and stuffs like that plus a camera. He told me not to bring anything but pasaway ako.

He opened the passenger's door for me. Gentleman talaga nito. Nakakainis, lalo tuloy akong nahuhulog. Baka malunod ako nito sa sobrang lalim na hehe.

"What did you bring with you?" Wala kasi siyang dalang bag.

"Wala na akong kailangan. Nandito ka na. Ikaw yung pinaka importante kong dala ngayon." he smiled again along with his tantalizing eyes. Wala na nalulunod na talaga ako. Paksyet!

He went to the other side and got in. He step on the gas and off we go.

"Drive thru na lang tayo sa Jollibee for breakfast. Baka sabihin mo ginugutom kita saka pinagbabawalan kitang kumain sa favorite mo. Tapos pumunta ka kay Aidan at tata..."

I cut him off "Harold, akala ko ba date natin ngayon? Bakit ka ba nagbabanggit ng kung sinu-sino? Let's forget that other people exist except for the two of us, okay?" I placed my index finger on his lips.

He gawked for a few seconds then smiled widely. "I like how you say my name. Copy that ma'am."

I smiled at him too. For the first time, naging totoo na ako sa feelings ko kay Harold. Tama si Gonzales eh, dapat hindi ko iniiwasan ang mga taong ganito. I yawned while I shift my gaze on the side.

"Sige na matulog ka na. Alam kong napuyat ka sa excitement. Gigisingin na lang kita kapag nandun na tayo." he said while driving.

"Thanks." And I dozed off.

"Elise, we're here." Someone's lightly nudging me. When I opened my eyes, I saw Harold's face near mine. Napaatras tuloy ako.

"What did you do to me?"

"Ah, ginigising ka? Don't worry, hindi kita ninakawan ulit ng halik. Tara na. Magstastart na ang mass. Let's start our day right." he smiled teasingly. Hindi naman yun yung ibig kong sabihin eh.

When I looked around, I saw a church on my side and a beautiful garden.

"Where are we?"

"Pink Sisters, Tagaytay. Tara na." It's a majestic place, indeed. I could feel serenity all over the place. He went out of the SUV and I noticed the backseat filled with balloons. He opened the door for me.

"Para saan yang mga balloons, ibebenta mo?" I joked.

"You'll know later. Come, the mass is about to begin." Inalalayan nya ko bumaba.