You and I from Oblivion

26

James

Nadine and I are engaged. Finally. I'm going to pursue her. We're 26. It's time.

10:00 p.m

"Oh, tara na. Alas diyes na pala eh. Matulog na tayo." Enrique said

"Oo nga mga bro. We have to sleep already." Daniel said

"Eh kung couple to couple nalang kaya ang matutulog magkasama? Yung mga ikakasal palang at ikakasal na. And yung mga mag boyfriend palang. Okay?" Andre suggested

The only ones getting married here are Yassi and Andre and Nadine and me. Liza and Enrique along with Kathryn and Daniel are just dating.

"Eh kung wag muna kaya. James and Nadine just got engaged. Diba nga nung tayo, we just got engaged, hindi naman solo agad, diba? Give them both some space muna kahit 8 hours lang. Tutal, masosolo din naman nila ang isa't isa forever diba. What's 8 hours compared to forever?" Yassi said. Well, she has a point.

"Yeah, I think Yass is right. Give us time with our best friend before James takes her away from us at solohin sya." Kath said

I laughed at that.

Darn right, sosolohin ko sya.

"Yah. Oo na. Let's just all go to bed. And see each other in the morning." I said

"Yeah. Okay. Bye, Love." Nadine said

"Bye, Love. Goodnight. Sweet dreams." I said

"Oo na. Bye" she said and I kissed her. Then we went to our own rooms.

I lied down on my bed and pulled the sheets over to cover me. Haah. Good night indeed.

Nadine

"Ano ba naman yan bro?!" A guy said. Ugh! Bastos! Kitang may natutulog dito eh. Grrr (–_–)

"Shh, don't be too loud. Can't you see? My wife is still sleeping" someone else said. Teka, teka... Wife?! Hmm... Hayaan na nga. I must be just hearing things 'cause I'm still sleepy.

*yawns*

Time to get back to sleep...

"Nadine. Nadine. Nadine." Teka, ano nanaman ba to?!

I groaned. A sign that I'm still sleepy. And they know that.

"Wifey. Baby ko. Wake up already."

I know who said that... Wait. Oh yeah. We're already engaged. And this is how my life is gonna start every single day when we get married. I'll be happy, seeing his face when my eyes open as the sun invites me for a new day.

We've changed so much for the past two years. Because he's changed for me and I've changed for him.

I opened my eyes to see him beside me.

I get up and sit down. He pulls me closer to him and put his arm around my shoulder and I lean on him.

"Good morning, Love." He said and kissed me.

"Good morning, too... Where are the others?" I asked

"They went out and ate breakfast. You want to?" He asked me

"Yeah. Shower muna ako, ha? Maghintay ka nalang dito." I said

"Okay... Can I just borrow your Mockingjay book?" James asked me

"Sure. Just remember that when you read my books, always hold the spine. Every book should be taken care of." I said. I hate that feeling of seeing white fold marks on the covers of my book.

"Aye, madame!"

***

After I showered, I dried my hair and went in my closet. I wore a grey sleeveless turtleneck top and a distressed jumper shorts. I also wore my grey Chuck Taylor.

"Tara na? Makakatulog ka na jan oh" I said when I noticed that James' eyes were half-shut.

"Let's go..." He said and afterwards, I locked the door.

"Saan ba sila kumain?" I asked James

"In SM. They also went shopping. Why? Do you wanna go shopping too?" He asked me

"I don't think I have enough money to do that." I said

"Then I'll pay for everything." He said

Woah! Is this guy even kidding me?!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa... Stop there, James. Are you even kidding me?! Don't joke. You know how much I shop. Are you sure? James wag mo kong paasahin ha." I said

He laughed

"Nadine, I'm not kidding. I want my fiancée to be happy with what she's happy doing. And if it's shopping, then shopping it is. What's a little money to loose? Shopping is what makes you happy. And you make me happy. And you must pursue what makes you happy, right?" He explained

"Right."

We drove to SM. I think we went to about 20 shops. But we didn't buy anything from some of the shops, ha. Baka isipin nyo mapagsamantala ako.

But I did knock myself out in National Bookstore, though. Maybe I bought, what, six books? Chicken soup for the soul, Guinness World Records 2016, Almanac 2016, Almanac 2017, Encyclopedia, Dork Diaries;Once upon a dork. Yes, I know. Too childish? Well that's me.

I'm a dork. I like bringing that side of me out whenever I'm with someone I'm comfortable with. When I bring that side of me out, I get dorky and childish. People think I'm sophisticated. Elegant. Which is true. But sometimes, I need a break from all that and step out of that zone. So I satisfy that need with childish books...

After James and I went shopping, we went back to the hotel. We went to our room to rest for a while and have some time alone.

We're sitting down on my bed, his arms around my shoulders and my head leaning against his chest.

The comforters covering our legs and giving that warm feeling which contrasts with the cold temperature–a perfect one in my book.

Usually, when I'm alone in this kind of scenery, I take out my earphones and my phone, play my favorite playlist, and open the Wattpad app and read some books;the kind of leisure I'm satisfied with.

"Love" James said

"Hm?" I said, my eyes closed.

"How do you think will your mom and dad react when they find out about this?" He asked

I chuckled "What's funny?" He asked. "Nothing." I simply said

I paused for awhile

"What will Mom and Dad say?"

"I think they'll be happy." I said