Her Way Home

Chapter 5

Malayo na sila sa mansion nila Uel ng huminto sila ni Anton. Dahil full moon, tanging liwanag galing sa  buwan tanging nagbibigay liwanag sa paligid.  They silently gaze at the a sky full of stars. His hands still holding her hand. Her heart is still in marathon. Everything that's happening tonight was surreal. When she found her lucky star she silently thank it, wished do come true.

Then out of the blue he instructed her to closed her eyes, which she did.  He said it's a surprised.

They started to walked again, then stop.
"Now open your eyes."

Biglang nagliwanag ang mukha niya makita ang paligid. She gasped, she's not expecting all of this. This just happened in her dream. She never thought, this will happen to her.

She saw lots of rose petals scattered in the sand. Mayroon din na mga scented candles na nasa loob ng mga baso na nakakalat sa buhangin.  She can smell the sweet scent of lavander  and vanilla in the air her favorite scent.  There is a table for two at the centerpiece there is a tall glass vase with 3 daisies,  which is also her favorite flower, beside it is a scented candle  inside the  tall transfarent glass, and a bucket of ice with a chilled white wine inside. Ang puno Ng mga talisay ay naiilawan ng mga bilog na colorful capiz lantern.

She pinched herself,  Ouch... This isn't a dream.

Hinila nito ang kamay niya palapit sa mesa. "Shall we Miss Soriano."

She looked at him confusedly​. "How did you knew my last name? M"

"I'll tell you later. Come."

He let her sit first, she saw how he effortlessly open the bottle of wine. He filled the two tall wine glass, he gave her wine, and he sit across her table, his eyes never living her. She blushed.

She tried to diverted her attention to the wine in her hand. She smell the aroma of the sparkly and bubbly white wine, and sip a little. The wine taste amazing, it's sweet and citrusy flavor, is so refreshing. She suddenly close her eyes and savor the taste of it.

"You like it." She heard him said.
She open her eyes, she smiled at him.

"Yes, this is by far the best wine I've ever tasted." She sip again.

"I'm glad you like it, that's one of the finest and one of the most expensive wine that came from my vineyard in Tuscan Italy."

"You said it expensive, how much do you sell this wine."

"15,000"

"15,000 pesos?" She asked emptying the her glass of wine.

"No, dollars."

Hindi niya mapigilang masamid sa sinabi nito. Shit! May lumabas yatang wine sa ilong ko. Dammit that was embarrassing.

Anton let out a hearty laugh, while he tap her back softly. "Here, you can used my handkerchief."

Kinuha niya iyon, hindi niya makuhang makatingin ng diretso. She murmured her gratitude. "Thanks."

"Hey, are you alright?"

She looked down, damn it that embarrassing. "Yes. I'm sorry."

"What for?"

"That was a bit embarrassing. But you can't blame me, I never thought that bottle of wine will cost 750,000 pesos. May bumili ba ng ganyang kamahal na alak dito sa pilipinas?"

Tumango ito.

"Mas mahal pa pala sa ginto ito."

"Do you want more?"

"Sure, this maybe the last time I will drink this kind of expensive wine, susulitin ko na." Kinuha nito ang bucket kung saan nakababad iyong wine. He pour another wine in her wineglass. Matagal niyang tinitigan iyong boteng.

"Your also a vintner?"

"Yes, you look surprised?"

Hindi pala accurate ang Google she said out loud. Damn did I just say it out loud? She mentally slapped her self. Maria Ellysse behave. You've waited for this for a long time. You should leave a good impression. Kastigo niya sa sarili.

"So you're interested about me pala." He teased.

"Ah, Kasi..." She shallow hard and think fast kung ano ang magandang idadahilan dito. "Si Carla iyong kasama kong friend sa art exhibit when we first met, saw us together, I mean when were both staring at the painting. She asked me if I know who you are, and I give her my honest answer, which no, and my friend just laugh at me and teased me telling me that every woman in this freaking country knew who you are." She said and a paint smile form in her lips when she remembers the night she first saw him. "And I said to her that she's just exaggerating." It's to late when she realized that she's bubbling. Na para bang wala sa harapan niya si Anton. Then she immediately stop!

That earned a laughter from Anton. His more handsome when his this carefree.

"Why."

She tried to a avoid his gaze. "Because I honestly don't know who you are, I don't have time to watch celebrity news, because I'm too busy in my shop. Actually wala akong plano to went to that art exhibit, napilit lang ako ni Carla. She's always telling me I need a life away from my work. In short gusto niya ako magkakaroon love life. I always tell her I don't​ need a man in my life."

"Why so?"

She just shrugged her shoulders. "It's a long story."

"We have all the time."

"I don't want to bore you with it."

"We'll try me,  I'm a good listener, after you tell me yours, promised I will tell you mine."

She drank all the content of her wineglass in one gulp. She felt light weighted already. "I don't believe in love.

Asked me the meaning of love in one word." She asked him.

"Okay, describe love in one word."
She chuckled. "Terrified."

She saw him frown. Hindi siguro ini-expect ang sagot niya sa tanong nito. "Terrified? Why?"

"Carla is right, I'm scared that I will end up like my parents. I grew up in a broken family. My parents got married because my mother is pregnant with me. Simula ng magkaisip ako lagi silang nagaaway, nagsisigawan at nagsisisihan. They remain like that until I was 8 years old. Lumayas sa bahay ang daddy ko and never came back, nabalitaan na lang namin na may kinakasama na siyang iba. I knew my mom love her, but because of hatred in time nawala ang pagmamahal Ng mommy sa Daddy. Hangang nakatagpo din siya ng panibagong pagibig. She wants me to come with her with his new husband, but I refuse. Kaya sa Lola ako lumaki. Now my parents have their own family. I don't see them, since the day they both left me with my lola. As if they already forgotten all about me. Am I not good for them?  Buti na lang I have my Lola, tinuruan niya Kong huwag magdamdam at unawain ko na Lang ang mga magulang ko. kung wala ang Lola, baka nasayang ang buhay ko, for sure magri-rebelde ako. I can't imagine what my life would be like. " She said, and she started to cry.
Hindi ninaasahan ng tumayo  ito at lumapit sa kanya.

"Come here." He envelope her in his arms.

She cried until there's​ no more left to cry. "I'm sorry nabasa ko ang t-shirt mo."

"Don't mind it, you feel a little better?"

"I'm okay."

"Your a strong women Ellysee."

"I have to be magisa na lang ako sa buhay, my grandmother died 2 years ago."

"Sorry to hear that."

"But I don't feel alone I have a good set of friends. Ang mga tauhan ko sa boutique, mga mananahi ko, they are my family. May mga scholar din ako, I'm blessed dahil maayos ang takbo ng negosyo ko. I can buy anything I want with my hard earned money, I don't need to have a boyfriend just to buy me what I want, you know." She said proudly.