I Have Loved You

IHLY 8

Janella's POV

Tomorrow's the Star Magic Ball. Although it will be my fourth time, and those past three-year-experience ay wala naman akong partner, this time, iba. Iba in a way na I have Elmo already as a loveteam. Yun ba talaga? Or sadyang gusto ko lang may ka-date ngayon at siya yun? Pero parang malabo naman na iinvite nya ako kasi diba, he's just from a break-up. Pero, iniisip ko pa lang na pupunta kami sa ball ng magkahiwalay, nakakalungkot. We'll walk the red carpet all by ourselves. Nakakalungkot. 

Right now, I'm here in my room. Scrolling through my tumblr. I don't want to re-blog naman na I'm sad kasi fans already knew my account, di lang nga yata lahat. They might get worried. Wag na lang. I'll just keep on reading na lang. 

 When I opened my eyes, it's already dark. I haven't noticed that I had closed my eyes pala. Nakatulog pala ako. I went to the bathroom to take a shower. Soothe me, please. 

 Pagkalabas na pagkalabas ko ng door, sabay naman ang pagtunog ng katok ng pinto. 

 "Who's that?" 

"Dsanilla, si Manang itu" 

I sighed. Si Manang lang pala, so I opened the door.

 Akala ko si Manang lang talaga pero when I opened it, kasama nya pala si Elmo! 

 "Oh my g!" was what I screamed in surprise. 

And I immediately closed the door, my heart beating faster. Naka-wrap around lang yung towel sakin and aside from that wala na akong suot! My hair's wet and messy and ughhh kakaligo ko lang! Nakakahiya kay Elmo. I saw him very shocked. Like may kuryente na dumaloy sa katawan nya. Ughhh!!! Teka, what is he doing here? Will he...JANELLA STOP ASSUMING THINGS MAGBIHIS KA NA LANG. 

 Pagkatapos kong magbihis, I sprayed perfume around my body para naman even without make-up, amoy presentable naman diba. 

 Pagpunta ko sa living room, there he is, sitting on the couch. On my spot. I felt kilig. When he saw me, tumayo sya agad. 

 "Oh hi, Jea!" He greeted me beaming. 

"Hi, Moe," I replied smiling and examining the house. "So, what brought you here?" 

"Uhm...I-I..," he stammered, "here, take this."  He handed me a box of pizza. By the way, that was the second thing I saw after him. My favorites. 

So, a box of pizza. I gave him a thankful-confused look. He went here to give me pizza? Oh, cool.

 "Tara, kainin natin dun sa dining room," I half cheerfully and half hesitantly asked offered him.

 "S-sure." He was again stammering. Anong nangyari dito? 

 I just responded a smile.  

We headed off to the dining area and I get two plates and two sodas. 

 "Open it!" He exclaimed, giving me a black marker. Hala, excited naman nya kumain? Diba dala nya to? And what is this marker for? 

"Yeah, yeah wait," I chuckled. 

 The first thing that showed up when I opened the box was, "I know it's a little late, but for tomorrow night...will you be my date?" That invitation astounded me. 

 I was so surprised that I did not read the choices anymore. I just looked at him and said, "Yes."

He smiled at me, he smiled widely. Ear to ear. I can tell he want go hug me, but he just stayed on his position. 

"Check your answer!" He eagirly said. 

"Oh, oh, oh yes!" I find the "Yes" choice among the two other choices, "No" & "Too Cheesy".

"Checked!" I carried the box and showed it in front of him. "Done!" 

 "Thanks, Jea," he went towards me and caressed my shoulder. I thought he would hug me again. 

"Welcome. Thanks also for the inviting me. Tara, let's eat na?" 

 "Tara!" He giggled.

We two ate and shared some stories and jokes again (that, will never be out of our talk) and when the pizza was already a half, he put out his phone from his pocket and took a picture of the pizza proposal. So, I took one also.

"I have to go. Bye, Jea." 

"Bye"

We had our besos and also, he beso and waved his goodbye to my mom who is standing near the fridge, smiling. Nandun pala sya and alam nya na pala to because Elmo asked her first. All of these warms my heart.

Minutes after elmo left, my phone notified. (Is it bad if I told you I had Elmo's notifications on?)

'Elmo Magalona shared a post'

" #StarMagicBall tomorrow. Let's see: Team ✔️ Attire ✔️ Date ✔️ All set. Let's go "
OMG. He. Posted. It.

I'm planning to post it also, the only one photo I took. Anyway, nasa akin pa naman yung box, I can took a lot of pictures of it anytime naman. I would keep it. Treasuring memories.

So ayun nga, ngayon I'm typing the RIGHT caption na for this pizza proposal post.
While typing, nabobother ako kasi buzz ng buzz ang twitter notifications ko. And most of it nakikita ko may, "TOO CHEESY ELNELLA"

WAIT, is this a tagline? Omg.

I hurriedly checked twitter and looked for the trendings. Ayun, trending nga yung tag. Hay, it's the sweetest cheesy thing ever.

I decided to tweet, "Well, I love cheese." And that's it. No need to post anymore. I cancelled the draft IG post and just enjoyed my notifications, reading tweets from our lovely fans. I love this night. It made my heart warmer. I'm still happy. Elmo made me feel it again.