Private Events Place – BGC
It was Mang Lando who picked up Sunshine in GabRo's Residences. Benji's meeting with his client took longer as expected. Since the venue of the meeting is near the events place that he rented for his dinner with Sunshine, he instructed Mang Lando to drive his date from the condo because he knows that heavy traffic would eat up his time if he went back to GabRo's to pick up Sunshine. Marj is still in the venue when Benji arrived an hour earlier. He uses the remaining hour to help Marj for the set-up.
At exactly eight in the evening, everything is set as well as Benji. Sunshine leaves the condo at 7:30pm and arrived in the venue ten minutes after eight. From the entrance, she was awe with the bunch of combined white and yellow roses on both sides of the hallway plus rose petals scattered on the floor starting from the entrance to the hall where candlelit table is set for two.
A sweet music started to play when she reaches the hall where the debonair Benji is waiting for her carrying a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Benji on the other hand could not remove his gaze at the lady he adores for more than a decade already. Beautiful memories from their elementary to high school life flash in his memory while Sunshine walks towards him. He never sees any other girl but Sinagtala Obispo only. That aloof pretty and smart girl in their neighborhood whom he never get a chance to be friends with until their fourth year high school.
"I'm impressed. This is a beautiful place for a romantic date. How did you do this?" Sunshine asked him
Benji handed her the bouquet of flowers and said "That's how powerful my signature is"
Sunshine meaningfully smiles as she understands what Benji was talking about while Benji assisted her to her seat and he signaled the waiter to serve their food "Thank you for giving in to my request for Marj" she said
"Just make sure that it will not be often, mahirap na walang secretary na kasing efficient ni Marj" Benji replied as he takes his seat.
"I must agree, she even chooses the right food" Sunshine commended
"I'm glad you like it" Benji said
While having their dinner, Sunshine could not help herself to look around because of the pictures hanging around the place. "Where did you get those pictures? I don't remember some of those" Sunshine asked
"Finish your food first, I will explain to you later" Benji said and Sunshine replied with a sweet smile.
Since Benji's pretty starlight is too eager to take a glance on the pictures hanging around, she skipped the dessert and abruptly stands to finally see the photos up close. She does not know where did Benji took the pictures from but it definitely brings back happy memories of her childhood.
"Pasensya ka na ha, I stole some of your childhood photos" Benji said
"Saan mo kinuha ang mga ito? Hindi ko na matandaan na may ganitong mga photos" Sunshine said
"Sa bahay nyo, may isang room dun na ginagawa na lang bodega ni Tito Teddy. When he got sick, I asked permission from him na ipapalinis ko muna ang buong bahay nyo before we discharged his from the hospital. You only had one helper then plus si Aling Puring, sila lang ang nagaasikaso kay Tito Teddy at sa bahay nyo kaya halos nakalimutan na ang mga nakalagay sa bodega" Benji said
"I thought nasira na ang mga pictures na 'to nung nabasa dahil bumagyo ng malakas" Sunshine said
"Yes you're right, dalawang album yan na halos masira na kasi dumikit na sa plastic. I asked Tito Teddy's permission to have it repaired buti na lang na-restore pa" Benji said. "I wanted you to have a clear memory of your Mother. I know hindi mo sya makakalimutan but seeing that smile in you when you see those old photos warrants that I did a great job" he added
BINABASA MO ANG
Love Thy Neighbor (Completed)
FanfictionBenji and Sunshine grew up in the same neighborhood since birth. Both studied at the same school from elementary to high school. Both are the only child of their widower fathers, Gabriel Rosales and Teddy Obispo. They parted ways during college wh...
