Choices I've Made

5th Choice Part 2

Have you ever had a feeling that you wanted to tell everything to someone what you're really actually feeling at the moment, that you are incredibly surprised and amazingly grateful by the whole garden thing he has prepared and yet you can't say a word because you're too preoccupied? Well I should say I'm currently engaged to that state right now.

Mark is just so cool. He impresses me and now he's holding my right hand and I'm holding his, too. For short, HHITG, holding hands inside the garden. Gosh! My stomach is in perfect somersault. I think my something akong alaga sa tiyan ko na aalert lang pag nandyan si Mark. Gosh! Weird.

After absorbing all of his efforts, I asked, "Ikaw ba talaga ang gumawa nitong lahat?" Tinitignan ko ang mga flowers and smell its fragrance. I stared back at him.

He shyly scratched the back of his head, and replied, "Ahh. Yep. Nagustuhan mo ba?"

"Of course! Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala na mahalig ka sa gardening." I chuckled at his expertise.

"Of course! I'm Mark Yap. I can do anything!" He answered in a super proud tone he could managed.

Hinampas ko siya ng mahina sa kanyang balikat sabay sabing, "Yabang!" Kung di lang kita mahal. Ay naku!

"Hampas lang a? Wala na yung taekwondo kick mo." Tumawa lang siya habang hinihimas ang balikat niya. Ako naman inirapan siya ng pabiro. Ang yabang talaga.

"Wait lang. Dito ka muna." He instructed me to sit for a while sa glass bench-slash-with butterflies inside-slash- with dimlights inside. Saan kaya siya pupunta?

I noticed on the bench I'm sitting at. Pano niya kaya to nagawa? Ang ganda kasi. Bench na may butterflies sa loob. Totoong butterflies, take note. I knocked three times on the side part of the bench where there are many group of butterflies resting on the glass. Mukhang natakot sila sa kamay ko. Ayy. Pano ba naman lumipad palayo eh.

"Let's go?" I just gave Mark a questioning look, but still followed him.

He opened the door for me to I-don't-know-where-to-go-place. The peak of my amazement to this garden reached its highest level. Talagang talaga. Kasi may hidden door doon sa gitna ng mga red flowers. Not to mention na movable pala yung mga stands na pinagpatungan ng mga red flowers. Gosh!

"After you." Mark gestured his free hand na mauna akong pumasok. Naghesitate pa ako nung una kasi ang dilim sa loob but I still continued to enter my way inside the room.

Right after kung makapasok, I turned my eyes to every corners of the room. I see nothing but a completely dark spacious room. Kahit ni isang hint man ng light eh wala talaga. Uh? Mark? Anong gagawin mo sa akin? My heart starts again to beat abnormally. Gosh! Wala bang aircon? Pinagpawisan na kasi ako eh. Gosh!

I heard the door closed. What?! Ako nalang dito? Tumakbo ako papalapit sa pintuan to open it para makalabas ako dito. Hahawakan ko na sana ang door knob but I was stilled on my tracks when I heard there was something that clicked on my back. Automatic na napaclose ang mga mata ko dahil sa takot. My God! Mark!!! I'm going to kill you once makalabas ako dito. Not minding the fact na mahal na mahal kita, malakas talaga na kick ang aabutin mo sa akin mamaya. What if moomoo palang yung nasa likod ko? What if serial killer yun? What if slaughterman yun? Tapos, tapos kakatayin ako dito. Tapos ipangfertilize ang mga buhok ko sa mga flowers sa labas. Oh noooo! My beautiful shiny hair! Teka? Pwede ba ang buhok for fertilization?! Ah basta! Aaarrg! I can't even move a muscle. Baka yun yung babae sa well na nahulog? Sino ba yun? Ah! Si Sadako! My Gosh!! Pwedeng buhok nalang niya ang ipang fertilize? Huwag lang yung akin. Mas mahaba naman sa kanya eh kesa sa akin. Waaaaaa! Sana hindi nalang ako lumabas ng bahay! Hindi pa ako nagsosorry kay Mama kanina. Waaaaa! Last day ko na to! Mamamatay na ako ditooooo!

"Areej." Alam ng killer ang name ko. Waaaah! :'( Baka everyday niya ako minamanmanan. Tapos magkakilala sila ni Mark. Tapos inutusan niya si Mark na ligawan ako. Tapos dalhin ako dito. Para patayin. Waaaaaah. :'((((   Mamaaaaa!

"Ah. Areej Marie?" Hindi ko parin binubuksan ang mga mata ko. Feel ko eh. Malapit lang yung killer sa likod ko eh. Gosh! Dito na talaga ako mamamatay. Mama, I'm so sorry po sa lahat ng pagkakamaling nagawa ko lately. Lord, kayo na po ang bahala sa akin. Basta po wag niyong pababayaan si Mama at Papa. Waaaaah! Mumultuhin talaga kita Mark pag mamatay ako. Huhuhuh. :'((((   :''((

"Hey. Anong nangyayari sayo?" My God! Ang lakas ng heart beat ko. Pinagpapawisan pa ako ng malamig. Gosh! Feel ko lumalapit na sakin yung killer. Waaaa! :'( Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko. Waaaah.

"Areej, it's me." Huh? Teka? Kaboses ni Mark? Binuksan ko ang mga mata ko only to find out na nakatingin si Mark sa akin habang pinipilit na hindi matawa. What's so funny?

I gave him a dagger look. Walanjo! Ngumuso siya sa akin, and gazing at me from head to toe. I realized that I'm in an awkward position. Right hand on the door knob, while my left hand is like about to fly- like a wing of a bird ready to soar high. My left foot is at my front like a meter away from my other foot which is at my back. Which is para akong gymnast going into exhibit a split. Gosh!

I faked a cough and fixed my body in an upright position. Gosh! That wasn't me. It was the other Areej Marie. The girl who--duh. Nevermind.

"Ano ba? Papatayin mo ba ako sa takot, huh?! Huh?!" I yelled until I've got no voice to use to. Pero wala eh. Hindi madaling mapaos ang boses ko. Just so you know, I'm a singer. Kaya lang hindi nila alam. I doubt if Mark knows, too. It's just me and my bathroom who knows that I sing really really good.

He giggled before saying, "Relax. Relax. Okay? Puso mo? Ingatan mo."

I rolled my eyes and answered him, "He! Nasa 'yo kaya ang puso ko. Iniingatan mo." I smiled sweetly. Just to forget the humiliation earlier, I have to make a joke para makalimutan ko agad yun. Ang epic pa, kasi ang corny ng joke ko. Gosh! Nakakahiya.

Laughing at our humorous joke, I slowly moved my head to the side where I noticed that the light, I was searching earlier, of the room was coming from the side.

O_O

I swallowed a lump and sucked a breath. Oh. My. God. This... this.. this is just so perfect! The scenery! The... the lights! Gooosh! Bigtime!

I covered my mouth in deep shocked. Blinking my eyes to, God knows, how many times just making sure I'm in no thought of dreaming of dreams. Just, "WOW." was all I managed to say.

Slowly, I walked past to the beautiful breed and colorful flowers. I run my palm to the glass window, enjoying the beautiful view one must have to see.

The entire city was beaming its delighted lights on the streets. Different colors of light of each of the stores compliments the light in the streets. Houses with their own lights seemed to add the good sight. The busy highways of the city were covered by light of each of the vehicles driving off the way.

Sana dinala ko yung cam ko. Ang ganda kasi ng view. Para akong tumitingin ng malalaking stars.

"Did you like it?" Mark asked, breaking the moment I'm in to.

"Are you kidding? I so love it!" I grinned happily like a little girl who just got her crown for being beautiful.

"It figures." He answered with a proud look on his face. He sat down on the same bench that was placed at the garden only then it has a dim baby blue light in it and butterflies in a different shades of blue. I ushered my body into the the bench and sat at the opposite side where Mark was sitting, we're merely two meters away. I can't contain to sit near him. Mag-aalburuto lang tong mga alaga ko sa tiyan tapos maaabnormal na naman ang puso ko. Well it happens all the time when I'm with Mark, and when I'm thinking about him.