Just this Night (Completed)

Fireflies

Noelle's POV

Here I am right now, watching the sunset and waiting for the night to creep in, away from the city where I came from. I want peace of mind. Just this once. Kahit saglit lang, seven days is enough. Today is the night where I will not care to anyone, even to my morals and feelings. I want to be careless this once. I am tired of being so stiff and tense and always trying to figure out everything at once. I am in my deep thoughts when...

"Miss, tatabi ako sayo."

I look at the guy, he is just a usual nerdy guy with glasses but moreno and tall.

"Fucker?" that came out strong, I know, but who cares? I will not care about morals today.

Then he looked at me amused with what I just said. "Whoa, having a bad day, huh?"

I didn't answer instead, tiningnan ko na lang ulit ang sunset. It's too precious to continue talking to anyone. And besides, I'm here for my peace of mind.

Well the guy didn't listen, and he just sits beside me, but he stays silent.

I stand up when the sun fully set. It was majestic, but everything has an end. I still have a firefly show to catch but when I'm about to leave the guy stands up and asks me "Where are you going?"

"None of your business buddy."

I was caught off guard nang bigla nyang hinawakan ung braso ko and ask "Can I join you?"

"Whatever, up to you." I don't know why I accommodated his request.

Then he join me watching the parade of the fireflies outside our resort, he is holding my hand the whole time. What am I even thinking? Why do I let a stranger do that? I guess if he'll harm me dapat kanina pa. Hindi na rin naman siguro kami mag kikita pa. This is my last night here. After this I will face the hustle of Manila once again.

We are about to enter the resort when he stops walking then suddenly pulls me in. He hugs me like there is no tomorrow then rest his head on my shoulder. I cannot understand why, but I feel the need to hug him back, and so I did. We stood there in silence.

Each passing moment, I feel like letting go of something,  suddenly I'm at ease despite seeing him crying.

After a while he stops and said "Thank you for today. I really am grateful for knowing you."

"Well technically, you don't know me. You don't know my name."

"It's okay, being with you for a few hours is more than knowing your name." He smiled then pat my cheeks and went away leaving me dumbfounded to what happened throughout the time I'm with him.

My last day ended peacefully.

And I'm here at the airport ready to start refresh again.

And the guy? I guess he will be a passing memoir of my stay in Bicol. A memory that will never be significantly remembered.