I Make Him Smile

Chapter 12 - An Anniversary Pt. 2

My eyes adjusted to the sunlight. In front of me was a black SUV. A driver opened the door for Tanya and me. I got in and there was a card and 2 roses tied with red ribbon on the seat. I opened it. Inside was a handwritten note from Hoseok.

My song. I have a very special day planned out for you. I hope you enjoy it. Please think that I am there with you for every moment. Your Gasu. 🖤

The car started and we pulled away from the hotel. We stopped at a local park and the driver once again opened the door. He walked us to a small grassy area, bowed and walked away. I saw a blanket laid out. A picnic basket sat on the basket. On top of the basket was 2 roses and red ribbon with another card attached.

My song. I knew when we first talked about meeting today that I wanted to take you on a picnic. I am glad the sun is bright today so you can still enjoy it. Your Gasu. 🖤

I did enjoy the picnic. He had thought of rice, rolled egg, a salad, a bubbly fruit juice, and chicken. It was delicious. After reading his note it felt like he was there with me. I felt my eyes tear up. I wish he was here. Tanya sensing that I was feeling down started talking to me. I sat back and enjoyed the warmth of the sun. We talked for awhile, we laughed. I was glad he did this. We had been at the park for a couple of hours. When we realized so much time had passed we packed everything and walked back to the car. As we got in, the driver handed me 2 more roses tied with red ribbon and a card.

My song. I hope the food was delicious and you ate enough. There are several more things planned for today. Let your adventure continue! Your Gasu. 🖤

I squeezed Tanya's hand. How did he know just what to write. Tanya sensed my pain. It was hard having this but not him. To know he put so much thought into everything. My heart was so full. Someday I could only hope to tell him how I truly felt. I was so glad he had me take someone with me. I couldn't have done this alone.

We pulled up to an aviary. We got out and as if on que, the driver handed me 2 more roses tied with red ribbon and another card, he bowed and walked away.

My song. This place I planned especially for us. I am sorry I cannot be there. Please believe me when I say the reason you are here is especially important to me. Your Gasu. 🖤

We walked up to the entrance and we're greeted by an attendant. We followed her to the passeriformes section, more specifically the songbirds exhibit. Reading the placard we found out that during courtship, a male songbird increases his repertoire. We read the rest of the placard and listened as the birds sang to each other. Hoseok was my songbird. His voice brought me to him. He wrote a song for me. We continued to watch them for a little while longer. It was relaxing. As we finished and walked outside, the driver was waiting with another card and a 2 more roses tied with red ribbon.

My song. It should be afternoon now. You are nearing the end of your adventure. Only 2 tasks left. I truly wish I could have been there with you today. Believe me when I tell you that. Please enjoy this next gift from me. Your Gasu. 🖤

The driver took us to a salon and spa. He bowed as we got out. We were greeted by our esthetician. She took us to get pampered. It was amazing. We had facials, a massage, manicures, pedicures, our hair cut and styled, and make up done. It was quite an extravagant look. Not as in tacky, but as in red carpet look. Not what I normally wear. In fact I had never had make up or hair done like that. Tanya looked just as amazing. It seemed excessive to be out and around town looking like that. But how is it any different than the YouTube make-up tutorial people, the beauty bloggers. They look like that everyday. Our esthetician gave us each a box tied in red ribbon. On top of mine was 2 more roses to make a total of twelve and one more card.

My song. This is the last card. The time should be exactly 6:00 pm. This last and final thing is the most important of the day. My heart hurts that I am not with you right now, right this moment and I hope you can forgive me. Enjoy the rest of the evening and think of me. Your Gasu. 🖤

Inside the boxes were stunning evening gowns and coordinating shoes. I had no idea what could be going on. The dresses fit beautifully. How could he have picked out something so perfect? We left the salon and once again the driver held the door for us. The excitement in the car could be felt. We tried to talk and smile, but couldn't. The driver pulled up outside a brick building that had ivy growing up the sides. Behind us was a view of a spectacular sunset. The lights glowed inside the building and I could see it was a restaurant. The driver opened the door for us. He bowed one final time. I felt like a princess. We had him take some pictures of us. Hoseok needed to see this, especially if he couldn't be here. We got some with the building and some with the sunset. We walked into the restaurant. It was empty except for the maître d', a few staff, and a bartender. We we're greeted very warmly and we're escorted towards the back. As we entered the back reserved room, my breath stopped. I couldn't breathe. This day was a dream. It had to have been, that was the only explanation.