COME A LITTLE CLOSER [COMPLETED]

004: FLOWERS & REWARD

"So, anong verdict mo?" he asked the moment na nakalabas kami ng restaurant

"Well, it's affordable and masarap" I said while smiling

"Siguro gutom ka lang talaga kanina, medyo naging soft yung pananalita mo ngayon"

"Don't expect me to be soft spoken like now, medyo gumanda lang talaga pakiramdam ko because the food is good, okay?"

"Okay" he replied and chuckled a bit "do you have a place you want to go?"

"Hmmmm..." I said while thinking about the places na nabasa ko sa brochure, which is naiwan ko sa kwarto "ang dami ko gustong puntahan, I checked the brochure actually and it's overwhelming, can you recommend me a good place? Since ikaw naman GPS ko, can you also act like my tour guide? For today?"

"Do you want to start with the flower garden? There are tons of sunflowers and uhm, other kinds of flowers ofcourse"

"Sounds good" I smiled

"Okay, we need to walk like 6 blocks from here. Well, pwede rin naman kung gusto mo we'll take a ride na lang?"

"No, walking is fine. Just don't talk too much"

He laughed "I can't promise that"

"Okay, you can talk but hinay hinay lang? I don't actually have the full energy, yung kinain ko e para sa magiging energy ko maghapon, I don't have extra to deal with you"

He keeps on laughing "grabe, yung tawa ko pinipigilan ko talaga, ibang klase, ikaw lang yung tao nakilala ko na ayaw akong pagsalitain"

"Because...." I sighed and looked at him "Mabilis ako maoverwhelm with information, what I'm trying to say is, hinay hinay ka lang? ganon, gets mo?"

"Gets ko" he said then poked my right arm

I just looked at him with my defeated look and he's laughing so hard

Checklist. Peaceful vacation for day 1?

FAILED

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He said 6 blocks away pero parang pauwi na sa metro yung nilakad namin, parang lahat ng kinain ko from the resto, wala na, naubos na. Finish na. Deads na.

We are standing at the front of this huge wooden gate

"Kaya pa ba?" he asked

"Yes" I said but I'm screaaaming internally that pinagsisihan kong maglakad

"80 steps"

"What 80 steps?" I asked and he pointed me the stairs

SERYOSO?

Hindi ko yata nabasa to sa brochure?

Then he suddenly started walking, hindi man lamang ako nabigyan ng chance na huminga diba?

"Halika na, there's so much to see pagakyat" he said, excited siya? Kahit lagi siya nandito?

AND since I have no choice, I started climbing na rin

Sobrang liit lang nung pagitan ng stairs parang hindi mo rin naman mararamdaman na 80 steps yon. I can literally smell the scent of flowers along the way and medyo lumamig ng konti

Papunta na ba to ng langit?

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I looked at Chian and nasa taas na siya and he's waiting for me. Nagmadali na rin ako sa pagakyat, sana naman hindi ko pagsisihan tong ginawa ko

The moment na dumating na ako sa last step, biglang may inabot sa akin na flowers si Chian

"Can we pick something from here?" I asked

What if bawal kumuha ng flowers from here? Ako pa mapatrouble nito

"Yun talaga tinanong mo? Hindi ka ba curious kung bakit binibigyan kita ng flowers?"

I sighed tapos inabot niya ulit yung 2 pcs na flowers and kinuha ko "what for? Sineset-up mo ko no?"

"What? NO!" he sighed "it's for climbing up 80 steps" he said "a reward, maybe?" he added then naglakad na siya, slowly away from me

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OKAY. I'M MOVED

BUT

IS THIS EVEN NECESSARY?

Mister, ilang hours pa lang tayo magkakilala and you're making a move on me?

WAIT.

Inisip ko talaga na he's making a move?

"Baliw" I muttered to myself then I heard him calling my name and shouted that I should hurry up and follow him