Beautiful Art

XI

Brianna Huangco's POV

We just stayed like that for a moment. It feels comfortable knowing that there's an arm I can lay on despite of unpleasant situations. I feel secured and safe in his arms. I don't know what would I do if we splitted.

"Let's go," he bid.

"Saan?" I asked but he didnt answered and just pull me instead. He's holding my wrist behind him while we're walking. I just stayed quiet, letting him take me to anywhere we go.

We entered the elevator and I wondered why he pushes the highest floor button but I just ignore it. As we went out of the elevator, I was surprised, knowing it's a rooftop. It was filled with garden miniature just like the maze that we went in back then.

We can also see the city lights here and there I realized that maybe he love city lights and those were his rest and escape from reality.

He pull me until we reached the edge of the rooftop. I was nervous at the height of what we were stepping on and knowing that the edge were only up to my knees. But it suddenly fade when I felt senator hugged me from the back.

"I love you," he wispered. Ngumiti ako at hinawakan ang braso nyang nakayakap sa akin.

"You love city lights 'no?" I said instead.

"But I love you more." My lips automatically formed a smile, shuddered at what he said. "Tell me that you love me."

"I'm not in love with you," I joked. He just sighed and tighten his hug like he's not convienced to what I said.

"I know you are," he forced.

"Pano mo pala nalaman kung saan ako nagiistay?" I asked. I felt him lean his chin on my shoulder so I tilt my head a little, giving him the space.

"Secret," he said and laughed to tease me. "You posted on your IG, remember?"

"Ay, oo nga," I said and sighed. "I missed you."

"I missed you too. So much," he said and showered me a kisses that makes me giggled.

"Hey, stop," I softly said, smiling. He throw me a last kiss on my neck before finally stop treating me like i'm his favorite toy.

He hugged me again from the back and start swaying his body with me like there's a music. I suddenly felt loved by his little action.

"What do you think about us, Anna?" He suddenly asked. He stop swaying our body and held the both of my shoulders to make me faced him.

"What about us?" I asked, looking straight to his eyes.

"Let's make it official, Anna." He said in a serious tone. "Let's be together."

For another time around, my heart started racing so fast. I feel like my brain releases a love drug that can lead to falling in love. The way he looked at to my eyes like he's trying to get through my soul.

In every tiny action he does is exaggerated and in slow mo in my head and I wish he is mine. I think about him all the time and every romantic song on telly has me and him being picturised.

It may sound unbelievable, but wherever he is just standing or sitting or going about life normally, there seems to be an intense spotlight concentrated on him. It made me fell under his spell.

"Anna, I love you." He held both of my hands. "I want to protect you, build something with you, experience new things with you. All I want is anything ending in 'with you'. Brianna Huangco, be my girl. Not only my gossip girl but to be my girl wholeheartedly."