FANGIRL (Jordi Gomez de Liaño)

Chapter 6

Mister Jose Maria Ignacio Sison Gomez de Liaño, you surely are full of surprises.

We parked in front of a mall that had an indoor amusement park. It was an hour away from Quezon City, kaya nakatulog ako sa byahe. Hay nako, Jordi, you're making it harder for me not to fall in love with you.

"C'mon, Emilia. The rides are calling for us." Jordi said in an excited tone. I guess we'll both be enjoying our time together. Medyo kinabahan pa rin ako, though. I slightly feared heights.

Sumakay kami sa roller coaster. It wasn't high but it surrounded the entire amusement park. I was still nervous, though. Random scenarios started playing in my head, making me feel even worse.

"You alright, Emilia? We can still get down if you like," he sounded worried. "Hindi, ayos lang ako. We have to do this," I said habang nakapikit.

He suddenly held my hand and intertwined our fingers. "Relax, Emilia. Just hold on. I'm right here, okay?" At nagsimula na 'yung ride.

"I'm never riding that one again," I said as I tried not to hurl my guts out. Nahilo ako at medyo sumasakit na rin 'yung throat ko. E paano, sigaw ako nang sigaw.

"Hahaha! I told you we could still get off but you still insisted," he was still giggling. Whatever, Ignacio. Bibili muna akong tubig.

I walked away but I felt Jordi following me from behind. I got a bottle of water and sat down on a bench nearby. "So, what else do you want to do?" He asked.

"Horror house?" I said with excitement.

His face was flushed. "Uh, you sure about that?" He was scared, I could tell. "I'm definitely sure. How about you?" I loved teasing him. He paused for a bit while pursing his lips and answered, "Alright." He was hesitant.

We entered the horror house. It wasn't what I expected it to be. Ride pala siya with scary sound effects. Tangina, ako ata 'yung malas ngayon. Nakakahilo. I was just holding onto Jordi again.

"You should've seen the look on your face back there," asar ni Jordi sakin while holding his stomach. Tumatawa pa rin si gago. Bwiset, akala ko matutuwa na ako sa ride. Backfired real quick!

"E hindi ko naman inexpect na ganon 'yung horror house nila," I said in a small voice and looked at my feet.

"Let's just eat. Are you craving something?" He asked. I couldn't think of anything so I shrugged. He just dragged me to a Japanese restaurant.

Nagorder siya ng ramen at tonkatsu, while I ordered ebi tempura and a bowl of rice. I learned that he really enjoyed eating ramen. I'll make sure to cook him ramen in the future. Baka sakaling ma-in love sa akin. Hahaha!

We entered the car as soon as we finished eating. Grabe, I'm stuffed. "Where else do you want to go?" He asked again. Boss niya ba ako?

"Just drive me to my mom's office. It's getting late na rin, Kuya Arman must be tired," I answered while yawning.

He was playing music through the car's speakers. I'm glad we had the same music taste. We talked about our own lives until we reached the office.