Love and its Timing

Chapter 10

Questions keep clouding my mind, though one of them was already answered. I have really met this person before, actually not just met but he played a part in my past. I don’t know why I can’t remember him; I just know that I feel comfortable with him around me.

“Hey, are you still with me?” I was put back to reality with his voice while he is waving his hand in front of me.

“Yeah, I’m sorry, you were saying something?” I asked feeling guilty that I was not listening to him.

“You are still not attentive.” He answered with a smile while shaking his head.

“Are you serious? I was always attentive, especially at school. You should know that if you know me so much like what you are claiming.” I asked not looking at his direction. I know I’m guilty that I don’t really pay much attention when people are talking to me.

“You don’t pay attention, you day dream during classes. You always dream about what your life would be, of you being a princess, of your dream guy, of your dream wedding. You only get high scores because you do advance reading and that you are really intelligent. You don’t take down notes; your notes are full of your signatures, of your plans on where your wedding would be, if it’s in a beach or a garden.” He let out a small laugh as he looked at me looking at him amazed on how well he really knows me.

“Stalker!!!” The only word that left my mouth because he left me speechless. Everything he told me is true, that’s me, that’s how I was during high school.

I watched him as he walked to the kitchen, and then my phone rang. As I looked at the caller ID, it is Mia.

“Are you really that busy, that you can’t text if you arrived at the hotel safely???” she shouted at me causing me to pull the phone off my phone a few inches from my ear.

“Sorry, I was just so enticed by how beautiful the resort is, but yeah obviously I am here and I am safe.” I said calmly. “So how’s Kevin?” I continued.

“He’s fine. He’s grown.” She said plainly.

“But still good looking.” The man in the background shouted. I know that it was Kevin.

“What’s up Kev?” I asked. As I looked at Carlo heading his way towards the living room with a bottle of beer in his left hand and a glass of juice on his right smiling.

“I am grand. I heard so much happened; tell me the story soon okay?” Kevin said. I can hear the concern on his voice. He acted as a big brother to me especially during the days that I was bullied being a loner during college.

“Sure.” I said nonchalantly. I let out a deep sigh.

“Just enjoy there and don’t think about that bastard. Bye!” Mia said as she hangs up the phone.

I looked at my phone for a few seconds until I saw a glass of juice in front of my face. (Yes literally like a few inches)

“Thanks.” I said as I let out a small smile and grabbed the glass.

The house was quiet. Neither of us is talking. My ears are just filled with the sound of the crashing waves and the sound of the wind chimes as they respond to the blowing wind. It’s very relaxing, until it was ruined by a ring in my phone. Both of us looked at my phone which was then on the center table. The caller ID has the name of Jake in it. I looked at Carlo, looking at me while I grabbed my phone. I just looked at my phone as it continues to ring.

“Are you not going to answer that?” He asked.

“I don’t know.” I told him as I keep looking at my phone.

“Would you like me to go out so I can’t hear you?” He again asked.

I did not answer Carlo, I just keep looking at my phone with the name of my ex flashing. Carlo stood up but I grabbed his hand as he stepped trying to go out.

“Just stay here please. I can’t stand to be alone.” I pleaded as I try to control the tears filling my eyes to fall.

He smiled and sat back down beside me. I don’t know why I don’t want to answer Jake’s call. Is it because I’m just not ready to talk to him yet or if because I can see the pain  in the eyes of Carlo seeing Jake’s name on the screen.

“You didn’t answer me, so I thought maybe you just want privacy when you talk to whoever that is.” He said as he shrugged, looking afar and drinking in his beer bottle.

I don’t know how to react; I don’t know why the emotions showing in his eyes are affecting me. It’s like I feel everything that his eyes shows but I also know that his eyes don’t lie to whatever emotion it is showing. Why was he feeling pain seeing Jake’s calling me? Does he know Jake? Questions about this Carlo just keep on increasing as the day continues. I decided to change the topic to avoid me talking about who Jake is (if he doesn’t know him yet) or what happened to us.

“Wait,” I said as I stopped him from drinking on his bottle again. He just looked at me with brows raised. “Why is that you are drinking beer and I am drinking juice? Do you think I am still a minor and that you are a bad baby sitter?” I continued, giving him a smile.

“Oh, one thing changed, you are now drinking.” He said with a smirk.

“Of course, because if I don’t I’ll die.”I laughed at my own joke.

“Nice joke, just don’t do it again. That though never changed, you still don’t know how to crack a good joke.” He laughed as I looked at him annoyingly.

Yes, I never joke because if I do I end up embarrassed. I don’t even know why I pushed my luck of telling this person a joke. He stood up and carried me, like we’re a married couple.

“Hey, put me down. Where are you taking me?” I said hysterically.

He didn’t answer me; he just kept walking to the garden. He put me down at the wood swing.

“You can’t walk fast, and we might miss the perfect view if I let you walk on your own.” He gave me a sincere smile then he turned his back away from me going back inside the villa.

I looked at my surrounding, beautiful tropical flowers, the ocean, the view is already great but he said that perfect view is yet to come, is there even better scene than this? I asked myself.

He sat down beside me in this wood swing handing me a bottle of beer as he have one on his own.

“Cheers?” He offered me a toast with a smile, a smile that showed his dimples.

“Cheers.” I smiled as our bottles crashed. We both took a sip at our drinks.

He looked at the ocean. I can’t stop myself looking at his very calm face, his smile, and start smiling to myself.

“You would miss the perfect view of the sunset if you keep looking at Me.” he said as his eyes are still at the beach. I don’t know where to look after he caught me looking at him. I just looked at the beach waiting for the perfect sunset as I feel my cheeks burn due to embarrassment.

I thought he, wouldn’t know that I was looking at him if he was not looking at me. I looked at him again smiling.

“Yes, I was also looking at you that’s why I caught you but I do it better because you never caught Me.” he looked me in the eye with a grin.

“How did you know what I was going to say?” I asked amazed.

“I told you I know you. Don’t be shy, that’s okay, because whatever is on my face that makes you smile, at least it makes you happy.” He smiled and looked at the sun as it starts to set.

I just shook my head and looked at the sunset as I drink the beer.