Gone With The Wind ✔️

twenty

Elizabeth

The whole day, all we did was laughing and having photo shoots with the dogs. Even if we're showing jovial smiles and laughs, I know that our hearts are carrying afflictions. We're just trying to conceal and drive our attentions out from it by doing jollity.

We were happily searching suitable and great angles for us. We sit, crawled, squatted and any ways we did, as if we're some sort of professional photographers. It was fun! We were laughing aloud to the point we caught some of the people are watching us.

'Till we previewed our photos, we kept on complimenting each other with laughter. I was resting on his shoulders while the dogs are sitting on our laps, trying to cover our sight with their heads. Their tales kept on waging and it actually tingles my legs!

Since the park is spacious, we also played dakpanay with the dogs. And we're running and goofing around while the dogs kept on following us wherever we go or climb. Muntik pa akong matisod kanina dahil sa Shih Tzu pero mabilis naman akong nahila ni Wallace. I really admire his agility, huh?

When the sky already darkened, we returned the dogs safely. I was sobbing while hugging them tightly. Even the caretakers shed some tear when they saw me weeping and having a hard time letting go of the dogs. I even cried more when the Afador lifted its paw and touched my cheeks, as if it's  wiping my tears. 

When we're about to go, I didn't stopped crying. I was walking forward but facing backward, while my eyes are waving bye from them. And with my last glance, I mouthed the dogs the words I can't stop telling them earlier.

"I love you.."

Nang makalabas na kami doon, yumakap ako kay Wallace ng mahigpit at umiyak sa dibdib niya. My heart is aching badly. I still want to see and spend some more time with them. But I know, I don't have much time left. Konti na lang talaga. He caressed my hair gently, trying to make me calm. But my tears are so aggressive. They won't stop!

"We love you too, Eli." He whispered and I cried more.

As we're heading through the hotel room where I booked, I really thought the day's already done. But I was wrong. I keep on asking Wallace why are we heading to the rooftop, while frowning, but he just keep on telling me 'Basta.' 

While walking upstairs, I can't help but to think about the time when I and him watched the meteor shower together, and danced along the rain. I fainted a smile as I pursed my lips to stifle my sob. I want to recreate everything we've done. I want to live more...

When he finally opened the rooftop's door, my mouthed gaped and my eyes expanded with what welcomed us. My eyes glimmered with my tears building up, as my trembling hand reached for his. I was out of words.

From white and red clothed hung as background with its fairy lights formed in heart patterns above, the gold heart balloons on the sides, the white cloth on the floor where we could sit, and there, there are pillows and a little table. And above the table is a laptop. 

I moved forward and tried to sink in that what I am seeing is real. 

Wallace took steps forward para mapantayan ako. I started to feel some butterflies playing on my stomach when he simply wrapped his arm around me and in his hand, there's a little bouquet of flowers. My eyes stared on it for a while, and I slowly receive it with my hand. My smile was uncontrollable, so as my tears.

"Now, it's the two of us again. I don't want to waste any more seconds and do anything I could to make you happy. Actually, I was anxious and shy while preparing this. Baka 'di mo magustuhan." He chuckled. When he saw my tears falling, he immediately wiped it off with his thumb.