SAM'S POV
"Surprise!"
Hindi ko alam nasa gilid lang pala ang pamilya ni Arthur at ang pamilya ko.
She hug, "Naku, naku welcome back iha" kiss sa checks ni Tita Tess.
"Thank you po Tita"
"Ano ka ba...Anong Tita?...dapat Mama na? hehe"
I hug her back, "Ok po, Mama"
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Dinner Time!
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"Ahm nga pala love, salamat sa surprise event na ginawa mo ha"
He kisses my hand. "Anything for you, love"
"Naku iha, alam mo bang matagal na niya tong pinagplanohan para lang masurprise ka talaga." Sabi ni Mama Tess.
"Pero bakit sa mamahaling restaurant pa pwede naman dun sa simpleng lugar lang" sabi ko baka napagastos siya nito ng wala sa oras ayaw ko pa naman ng ganun.
Nagsalita ang mama ko, "Ai nak hindi ko pala nasabi sayo... kay Arthur ang restaurant nato"
Huh?WHaaat?Kailan pa?
My mouth drop, "Huh?!Paanong---?"
"Kasi love nung iniwan mo ko at nawala rin si Papa sa buhay ko na walan na rin ang gana ko sa pagtuturo. Kaya naghanap ako ng panibagong hobby ko at yun ay ang pagluluto. I joined an international contest sa Paris at yung prize na napanalunan ko ginawa kong capital for my business at ito na ang restaurant nato"
Akalain mo nga naman ang buhay no kaya pala.
I realized sometimes two people need to be apart from each other for them to achieve their dreams in life first. Baka kasi kung naging kami noon baka hindi ko siya payagang umalis oh so hindi siya makakapunta ng Paris.
I'm just so glad to hear that he pursued his passion too.
"kaya pala nung pagpasok ko palang dito kilala na ako nung waiter"
Habang nagchichikahan sila may binulong siya sa kin
"Love, I have another secret to confess?"
Nacurious ako, "hmmm....ano?"
Nilapit pa niya ang upuan namin, "Ehm the night I carried you back home, was the night I kiss you....on the lips" he smiled playfully.
Nahampas ko siya sa hiya, " Sabi ko na nga ba eh totoo yun, hindi yun panaginip"
He smiled victoriously, "I'm your first" hahaha. Fine. Buti na lang.
Then someone called him so he went outside.
"Love, I'll just take this call" I smiled and nodded.
Later on my mom hold my hand, "Nak, di ba sabi ko sayo bawat tao may kanya-kanyang love story....ito na yung sagot sa mga katanungan mo...Sobrang happy ako para sayo"
Ahhhhh ang sweet ni Mama tanda niya pa yun.
Then we hug each other again,
"Tsaka pasenya ka na kung hindi ko sinabi agad sayo ang lahat pinakiusapan kasi ako ni Arthur na wag na muna sabihin sayo kung hindi baka hindi ka pumunta eh..."
"Don't worry ma, buti na lang ginawa mo yun" nagtawanan
Mga ilang minutes hindi pa rin bumabalik si Arthur kaya lumabas na rin ako.
Nakaharap siya sa dagat halatang busy siya sa phone.
I was looking at his back from a distance....
*FLASHBACK*
(I remembered the time when I go to school)..
'Before we were just student and teacher and now I'll be his wife and he'll be my husband soon'.
'Look how fate brought us. Our love for each other, lead us back to one another.
When he finished the call, he sees me and signals to come to him so I did.
He sweetly asks, "What were you thinking?"
I turned my face to him, "hmmmm You"
"Ahh !"
He playfully acted as if he was hit by an arrow.
He added, "I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight" hehe
Pilyong cute sarap kurutin.
While walking in the sand near the shore I ask, "Love, do you know what's my dream?"
"Ehhhmmm..to be a Flight Attendant?"
"Well technically yes but there's one more"
He tried to guess it but quit easily.
I whispered in his left ear, "To hold your hand like this (show our hands together)
And walk by side you like this"
Like what I dreamed 10 years ago.
I think I am the luckiest girl on earth tonight.
Lastly, as I end my story I want to say....
To My Youth, thank you for being the biggest part of who I am today.
To My Youth, thank you for the tears I cried before to know what happiness is.
And
To My Youth, thank you for letting me meet the man who broke my heart and fixed it again 10 years after.
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