"What do you want to eat?" I asked him, "It's my treat!"
Naglalakad kami dito sa kahabaan ng isang food fest, maraming mga stalls ng pagkain ang pagpipilian.
Tinignan ko ang lalaking kasama ko dahil hindi ito sumagot. "Ayaw mo ba kumain?" muling tanong ko dito, "If you don't want to eat you can just join me. I'm hungry."
He just nodded as a response. If I don't know this man's temperament I would have gotten angry already. But I know he's the silent and cold type of person.
I grabbed his arm and pulled him in a potato food stall. "Dito na lang."
Nang makabili na ako ng pagkain ay naglakad lakad na lang kami. Since it's the weekend there are a lot of people. No seats are available.
Muli kong tinignan ang lalaki na nakatitig na pala sa akin. I felt that familiar flutter in my chest. "Are you sure you don't want to eat?"
Inilapit ko pa dito ang hawak kong fries ngunit umiling lang ito. I sighed in disappointment. I'm happy and sad at the same time.
I feel happy because I get to be with him on a date after years of pursuing him. But I also feel sad because this will be the last time I will see him.
Since I'm getting married.
I felt my eyes sting at the thought that I would marry someone that's not Jack Lopez.
Sa pag iisip ay hindi ko namalayan na nauna na pala ako dahil huminto ang lalaki sa isang poste. Nilingon ko ito at muling sumikip ang dibdib ko ng makita ang aming distansya.
Kahit maliit lang ang aming distansya ay pakiramdam ko ang layo layo niya pa rin sa akin.
I looked up and his black eyes were staring straight at me. Like he was trying to figure out what's wrong with me. Nanatili lang akong nakatitig sa lalaki, not shy about staring at him.
I wanted to memorize everything about him. As I do that, I saw someone in black approach him while holding a gun.
A gun!
Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip na tumakbo papalapit sa kaniya. "Jack!"
The next thing I knew, there was a sharp pain in my back.
"Amber!" I heard Jack shout.
Wow, at least his first word tonight was my name.
Naramdaman ko ang mahigpit na yakap ng bisig nito. Narinig ko ang mga sigawan ng tao at nasundan rin ng sunod sunod pa na putok ng baril.
"Jack..." Nanghihinang sambit ko.
I'm worried if he was shot. Tila unti unti na akong nauubusan ng lakas, bumibigat na rin ang aking mga talukap.
Am I gonna die?
"Amber, stay awake!" Naramdaman ko ang pag angat ng aking katawan sa ere.
"I'll take you to the hospital. Don't die on me."
I must be hallucinating hearing his shaking and worried voice.
Naaninag ko ang paligid, nasa loob na kami ng sasakyan.
"J-jack..."
My body feels numb.
"Don't talk, save your energy. Papunta na tayo sa ospital." Paalala nito. Humigpit ang yakao nito sa akin. He's warm.
"I-I love you..." I whispered as darkness swallowed me.