One and Only V

They spent the night together in the same room. She on the bed and him on the floor at the foot of the bed. Both were silent, both lost in their own thoughts.

She was turned to her side looking at the moon from the window. She knows that she promised him that she would live in the moment that she wouldn’t worry about what the future held but it was so much easier to make that promise when she was staring into his eyes. But now in this silence, in the darkness, her doubts and fears are overcoming her. Her thoughts hound her and she lies there questioning everything that is happening right now. What was this? What were they? Where does this all lead to?

“Anong iniisip mo?” he asks as he is lying on the floor staring at the ceiling.

She’s surprised that he’s still awake and that he somehow sensed her worries.

“Wala...” she answers

He sits up and looks over at her, the moon their only source of light.

“Come on, sige na, you can tell me. Gusto kong malaman kung ano yang gumugulo sa isipan mo para malaman ko kung ano ang pwede kong gawin to ease your worries.”

She smiles. She loves hearing him worry about her, she loves having someone think about her, she loves having him there. She sits up and curls up at the top of the bed.

She looks in his direction ans says “Alam kong nangako ako na hindi ko iisipin yung future, na hahayaan ko lang na mangyari ang mangyayari and that i’ll live for every day as it happens. Pero ang hirap gawin, I can’t stop thinking about tomorrow.”

“Alam ko, it’s not you, pero please just trust me. Akong bahala sa yo, just follow my lead, i’ll make sure everything will be alright.”

She smiles at him her worries somehow being put to rest.

“Thank you...” she says before she slides back down into bed.

That’s all she needed to hear she just needed to hear him say that everything was going to be alright. Soon after she falls sound asleep with a smile on her face. He, however, didn’t fall asleep right away. When he heard her softly breathing as she slept he got up and sat down at the edge of the bed. He watched her as she slept, the moon casting some light onto her face. She looked heavenly jusy lying there asleep and he felt his heart aching for her. In that moment as he watched her sleep he could see forever with her and he knew he could give it all up to have this every night of his life, to see her so peaceful and calm.

He lies down beside her watching her sleep. As it got deeper into the night his eyes started to get heavy and soon he had fallen asleep beside her without realizing it.

She was perfectly tucked at his side, her head on his arm. She had her hand on his stomach and his hand was just on top of hers. She squirmed a little bit then opened up her eyes. It was the best sleep she has had in so long, she felt so refreshed. As she is about to rub her eyes she realizes that he is fast asleep right beside her. She pulls her hand from his stomach and slowly sits up. She looks down at him fast asleep, a little smirk on his face. She closes her eyes and tries to recall how he ended up beside her but she can’t remember him crawling into bed with her.

She continues to watch him as he sleeps. The longer she watches the less she cares about how he got there in the first place. She found him so endearing while he slept, his lips partialy parted, she smiles at the sound of him softly snoring. He starts to stir and looks like he is about to wake up. Startled she quickly lies back down her back turned to him and she pretends to be asleep again. He opens his eyes and starts to stretch. His arm hits her back and he turns to face her. He sees her back and then realizes that he fell asleep watching her last night. Guilty, he peeks over her shoulder to see if she was awake. Home free – she was still fast asleep. As he is about to lie back down on his back she opens up one eye to take a peek and he catches her. She sees him still leaning over her so she opens up both eyes and softly pushes him onto his back. She sits up and faces him. He quickly sits up as well ready to defend himself against her accusations.

“Sandali bago mo isipin na pinlano ko ito o na may balak ako na...”

She puts her fingertips onto his lips and shakes her head “Good morning” she says with a smile.

She didn’t need to hear his explanation she knows he had no bad intentions and that whatever happend last night was unintentional. She chooses to just trust him. Besides how could she be angry with him, this was the first time in a long time that she slept so soundly.

He smiles, relieved that she didn’t get angry with him.

The two order room service and had breakfast on the balcony. The morning felt so fresh, the scent of last nights rain still lingering in the air.

“So what’s the plan for today?” He asks her before taking a sip of his coffee.

She looks out into the city and smiles “Wala. I don’t have a plan. Gusto ko lang mamasyal at mag libot, alam mo yung gusto ko lang gawin yung mga bagay na hindi ko pwedeng gawin sa Pinas, yung mag lakad sa kalsada na walang nakakakilala sa yo... I just want to feel free.”

She looks so joyous as she says all this and he can’t help but marvel in her beauty. She has this light that is just beaming from her, she’s just glowing with happiness. He feels so overjoyed to see her like this, to see her giddy over small and simple things. This morning she layed out before him all the reasons why he loved her, all the reasons why he was lucky to be with her. This morning she proved she was the one for him.

After breakfast they both got ready to set off on a little adventure.

Like true tourists the two walked the streets of London and took pictures at various tourist spots. Today they were so care free, they didn’t worry about who would see them together or what might be written in the tabloids tomorrow. This day belonged to them and no one else mattered.

They had lunch on the patio of a small cafe. They sat across from each other and both would look up every few seconds. Whenever they would catch each other staring they would both start to laugh. She couldn’t help herself, she just couldn’t wipe her silly smile off her face and he felt so blessed to be given this chance to make her smile again.

After lunch the two continued to roam the streets. They talked the whole way through never running out of things to talk about. After a few hours of walking around the two stop to rest on a park bench. He looks over at her as she stares into the distance and starts to speak.

“Ang sarap siguro to live like this no? To be free, hindi lang for a moment but everyday...”

He nods his head in agreement, “But would you give it all up for this? The fame and the fortune?” he asks.

“In a heartbeat. Kung yung yaman at kasikatan lang ang mawawala sa kin okay lang. Pero yung pagkakataon to make people happy, the chance to touch peoples lives with just my voice I could never give up.”

One of a kind. He looks at her astounded never has he met someone of her caliber be so simple and humble at the same time. Everybody these days wants to be famous and for all the wrong reason but her she just wants to use her God given talent to reach out and make people happy. Just as he is about to speak the rain slowly starts to pour again.

Sarah laughs puts her hands out and looks up, she loves the rain. She stands up and spins around for a bit he just sits there watching her as she moves so gracefully in the rain. He is just amazed by everything she says and does.

She stops and takes him by his hand, she flashes a big smile and says “Naalala mo pa ba to?”

Just then she starts to do the sun dance. He laughs as she dances in the rain and shortly joins her. Anybody who could see them now must think they were fools, and surely they were fools... in love. The two continue to play in the rain, like children, for a little more but as it started to pour even heavier he took her by the hand and tried to find a place to stay till the rain let out.

They end up standing closely together in a small red telephone booth watching the rain continue to pour. They’re both wet and cold, their bodies right up against each other. He is standing right in front of her their faces only inches apart. He can see her lips trembling. Without even thinking twice he wraps his arms around her hoping to keep her warm. She lays her head against his chest and holds herself close to him. Neither of them say a word, they both just stand there in their own world cherishing every second and breathing in the moment.

The rain finally let out and the two walked back to their hotel. He let her shower and change first since she was already shaking from the cold. He took off his shirt and wrapped himself up in a towel as he waited for her to be finished. She moved as quickly as she could because she was sure he was starting to get really cold and uncomfortable. He’s sitting by the window watching the rain lightly fall from the sky. He has learned to love the rain because of her. She quickly rushes out the washroom and calls for him.

“Lloydie tapos na ako.”

He turns and sees her standing by the bed in her pj’s and robe with her hair wrapped up in a towel. He stands up and picks up his clothes before rushing into the washroom to shower. As he is picking up his clothes his towel slips a little and Sarah gets a glimpse of his upper body. She quickly looks down blushing pretending she’s looking for something in her bag. Once he shuts the door she looks at the door and thinks to herself “Hm. He must be working out, hindi naman ganun yun dati...” as she remembers the scene from ‘A Very Special Love’ where she helped him change out of his shirt.

She’s sitting on the bed, her head leaning on the headboard, with a book. He stares at her from the washroom door, her hair down just framing her face. She leaves him breathless, whether she is all glammed up or all dressed down. She looks up from her book when she senses him standing there.

“Bakit?” she shyly asks.

“Wala. Iniisip ko lang how lucky I am to have this moment with you.”

She blushes as she says “Weh, ang lakas mo talagang mambola.”

The truth is he was thinking about what he wouldn’t give to have these moments with her everyday of his life. He was thinking about how lucky he would be to share his every day with her and how there is nothing he wants more than this.

TBC