Wednesday, I wake up late. Wilo was on my side and pick up my phone to look for the time. I go up and take my shower and start to feel hungry. I go down to buy some food and I start to eat when suddenly I think about Andrew. He was a nice guy very gentleman and very honest I guess but I’m not sure if we could be more than friends. I like him but I’m not sure if he feels the same way. And in fact we just met, I don’t even know what he likes as a man or what he is as a whole. This vacation is perfect, it’s more than of what I have dream of but Andrew was like something that I couldn’t explain. I think I’m going crazy so I eat more, I think I was hallucinating something so I drink more of water. I was about to go to my room when Andrew appear in front of me.
“ done with your breakfast”. He said with a smile again.
“ yeah. So what are you doing here”.? I ask
“ well, I just want to ask you if you like to go the beautiful Mactan church”.? He said
“ I never been there so, why not”.? I said.
“ so, what is Mactan church have that you want me to see ha.”? I ask him while waiting for a cab
“ I don’t know. It’s up to you”. He said
I’ve been in many churches in Oregon but I never seen as beautiful as Mactan church, it’s not that big church but it was so beautiful inside and outside. We go inside of the church and Andrew hand me a candle and he lit his candle and he silence. He come near me and explain to me that I have to lit the candle and pray. I didn’t do right away because I don’t know what I am going to say to God, so he waited until I did. I pray that I want to be happy and I forgive all the people who hurt me and I thank God for a wonderful vacation I had.
“ why did you gave a candle”. ? I ask him while walking going outside of the church
“ well, you look terrified today.” He said
“ oh, I’m sorry if I wasn’t look good today”. I reply. “ are you mad because I don’t look beautiful today”? I ask him
“ no. You look beautiful today but you look bothered ” He reply
“ I just hmmm….
“ what”? He ask
“okay. My ex boyfriend will be getting married to my boss daughter”. I said
His listening while we were outside of the church. I tell everything to Andrew and I felt better.
“ so, do you still love him. Martin”? He ask
“ I don’t know. We never had a formal break up. Yesterday he’s mine and today he was with someone else. That’s crazy right? I said.
“ Well, what did you pray”? He ask me while looking in my eyes.
“ I prayed that they will be happier and I will be happier too”. I said with a smile.
Lunch time we eat at the restaurant near the church and he let me taste the famous lechon of Cebu. It was so yummy I was so full. After lunch we went to plaza to watch some parade and we eat ice cream. We walk again until we reach a shore and watch the ocean. We stayed there while waiting for the sun to set.
“ so, do you like to drink”? He ask
“a water or alcoholic drinks”? I reply
“ a beer. Do you want”?
“ no, I don’t drink”.
“ why not”. It can relieve your pain. He added
“ no, I’m okay. I don’t need a beer to relieve my pain. I just want to take some rest when I got back at the hotel.” I said with a smile.
We saw the sun set and we go back to hotel but before we arrive at the hotel, Andrew go to somewhere and he ask me to wait for a moment. A minute after he arrive with something in his hand.
“ what’s that”? I ask
“ food. I know you’re still full but later when you get hungry you can eat them.” He said carefully
“ wow, thank you so much”. I reply
“ by the way tomorrow I will fly to Manila, My flight is on Sunday morning”. I said
“ you’re leaving already”. He ask
“ I have a work and the immigration will punish me if I didn’t leave”. I said
“ so, do you mind if I fly with you tomorrow”? He ask again in a sad voice
“ if you want, why not” I said calmly while looking to him.
“ okay, see you tomorrow Jus-tine”. He said while pronouncing my name awkwardly.
“ my friends called me Just, and you can call me Just if you want” I said while smiling to him.
“ okay, see you tomorrow Just” and he smiled again and I was so happy.
And we bid goodbye to each other that night . I go to my room and pack up my things for tomorrow. I was thinking if I was going to Martin’s wedding since they inviting me, I don’t want to go, I don’t even know if I need to go. I hug wilo and talk to him. And I look what Andrew gave me earlier, it’s look like a pizza but no pineapple. It was so delicious that I almost forgot my shower is on. While eating I was asking myself if we can be together like the couples do. He’s here and I was in Oregon, were thousand miles apart. Is it possible to continue our love story even if we’re not together. What if the love will gone between us. He can find someone here better than me and I can do the same in Oregon. I was scared that time about us. I was scared that we end up apart.
I want to fall in love to someone who will talk to me before he go to sleep, asking me if I’m doing fine. I want to be with someone who will tell me a joke and laugh at me if I don’t laugh. I want to fall in love to someone who never get tired of doing things to make me smile. I think it’s more happier if both of you are in love with each other everyday. When I grow old and your still with me holding my hands the same way you hold back then and you still flip my hair to look in my eyes the same way you did in our first date. I was bless to be with you until we get old. And we are here, helping each other to walk and our eyes couldn’t see clear no more but still our hearts are together, our hands are together and our arms are together. You are my days and I am your nights together we are whole.