Chapter 81
ERIKA LEIGH PARLAM
I blinked a couple of times as my vision was a little bit blurry; vivid.
Despite the vividness, I could figure Andy hovering down, smiling at me.
"Gosh, you're even in my dreams." I uttered.
I shifted my body to a more comfortable position.
I smiled.
I'm somewhat sleeping on her lap as she brushed my hair gently.
'Such dream'
Then my vision became clearer and clearer, I sprung myself to sit and knit my brows at her.
The idiot just smiled wryly.
I hid my face behind my palms for a while hiding my puffy eyes.
"What time is it?" I asked sounding mad.
I noticed it's still dark outside from the window.
"Two in the morning." She answered.
"How long have you been home?" I grumpily asked but she did not answer me anymore.
She got up and headed to the bedroom.
'What theâ¦'
It made me more mad.
She paused by the door.
"Come over here, so you can sleep comfortably."
Then she made herself in and shut the door behind her.
'That's it?'
I felt like my chest would burst from anger and I felt like crying again.
I stayed seated for a while.
Again, I was hurt by expecting her to comfort me or say sorry at the least.
'Was I wrong?'
Well, I have only myself to blame for expecting again.
'Damn'
"Loveâ¦" Andy called.
She just poke her head out from the partly opened door, gesturing me to come over⦠then she shut the door again.
'What's with her?'
I heavily lifted my body to stand and headed to the bedroom. I turned the knob lifelessly then I stepped into darkness.
I tried to push the switched by the wall but nothing happened.
"Loveâ¦" I called as I took a step forward despite the darkness.
A small bulb or candle, I can't figure what it was, lighted on the floor just right on my foot at both sides.
It illuminated my path just enough.
I took another step and another light turned on.
My brows met.
Then I took another step and it made all the lights on, creating a path for me to tread.
I gasped in awe.
My heart begun to pound and my vision started to adjust with the darkness around.
Just as I took another step, a curtain opposite me parted, letting the light from outside to add colors in the room.
There I saw Andy standing from a distance. I could only see half of her as she was against the light but despite that, I could tell how the way she smiled.
It flutters my heart.
I begun to bit my lower lip as butterflies started to run wild in my stomach.
By then, a music begun to play. No lyrics in it, just melody; rhythm.
Also, a faint light started to light up the room, more on a dim light enough to bring the mood to something romantic.
'Ayieee'
I also wandered my gaze around, as my vision fully adjusted; balloons high up in the ceiling in red and white, a couple of scented candles and my gosh, I was walking on rose petals all the while.
'I didn't notice that.'
I'm getting goosebumps really and my hands begun to shake in excitement.
I made my way to Andy with teary eyes.
'I felt sorry for the rose petals I stepped on the way though.'
'Gosh'
When I'm just an arm's length from her she reached out her hand which I took gladly.
We stood still, her other arm tucked behind her back. We're both smiling but I felt like melting. I could tell how flustered I was as I felt my blood ran up to my cheeks at that moment.
"I know you've got a lot say." Andy begun.
"I know how much of frustration and disappointment I've caused you Love."
"Especially today or yesterday." She curved a faint smile.
"Can I ask you to just let me lead from here on?" She asked, more on a plea.
"You can shout or hit me after."
"Just let me lead from here on."
I have mixed emotion at that moment, I can't even utter a word so I just nodded.
She smiled, a gleamer of tear also were forming in her eyes.
She handed me a single rose.
'Wow'
'I'm used to bouquet's though but⦠but I felt more happier with this one.
Andy inhaled deeply.
"Whenever I look at you⦠and you looking at me like this, I forget everything I was going to say."
I let out a small laugh with that. She's looking shy again.
'How cute'
She held my hand as if she cradled a little kitten in her palm and drew me close enough that I could smell the scent of her perfume.
'The one that I always love'
"I'm singing again the words I fail to say as we dance while I'm at it."
'Gosh'
She winked.
I'm going deaf at the sound of my heart pounding.
Then another melody played, I don't know how she did that but I don't want to know either ways. I don't want to ruin the mystery.
She then eased me into a slow dance, guiding me across the even floors as she sung.
[Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh]
She looked me in the eyes like I'm the only one that matters.
[Full moon, bedroom, stars in your eyes
Last night, the first time that I realized
The glow between us felt so right]
'Damn'
'She always knew what to sing.'
[We sat on the edge of the bed and you said
"I never knew that I could feel this way"
Love today can be so difficult
But what we have I know is different
'Cause when I'm with you the world stops turning...]
My tears finally fell down right there and I bit my lower lip to suppress a sob.
'Love today can be so difficultâ¦'
'But yes, what we have I know is different.'
Andy held my head closer to her heart by then with that hand in my waist awhile back.
[Could I love you any more?
Could I love you any more?
Could I love you any more?]
'Damn'
My shoulder begun to shake, I'm really happy that I'm crying in joy.
She pulled away a little and brought back her hand in my waist; looked me straight in the eye again as we dance in the rhythm.
[Sunrise, time flies, feels like a dream
Being close, inhaling, hard to believeâ¦
Seven billion people in the world
Finding you is like a miracle
Only this wonder remains...]
There I cried again, my throat begun to ran dry.
'Seven billion people in the worldâ¦'
'Damnit'
'Yes, yes, finding you is like a miracle.'
My Andy, she's the sweetest person I've ever known.
[Could I love you any more?
Could I love you any more?
Could I love you any more?]
[Softly, slowly
LOVE UNFOLDING
Could this love be true?...]
And I really lost it in there, we stopped dancing as I was already sobbing in her chest right that moment.
'It's so good to be loved'
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Author's Note:
Hey guys, you see this chapter Title is the same of that with this Novel's Title.
That time (quarantine), when I decided to write this story, I was having a hard time deciding about the title.
It was during that time when I was listening to one of my playlists , Jason Mraz'. (All my playlists were his hahaha) that I got this story's title.
I have this chapter's scenario from the start and I'm just so happy that I finally able to write it now ...
I could say that this chapter is the 'heart' of this novel... hehehe
- just sharing