December 2011. It was a holiday, a fine day to go out on a date. That morning, h2b and I went to a motorcycle dealer and completed the loan requirements for h2b's first motorcycle. He was super excited. I wasn't entirely sure how I felt. I was against the idea of applying for a loan to buy a motorcycle. It had always been my mantra not to loan for anything. I'd rather buy stuff in cash or not buy at all. That was always my principle.
Since I had no choice but support h2b's wishes (and I think he'd pursue the transaction anyway even if I objected), I signed the papers and kept quiet. After all, if that venture didn't go well, I'd be the first person to tell him "I told you so!"
After everything was signed and the deal was sealed, h2b went home with his new motorcycle. Wide and toothy grin plastered on his face. He was really pleased and happy. How could I be not, right?
Sorry. I think I just got lost in thought. Actually this post had nothing to do with his motorcycle. Anyhow, I just knew he was really happy that day because of the motorcycle. He said that was the best Christmas gift I ever gave him.
Anyway, later that day, we agreed to watch a movie. He was supposed to pick me up at home and we'd head to the mall together. However, for some strange reason, he didn't. He sent me a last minute message that said he would just meet me at the mall. Said he had to do a last minute errand. Then it hit me. He was going to buy me a gift. I immediately thought he would give me a book. So, I went to the mall with this knowing smile across my face. I really believed he would give me a gift because I allowed him to get a motorcycle.
When I arrived at the mall, I spotted him immediately and my smile grew wider. The moment I approached, he handed me a stem of yellow rose. I was so shocked. We were not the flower kind of couple. That was actually the first time he gave me a flower. I was blabbering the whole way up to the cinemas. I was that shocked. I actually forgot about the gift I was imagining he would give. I realized that was the errand he was referring to. He bought me a flower.
So a few hours later, we were still in the movie house waiting for the rerun of the movie we picked (we were not able to watch the start of the movie so we stayed and waited for it to play again). The lights were dim and we were just talking about some stuff when he suddenly told me he bought something else for me.
I was super excited because I remembered the gift I imagined. 'I knew it', I thought to myself. He did buy me a book. Excitedly I faced him and asked if it was a book. I knew it was a book. Then, he faced me too and took from his pocket a red heart-shaped ring box. That was the second surprise of my life. That explained the flower. I was speechless. I just watched him as his nervous fingers tinkered with the box.
In my utmost shock, all I could ever remember in his glorious engagement speech was "gusto tika makauban hantod sa hantod." (I want to be with you forever)
That was the very first (and I think only) time that I felt like the world stopped moving and everything in the vicinity seemed to blur. Yes, it was dramatic but that was what I remembered of that eventful date.
Of course, I said yes and I hugged him tightly. It was the happiest day of our lives. He finally asked me to marry him and I immediately said yes. And that marked the beginning of our very long engagement.
Trivia: The movie that we watched on the day he popped the big question was a horror movie. H2b confessed to me that the whole time we were watching the movie, he was so nervous at what he was about to do, that he didn't understand a thing about what was playing in the screen.
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