In Another Life

11: Thinking out loud

Eisley asked me to help them organize Effor's anniversary party, so we were always together prior to the event. May team naman designated sa event planning kaya ang weird na may kasamang intern sa team tapos ang kasama pa palagi, yung CEO ng company. Mas weird pa kasi si Eisley pa yung nag-volunteer bumili ng mga gamit para sa party. 

Nang patapos na kami mag shopping, nilagyan ko siya ng party hat. I wore one, too. May hawak pa kaming mga balloons at paper bags.  He tried to take it off, but when I glared at him, he put it back and cleared his throat, avoiding my gaze. 

We ended up walking around the shopping center with them on. Pinagtitinginan kami ng mga tao, pero mukha naman wala siyang pake. When he looked at me, I laughed. He looked amused, smiling at me. I felt like melting right there and then. 

I cleared my throat. "Sobrang hands on mo naman na boss. Dami kang time?"

Nagkamot siya ng batok, then he looked away. 

"Are you doing this to be with me?" I asked out of curiosity. 

"Yes." 

"What? I was just joking. You actually want to spend time with me?" He looked like someone who didn't want to spend time with anyone. I laughed at the thought. 

He nodded. "I like being with you." I swear, he was making my heart go wild. 

-

After the party, we had been going on dates. We had gone on 3 dates so far. 

Nag-suggest ako na mag-take turns kami sa pagpili kung anong gagawin namin. Ako yung pinauna niya, so sabi ko sa amusement park kasi matagal na akong hindi nakakapunta doon. Halatang kinabahan siya sa suggestion ko. 

Sobrang cliche, 'di ba? Date sa amusement park? Sobrang bulok na, pero I just wanted Eisley to experience being a kid. He needed to relax and take a chill pill. 

"Are you sure? Aren't you scared of heights?" he asked, concerned. 

Ang sagot ko naman, "What do you mean? I love thrill rides. Sakay tayo sa rollercoaster!" 

He looked so pale, but he ended up agreeing anyway. Narinig ko na lang siyang nag buntong hininga. 

Anyway, we did go to the amusement park. Sinakyan niya lahat ng gusto kong sakyan. Hindi siya nag-co-complain at tahimik lang siya as usual kaya hindi ko na-realize na nauseated na pala siya. Nagsuka tuloy. Ang tagal niya sa CR!

"Are you okay? I'm so sorry," I apologized when he came out from the toilet. I handed him my bottle of water. I didn't want him to get dehydrated. "Can you forgive me? Seriously speaking, if you don't want to date me anymore, I won't blame you." 

He took a deep breath, trying to recover from vomiting. "You're intense."

I felt bad, but I laughed anyway. "I'm really sorry. Let me know if you want to stop, and we'll stop. Marami pa naman pwede gawin na di nakakahilo. Or if you want, we can go ho-"

He flashed a smile, shaking his head. "No, I'm okay. But I'll never come back here." 

Bago kami sumakay sa Ferris wheel, tinanong ko muna siya kung kaya niya. Sabi niya, kung nakaya niya yung roller coaster, feeling niya hindi siya mamamatay dito. Natawa na lang ako kahit seryoso siya. 

While we were on the ride, he was just looking down. He seemed scared, so I held his hand. 

"Thanks, Eisley boy!" 

He looked puzzled. 

I continued speaking because he obviously didn't get why I was thanking him, "Thanks for facing your fears for me. I really appreciate it!"