" Well if you are really serious, then at least try to get me up from here. That'll help alot." He just
sighed,stood up and just rolled his eyes.
" Huh! Fine. I'll help you " he said as he lent me his hand. I gripped it tight and helped myself up.
" Yes. That's what I'm talking about" I said as he just smirked and held me till we reached his
car. Surprisingly,he opened the front door for me to enter and he was really giving me some
sweet romantic vibe. When he finally entered the car, I finally told him_______
" Now that's who I call a gentleman"
"... What the hell is your problem?"
" What's up? I called you a gentleman. Is that such a bad thing?"
" Julia, you're just too much. You're such a vibe" he said.
" Okay. Enough with the playing around. Now I remember you saying that we're going sight
seeing. So where the hell are we going?"
" Relax Julia. You're being too paranoid. Just calm down. We're going towards the edge of the
city"
" Edge of the City!!?" Are you seeing the time Ricardo?" I asked in exclamation.
" What? It's just 7:00p.m... We're going to be back before you know it. Just trust me. "
" Huh! Can we please do this tomorrow?"
" Will tomorrow be fine for you? Remember, you're going to work on Monday."
" Oh! Yeah right! I am"
" So let's get going Julia" he immediately zoomed off without getting my reply.
" Whoa! Take it easy Ricardo. Why do you love driving like this?"He then shrugged.
" I don't know. How do I like driving?"
" You love driving like you've got two lives . What the hell is that about?"
" Really? Why would you say that?"
" 'Cause right now, there was a car just right in front of you and you just dodge like nothing ever
happened. It's safe to say that you're a very reckless driver. Why's that?" He then started
laughing.
" What's funny?"
" It's how you're analyzing the way I drive"
"Okay "
" In life, you've gotta take some things by force or else you'll never get some things done."Out of
the situation, I narrowly escaped a car.
" Phew! That was a close call"
" Yeah,now you see what I'm talking about."
" Hey it wasn't my fault y'know. You were distracting me with your sermon, that's why I couldn't
concentrate. So how's that my fault?" He asked
" Wow! So, you're saying that it's my fault?"
" Well, maybe " he said as I playfully started hitting him.
" Hey, what's your problem? Can't you see I'm driving ma'am?"
" So now you know you're driving?"
" I always knew that but maybe you didn't. If you did then you wouldn't be hitting me so much.
You stress me alot Julia. I honestly deserve an award for putting up with your tantrums. Don't
you think so Julia?"
" You love messing around. I have always cleaned your mess ever since we were kids and now
you feel you deserve an award for putting up with my tantrums? What tantrums?"
" You're such a drama queen. You nag a lot and so many other stuffs"
" Wow! That's cool "
" But in all, you're still the sweetest Friend ever."
" Awwnn, thank you. Now please if you excuse me, I need to get some sleep before we get
there"
" Sleep,but I thought that I'm a reckless driver?"
" Yeah, you sure are reckless but I have confidence in you Ric. So please now let me sleep " I
said as we both chuckled.
8:00p.m...
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I felt the car come to a halt while I was still sleeping but surprisingly once I opened my eyes,
everything was black. I felt so dismayed. Had I actually gone blind or something?
" Wake up sleepy head"
" Ricardo I am awake. But I can't seem to see anything. Everything's black"
" Oh! Really? Why wouldn't it?"
" What do you mean " why wouldn't it"?"
" Cause you're wearing a blindfold dummy" that was the time I then felt that actually there was
something covering my eyes.
" Oh! Right. Now why the f**k would you cover my eyes with a blindfold?"
" Cause I wanna surprise you."
" And where did you even bring me?"
" To a lion's den. To a den of kidnappers. Just stop asking questions okay. Do you think I'd
kidnap you?"
" I know you won't "
" If you know then just come out" he said but I obviously couldn't cause I wasn't seeing anything.
So he came out of the car, opened the door for me and held my hand gently as I pushed myself
out of the car.
" Gosh! Julie, you're so heavy"
" What did you say? Are you tryna tell me that I'm fat?"
" Of course you are. After eating all those foods,you think you'll still be skinny?"
" You're so annoying Ric."
" Fine,fine. You just have a flare for drama. Please let's just go now" I just shrugged. He had
already blindfolded me.
" Alright fine. Let's go"So he kept holding me as we kept moving in quite some directions. He
held me as though I was a blind woman who needed someone to carry her around. I just kept
mute and continued following him. Afterall, I was under his control now. But it kinda got
awkward,so I couldn't help but ask _____________
" Where are we going, Ric? Aren't we there yet?"
" Could you be patient?"
" Ok"
" Yeah,at the right time cause we're there now"
" Thank Goodness. Finally, So can you at least take off this freakin' blindfold now?"
" Oh yeah! Sorry. Just a sec" he said as he quickly removed the blindfold from my eyes.
"Now open your eyes." I slowly opened my eyes and I was so dazed with the sight. It was so
glamorous. We were by the edge of a cliff and looking beneath the cliff was a whole valley with
clear streams and the finest trees. Birds flying in their numbers across the sky,their feathers as
fine and as silky as wool. It was such a sight to behold. It might not have been so good but I
appreciated that moment
" I know how much you love seeing nature so I just felt that you needed to see a bit of nature.
So how do you see it?"
" Oh Ric! This is amazing. I love it. Thank you so much for bringing me here" I said as I gave
him a warm and happy hug.
" Now let's sit on the grass don't you think?" We both sat on the grass and believe me when I
say there was nothing that felt so good. I just laid down on the grass and it was as cool as a
carpet. While laying down, alot of memories started kickin' in. The memories were of Ric and I,
when we were kids. His mum was really very nice to me and she always saw me like her own
daughter. We always used to go to the park and suddenly while having all these remarkable
memories, a moment which I wasn't expecting just chipped in. That was the memory of how I
and my mum have never been close. How she always treated me. It hurts me each time I
remember it...
RICARDO'S P. O. V...
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Julia and I laid ourselves down on the grass and started gazing at the stars. It was so
enthusiastic and fantastic seeing how they decorate the night sky. Heaven didn't make a
mistake when God was creating the sky. It's so beautiful and the moonlight is so warm and cool.
" The sky's so beautiful, Julia. Don't you think?"I asked and noticed that I didn't get any
response from Julia. So I decided to ask again thinking she was lost gazing into the night sky.
" So what do you think of Julia?" She didn't reply for the second time. It got me worried since
she wasn't responding. So I turned around to look at her and even called her name.
"Umm! Julia!?" I called as she snapped out of it. I'm shock.
" Ric!" She replied as she turned her face left to look at me. Once she did that, I noticed that she
had been pouring out tears from her eyes. It got me sad to see her crying______
" Hey Julia,why are you crying?"
" It's alright Ric."
" It can't be. Tell me what's the matter? You just stayed and decided to start crying?" She just
chuckled slyly_____
" Very funny Ric, " she said. As I just got more worried and decided to keep pushing. I pushed till
she finally decided to tell me what had happened.
" Okay. I'll tell you.You know,at first I was just gazing into the sky and started thinking of how
much we've grown Ric. But suddenly, I remembered how my mom and I have never been on the
same page, Ric. She doesn't like me despite being my mum. I feel really bad. It's just that, I
never knew my dad and my mum have been the only ones who've been there. I honestly
believe that there's more to my mum beyond what meets the eyes. She has really been through
a lot. And if I'm being really honest with myself, she's not far from the truth"
" What do you mean she's not far from the truth?". I asked feeling weird
" Because Ric, If I never came along, maybe she wouldn't have been rejected by her family.
Maybe she would have been happier. My dad was her boyfriend and once he heard she was
pregnant,he abandoned her. And it ruined alot in her life. She couldn't go to college,she was
thrown out of her family. I'm sure it was a whole lot to take in considering how young she was
back then. I honestly wish things could be different." She said in dismay and unhappiness. I also
felt her pain. I know I've never been a fan of Julia's mum,but honestly,she has been through alot
in her life. If things were better then maybe she wouldn't have treated Julia like this. But still,I
don't feel she's doing the right thing by venting out the anger on Julia. She's a supportive
daughter. She takes two jobs just to make sure she helps out with the expenses. She even quit
going to college just to help her mum as well. She doesn't deserve this_____
" Julia, honestly please can you just sit up?" She then sat erect.
" Look, Julia. I know how you feel. Cause, if there's one thing I know we've got in common, it's
the fact that we were both raised by single moms. The only difference is, my mum happens to
be from a rich family and is rich but your case is totally different. But please, I don't want you to
play the same blame game that your mum's playing. It's not gonna do either of us any good.
Please just calm down. You're Not the cause of your mum's problem. Can you just please not do
this again?"
" But Ric, I ____"
"... No ifs and buts. Please. You're my best friend. I also see you as my sister. I'm going out of
my way to do all this just so you can be happy. Please don't let my hard work go to waste. Or
else I'm gonna cry." I then feigned a few tears just to make her smile a bit. She then chuckled
" You're just a drama queen " she said as she hit me
" Ouch! That was painful " she then laughed.
" And then you'll say that I am a drama queen. You're even more dramatic than I am."
" It doesn't stop you from being a drama queen. You should go to acting school don't you think "
we just laughed and there was nothing as priceless as seeing her smile. She then pulled me in
for a hug. As her chest was pasted on mine,my heart just pounded as I could feel the massive
energy. It was one I never felt before.
" Thank you Ric. Thanks for taking it upon yourself to make me happy. I really appreciate all
your efforts to see me happy. Thanks for always being there for me."
" It's alright. It's my job of course." I said as we both chuckled and continued glaring at the night
sky. Some minutes later, she then started talking______
" Umm! Ric,can we talk?"
" Sure" she then took a deep breath and that made me just wonder about the gravity of what
she wanted to say.
" Ric, you know that we've been friends since we were kids. And we've also grown to love and
understand each other?"
" Yes"
" Ric, I want us to make a promise to each other. We're gonna be best friends forever and
nothing even after we get married,no one and nothing will come in between us" she said this
made me feel a bit weird especially when she said "even after we get married" it made me
wonder if she had someone else. But I had to promise her
"Yes Julia. I promise. You'll be my best friend forever. No matter how far life takes me" after that
we gave each other a warm hug. I didn't just know why but hearing Julia say that made me feel
a bit awkward. But why did I feel this way? Julia is my best friend and she deserves all the good
things in life. So why do I feel offended simply because she was talking about us staying united
even till marriage?
"Umm! Ricardo, how about we just call it a day and head home?" I was also feeling moody so I
decided to go home as well
" Yeah. You're right. Let's go home. Besides,so that the food doesn't get sour. I think we should
just go home." We held each other and walked to the car. While I was driving us home, I couldn't
help but feel sad knowing that one day, I and Julia would get married. That means we would
also not have enough time to spend with each other. But not just that, doesn't this bother
Julia?