216 Too Soon (1/2)

”Ton...”

Anthon looked at her silently, scared of her possible answer.

”You're blowing my mind away! ” She said as she held his left hand and placed it in her chest.

Anthon still remained silent as he felt her racing hearbeat.

”That's too soon! Let me first take a deep breath. ”

Too soon?So, it meant she's not refusing.His heart that was now wrapped with fear,slowly calmed down.

”I'll wait,Jia. ”

”I'm afraid.”

Anthon knew that this was something sensitive and his proposal, indeed,fell like a bomb to her.

”Okay,just forget it.” Anthon said,brushing her hair away.

”Not angry? ” She asked as she looked up,feeling guilty at the hurt expression of his eyes.

He smiled. ” I love you,Jia. And I understand. ”

”I love you,too! ” She uttered it softly,thinking that Anthon wouldn't hear her due to the loud music on the background.

But to her surprise, he laughed and his eyes sparked in happiness.

”But I love you so much more! Thank you. ” He closed his eyes as he hugged her,holding back the tears which threatened to come out.

”I know. ” She said as she hugged him back.

Anthon then lead her out from the dance floor and brought her to his car. He slowly pulled out of the parking lot and soon found their way uphill. Jia opened the window to get a clearer view of the wayside. It was very dark except for the lights of the few lamp posts,as dark as her agony many years ago when she ran away from Anthon. Who would have thought that one day, she would trudge this road again,with him by her side?

Once they reached the place,Anthon placed an arm around her.

”Feeling nostalgic? ” He said with a smile.

She smiled back. ”Why are we

here? ”

”I love it here. This place holds my most bittersweet memory of you. ”

Jia laughed, never expecting that Anthon could be this sentimental.

With hands entwined, they walked towards the cottage where Jia placed her tent.

”Ton,I'm afraid that you will build our monument here. ” She laughed as she couldn't still believe how he valued memorable places like here.

Amused at her realistic joke,she pulled her abruptly and stole a long and deep kiss, making her unprepared.

”I would also record this and build a studio to keep those many videos I have of you!”

She pinched him once again, not realizing that it already became a habit.

”By the way, Ton,what happened to Anna? ”

”Forget her. ”

”I want to know. ” She insisted.

Knowing that she would never be at ease, he began narrating their story.

”I ended it up before she would became more miserable. And I heard that she got married to a family friend. ”

”If you got her pregnant,then perhaps by now,you're already married. ” Jia said.

”I never slept with her. You were my first. ” He confessed.

”Liar! ” How could she believe it?

”You would also be my second tonight! ”

”Why?Are you planning to put up a tent?” She laughed, now that she could already look back at the memory of their first encounter without a heartache.

”Why not? ”

Soon,they heard noise and conversations.