A/N: Starting to change the point of view into a third person.
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9:24 pm.
Rain is starting to pour in the middle of the dark, cold night. It was like the sky is in unison with the tears slumping down her face. Maine had an uneasy hour of rest since her face is covered with pain and coldness.
A call from the phone made her move from her position in the cot. Assuming that it was him who was calling, she stood up and wiped her face so that the other line wouldn't recognize her unusual speech. But what she heard was the receptionist from the ground floor. "Ma'am Maine, mayroon pong sulat na naiwan sa may doorstep niyo raw po. May nakakitang housekeeping sa may pintuan niyo po."
What was the letter all about? She wondered as she creaked open her postern and also found a yellow carnation beside it. Only one person knows how she loves carnations so much.
It was him.
A lot of thoughts were on her mind. Didn't he forget our anniversary? She hoped that this would be something that will remove all the pain she was feeling since this morning. A lot of theories were coming into her mind. She suddenly remembered that she hasn't read the letter yet.
To the one and only woman of my life,
Hi love. Am I too late? Can we meet? Let us go through time and start from step one.
From the moment she read the last line of his sentence, she already understood where he wanted her to go. In the most paced way, she freshened up, got her bag and keys and went straight to her car from the basement parking.
As she hit the road, the radio suddenly tuned in to a song that reminded her of everything that happened with her and Rj.
🎶 From the moment I met you I just knew you'd be mine
You touched my hand
And I knew that this was gonna be our time
I don't ever wanna lose this feeling
I don't wanna spend a moment apart 🎶
She didn't realized tears came down from her eyes. Her emotions were too strong right now. You can't point out whether she was excited or mad because of him.
It was an hour drive and she parked her car from the same spot where they positioned his car on their first official day as a couple. She decided to walk all the way to the restaurant where they would always eat during their early years together. You have to climb the stairs since the place itself was at the second floor of the whole building.
The place was a bit dim and she noticed that there a lit candles all over the place and the room wasn't the usual restaurant full of vintage chairs and tables. Her eyes were exploring the whole place and her nose were smelling the scent of her favorite flower. The only furniture there was a yellow couch.
"Umupo ka diyan."
A familiar voice on the microphone startled her and she did what the voice said. The moment she sat on the davenport, music played and a spotlight was shoving to the front pointing at him. Yes, Richard Faulkerson Jr. was in front of her, singing. Her smile lightened up the whole atmosphere and she listened to his harana for her including a featured video from the back.
credits to the owner of the video: ALDUBInfiknight
🎤 From the moment I met you I just knew you'd be mine
You touched my hand
And I knew that this was gonna be our time
I don't ever wanna lose this feeling
I don't wanna spend a moment apart
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you
Every day that I'm here with you
I know that it feels right
And I've just got to be near you every day and every night
And you know that we belong together
It just had to be you and me
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you
And you know that we belong together, It just had to be you and me
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you 🎤
A waiter handed him a bouquet of sunflowers and gave it to Maine. He lip read a thank you from her lips and she gave him a tight hug. She was bursting in tears and slapping his chest with words of resentment. After such drama, RJ took her hand and straight to middle of the whole venue. He took his microphone out of his pocket and she listened to every word that is coming out of his mouth.
"Maine, my love. Alam kong nagtatampo ka or galit sa'kin since sinabi kong di muna tayo magcecelebrate ngayon ng anniversary natin. Expected ko na 'yun kasi alam kong napaka-special ng ganitong araw para sa'yo. I'm sorry, love. I just had to sacrifice this day for something even more special. Alam kong hindi ito madali, yung pinasok mo. Lalo't ikaw ay naiiba sa mga nakilala kong babae. You are unique in the most beautiful way. It was exactly July 16 of 2015, I came out from the other side of the screen while you were doing the best thing that happened to you. You smiled at me and that was for me, the moment I saw the woman I would spend my whole life with. A year had passed and our friendship bloomed into something that I didn't expect to happen. Everything was different when you came around. After years of mourning, sadness and pain, those were the times I knew I wasn't going to be the old Rj that people know. But then you came and the black and white life that I had became a colorful one when your smile captured my sight. Sinong makaka-akala na mapapasagot ko ang isang Maine Mendoza? Mahirap, sobra. Pero lahat ng paghihirap na 'yun ay super worth it kasi I have in my hands the woman of my dreams. Happy 4th anniversary, love. Abot langit ang pasasalamat ko na dumating ka sa buhay ko. Hindi naging madali ang journey nating dalawa. Pero hanggang ngayon, ito pa'rin tayo, together helding each other's hand. I won't waste a minute without you."
He suddenly took a box from his other pocket, knelt down and opened it. She saw a ring and they both broke in tears while he was continuing his speech.
"I don't wanna lose you and I know you don't want to lose me. Alam ko sa sarili ko na ikaw na talaga ang pinadala sa akin ni Mama. I got your family's blessing and also mine. Matagal ko nang gustong gawin 'to pero alam ko na hindi ka pa handa noon. Pero right now, I think this is the best time to ask you this question. Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza, the Dubsmash Queen, the woman of my life, my better half, will you spend the rest of your life with me?"
"YES! Yes, Rj! I will!"
The whole place was screaming with joy when she finally said yes. The couple hugged each other for the whole time and the two families united and circled around them. They ended the night with a fun-filled midnight snack for everyone.
It was night filled with love and Maine and Rj are both on cloud nine. This would be another story to write and another chapter to finish for them. When you interpret it in a teleserye, it is now the book 2. The end of something memorable and a beginning of something new.
