7 I'll be "better"

"So where are we going?" I asked. "Somewhere, where you can't run away from me" He replied. "What does that mean?" I asked. "It meant what it says" He answered while looking away from the road to me. It was a long ride going to this so called, "Somewhere"

We arrived to this so called "Arcelli", the interior and exterior looks fancy too, I guess this place is really something.

"So how do you pronouce this restaurant's name, Ar-selly?" I asked, just to somehow start a conversation. "It's not Ar-selly, it's pronouced as Archelli" -Kris. "Is this a mexican resto or something?" I asked. "No, it's Italian."

We sat down to the table next the big window, with a great view of a beautiful landscape. Kris called for the waiter and started pointing out at the menu, he did not even gave me a chance to atleast pick what I wanted to eat, although it's his treat. While he was talking to the waiter about our order, I uncontiously stared at him. He just look so hot when he's off guard, The waiter was even astonished by him, I can really say , besides his voice sounds so hot, I'm getting my saliva dripped off from my mouth just by looking at him, or maybe that was too much. After he ordered, I decided to open up a conversation to break the silence. "So what did you order?" I asked. "Something good." -Kris. "So define good?" "Good? maybe anything less than me" -Kris. "What are you saying" "What I mean is, I am the definition of best, so I guess 'good' is something lower than me." -Kris. "Hahaha, you're so full of yourself." I said. "No I was just kidding, how 'bout you, how do you define yourself?" -Kris. "If I would define myself, I would define me as the 'better'." I said. "Why?" Kris asked. "Because,there is no such thing as permanent. Everything here on Earth is replaceable, So the thing you call yourself as the best, time will come it will be replaced by something better. Do you get me?" I said. At that time, I didn't know where those words came from. It just came out of my mouth. "So are you saying, that you could replace my girlfriend because you're better than her although she's the best for me?" -Kris. "N-no! absolutely not." I panicked. "No, It was just an example, hahah don't get so worked up, unless you wanted to?" -Kris. "Shut up" I responded.

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While I was fidgeting through my fingers 'cause, being around him is quite uncomfortable for me. I mean I liked him being around, I just can feel this tingling sensation inside me that I can't explain and it scares me. While thinking things through my mind silently, I didn't notice that he was talking to me. He was waving his hand through my face to get my attention.

"Hey! you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah! I-I'm okay." I replied.

"You we're sulking and thinking deeply." he added.

"Am I? N-no, I'm okay." I replied with my right hand up but having an awkward, defensive tone.

"You know, I could listen." he said, with his brows raised, trying to convince me that I could trust him. "No, really that was nothing." I replied. "What were you saying again?" I clarified. "I was asking if you have a girlfriend." He replied. with brows raised, talking slowly. "No, I don't." I looked down and fidgeted my feet, shaking it left to right. "How could someone like you don't have one." He asked. "Why, is having one, a requirement?" I responded with one of my brows raised trying ta have an eye contact with him. "But I had a girl that I loved the most." I added. "Tell me about this lucky lady." He said, while leaning forward and looking at me curiously. "Actually, It's not her being lucky, having me, I am." I broke into silence and bit my bottom lip, then continued talking. "She-she has that angelic face with soft voice. Everytime I see her she-she just shines, pretty as the sunflowers. Her smile shines just like the ray of sun, and an aura that seems like it's golder hour. I-I really, really loved her, I guess until now I do. She was like everything to me. She was my bestfriend, my lunch mate, seatmate, cheatmate. I spent more hours with her, than my family. I really liked her-no, I loved her." I broke into silence, then looked into Kris' face. I can see a serious face from him. "Then?" he said while widening his eyes. "But I never had a chance to ask her out." I replied, then looked at the other side of the wide window, then looked back to him. "Why?" he asked, and looked at me straight in the eyes. "Because I was an idiot." He nodded implying for me to continue. "I was an idiot for realizing things late, realizing things when everything was already over. It took me so long to confess, and on the day that I should confess, her hidden, romantic feelings for me was already gone. I even once bridged my bestfriend to her, although I had feelings for her. And now, she is happly in a relationship with a new guy. She was the best for me" I looked down and felt uncomfortable, it feels like something is wrong with my chest, it keeps on aching. Feels like my heart is being punctured by needles, then suddenly a hand touched mine. It was Kris touching my hand. I looked up to him and saw how sincere he was. I pulled out my hand from his hold and had a faint smile while looking at him and said, " It's alright, that was years ago." he then showed a smile. "Actually I'm not good in comforting but, you said that she was the best right?" he said. I nodded and looked at him 'cause he was smirking. "So does that mean, I could replace her if I become better than her?" he said. After saying those words he looked at me in the eyes and showed me some seductive look. I wanted to get away frome the situation. I kept on thinking "Is he flirting on me?" I just can't respond to his question I wish something would happen, then guess what God heared my heart. The waiter arrived with the food that he ordered. He ordered alot, I can see some: pesto pasta, truffle pasta, some calamares, gordon bleu, pizza with no crust, ribeye steak cooked medium rare, and alot more. I guess there were more that 10 plates placed on our table with different recipes. Seeing the food made me speechless, I just love eating. "You really do love food, don't you?" I looked at him and just nodded then thanked him with a big smile. I told myself I really don't regret for coming here. "I hope you could love me to." I was startled by his words and all I could say was "What!?" I was in abit shocked but just looked at him like I was just clarifying things. "No nothing, you can start digging in." he replied. I don't want to make things worse than what I was thinking so I disregarded what I heared and acted like I heared it wrong, then started digging in.

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