Date (2)

We began strolling around the park. The lighting, the rides, the booths, the fountain? It all looked exactly how I painted it.

"Let's ride that first." She said and pointed towards the bump cars

Before I could even answer her, she pulled me hard and ran towards the ride. Before I knew it, we're already here. She sat down the pink car and strapped the seatbelt around her waist.

"What are you waiting for? Get in your car!" She shouted which made me laugh

I chose the blue car and after I put the seatbelt, she already bumped my car with hers

"1-0" She said with a smug look

"I didn't know you can be this competitive." I said and crossed my arms.

She backed her car and immediately drove towards me after.

"Wow, would you look at that? I already scored twice." She said and drove back again.

"You asked for this." I said and drove towards her.

"Wait!" She said and tried to back up even more but I already bumped into her

"2-1?" I asked as I shrugged.

"Game on!" She said

I know its not possible but for a second it felt like her eyes were on fire. She was glaring at me like she was ready to kick my ass. I chuckled and shook my head.

"If you say so." I said and launched forward again.

We played for about 15 minutes and our score are now tied up.

"29-29. Not bad." She said

"Make that 29-30." I said and drove forward.

She was at the corner so she could drive around me. She was about to be disappointed but I stopped when I was a few inches away from her. She stared at me for a few seconds. She suddenly launched towards me and hit my car.

"29-30!" She screamed like a little kid. I watched her jump up and down after unbuckling her seatbelt.

I raised both my hands up.

"Looks like you're strong enough to beat a veteran like me." I said

She did a curtsy

"Thank you, my dear sir." She said

I laughed and unbuckled my seatbelt before walking towards her.

"You're welcome, my lady."

I held her hand and looked at her eyes

"So, where do you want to go next?"

She thought about it so seriously that she started pouting while her eyebrows furrowed. I found it adorable which made me feel so fond of her.

"How about the pirate ship? I've been wanting to try that." She said

"Your wish is my command."

We walked towards it and sat down at the end. It's a ride where the ship goes back and forth. But the thing is, it gets higher each time.

She was holding my hand so tightly that's why I looked at her. She was closing her hand and holding her breath every time we went up. I brushed her cheek with my other hand.

"Open your eyes." I said.

"I-I can't. I'm scared we might fall." She said.

"I'll hold you tight, so trust me. Open your eyes."

She took a few breaths in and slowly opened her eyes. It sparkled as soon as she saw the view. She looked at me with so much enthusiasm

"Azi, I did it!" She said and held my hand even tighter.

It made me smile. I just nodded in response and watched her all throughout the ride.

After that, we went to ride all the other rides. We didn't let go of each other's hand like we were glued to each other. We're down to the last ride. The Ferris wheel.

She stopped in front of the entrance and looked down.

"We only have 5 mins left before your alarm goes off." She said

She sounded so gloomy. I let go of her hand and went in front of her. I raised her head by lifting her chin up as gentle as I could.

"We can stay longer. I can wake up late today if it means that I can be with you." I said, assuring her that its fine with me.

She stared at me and sighed.

"I didn't push you to do that, let's make that clear." She said.

I chuckled.

"Noted."

She grabbed my hand and went straight inside the ride. I sat on the left part of the ride while she sat on the opposite side.

"Wait until we reached the top, its going to be amazing! The stars will look extremely close that it would feel like you could reach it!" She said while looking out of the window.

I rest my elbow on the space before the window and rest my head on top of my fist. I stared at her while she keeps describing how it'll feel when we reached the top.

She stopped talking when she realized that I wasn't responding.

"Hey, are you even listening?" She asked with her arms crossed. She raised both of her eyebrows at me like she was telling me to speak.

I chuckled and lifted my head from my fist. I clasped my hand together and rested my arms on my legs. I crouched down and our faces are now a few inches apart. She looked flustered but tried to hide it in front of me. She cleared her throat

"What are you doing?" She said and looked away.

I held her cheek and turn her face towards me again.

"Admiring the view." I said while staring straight at her.

Her face began to heat up. Her eyes widened and she froze. I tuck her hair behind her ears. It was quite messy due to the rides but she still looks beautiful.

"Did you even realize that I smiled more these past three days with you than I did in my entire life?"

She was still unresponsive. My smile grew wider.

"I want to kiss you right now." I said.

I don't know how I'm saying this so naturally but at some point, I know its because I'm saying it to her, not just anybody.

"Kiss me." She said.

It caught me off guard.

"What?" I asked even though I heard it loud and clear

"Kiss me." She repeated.

"Are you sur-"

I couldn't finish my question because she leaned forward and kissed me.

Her soft lips tasted like sweet strawberries. If only there were fireworks, this would feel like a movie. As I kissed her, I tried to imagine some fireworks going off and as soon as I did, it appeared.

She broke the kiss and rested her forehead on mine.

"Props to you, the timing is perfect." She jokingly said.

"It should be/ Given that its hard imagining things when your lips are on mine, I think I did a great job."

She laughed and hugged me

"You're absolutely right."

I hugged her back and closed my eyes. This feels like home. With her, I feel the happiest man to ever exist.

"If only you could see yourself in my eyes, you'd know how much I adore you." I said under my breath.

"Likewise." She said.

We walked out of the Ferris wheel with bright smiles on our faces. Damn it, I never smiled like this before.

"Take me home, Azi." She said while looking lovingly at me

"You're driving me crazy." I said and took a deep breath before imagining her home.

After leaving the park, a cold breezy embraced us.

"Thank you for today." She said.

"No, thank you. I was slowly forgetting what happiness feels like, but because I met you, it all came back to me." I said and cupped her face.

"May I kiss you again?" I asked

As soon as she nodded, I kissed her lips.

"Have a great day." She said and covered my eyes with her hand.

I opened my eyes, I was already on my bed again. I held my lips and smiled like crazy.

I know, I smiled so much today that I might broke my cheeks.

"Fuck." I uttered and buried my face on my pillow.

"Fuck!" I screamed.

I've never been this happy.