You'll Say Yes by Tri Amutia, Jovy Lim Read Free Book Online Page B

grimaced, hoping the security didn't throw me out of the building. I climbed out of my truck and walked in the entrance. I greeted the doorman and pressed the intercom.
     
    "Hello," a warm voice rang from the speaker.
     
    I smiled. "Hello, yourself."
     
    "Abby!" He seemed both relieved and happy when he heard my voice. "Come on in!"
     
    "Ok!"
     
    After looking around a couple of times I finally found his apartment door and knocked. I fidgeted with the hem of my cardigan when the door opened. My heart skipped a beat when I saw him. He only wore a dark button-up T-shirt and dark jeans, but he was still beautiful. I shook my head to regain my concentration.
     
    "Hi!"
     
    He smiled. "Hi, please, come in!"
     
    "Thank you."
     
    I stepped in awkwardly. This was my first time to visit a man's apartment. His room was twice bigger than mine, too big for a bachelor. His apartment had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a dining room.
     
    Wow! I could see Farah's influence in this room.
     
    "Your place is...nice," I complimented him.
     
    He smiled. "Thank you. I'll go finish dinner while you make yourself at home and watch TV in the living room."
     
    "Ok."
     
    He smiled once again and disappeared into the kitchen.
     
    I looked around. This room was dominated with black and white. A plasma TV with DVDs and bookshelf occupied the living room along with a big couch. On the wall, I could see a huge board of memorabilia full with pictures and a Harvard banner. I stepped closer and looked over the pictures. I could see his pictures with William and Farah, pictures from different places, pictures when he graduated, pictures of him in front of Harvard’s building where he gained his medical degree, and most of all I saw a picture of a boy and a girl standing next to each other. The boy had red-brown hair and hazel eyes while the girl had dark-brown hair and blue eyes. I furrowed my eyebrows and moved closer to see the picture clearly. The picture seemed to be taken in a local park, a lot of blur people could be seen behind them. And for the second time, a memory flashed through my mind.
     
    *Flashback*
     
    "Come and get me, Abby," Joshua shouted from the distance. His laughter filled the air.
     
    I was standing breathless after trying to catch him.
     
    "Not fair," I shouted back at him. "I can't catch you. Your legs are longer."
     
    Joshua laughed and ran back to me, but stopped a few steps in front of me. "All right. Try to catch me now."
     
    I pouted and started to run, being clumsy as I was, I fell down on the grass and hit a small rock. "Ow!"
     
    Joshua's laughter stopped and he kneeled down beside me. His face was troubled. "Are you ok, Abby?"
     
    I nodded, trying not to cry.
     
    "Come on. I'll help you clean the wound," Joshua said and helped me to my feet.
     
    I stood slowly and wobbled, but he caught me.
     
    I smiled weakly. "I'm sorry. I'm just a burden to you. I can walk by myself. You should continue to play."
     
    Joshua shook his head. "You're not a burden at all, Abby."
     
    "But..."
     
    "No."
     
    I sighed. "It won't be fun if you have to catch me everytime I fall, Joshua."
     
    "I don't care. I'll always catch you. Forever if I had to."
     
    *End of Flashback*
     
    "Abby?"
     
    I gasped and turned around to find Joshua standing next to me. Our faces were just inches apart and my face suddenly turned red, but he seemed oblivious.
     
    "Are you alright? I called you several times, but you seemed lost in your own thoughts."
     
    I tried to control my breathing and smiled. "Yeah, it's nothing. It's just another memory."
     
    Joshua went silent and looked over a picture on the board; an understanding expression written on his face. He smiled and touched the picture slightly. "I always take this picture everywhere I go. It's the only reminder of you."
     
    I stayed silent and finally Joshua broke the trance. "Come on. Dinner is ready."
     
    I smiled and followed him into the kitchen. My