Since me and Mi amor are still waiting for my fiancé visa’s approval to be able to go to US, I felt sad because my birthday is coming on October and yet we are still not together. Deep in me I really wanted to celebrate it with him but due to restrictions I understand and accept that I cannot be with him on my special day. I remember I always about to cry or cried whenever I had a video call with Mi amor because I missed him so much and he always uplifted my morale. I keep in mind that it is not permanent.
It is a normal day on 29th September – Sunday, we have our regular chats and video calls. Mi amor told me that he needs go to Walmart again to buy stuff because prior to that he went to buy groceries and got a bunch of chocolate for me – Kisses with almonds, my favorite. He was asking me if he could send it by courier and I said no need because the courier fee will be more expensive than the chocolate. So, we had our video call while he was doing the shopping. He bought shirts, shorts and pants then I told him the last time he does that was when he went first time to meet me in the Philippines. He went to the isle for greeting cards and he took one. I knew that was for me. I just thought that he would include it with the chocolate that he would send me through courier.
On 30th September – it was Monday morning for me, and it was Sunday night for Mi amor. We usually talked around 6am to 8am my time either chat or video calls but he sent me message around 3am saying that he will go to bed early. He needs to be up early the next day to do some tasks, and he told me not to panic if he did not reply fast. I did not bother him that much because I know he will be busy. My day at work is almost over and I only received his replies occasionally. It feels weird for me because I already missed him. Feels like we have not talked for a year already. Then my friend messaged asking me to come along with her date that night. I said yes to support her could be potential love life as we always made fun of that topic and teased her to get a boyfriend urgently because she’s not getting any younger.
I don’t have any idea of what will happen that night. I told Mi amor that I’ll be with my friend outside. We went home after work because she said the guy would be a little late and so we waited there. While waiting, I keep sending messages, photos and videos to Mi amor and tell him how much I missed him. I am getting impatient too, because I got no reply. I thought he was busy, so I kept myself from calling him. I was about to call him if my friend did not insist that we head out. We just walked to the meeting place because it is just nearby. My friend keeps telling me that she’s nervous seeing the guy. She even showed me a photo of a guy she was supposed to meet. It got “kilig” for her. She persuaded me to come by going to one of our favorite restaurants. She told me that we will order whatever we like to eat because it is a treat. I even asked her to pose for a photo that I have sent to Mi amor for a quick update of where I am. Then we went straight to the restaurant and order food. The food was served, and we started eating. I took my favorite Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad. I noticed my friend was taking a video of the place so I thought she would be going to send it to the guy so he could easily locate us. She told me that “they’re here” so I asked if those are our two other friends that will come also with us. She was on call with one of our friends pointing where we were seated. I hardly eaten a portion of my salad when I noticed that there’s a man standing beside me. My first reaction was to move away from this stranger. I looked up while I was still sitting down, and I saw these familiar beautiful eyes, and they all smiled at me. My brain is filled with confusion and disbelief. How could this man I dearly loved is just an inch away from me? I was just wishing and hoping that we’d be together on my birthday and there he was! All I knew at that time was that he was in Florida which is more than thousands of miles away. I was stunned for a minute until I realized that it was really my Mi Amor. I think I became deaf for a moment too, because I did not hear any sound from my surroundings. When I regained consciousness, I hugged him so tight. I almost cried but I held it when I heard my friends laughing and taking videos of us. Mi amor gave me a paper bag but I wasn’t able to check what it was. I hugged and kissed him again, making sure what was happening that time was real. When we are all settled, I keep looking to my Mi amor, I keep holding his hands and I wasn’t able to eat. I felt full, too. I felt so extremely happy. When I finally checked the bag, inside was a beautiful, preserved flower of three pink roses. One of my friends who fetch Mi amor told me that flowers were so expensive. The Filipino cashier also asked her if they are going to buy that. He even said why not buy the least expensive one, but she said that my Mi amor chose that for me. My heart melted after knowing that. Mi amor always made me feel so loved and special. That night was indeed the best moment of my life, and I know there’s more to come together with Mi amor. My life. My everything.
