A Night With You

Chapter 9: Suitor

Marco Raval is an elegible bachelor in their town aged 26. Not to mention, that this guy is a complete image of a boy next door come to life. Many women swoon for him. For Kira, he is really a boy next door. No joke! They are living in the same street and they are neighbors. They met one time when Kira was about to open the MC and they bumped at each other. 

Flashback:

The morning was very nice. The breeze slowly shakes the leaves of the trees and bushes nearby. The door opened opened and Kira emerged from there. She is carrying this big box. Closing the door behind, she inhaled deeply and smiled to herself.

"What a very great morning indeed Kira Euane Marquiza. You need to make your mother proud. I am hoping for a good sales today," she softly mumbled as she encouraged herself to be more motivated in making their business grow out of scratch.

The MC is not very far from their house. It's just two blocks away. MC is situated in the side of the main road. A perfect spot for a business because it is accessible and people come and go as they went on their way.

She was on a corner to turn when she suddenly felt an impact. Her eyes widened from shock. She saw the things inside the box that were sent flying to the air and they fall to the ground.

Top it all, she felt herself being weightless. She will fall and that caused more panic on her system. She prays for a safe landing. She closed her eyes as she waited for the painful blow. But she didn't feel pain at all even after minutes already passed.

"Arrrggghhh!" A man's voice emerged out of nowhere and it was clearly hurt. Kira opened her eyes and to her utter surprise, she was situated atop of an unknown man. Her breathing hitched and her hear started to beat, aghast.

Like a lightning that struck her, she easily gained her strength and rose so that the man can stand up too.

"Oh I am so sorry. Sorry sorry. Here, let me help you get up." Kira apologized a lot of times while bowing her head. She helped the man get up from the cemented path.

"I'm really sorry. Are you not hurt? Should I send you to the hospital?" Kira was fidgety. But the man didn't speak nor moved from his place.

"Uhmmm... Please talk to me. I don't know what to here. Can't you understand me? Should I use other languages? Ah... Gwaenchana? Ahm... Okay ka lang? Ayos ka lang po ba?" She even used Hanggul and Tagalog so that the man can understand her. She thinks the man is from a Korean descent. His features told her so.

"Ah yes. I'm sorry for the incident Miss. I was actually running and I happened to collide with you. Are you hurt too?" asked the man as he was back to his senses.

"I'm really fine. I am mire concerned about you tho. You were the one who fell to the ground. I am sorry."

"It's okay. Oh! Your things are all scattered now." Marco noticed the items from the box that were on the ground now.

Kira instantly remembered her job and the things that were needed at MC. She hurriedly bent down to pick up the carton box and started to pick up teh mess.

Marco helped her in picking up all her things that were hurled to the ground because of the collision that happened.

"I'm sorry again Miss. Here! Let me help you carry those things. I am Marco by the way."

"Kira. My name is Kira. Thank you so much for helping me."

"No problem. Just call me when you need anything." Kira smiled hesitantly. She just nodded and waved her hand.

End of Flashback

But what shocked Kira was, Marco keeps on showing up every morning to greet her good morning and even help her in carrying things to the grocery store. And today is not an exemption.

"Good morning Kira!" Marco greeted with so much enthusiasm. He is smiling brightly and he looks so fresh.

"Hi Marco. Good morning too." Kira greeted back. She too smiled at him.

"Uhmm... Marco? Why do you keep on greeting me every morning? Don't you have something to do? I mean, you can be a busy person too. I heard from Mom that you are an Engineer."

"Honestly..." he trailed and his eyes were diverted on the cemented path that they walk on.

"I have a work too. And yeah. I am an Engineer. But I just come daily to say hi you know... Ahhh..." He was actually stuttering as he answered back.

"What do you really want from me Marco. If you don't mind my asking. I feel so uncomfortable around other people. Do you want to be friends with me of some sort?" Marco was silent for a long time. He keeps on biting his lower lip and heaving a deep sigh.

"You know what Kira, the first time I saw you, I was totally smitten by your beauty. I have never seen a woman so beautiful as you. I can't help myself but to fall for you. If you even believe if I call this love at first sight. O don't know what to do to stop this feeling that I am feeling towards you."

"Surely you are just infatuated with me Marco. You are a great person and I don't want you hurt. I am focusing on other things now. I do not want distractions. I do not want to hurt my mother when our business will not turn out well. She just lost Dad, you know that. I don't want her to be devastated again. This is the least I can do for her."

"It's okay Kira. I can help you. I will never be a distraction to you. I will not demand so much of your time. Just please accept my feelings." Marco pleaded. His eyes were shouting sincerity but Kira still thinkd of other man.

"I'm so sorry. I will not reciprocate your feelings Marco. I hope you are aware of that. You will just end up being hurt if you continue loving me."

"I don't care Kira. I can wait. I can even wait for a long time so you can adjust. I am very willing to wait."

"Patience is a virtue but sometimes you need to do something and don't need to wait for something that will never come to your life. Never expect so you won't get hurt."

"I am not. But I will just try to pursue you. In this way, I know that I did not just stay idle when in fact I can do a move to make you fall for me too."

"Well try hardest. Either way, I already warned you. So do not expect something from me."

Kira went on her way and started to open the MC. She left Marco outside with a heavy heart. If someone sees the great Marco in a devastated state for sure a lot of women will skin her alive for being so heartless towards the young bachelor. But what can she do if her heart still beats for the same man? The man she left and now is haunting her sleep and makes her restless at night. The man that she just met one time but she ended falling for so deep that she can't save herself from drowning and she would also love to drown if his love is a water without an end in it's depth.