The Surprise

" My classmate just called me earlier and he told me that the orientation this afternoon will be postponed tomorrow morning", he replied to me.

" Then where are you going to take me?", I asked him once again.

" Since you are very stressed today, I will take you to a very relaxing place", he replied to me.

" I cannot accept this Mark because you already did so much for me today and I think that I already took so much of your time and most importantly I don't want you to think that I am taking advantage of your kindness towards me", I explained to him.

" I am not asking you to come but I am taking you without "buts" ( he smile toothlessly) and to be honest with you Francine you are not taking much of my time for nothing but instead a true happiness is the feeling that I felt every time I am with you, a true happiness and nothing else", he replied to me.

A few minutes later we already arrived at our destination.

" We are here already Francine, please close your eyes first", he commanded me.

I closed my eyes at that time and he assisted me to go out of the car. He also used his hands to cover my eyes to assure me that I couldn't see anything. He acted as if he can see the way and until now I still couldn't believe that a handicapped one like him can act like a normal one even if he has incomplete senses.

I felt the cold breeze of the winds that touched my skin and smelled the scent of the blooming flowers while walking to that place.

" You can now open your eyes Francine", he slowly whispered to my ears.

I also slowly open my eyes and...(my world stopped for few seconds when I witnessed the very astonishing place where he took me to).

" This is the most peaceful, relaxing, and most beautiful place I have been to in my entire life", I astonishingly exclaimed to him while I stuttered.

He smiled at me and he assisted me to sit on a diamond-like chair. The place is 10,000 square meters( I calculated on my mind and he said to me that I am correct) covered with bombproof glass, the windows, the door, the roof, and the walls were made from bombproof glass. When we were inside that diamond-like castle ( I considered that place a castle already on my mind because of its size and it is very elegant), it is covered with all the kinds of flowers in the world and they are blooming, besides the flowers, there are different kinds of butterflies flying everywhere and some of them landed on my hands it seems that the butterflies were very happy. At that very moment in my life, I thought that it is impossible to forget the problems that I am facing at that time but I did forget them at that moment.

" Mark, you surprised me!", I exclaimed.

" You are welcome ( he smiled at me) and it is my honor to surprise a kind-hearted person like you Francine", he replied to me.

I was very flattered that caused my heart to beat faster and caused my lips to curve facing upward ( smiled).

" When did you find this amazing place Mark?", I asked him.

" When I was 8 years old", he answered me directly.

" Really", I shockingly asked him.

" The fact is I am not alone when I first stepped this place, I am with my father, my father already knew about this when he was just 8 years old, he told me that the reason why he took me here when I was 8 years old also is because he wanted me to know the background of this place has the same age as he discovered the meaning of this place. He said to me that this place is the place where he met my mother. Since the day that they met each other here, they always went here every day. But after the day that my mom went missing, my father is always sad every day and until now I don't know how to make him happy again just like before.

" I can say that this place is really important to you Mark and I am sorry for what happened to your mother", I said to him.

" It's okay Francine, and to tell you another thing, you are the first person who I brought here with me besides from my father, mother, and Drake also" he replied to me.

" Drake Hendrix right?, How come that he already stepped this place also?", I asked him.

" As you know, I and Drake are cousins, besides being cousins we are also best friends. Drake accompanied me since our childhood years. During my hardships and downfall moments in life, he is always there for me. Mr. Warren Hendrix is Drake's father and my father is siblings and they are also close to each other since our grandparents passed away. Drake's father and dad brought us here and that is the story", he replied to me.

" I can understand now that you and Drake are close to each other and I want to apologize for what happened to me and Drake ", I said to him.

" I understand the matter between the both of you Francine, it is just that Drake is the kind of person who cannot trust easily and sometimes he has a dog mouth ( he jested) but when the time comes and when you give him a chance to know each other you will know the real identity of Drake and I am sure that sooner or later you will become friends just like the way we are", he said to me.

" Ahhmmm, about the matter of Drake, I am not interested and will never be interested and just to clarify with you the both of us will never be friends!", I exclaimed.

" Right now, I cannot force you Francine but I will let the days and time help the both of you to realize the goodness of each other and when that day comes, I can assure you that I will be the happiest person in the world", he replied to me confidently.

" For me, it is impossible!, can we just stop talking about Drake because mentioning his name can ruin the beauty of this place", I replied to him.

" Mark, it is getting dark, can we go home now?", I added.

" You are right, it is getting dark and I did not notice the time when I am with you", he replied to me happily.

1 hour and 30 minutes later.

" Please stop the car over here", I said to the driver.

" Is this your place already Francine?", Mark asked me.

" Yes Mark, I rented an apartment here", I answered him.

" Why did you rent here? it is too far away from the university.", he asked me.

" To tell you honestly Mark, the apartment here is the cheapest apartment and besides I don't have that much money to rent a dormitory in the university that is why I decided to rent here", I replied to him.

" So, let's call it a day, I have to go now Mark, and thank you so much for today!", I added happily

" You're welcome Francine and just expect to have more days that you will experience the same experience as today and good night", he replied to me with a smile.

" Good night too ", I replied to him in a stuttering manner.

Hours later.

" Mark, how did you get inside here in my apartment?", I asked him in a stuttering manner.

" Shhhhhhhh", he replied to me with a very horrible facial reaction and his pointer finger on his lips ( giving me a sign to shut up).

" Mark, stop!, stop Mark!, please don't do that to me I am begging you", I shouted endlessly.

" I will not stop Francine until you let me touch your whole body and taste every part of it", he replied to me with a very horrible voice.

" I am begging you Mark, please don't do this to me because I have a lot of unachieved goals and dreams in life", I pleaded to him.

" I will not do something bad to you Francine if you will just let me do what I want to do and if you will just give me the pleasure that I want to feel from you", he replied to me horribly.

" I did not expect you Mark to be someone like this, you are really frightening me!", I said to him angrily at the same time I was crying.

To be continued...