Before Midnight

Im not a good writer nor good in english either,im also not what you think i am,NO im not the typical tyring hard wannabe person that you usually see in a cafe or in a fancy mall trying to be what they're not.Im just an ordinary guy who's about to tell you a story about Love and a one night stand. I could say that this chapter of my life is one of the Most Wonderful and really memorable.
The story all started out last June 2002,it was an ordinary day,i was left home and no one to talk to,nothing important to do but some household chores.I just finished brooming the floor when i got an sms from someone saying "Hi der" and i dont have any idea who it maybe.I did'nt reply yet,cos i was thinking that it just might be my friend making fool out of me..after a few minutes the stranger sms me again,saying the same thing,thats when i start to make a reply,i asked the stranger who is he and how did he get my number. The stranger told me that he got it from a chatroom called Biggerchat,hes name is Joe and he wants to make friends and maybe meet each other soon,thats when i started to think and become paranoid again,i told him that i dont give up my number to anyone on that chatroom cos i know that it is a US based chatroom and its not worth to give numbers to anyone there.After awhile he called me up,i was unprepared and somehow kinda excited too.So we talked exchanging questions to each other,like where do he live,how old is he and so on...Joe is a Filipino born and raised in the US,he knows a lot about filipino culture but he's not that good in filipino laguage,thats why we had thesed minor difficulty to understand each other so easily. He asked me if i could go out that day and meet him,i said i cant cause i have no budget to go out,thats one big problem from being a pennyless artist,you cant just do things in times that you want to do it.He understand my situation,so we just talk and talk until we run out of words to say.I did sweat a lot coz i dont know how to answer him in english,silly me...i really regret that i did not concentrate on my english class when i was still in school...wheeew!
The next day,Joe is still communicating with me,as i am still replying to him and still have this thought that this guy might be just a hoaks.Coz i still cant believe that a guy from biggerchat is asking me to go out for a date and i dont even remember a thing that i gave my number to anyone there.i confess that i am really a very forgetful guy...not that i want to forget a certain memory,but i think im having a memory problem...anyway,going back to our story.Then days past and we still communicate,still,he is asking me out,but i tried to get to know him first before going out with him...he sounds nice and a funny guy too,but still i dont trust him yet.Then one day i planned to him,with my friends to back me up,just in case hes a fake,i message him on his cellfone asking him how is he and if he can meet me that night on greenbelt along with my friends,but unfortunately,he called me up to say he cant coz he is staying in bacolod with his relatives and he will be coming back to manila like about after 3 or 4 days i think,thats when i started to believe that this guy is for real,the reason that i dont believe him yet is that becos im not used to it,meeting guys!so me and my friends just spend the night chatting and throwing silly jokes outside a coffee shop without ordering something hehehehe!
The time has come,I was on my way home from work when Joe texted me again asking me for the last time if we could still meet up and he finally made me say YES,I find him nice though,so i prepared my self the following day to meet Joe,we planned to meet up at KFC greenbelt which is the only place that i am familiar in that area.I wore a black polo-shirt and a Red curdoroy pants and a black leather shoes,not knowing why i should wear that kind of stuff.eventually i arrived at KFC greenbelt 30 minutes late from the time that we supposed to meet i told him how will he recognize me and he told me too what he is wearing,a BLUE TIMBERLAND shirt...very memorable.I was waiting for him to come,the place is not that crowded i was staring at some people on different views thinking that i might see him first...i think what they say is true that when you someone you really really like, TIME STOPS, everything stops except him and me,i saw him walking to the door,a Cute Bald Sexy Chubby guy with a nice moustache and his complexion is so nice,did i mention that he is SO CUTE? i found myself with an open mouth,all i have in my mind is the three letter word that we usually say when we feel so happy and astonished the word WOW! yes once again i like to write that WOW! WOW! WOW! thats the best word that i can describe Joe,he is a WOW!
We shaked hands and i told him that im really sorry for being late coz i caught up in traffic,i used the usual reason when a someone is late,but its true i really caught in traffic that afternoon,anyway.He asked me where do we want to go,i told him anywhere he like,so we went up at G3 where its my first time to go there,we ordered an iced tea first and chat for a while,i was almost in heaven that time,yes there is a GOD!Joe is 32 that time and i was 23,he works in a 5 star hotel in New Jersey as a Cook,i think he's a Chief Cook if im not mistaken,he knows how to cook filipino delicacies too like pancit and adobo etc.He looks good when he smile,he has a wonderful smile,a smile that makes me weak.He had me at his smile.
After chatting he asked me to watch a movie and i said yes why not...we bought a ticket to "Charlies Angels full throttle" and he let me decide where to sit,i choose the last upper middle last row,aaahh i bet you were thinking why i choose that seat,hehehehehe! then we went inside had our seat and wait for the movie to start,while waiting i was nervous,coz it is so dark there and quiet too,all i could hear is him and me and my heart pumping fast.why am i nervous,coz i dont know what may happen inside the movie house.I dont do first move,coz i dont know how and i am a shy type,Im also scared that a person might say im so FAST if i do the first move.The movie starts,we concentrate a bit on the film and suddenly nature calls,i told him that i need to go to the Loo,He said its ok,inside the loo i was smiling,I guess everybody will smile if he's in my shoes.then i went back and found out that the arm rest that dividing our seat has been lift up,God something will happen,again,God something will happen! My knees bumps into his knees and i just let it touch.then suddenly we hold hands,i hold his Soft cotton-like hands,and he holds mine like we dont want to let go.i look at him and we both smile,after the movie he asked me if we could just go in the hotel he was staying for awhile,i said yes,who would say NO at that time.so he called up his cousin just to check whats going on then we went there...the hotel is so big and nice,gosh i wish i could have my own hotel like this i said to myself,just a silly wishful thinking.we took the lift of course and head straight to their room,no one is there but us,he asked me if i want something to drink,A bottled water would be fine i said,then he went inside the loo.i was waiting and checking out the beautiful cozy room...after a minute he went out..he stand in front of me and we were smiled to each other,suddenly he approached me,so near,i know hes about to kiss me and yes he did,that soft strawberry lips,i could feel his weight above me.....will be continued