SUPRISE IN THE TERRACE
I turned my head to see my name in the sky. You heard me, right? My name in the sky.
It’s a rocket cracker which formed the words ‘Happy Birthday Milly’ in the sky with a loud sound in the silent city. It’s a spectacular view which made me not to blink my eyes. My jaw dropped when I saw it. I’m sure it’s done by Jason. He did it for me. He didn’t leave without telling me. I love the way he calls me ‘Milly’. Basically, it’s not my name. But the more he calls me ‘Milly’, the more I love the name. He planned to give me this magnificent view. I closed my mouth in astonishment as I watched it.
” Do you see this coming, Milly? Do you like it?” I heard the sweetest voice which belonged to Jason. I turned behind to face him.
” I.. You… I love it. I really got worried that you left without telling me.” I stammered in the beginning.
” I wouldn’t leave without giving you my gift or spending time with you on this special day.” His hands landed on either side of my hips and pulled me closer. When did my life starting giving me too many miracles and surprises? I looked into his beautiful green eyes which shimmered in the dark.
” I was worried earlier. But didn’t even imagined this for a minute.” I shifted my head up to look at the colourful crackers.
” Well, some credits goes to Pearl,”
” What? she knew this too,” I asked as Jason moved away to turn the lights. Once the brightness filled the surroundings around me, I noticed the decoration lights fixed around all the corners. There are a couch and a table in the middle of the terrace. This is defiently not how my terrace looks. No words will be enough to thank him.
” Wow… how… when did you prepared…” I stopped in middle by admiring the decorations.
” Well, You don’t need to bother about this. All I need is for you to enjoy this moment. I hope you are not sleepy now after a long day.”
” I’m not, Jason. I’m wide awake. I could spend the whole night here with you.” I excitedly said and made my way to the couch. The cracker show has ended now.
” I’m glad to hear that. But you need to rest too for tomorrow’s class.” He reminded me.
” So, are you eager about my gift?” he seated next to me without anything in his hands or near us. What gift had he bought me? This cracker show is a great gift to me. I didn’t expect for another thing.
” You already gave a gift by doing this cracker show. I don’t…”
” Shhhh… That’s only the beginning.” Jason kept his hands on my mouth and his other hand went inside his pocket to take a key.
” This gift may not look big but big enough to stay with you forever,” he said as he opened my palm and placed the key in my palm. A key. A key means the gift would be something bigger. If it’s something more expensive, I don’t think I deserve it.
” Jason… What’s this key? Are you going to give me something expensive?”
” Maybe. I will take you to the place tomorrow.” he gave a promise but didn’t say where this key belongs to.
” A place? Tell me about it. You are purposefully not saying it.” I said while he laughed by the way he’s making me impatience.
” Jason… say it. You can’t simply give a key and let me guess about it.” I said as I playfully hit my hand on his chest.
” I will let you guess it or wait till tomorrow evening.” he smiled at me and intertwined his hands with me.
” No, say it now or…” I trailed off thinking of what to say.
” Or what?” he repeated curiously.
” I will do anything but not say where the key belongs.” he firmly said.
” You will do anything. Take off your shirt now. It’s kinda cold here so my task might be difficult for me and you would even get caught if my mom comes here. You better reveal about the key you gave me as a gift.” I challenged with a little desire to see Jason without his shirt. I already saw him many times without a shirt in some magazines but not many times in real.
” I’m not afraid of the cold climate or your mother. I know she won’t come here since your best friend can take care of it,” he said staying carefree. He’s well played it all. I didn’t think Pearl would help him without my knowledge.
I watched him take his shirt off and toss it on the other side of the couch. The only way to stop staring at his perfect body is to fix my eyes on his face.
” You aren’t ready to say about it,” I said as I swirled the key in my finger.
” Nope. It can wait but I can’t.” he pulled on his lap and pressed his lips on mine without a warning.
“Someone might see us from the terrace,” I said in between kisses.
” You should stop thinking about the neighbours for once in your life, Milly,” he advised me. We didn’t have another conversation for the next five minutes. Sweet kisses turned deep. Our tongues played with each other until we are breathless.
” I guess your birthday’s going to be over by staying with me,” he said as it’s almost time for the clock to strike twelve.
” There’s no doubt in it. So, when did you asked Pearl’s help? Where is she now?” Finally, I asked about my best friend.
” She helped me decorate your terrace while the party was going on. You didn’t notice her absence while you are eating. Pearl told your mom that she will be in the terrace so you might have a chance of finding me without knowing about it.”
” Such a wonderful surprise, Jason,” I replied while my hands traced his bare chest.
” It seems like you are enjoying this view more than the decorations,” he said because my eyes never turned away from him since I got here.
” Maybe,”
” So, I can come to the point now. The key belongs to a library. Not public ones but a private one. It only belongs to you. I thought of buying a book set but it won’t be enough.”
A whole damn library. Just for my eighteenth birthday. Oh, my God.
” It’s the place where I spend when I wanted to be alone, to be away from everyone. But now I desperately want to share it with you, Milly.”
This is something so big to me. I know Jason is rich enough to do anything but it’s not someone an ordinary girl gets. I never wished for something great like this.
” I can’t believe you are giving me a key to a whole library to share it with you. This is too much to take in. I never thought…” I have a shocked expression on my face. It’s not that I’m happy. My happiness level is reaching beyond the limit to get something like this. A bookworm can know my feelings right now.
” Yeah. Just you and me.”
” Oh, Jason. I don’t know what to say, how to react.”
” But I do know what to say. I care about you a lot, Milly. You caught my attention since I saw you needing help from an asshole. I can’t stop myself from helping you and getting a chance to know you. I always thought I could buy anything but I released I do want something which I can’t buy. I love you, Milly. I know I’m not good at staying patient to get anything. But I can wait for your acceptance no matter how long it takes.”
OH, GOD. It happened. The model boy who saved me on the first day and made me obsess over him is proposing to me. Jason’s word rang in my ear as I become voiceless to open my mouth. The clock stricks twelve at that exact time. My birthday got over with two proposals overnight. Who owns my heart?