"I love you for the sacrifices you've made for me. Baby girl beginning from the early morning meet ups, you know what I'm talking about." He winked at her, not wanting to go into much details. What was he talking about? He continued anyways.
"To the time where I had an attack and all I had was you to stay by my side till dawn. I can never forget that day till I leave this earth. The sacrifice you made of stealing your phone just to come online and make sure I was okay when your dad came around and seized your phone. Trust me when I say even when I acted like I didn't care, I was paying attention to every detail.
-Let's not even talk about the sacrifice you made last month which led to me having a good relationship with your mum now." He said and they both exchanged a sly smirk. These two were in too deep already. He even has a relationship with her mum. There is no way I stand a chance with this dude.
"The fifth reason why I love you is because of how you put me before your friends. It feels so good to know that you got me and you can pull up for me anytime and any day. It feels so good to know that I am your number one." He glanced towards my direction as if he was passing that Information down to me.
"I love the way you stare at me like I'm the most handsome guy in the world and how you admire me when I'm all dressed up. I can't miss the way you hype me up too. Trust me when I say that shit gets to my head even when I try not to show it." He chuckled. I must admit that the guy is really soft sha. His fashion sense is top notch.
"I love how we are so much alike; the first thing that connected us together. We had a lot in common. We both fucked with the same artists and we both disliked the same dishes. We also had the same belief toward certain things in life. It's like the connection was there from the very beginning." He gave her a glance before continuing.
"I love the way you walk! Babe if I don't say this then my list would never be complete. I personally think you should try runway modeling." The people around laughed at his statement. Jasmine was blushing too, hard if I may add.
"I love how you put in effort to make us work."
"I love the way you talk. I love it when you sing, even if I've heard you singing just once, I love how peaceful and melodious your voice is. Very soothing to my ears. I can listen to you talk all day without getting tired and you know that."
"I love how you get mad when I tell you someone did something terrible to me in the field and you rage like you're gonna beat them up.''
"I love how you still want me, despite seeing me in my most vulnerable state."
"Baby I love how possessive you get when you're jealous about something. It makes you look so cute and adorable."
"I love the fact that you still want to be with me despite the mistakes and wrong choices I've made in this relationship we share. I'm not going too deep because I believe you already know what I'm talking about."
What in the world is he talking about?! I feel so lost right now.
"I love how you can confide in me about anything without being afraid of being judged. I'm happy that you trust me enough to share your problems with me."
"I love how you're the only one who gets my joke. . . and laughs."
"I love how you go out of your way to surprise me with random gifts."
"And lastly, I love that you know what you want and you know how to go for it without giving up. I mean, how can I ever hate you? I really don't know how to live life without having you in it. I'm grateful for this bond we share despite our ups and downs. There's a lot of them but we never gave up on each other. You know how much I value what we share and how much I appreciate you for everything you have done for me. And not to forget, how happy you make everyone around you feel.-
-I sincerely hope that your eighteenth treats you better than your seventeenth. I pray that your eighteenth brings you more happiness, love and success babe. And from the bottom of my heart, I'm wishing you the happiest birthday ever." He finally concluded and he walked over to her to hand her her present. They kissed for some minutes and everybody in the room began to scream as they applauded them.
What a speech.
I don't even want to talk about what the sight of them kissing made me feel. I'm tired of expressing my pain. A young girl of about my age walked in with the cake and everybody in the room began to sing a harmonious happy birthday song.
"Make a wish darling." She closed her eyes and blew the lights off the candle, causing everybody to clap again. Most of them got the kissing scene and the blowing off of the candle light on record. She looked really happy and that was all that mattered to me at this point.
The next in line was the toast.
We all served ourselves with the quantity of wine that we were okay with and Dave spoke next. I think it's safe to label him as the organizer of this party.
"Here's to all the years spent, and the ones to come in the future. All the smiles, the tears, the laughter and the pain. Here's to achieving great dreams and and attaining great heights."
"Cheers!"
Everyone clicked their glasses together and the DJ began to blast some music making everyone in the room to begin dancing.
At a point, Dave and Jasmine were out of sight and my mind began to ponder on a lot of things they could be doing, alone. The thought of it creeps me out. I quickly shake my head off the thought and try to enjoy the party.
Keyword: Try.
Soon enough, they were back in sight and as if she noticed my gaze on her, she quickly walked towards my direction.
"Do you mind dancing with me?" She asked and I shook my head no. Parte after parte was playing right now and we moved our body in sync to the music. I must confess, Jasmine is a really good dancer. The disc jockey is really good too. We move our body in sync and when she comes closer to me, I whisper into her ears. "Do you want to talk outside?"
She gives me an intense stare before leading me out of the party room.
"Sooo?" Was the next thing she said when we were out of the party room.
"So I can see you're having one of the best birthdays of your life." She smiles before responding.
"How do you know?!" She squealed.
"I mean it's obvious, the person behind this really put his or her all into the preparation I must commend."
"Yeah. I got to find out that the person behind all of this was my mum, and Dave. The guy you met earlier." His name alone had the power to make her smile.
"I know who he is." I said brusquely.
"Yeah-''
''He seems to be in love with you."
"And I love him too." My heart skipped like three beats after hearing that.
"Then what is it you feel for me?" I ask as I take a step closer to her, closing the gap between us.
"What is it you feel for me Jasmine? I know you don't see me as a mere friend. So what am I to you? What are we?" My voice was dangerously low and needy at this point. I was emotionally frustrated and I couldn't keep it in anymore. I needed to know where I stood with her.
"I-I don't know Drey. I just know that I like you a lot, but I can't seem to place my hands on what exactly it is that I feel for you." She stuttered. It means I had an effect on her.
