Just a dream

A Story by erosisbroken

Everything seems almost perfect...she is mine and I'm her's... Is it dejavu? Is it just in my head? Or is it just a dream? Just a dream (now in full English version) Copyright © 2015 by ErosIsBrok

"One order of Frappuccino for Jenny" call of one of the staff of this coffee shop. "One order of Frappuccino for Jenny."

One lady came over the counter, got her order and leaves the coffee shop. By then I just realized her name.

"Jenny?!" I said and immediately look around to see and find the girl named Jenny. I got up on my seat and hurriedly gone the coffee shop. I searched for her but I guess...she's not that girl I was looking for.

***

"What the heck?! Watch we're you going! Now look what have you done to my things! Don't be an idiot when walking in the street!" Annoyed shout of the woman in front of me.

"Sorry miss. I'm so sorry. I'm a bit in a hurry. My bad, I'm so sorry about this" I said apologizing as I helped pick her things up from the ground.

When we're done, she suddenly stared at me. Looking me like just I got dirt on my face.

"Sorry miss. Are you okay? And...why are you looking at me like that? Do I have dirt on my face?" I asked her while wiping something I don't know if I have on my face.

"A-ahh...e...Nothing...Thanks...i..I'm fine...sorry too about what I said to you a while ago. Got to go, I'm in a hurry too. Bye!" she said and run away.

Days passed and I can't get off my mind from that girl. I don't know if I'm going to see her again.

***

I'm currently in the restaurant having my dinner and suddenly I saw that girl I bumped into back then. I don't know but I found myself going towards to her.

"Ahm miss, you probably don't remember me but I'm the one whom you bumped into a few weeks ago. I'm so sorry about what happened that time. I'm really sorry. I just...wanted to give this to you." I said and hand over her planner. It's just a small thing to be kept easily with me all the time just in case I saw her again, I can return it to her.

"This is what I've been looking for, I thought I'd lost it but then it's just with you all along. But...wait a sec! Did you? Did you open this and read what's written?" she asked me with a shocked face.

"A-ahhh...Yeah...sorry about it... I just wanted to know where I could find you or just know your name and contact details so I can give this back to you. I'm sorry if I read it." I said shyly while rubbing the back of my head.

"Ahhh. I see...its okay. I'm sorry too for how I acted. It's just that...I don't know you, maybe you are a bad person or something. Sorry for judging you. By the way thanks for giving it back to me...Sorry, What's your name?" she asked.

"I'm Brix. It's all right nothing to worry about. I didn't read everything. You're welcome Jenny." I said and saw how wide her eyes gotten.

"Ho-how'd you know my name?" she ask with confusion.

"Ah, that...It's written in your planner. Okay, I need to go." I said and turned my back to her.

"A-ah wait!" she exclaimed.

"Yes? Is there anything you need" I said facing her.

"Ahm...can...ahm...can I get you anything? As a sign of my thanks for giving back my planner. That's all. I...I mean if you don't mind? My treat." She said still holding the planner.

"It's okay, you don't have to treat me of anything. I'll be going then. See you around." I said and about to go when she talked again.

"Please, I insist. Anything will do." Saying those words while holding my arm. It got my attention of her hands holding my arms that's when she realizes what I was looking at and took it off.

"Sorry." She said. I think she just got ashamed of what she did.

"It's okay. Okay then...if you insist. Just let me have your number" I said and a wrinkle formed her forehead, confused of what I'm talking about.

"Can I just have your number as payment for my good deed to you? Anything will do, right?" I said and I saw her hesitate and remained silent.

"If you don't want to give it to me, it's fine. Your thanks is enough. Well, got to go." I'm about to go when she stopped me again. Her hand is in front of me like she's asking for something for her to hand over to her.

"What?" I asked with confusion.

"Give me your phone. You want my number right?" she said having the same gesture.

"Oh, now I get it. Here." I handed her my phone and she started typing and return the phone to me when she's done.

"Thanks Jenny. I'll just text you." I said and she's heading back to her seat when her phone rings. She answered the phone and said.

"Who's this?" she asked.

"This is Brix, just checking if you gave me the right number. About my reward for my good deed...let's have a date...just one date." I said on the line and she turned around to my direction.

"What are you sayi-"she said and I cut her out. "Tomorrow. 8pm. same place. Here. I'll see you then. I need to go. Bye. Take care." I said and gave her my sweetest and coolest smile and before going I also wink at her.

***

We had our date that day and the one date turn into another and another and we lost count after that. We are now comfortable with each other and I think...I've already fallen for her.

Days passed and I started to court her. Weeks passed and still she's not yet saying her 'YES' to me. Still doing my best to win her over and after of months of waiting... She finally said YES!

We are now on our 1st month and currently celebrating it where I first saw her, where we had our first date. I'm really glad that the girl I bumped into was also the girl who bumped my heart and it fell for her.

Everything went smooth and we are getting stronger as well but suddenly this almost perfect relationship starting to fall apart when my parents decided to arranged me in a marriage with the daughter of their business partner. They never knew that I already have a girlfriend because I wanted them to meet her when I already asked Jenny in marriage. When I know that she is and will always be mine but then I guess that's not a good idea because now, I will be married to someone I don't love and worst I don't even like or knew once in my life.

"Mom! I don't want to marry that girl! I have a girlfriend already! So can you please stop setting me up and planning my life?" I said angrily to my mom.

"If you already have a girlfriend, why you did not tell us about her? Why you didn't let us meet her? Are you sure you already have one or you're just making this up so you won't marry my business partner's daughter?" she said while still calm.

"I'm not making this up mom! I'm telling you the truth! Why can't you just believe me?!?" I explained with mixed emotions...hurt, anger, frustrations and all. I don't know what to feel right now. I'm actually pissed off right now!

"It's not that we don't believe you Brix...we just wanted the truth. If you already have this girlfriend of yours, let us met her. Bring her here." She said still in a calm tone.

"Okay! If that's what you want then. I'll bring her here! You'll see." I said and gone away.

I hurried over my car and started driving my way to Jenny. There are so many things that are bothering my mind. I kept thinking and did not notice that the stoplight turned red already and did not stop ending up having a car crash. I only heard people screaming, asking for her and the last thing I heard was the siren of the ambulance coming towards my direction and that's when everything went black.

***

"Brix son are you okay now, honey? Thank God you're awake now. You scared us to death. We thought you won't be back to your senses. Thank you Lord for giving back our son." Mom said to me while holding my hands and still crying.

"How long I've been here, mom?" I asked confused.

"It's been months and a half now hijo. Don't you ever scare us again. Okay?" mom said while still crying out.

"But mom, where's Jenny? Did she know already that I had my accident? Did she know that I've been here confined and in comatose stage? Did she come over to check my condition?" I fired up my questions to her not waiting for her answers. Maybe Jenny got worried why I haven't contacting her and all. My mom remained silent and having this big question mark written all over her face.

"Son, who is Jenny?" she asked and now I'm the one who got confused. Then she continued her sentence. "We don't know anything about what you are talking about. We haven't met someone named Jenny. Is she your friend or something?" she asked puzzled.

"It's Jenny mom, she's my girlfriend, you're supposed to meet her and I'm on my way on picking her up when I got my accident." I explained and I saw her still with this question mark on her face and maybe thinking that her son is crazy talking about someone that never existed in his life. Thinking that maybe her son got his head hit that hard and talking non-sense.

"What are you saying son? You are on your way on meeting me when you had your accident. We're supposed to meet some business partner in one of the restaurants in Tagaytay because their business is located there that we will be merging our company with. What are you saying that you're on your way to that Jenny girl?" mom explained to me.

"I...I...I d-don't understand what's happening to me mom, she was so real. Are you sure that I don't have any girlfriend named Jenny?" I managed to ask still with misperception.

"Well, for the past months before the accident, you don't have any girlfriend like you told us. So how come you're saying that you have a girlfriend?"

"I don't know mom. It's so real...she is so real. We're happy together. I can remember everything from the moment we met, and until we had that conversation about her and the accident." I don't know what to think, what to believe. All I knew that she was so real.

"Maybe you just dreamt about her while you're in comatose son. So don't over think about it, it might hurt you. I'll just go to your doctor and tell her that you're awake now." Mom said to me and kissed me on my forehead.

***

It's almost 2 weeks since I got out of the hospital. The doctor said that I have to be careful in everything that I will do. I shouldn't be thinking too much because it might hurt my head when trying to remember something that happened to me before the accident. I just need to let the memories be back to me, bit by bit.

I'm here at the coffee shop, having my lunch while doing my work.

"One order of Frappuccino for Jenny" call of one of the staff of this coffee shop. "One order of Frappuccino for Jenny."

One lady came over the counter, got her order and leaves the coffee shop. By then I just realized her name.

***

"What the heck?! Watch we're you going! Now look what have you done to my things! Don't be an idiot when walking in the street!" Annoyed shout of the woman in front of me.

"Sorry miss. I'm so sorry. I'm a bit in a hurry. My bad, I'm so sorry about this" I said apologizing as I helped pick her things up from the ground.

When we're done, she suddenly stared at me. Looking me like just I got dirt on my face.

"Sorry miss. Are you okay? And...why are you looking at me like that? Do I have dirt on my face?" I asked her while wiping something I don't know if I have on my face.

"A-ahh...e...Nothing...Thanks...i..I'm fine...sorry too about what I said to you a while ago. Got to go, I'm in a hurry too. Bye!" she said and run away.

When she got away, I saw a notebook like thing on the ground and picked it up. I opened it to check if there is any information who's the owner of this planner so I can give it back. But the only thing that is written there was the name 'Jenny'

"I think this already happened. Dejavu?" I said asking myself.

Days passed and I can't get off my mind from that girl. I don't know if I'm going to see her again.

[Son, I want you to meet me up at 4pm at home. We're gonna go somewhere. Be careful on your way here, okay?] mom said on the other line.

"Yes mom. I Will. I'll be there at 4pm. See you." I said and hang up.

***

We are now on our way to Tagaytay to meet with our business partner. Mom is scared for me because something might to me again.

"Brix son, we are not just meeting our business partner there in Tagaytay." Mom said to me while focused on the road.

"Mom, who else we'll be meeting there?" Puzzled question, I asked.

"Your fiancé. They will be there so we can talk about your upcoming wedding."

I got shocked when she said that line. "But mom?! I don't-" she did not let me finished what I'm saying and cutted me out. "No buts. You don't have a girlfriend anyway. It's good that they have a daughter so we planned to let you meet and be married to her. I'm sure you'll like her." She said and there's nothing else I can do about it.

We are already in our meeting place and currently waiting for our business partner. We stayed seated while waiting for our order to arrive when someone talked and heading where mom is seated.

"Sorry we're late. My daughter took so long in fixing herself up. Maybe she got excited to meet your son." The woman said and pecks a kiss on the cheeks of each other.

"It's okay, we just got here and we already order some foods. Have a seat. Is there anything you wanted to add?" mom said to the woman beside her that I think she's the mother of my soon to be my fiancé.

"I'm sorry we're late." The lady said behind me and still not looking back at her.

"It's okay hija. Have a seat. You can seat beside my son, Brix." Mom said. The lady sat beside me but still not giving a glance at her.

"Nice to meet you, ma'am." I said to our business partner and lend my hand to shake with her.

"Nice to meet you too Brix, your son is so handsome. Ah Brix, this is my lovely daughter...Jenny" she said what?!?! After hearing her say the name 'Jenny'...my heart beats fast and I suddenly look at the person beside me.

"YOU AGAIN?!?!" we said in chorus.

"So I guess, you two know each other. We won't be having a hard time to arrange their marriage. hahaha" my mom said and they both laughed about it.

Me and Jenny...well...here we are just staring at each other. I can't believe that she is here, that she is real. She wasn't made up in my mind. She isn't just a dream from my deep sleep.

"You should know her back then Brix. You are supposed to meet my daughter but unfortunately you met your accident on your way here." Gwen said, the mother of Jenny. We continue talking to each other while having our dinner.

"Meaning...we are destined to meet each other? It may sound creepy but I already met you. It seems to be real and it feels to be real too. I don't know but in that dream, we bumped to each other just like we had the last time and this I got something..." I continued narrating and when I remembered that thing, I took it out of my suit pocket and hand it over to her. "This is the planner I got up that day. Is this yours?" asking her.

"When I returned to you that planner, what we told each other a while ago, that's the exact same words we said in my dream...and..." I suddenly stopped thinking if I should still continue telling my story to her.

"And?" she asked waiting for my story to be continued.

"And...I got your number and we started to date. So can I ask you for that second date? And this time it's for real" I said to her and I think she got shocked and a little bit confused about it. And our moms, they just continue to listen on what I'm saying at I think they are feeling like a teenager giggling on what happens next to the story.

"Why is it 'second date'?" she asked.

"Because in that dream, I ended up having an accident going to you and it's just okay that I have committed that accident because I've been awaken in my deep sleep and that was the most beautiful accident because even in just a dream or in reality, I'm fated to meet you and to fall for you. Will you accept that second date as my fiancé? I know it's just now that we're met but will you be my fiancé for real?" she look at me like she don't know what she's supposed to do and answer my questions. I got up and bended on my one knee in front of her, took out a small box. "I accidentally pass by a jewelry store earlier and saw this beautiful ring. I bought it without thinking about it and I now I know why. I think this will fit in your finger and it will be more beautiful if you wear it. So will you let me marry you?" I said while looking straight to her eyes. She is still speechless as well as our mothers. I guess they didn't expect that this would happen.

"B-brix, isn't too sudden? I mean..we just met, we barely knew each other." She said.

"I know it's a sudden thing but if you're not ready yet, it's okay. I'll wait for you. I'll wait for your answer. I'll wait until you say your 'yes' to me" I said and gotten to my feet. "Ahm, mom...tita...excuse me." I said and left them there. I went out of the restaurant and I'm about to hop in the car when someone hold my arm.

"Brix, wait. Please don't leave me again." She said and got this big question mark on my face. What does she mean 'Again'?

"What are you saying 'don't leave you again'?" I asked.

"a-ah...'coz...the time we're about to meet each other and knew that you had your accident, I got this unexplainable feeling inside. I got nervous that I might lose you. And when we bumped to each other I just stared at you because I never thought that you are real. And I'm happy to know that you're okay. Before the accident happen, I had this vivid dream but I can't see the face of the guy in that dream, I am with him at the restaurant. It was just a blurred face but I know who he is, his voice and also the feeling of hands holding me. I already knew the feeling the first time we faced each other, my heart beats irregularly. When I saw you in that hospital bed, I felt the same feeling in what I have in that dream. I know that moment that it was you. So please...don't you dare to leave again. Please?" she was crying while telling that story to me.

"Shhhh...stop crying...I'm sorry to scare you. I won't leave you again...never...I promise you that." I wiped out her tears and kiss her on the forehead.

"Yes" she said. Wrinkle formed in my forehead.

"What do you mean 'Yes'?" I asked her not having any hint what she's saying that for?

She flashed a smile but still have tears on her face. "It looks like that ring is really beautiful on my finger."

"W-what are you saying? Does it mean you-"she cut me out by kissing me on the lips and said "YES, I will let you marry me Brix, I will be your Jenny again." She said and after hearing those words...I can't control myself, I hugged her and lifted her up going in circle.

"Thank you, this is so surreal. I just can't believe that you would say yes and that dream of yours. I don't believe everything what's happening right now. It's like a dream. I wish this is not just a dream." I said, I just can't hide my feelings anymore.

"This is not just a dream, this is now for real." She said and kiss me again on my lips. It was a deep and passionate kiss.

And here I can tell that everything is true. Everything is not just a dream. If it was a dream....i don't want to wake up anymore...I just wanted to have this beautiful dream.