I look at the alarm clock and see that there's only fifteen minutes remaining for Eric to reach here and take me to the 'open ground' for a 'surprise'.

Since it's a bit chilly outside, I'm wearing a red top with a blue sweater and black denims. I complete my look with my brown boots and a bit of lip balm and moisturizer. I grab my bag and head out of the room.

Ping!

I take out my phone and see that it's a message from Eric.

' I'm outside ur building. '

I say goodbye to Ari and step out of the building only to see a gorgeous Eric leaning on his car.

"Shall we leave Mr King?" I smirk at him.

"We shall." He opens the passenger side's door for me and then he walks to the driver's side. We soon take a turn to the highway.

Highway? That's far....

"Umm... Eric? Where are we going?" I look around and see that there are very few cars on the road.

He stays silent for few minutes and opens his mouth to speak. "Do you trust me?"

Why is he asking me this? Can't he see that I've shared all my pain with him?

"Do you trust me Liza?" He asks me again.

"Yes." I reply.

"Then trust me now." I don't say anything and only hum in response.

If he asking me to trust him, then I will. I look out of the window and see that we are near the countryside of the city.

It's so beautiful. I've never been on this side of the city. The sky is dark and I could clearly see the stars. Eric takes a sharp left and parks the car between two other cars.

Huh? Why is this area so crowded?

He takes out a picnic basket and a mat from the back seat.

"What are we doing here?" I ask him but he grabs my hand and pulls me to the crowd.

We enter the gates and I see a huge ground with many people either sitting or lying on the ground. Families, couples, friends, children and even old people are there on the ground.

What's so special going on here?

I turn to Eric and give him a quizzical look.

"Come on, let's find an empty spot." He pulls me to a corner which had a clear view of the sky.

He spreads the mat and places the basket in the corner. He then takes off his shoes, makes himself comfortable and sits on the mat. He pats on his left, motioning me to join him.

After making myself comfortable on the ground, I ask him again.

"What are we doing here?"

"Are you hungry? I made sandwiches and chocolate cookies. Wait let me take those out." He grabs the basket but I stop him.

"I'm not hungry. Will you please tell me what are we doing here?" I give him my puppy dog eyes.

"Oh. Then would like something to drink? I have cranberry juice, some low alcohol content wine and chocolate milkshake. Or do you feel cold?"

"Eric..."

"I did not bring a sweater but I can give you my jacket cause I'm pretty warm though. Here." He takes off his jacket and wraps it on me.

"Eric...I don't need your jacket. Will please tell me why are we here?" I take off his jacket and give it back to him.

"Okay....Okay fine can you please be patient for a few more minutes?" He looks at me with pleading eyes.

"Fine. But I would like to have those cookies." He gives me the box of cookies and I take it happily.

"So, tell me what else can Mr King bake besides delicious cookies?" I try to start up a conversation.

"I know how cook many dishes that I've lost count of. But my specialty in deserts is caramel creme." My smile drops.

Caramel creme? Seriously? I'll never understand how he ate up the whole thing. It was loaded with sugar.

"So you have a sweet tooth?" He nods.

I take another bite of the cookie when suddenly all the commotion stops. I look around and see that some people are having a telescope with them.

Telescope? What the....

I look at Eric with a confused look. My heart beat has increased its speed. His blue eyes are shining in this dark and beautiful night.

He gets up and helps me to get up. He stands behind me and wraps his arm around my waist. Shocks of electricity pass through me and I take a sharp intake of breath.

"Look up...." He whispers huskily in my ear. I look up at the dark sky and that's when I saw it.

Something glowing very brightly and then forming a white streak in the dark sky.

Oh my God...

He... He.... He brought me here to see the meteor shower. Shooting stars? How did he knew I always wanted to see them? I thought I only told.....

After that one streak, three more streaks come together. I look at it in awe. Eric rests his chin on top of my head and entwined his one hand with mine.

People around us start hooting and clapping at the spectacular natural phenomenon. Few seconds later three more meteors fall out.

I engraved this scene in my brain. I always wanted to see this phenomenon with Thomas. When we were kids, we would always climb up to the roof of our house with a telescope and stay up there for hours, hoping we would find at least a single shooting star.

"Do you like it?" Eric whispers in my ear.

"No." I say still looking up at the sky.

"What?"

"I love it." The meteor shower ends but I'm still looking up at the sky.

"Well I'm glad you loved this surprise, Miss Green." He tucks my loose hair strands behind my ear, pecks the top of my forehead and wipes my tears.

When did these fall out?

"Thank you." I wipe my runny nose and turn to him.

He just fulfilled my long dream of seeing a meteor shower. Thomas couldn't survive to see this beauty, but I'm sure he must have seen it somewhere from up there. A thank you from me is not enough for this great gift. An idea pops up in my head.

I wrap my arms around his neck, give him a peck on his cheek and hide my face in his chest. His chest vibrates in laugh, finding my actions amusing.

I still can't believe that he took me so far from home only to watch the meteor shower. There are so many questions in my mind, but I decide not to say anything and enjoy the rest of the night with him.

After watching the meteor shower, we went to a local restaurant to have our dinner. None of us didn't speak anything and we were simply enjoying each other's company.

After the dinner, he drove me back to my apartment.

I take off my seatbelt and open the door.

"Wait. I forgot something." I turn around. Eric takes out his seatbelt, leans down to my face and gives a small kiss on my cheek.

A small peck. Not on my lips and definitely not a big one.

I blush so much that I'm sure that he must have seen it in this darkness.

I run to my apartment in embarrassment and lock my bedroom door. After changing into my night dress, I lie down on my bed and think about tonight's events.

Why did he took me to watch a meteor shower? A carnival or some restaurant would have been fine. Did he knew it was special for me? If he did, then how did he knew? Did Eric's small peck meant something? What about Rick? I thought he wanted to show me someday. Looks like there's gonna be a lot of change of plans.

My mind involuntarily jumps to Ari's question.

What did she meant by who I wanted Rick to be? Obviously a person not an animal. Does she know something? Was she trying to point out to somebody? If she was, then who?

But I think.... I think I know who I want Rick to be......

Author's note:

Dear Readers,

I would advise all of you to run to the nearest Medical, General, Grocery or any sort of store fast and buy many boxes of tissue papers.😢😢

Why?

Thebookisabouttoend.

Too fast?

The book is about to end.😢😢