Extra I: the cut scenes
Somewhere,
four years ago, the day after they announced their love,
Allen’s and Catherine’s first date
“Hey, you’re late!” Catherine pouted, looking at Allen sulkily, dissatisfied with the fact that Allen was late for his first date.
“My bad. I was getting you this…” Allen dangled two sliver necklaces, both of which were limited edition lovers’ necklaces, with a heart-shaped frame.
“Took me a damn long time to get these, and they ain’t cheap either.” Allen grinned as her grouchy face turned into one of pure joy. Obviously, the necklaces were the talk of the town, and they cost a bomb. Yet, she was bowled over by such a romantic gift at their first date, which made her instantly forget that Allen was actually late.
“You baka, you don’t have to do this…” she blushed, grabbing one of the necklaces and turning around, skirt swirling and shimmering. Catherine wire a long white dress with exquisite crystals embroidered on, complete with a hot pink cap. Allen donned a long-sleeved white shirt with a pair of maroon jeans.
Abruptly grabbing her hand, Allen pulled her into a nearby photo booth and snapped many photos, where after fifteen minutes of tickling, poking, screaming, giggling and a general whale of a time, they emerged from the booth, albeit red-faced and carrying a bag of photos, they sat down at a corner of the street, picking for the best pictures to be framed in the necklace.
After carefully cutting and inserting the pictures, they put on the necklaces and off they went, on their first date.
The couple held hands as they went to different places for the whole day, shopping, taking photos, going to places that usually couples would only go. They reveled in the new idea of them being an official couple; after all, word already got out that they were an item. They went for lunch at a fancy restaurant, with the candles and all, and for their dinner, Catherine had a better idea than a candlelit dinner.
“Man, you’re right. We can see all the stars here.” Allen said, as he gazed off into the sky that glittered with countless stars. It was one of Catherine’s favourite haunts; she went to this secret, unspoiled beach, where there was no one else, just them two, bags at a corner, looking at the starry night, sharing a boxed dinner. After finishing the dinner, a little talk, they just sat there, watching the night sky, till the sun came up the next day.
