American Boy ✔️

Chapter Forty

"No I... you look like you're going to work."

"I am going to work, I just want to look extra presentable for you."

"Presentable? You always look presentable to me, Alexander."

He's always looked clean, mature, and just a man, you know?

Kahit nung unang beses na'ming nakilala ang isa't-isa, he looked really mature at tsaka ang tangkad niya rin, magalang din, kumpara sa mga estudyante noon na anak ng mga mayayaman o mga artista siya lang lang yung anak ng mayaman na iba sa mga estudyante na yun.

He didn't talk shit, he didn't try to fight anyone, flirt, or use his money over anything else and it's one of the things that I love about him.

"And besides..."

Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa kanya at hinila siya gamit yung kwelyo sa damit niya, agad kong naramdaman ang mabilis na tibok ng puso niya.

"...it's one of the things that I liked about you." I said.

Napangiti siya sa sinabi ko pero napansin ko rin ang pagmula ng magkabila niyang mga pisngi.

Mas lalo lang siyang naging cute, 'di ko napigilan ang sarili kong pisilin ang pisngi niya, muntik ko na ngang hinalikan ang labi niya pero pinigilan ko ang sarili ko.

We can't do things unless we are official. He's still courting me, he's still trying to prove himself to me.

"Really?" tanong niya.

"Yep, remember... I liked everything about you because I was in love with you."

"Are you still in love with me?"

Huh, would you look at that.

I'm not gonna answer that.

Hindi ako sure pero alam ko na may konti akong nararamdaman para sa kanya, I'm just not sure what this feeling is yet but it is growing.

"Can you give me a few minutes? Magbibihis lang ako, mabilis lang." I said, immediately changing the subject and slowly took a few steps backwards from him.

"Sure. I'll be here."

"Thanks, Alex."

Sinarado ko ang pinto at agad na nagbihis. Pantalon lang din at pink na t-shirt, medyo simple lang, I used a cushion foundation to put something on my face together with some blush, mascara, liquid lipstick, and then eyebrows.

Simple lang. We're just going somewhere to eat breakfast together.

This is our first tome eating breakfast together not as friends or best friends, but him being my suitor.

This still feels like a dream to me, ang hirap tanggapin and maybe it doesn't look like it but I really can't believe that this is happening.

Sinuklay ko rin ang buhok ko at gumamit pa 'ko ng hairspray, pagkatapos no'n tiningnan ko ulet ang sarili ko sa salamin bago ko binuksan ang pinto at nando'n pa rin si Alexander sa labas.

Inobserbahan niya 'ko from head to toe, kinagat niya ang labi niya na para bang pinipigilan niya ang sarili niyang ngumiti.

"Hey... you look so pretty, Rina. No... you've always been pretty, you're Katerina Miranda." pambobola niya naman.

"Okay na, sige na, Cardoza. Dami mong bola." tawa kong sabi sa kanya.

"I'm just telling you the truth. You've always been the prettiest, most gorgeous woman I know. You are something else, I'm pissed at myself for not telling you that properly..."