Once Upon He Was Mine (Good Girls Series #4)

Chapter 43: Melodies and Harmony

Nasa labas ako...

My world stopped rotating when I read that message from him. Though it is an exaggeration, it really feels like it.

Two days passed by. And I am avoiding him. Why? I just don't know.

I realized that I'm too young for these feelings. Sixteen, turning seventeen? I'm not in the right age as of now. How can a sixteen year old girl's heart beats so fast whenever she sees that boy? Baka iniisip lang ng iba na dahil sa kakandian ko 'to.

But no, I know I am feeling this right. I know my feelings because it's mine. I know everything about myself.

Or maybe it's just a puppy love. Yeah, puppy love. Intense but relatively shallow kind of love.

Whatever it is, I'm glad that my first kind of love is him.

"You know what, Shanel? You should face him. Walang magagawa ang pag-iwas mo, hija." It was tita Mariel, seated beside me.

"Tita, I'm scared." I looked at her. "What if it's just a mere puppy love?" She smiled at me as she caressed my hair.

"If you think he's worth risking for, then let it be. Malalaman mo naman 'yan pagdating ng panahon." She looked dreamily somewhere. "I remember your mom doing the sane thing as you are doing right now before. She's afraid that your dad's just playing around her and her feelings' not that definite. Pero tingnan mo kung nasaan sila." I heaved a sigh before nodding my head.

"I don't know what to do that's why I am doing my best to get rid of him," I confessed. My aunt just smiled at me while still stroking my hair gently.

"Do you see him as a person you can be with in the future?" There, napaisip ako roon. She chuckled. "You're too young, but when you're growing together as a couple, you will realize how important your future together will be."

Grow together...

Can we?

I was spacing out when I bumped into someone. Napahawak na lang ako sa noo ko dahil nasaktan 'yon.

"Are you okay?" It's Vince Matthew, standing in front of me. Wearing a large sized black tee and a grey sweat shorts.

"I... I'm fine." Napaiwas ako ng tingin sa kaniya.

"Why are you avoiding me?" he asked. Napalunok ako at mariing pinikit ang mga mata. "Did I make you feel so upset? Did I do something wrong?" I opened my eyes and looked at him. I saw concern and sadness on his eyes.

"I'm scared," I confessed.

"Scared of what?" His forehead creased.

"I'm scared of... Of---"

"Of me, being tired of you? Being tired of waiting for you?" he asked, making my lips part slightly. How did he know? "The bible says, love is patient. And here I am, patiently waiting for you because I love you. Hindi ako aalis, hindi ako maiinip, I'm like a pen and you're the ink. Without you, I'll lose my use. I need you, because I love you, and I will never get ti---"

"I love you too," I bit my lower lip as I stared at him. I saw how his cheeks turn red, his eyes widened, and his lips parted while staring at me too. I avoided his gaze as I fidget my fingers.

What the hell did I just say?!

Why did I tell him that? I'm not so sure about it.

Well, on the other hand, he had showed me the qualities that Ate Shanty told me before.