I'm married to a Mafia boss?

Chapter 52: 9:00

Lumabas ako sa dressing room at sobrang habang ng ngiti ni Margeaux.

"Perfect!" Kinuha niya kamay ko at hinarap ako sa isang giant full length mirror. "See? You look even better in black. Especially the Minamoto's clan colors are black and gold."

"H-Huh? Really? I mean... I guess? Pero diba I should dress the Fourniere's?"

"Darling, black suits you better."

It's a satin black dress na halos hapit sa akin. It's long and it shapes my body pero there's a small slit dun pero just enough lang. nilagay niya sa muka ko yung black half mask with a golden lining. Sinuot na din ni Margeaux yung kanya.

She told me to wear satin gloves so I did, kaya I look totally different from the way I dress before. She even fixed my hair a bit. Instead na meduo curls, she sleeked iy back. She put something thay made it look like kakashower ko lang.

Lumabas na kami at nandun na yung mga ladies with their mask. Naka link sa braso ko si Margeaux.

"Little fact, Kiersten. We'll have a dance in the middle, each time our partners would switch. If the clock stops at 9:00 pm, you will be left with the man that stops in front of you. They said it's the right man for you, it means you are destined with each other. Romantic right?"

"Wait, pero I'm married."

"True, but are we destined to them?" She winked at me at naglakad na sa harap. She opened the door, at maraming mga lalaki dun, with the same mask, and same tuxedo. So I guess nagpalot din si Xandy. How am i going to find him? It would be weird if I matched up with someone I don't know.

Humilera na kaming nga babae sa harap nila. I honestly don't know what's happening pero kaya ko naman mag adapt. I can dance as long as hindi mahirap.

The music started at kinuha na nung lalaki yung kamay ko at sinayaw ko. While dancing with me nakatinhin siya sa ibang babae. Hmm... this is so awkward. After a minute of dancing to the song, we switch partners again.

Dati sa movie ko lang 'to napapanood, o hindi kaya nababasa sa mga libro. Little did I know, it actullay happens in real life.

I looked at the clock, it's already 8:57, she said it will stop at 9:00. Shucks. Lahat sila magkakamuka, literally hindi ko nga makita mga mata nila halos, as if it was purposely like that. Even their hair are styled the same, I guess only cur is that some men have blonde hair, pero only a handful. This is so hard. Bahala na nga.

8:59, I'm onto my next partner.

Let me just get this over with. Ang sakit na ng paa ko. Hinawakan na nung partner ko yung kamay ko. Napatingin ako sa kanya ng de oras. Kahit naka gloves ako, I know how Xandy touches my hand. Sobrang gentle niya sa kamay ko, he placed his hand at my back, in a respectful way. This is Xandy... the moment I felt his gloves touch my bare back, I had goosebumps and my heart started to beat really fast. Alam ko sa sarili ko, this is Xander. No one can make my heart fast like this...

Tsaka, imagine... I like him so much that my body remembered how he touches me. He twirled me, exactly ho he did it last time.

Tumunog na yung orasan at exactly nine. Napatingin ako sa mga tao sa gilid ko, they all removed their masks and kissed each other.

What!?

I removed his mask, and he remove mine. Bumungad lang sa akin yung ngiti niya and his soft eyes.

"Told you, mahahanap kita."

"We're destined." Out of mind kong sabi sa kanya pero what the heck. Yun naman talaga sabi ni Margeaux.