Rewriting Fate (Good Girls Series #5)

Chapter 45: Mom

“Here?” Aizren asked, I nodded my head as a response and he pulled the car to the side of the road. I smiled as I unbuckled my seatbelt. “Just wait for me there, I will just search for a parking space.” He said. I nodded my head once again before going out of the car. Tumayo ako sa tabi at pinanood siya just like what he told me to do.

Until I saw his figure coming. He’s wearing a simple peach shirt, light blue pants and a pair of white sneakers. His hair was neatly fixed with gel and he’s looking amazingly handsome.

“Why are you staring at me? Did you finally realize that you love me?” he asked with a smirk. Natawa ako at agad siyang hinampas sa balikat.

“Let’s go inside.” I said, natatawa akong kumapit sa braso niya. I greeted the staffs that I know with a smile. They will all smile and look at Aizren afterwards, kita ko ang mangha sa mga mata nila. Masyadong gwapo ang isang ‘to.

“Ehi!” Cass greeted me immediately. He’s looking back and forth between me and Aizren. “Chi è questo?” [Who’s that?]

I looked at Aizren first.

“Uh, hi, Cassandra! This is Aizren Treivor, you can call him Treivor.” I looked at Aizren who’s looking at me too. “He’s my friend,” napahigpit ang kapit ko sa kanya. Cass looked at him from head to toe before smiling.

“Cassandra Russo,” she introduced herself. Aizren nodded his head and smiled a bit. “Italiano?” Cass asked, looking at Aizren.

“No, I am Filipino-Australian.” Aizren answered, Cass smiled before looking at me.

“Shanice, come su Lin? Stai per abbandonarlo?” [Shanice, how about Lin? Are you going to abandon him?] she asked, still with a smile. Ako naman ay nagulat at nanlaki ang mga mata dahil doon. She widened her eyes at me, signing me to smile as well and ride on her expression. Pilit akong ngumiti.

“Non importa,” [He doesn’t matter,] I answered and smiled. “Teka, bakit ba tayo nagi-Italian dito? Can’t you speak Tagalog?” I asked and rolled my eyes.

“Ayy, sorry! Nakalimutan ko,” Cass chuckled. She looked at Aizren again. “Ang pogi mo, bagay kayo ng friend ko.” natawa ako sa pagiging plastic ni Cass, pero mas natawa ako nang hindi siya pansinin ni Aizren.

“Mamaya pa naman ang duty ko, right? Can we shop for a while? Ipapasyal ko lang ‘to.” I said and pointing at Aizren.

“K, fine!” Cassandra rolled her eyes so I pulled Aizren with me already.

“What are you talking about?” tanong agad ni Aizren. “When you are speaking Italian.” My eyes widened a bit. Napaisip ako tungkol doon, pero sa huli ay ngumiti na lang ako at nagkibit-balikat.

“Ingatan daw kita, masyado kang gwapo at baka maagaw ka.” I chuckled with my lies, he just halted so I have to face his seriousness.

“You don’t have to take care of me, Shanice.” may diing sabi niya. Napaatras naman ako dahil doon, parang kaunti na lang ay makakapanapak na agad siya. “I can take care of myself. I know when to let a girl steal me or not. And in my case, it’s you… you are the only girl who can steal me, Shanice.” What the hell?

Napalingon ako sa paligid, hindi ko alam kung may nakarinig ba ng sinabi niya pero napatingin sa amin ang mga tao. pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata but he just mouthed “what?” and rolled his eyes. Napailing na lang ako at nauna nang maglakad. Aizren followed me from behind as I take a look of the shelf. Napatigil lang ako nang makita ang isang page ng stickers, it was a fire emoji  with expressions drawn on it. Napangiti ako at inilagay ‘yon sa cart.