Life of a Princess (Crown Series #1)

10 Crying

"Would you like to have a dance with the Prince of Aurthroe?"

Nakangiti kong tinanggap ang kamay nya bago tumayo. "It would be my pleasure, Your Highness."

Umatras ang mga nagsasayaw at hinayaan kaming pumuntang dalawa sa pinaka-gitna. Nakatingin halos lahat sa bawat galaw namin.

They are all staring at us.

"Don't mind them. Just think that we're alone." Luthor whispered to me before holding my small waist and slightly pushed me to him.

Kahit kinakabahan ay tumango ako at pinagmasdan sya kung paano nya dalhin ang isa kong kamay sa dibdib nya at ang isa naman ay hinawakan nya.

"You're shaking."

Nahalata nya ang panginginig ko?

How can I not shake if they're all stopped dancing and just stared at us?

"I'm nervous." pag-amin ko sa nararamdaman ko.

I am really nervous. Hindi ko pa nararanasan na maraming nakatuon ang pansin sa akin.

"Why? You don't know how to dance?"

"I know and I can. It's just that...I can see them staring."

Tumango sya at saglit akong binitawan at iniwan. Bumalik din naman agad at hinawakan ulit ako.

"Where did you go?"

Hindi nya ako sinagot at nalaman nalang nang namatay ang ilaw at tanging sa aming dalawa lang nakatapat iyon.

I can't see the people.

"You can't see them staring now. You're alright?"

"Y-yeah. Thank you, Luthor."

Why does he keep on surprising me?

"You're always welcome."

Ilang saglit lang ay nagsimula na ulit tumugtog ang music at dahan dahan nya akong iginaya pasayaw.

Parati nya akong tinititigan pero hindi na ako naiilang dahil nasanay na siguro ako.

"I forgot to say something."

Tiningala ko sya at nakitang nakatingin pala sya sa akin. "Hmm? What is it?"

Hinawi nya ang buhok na nasa muka ko at inayos iyon papunta sa gilid ng tenga ko. "I forgot to say that you're really pretty."

I stopped breathing for a minute and even blinked twice...thrice...

He's making me nervous and shy.

I know the people heard that too kasi narinig ko ang mga bulungan nila.

"You're blushing." nakangiting bulong nya tila nang-aasar.

"W-what? No...I'm not blushing."

Binitawan ko ang kamay nya at hinawakan ang pisnge ko. Para namang may sariling buhay ang kamay nya na agad humawak sa bewang ko.

"You are...and you are really pretty. I can't stop myself from staring at you." tinitigan nya ako at nanghina naman ang mga kamay ko kaya naipatong ko iyon sa dibdib nya.

He's still swaying us. Slowly.

"Stop..." nanghihinang bulong ko.

I can't feel this. I can't.

This is not happening.

"Stop what?" walang ideyang tanong nya.

Nanatili syang nakatingin sa mga mata ko. Hindi nya pinapansin ang mga mata at camera na nakatutok sa amin.