Adira Del Moore is an only daughter, she always graduates with flying colors ever since she was elementary up until college. She was the suma cum laude in their batch. She's a CPA, one of the top notchers. That is why she doesn't allow anyone to get...
A/N: While you are reading this chapter. I suggest you listen to the song entitled "so this is love" by sneha which is from the disney movie Cinderella.
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After what happened on the rooftop, tuloy parin ang afternoon class namin, I feel exhausted at kahit hindi ko sinabi ay alam na alam niya parin dahil niyaya niya akong panoorin ang stars sa tabing dagat na madadaanan namin pauwi. Sakto rin kasing 7:00 pm na dahil medyo na delay ng hours ang afternoon class, nag start kami 3:00 pm na because of what happened, tapos tinuloy parin ang class kaya't wala kaming choice, natapos na naman by 6:00 pm pero may ipinasa pa kami ni Kade sa office at bumili kami ng coffee.
“Hindi ba sasama sila Sol at Jake?” I asked him ng makalabas kami sa gate ng school. Ayoko kasing maging klase ng babae na just because the guy is dating them, sakanila na palagi ang oras. Mali naman 'yon. All parties should be balanced and as long as ang lalaki ay hindi lalagpas sa boundaries or something that will disrespect your relationship. Hoay, parang tanga naman. Naiisip ko 'yan e wala kaming label hahahaha. Well, ayos lang naman talaga saakin, we are not rushing things naman kasi. As long as we have each other, then that's enough.
“No, they told me that if we'll have a date, it should be the two of us. Sabi rin ni Sol nakakasawa narin daw pagmumukha namin kasi e lagi naman kaming magkasama tatlo ever since we were kids.” Aww I really appreciate his friends, napatawa lang talaga ako sa sinabi ni Leaia na “nakakasawa narin daw.”
“But still, I don't wanna deprived you from your friends. Just tell me if you three have a date, kasi ayokong umikot ang hindi mo busy hours saakin. Let's balance all parties mhmm?” He smiled and hugged me instead of saying okay. Well, his hug already answered what I have said.
Kumalas naman ako sa yakap niya and told him that we'll get going na.
Ilang minuto pa ay nakarating na kami sa dagat. Sakto ring madilim na talaga ang kalangitan kaya't ang ganda ng mga bituin! Masaya naman akong tumakbo habang dinadama ko ang hangin, pinapakinggan ang tunog ng mga alon, at pinapanood ang mga nangniningning na mga bituin. I love the sky when it's blue, but whenever I see stars at night, it's beauty is enchanting me.
Tumingin naman ako kay Kade na nakatitig ngayon saakin. “Hali na! Ang ganda oh!” I said and turned my gaze to the beautiful night sky again.
Lumapit naman ito saakin at hindi niya parin inaalis ang titig saakin. Hindi rin ako nag patalo at tinitigan ko rin siya, and I realized something— What we are having right now is like a dream. Our moments is relatable to my favorite song in cinderella. The “so this is love” by sneha. It's giving the lyrics,
I'll touch every star in the sky So this is the miracle That I've been dreaming of Mm Mm So this is love
I was a hopeless romantic girl. Yes, I once had a suitor but it wasn't love. I just allowed that asshole to court me because I wanted to fit in the environment I had back then.
And there's Thaddeus Kade Lopez. A miracle star in my life— a dream of a hopeless romantic girl. The moment I let him be close with me, I felt what love is. He made me feel like my heart has wings, touching the star, he lighten up my dark world of romantic love.
Natigil ako sa pag-isiip ng bigla itong mag labas ng pandora box. Nakatingin ito sa mga mata ko at ngumiti.
“I brought you something.” I looked at him with my confusing eyes.
Binuksan niya ito, at bumungad saakin ang isang cinderella inspired bracelet. Then, I felt my tears dropping from my eyes. He just awakened the little girl inside me.
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I looked at how beautiful the bracelet is— it has, of course a blue color in it. It's silver, and a cute crown pendant, with the cute blue cinderella gown pendant in the middle, cinderella's kalesa noong pumunta na siya sa palace, which is made of kalabasa, tapos katabi nito ang pendant na isang sandal ni cinderella, iyong naiwan niya sa pagtakbo from the palace— and I can't word the others. All I can say is it's really beyond exquisite. It looks perfect, I am enchanted.
Bago pa siya makapagsalita ay niyakap ko siya. Hindi ko alam, hindi ko ma word, sobrang saya ko ngayon. Wait— My thoughts were cut off when I realized that how did he know Cinderella's my favorite disney princess?
“Wait... How did you know Cinderella's my favorite?” I asked him. The usual genuine smile of him, plastered on his face.
“Because blue is your favorite color, and 'di ba, hinatid kita sa room mo noong nandon ako sa bahay ninyo ni Austin? Your door has a cute Cinderella in the middle. Parang keychain na nakabitay. At doon ko nalaman. Well, it's actually obvious baby kasi like what I said, blue is your favorite, and Cinderella has a blue gown.” Wow! He knows my favorite disney princess. Now, the little girl inside me loves him more.
It feels so unreal having that kind of love Kade is showing me. I don't need to say things, even ask, because he knows me very well. Seems like I am a research topic that he studied.
“W-Why are you like that? Stalker siguro kita noh! Alam na alam mo ako!” Dinaan ko sa pagbibiro ang sinabi ko, kasi umiiyak na talaga ako. Sobrang saya ko, because this is my first time experiencing love, and the love I am experiencing now is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
“Let's just say baby that I am really good at observing— Uh... Well, I won't observe you if you aren't worth it observing.” Pinalo ko siya sa braso sa sinabi nito.
Pumasok naman ang kakulitan sa isip ko, so I asked him. “So, I am worth it observing huh??”
He smiled and held my hand. “My brain and heart says, yes. You will always be worth it, adie ko.” Katulad ng epekto nito palagi saakin, I turned red again.
Paano ko ba na pull ang lalaking ito?
“Kainis! Alam na alam ngiti ko ah? Palibhasa, kuhang kuha mo ang mga ngiti saaking labi lagi.” I said and he softly chuckled.
“I will always get that kind of smile, especially how your cute cheeks turned into red.” Said him and he pinched my cheeks.
Inirapan ko naman siya at nag biro ako. “Gusto mo pala ganitong ngiti e, at ganitong cheeks, so? Even if it means defeating you in school?” He let out a soft chuckle again.
“Go on. I would love to be defeated if it's the reward.” Kung weird lang ang sumigaw sa kilig, ginawa ko na. And just like what I said, alam na alam niya talaga paano kunin ang ngiti ko. The smile of love that I was dreaming of.
I onced again smiled and hugged him. So this is really love huh.
