The Matchmaker's Boyfriend

Sixteenth Chapter //

The Matchmaker's Boyfriend
Written by
whitebabylion ♥

Sixteenth Chapter //
Couple Everything

"Gotcha!"

Nandito pa din kami sa carnival at naglalaro ng iba't-ibang booths.

Ang nilalaro ko ngayon ay 'Cookie Dozer.' Kapag naghulog ka ng one-peso coin, napupush 'yung ibang coin. You have to keep on trying para mahulog 'yung coins dun sa slot. One coin, one cookie. Ipapapalit mo lahat ng coins na makukuha mo para maging cookie.

And I'm very happy to tell you that I got 48 coins.

"Very good!"

Oliver patted my head like a dog.

"Don't do that! I'm not a dog!" I told him.

"Congratulations, ma'am. Here's your cookies!" sabi nung staff then inabot niya sa akin 'yung 48 cookies ko.

"Thank you." sabi ko at naglakad na kami palayo ni Oliver.

"Pahingi." sabi niya at akmang kukuha ng isa pero pinigilan ko siya.

"Don't you dare."

"You love those cookies more than me? Ouch." he said jokingly sabay hawak kunwari sa dibdib na wari'y nasasaktan siya sa sinabi ko.

"I love you more than anything else."

I almost blurted that out. No, no, no. You can't tell him that. Hindi dapat. Hindi pwede.

Inilagay ko na muna sa bag ko 'yung cookies, aba, baka ubusin ni Oliver. Naglakad na ulit kami para mag-try ng ibang rides and booths.

"Photobooth tayo?" tanong ni Oliver.

"Sige! Game! Masaya 'yan."

He held my hand then hinatak niya ako papunta sa Photobooth.

Be still, my beating heart. You know na walang meaning ang paghawak niya sa kamay niyo.

"Hi, ma'am and sir. Couple po?" tanong sa amin nung staff.

"No, w-we're not---"

"Yes. Couple nga kami." sabi ni Oliver.

"I see. Bagay na bagay po kayo," kinikilig pang sabi nung staff, "Five pesos lang po per shot and per copy. How many shots po?"

"One hundred!" sabi ni Oliver.

"The heck, Oliver. Baka abutin tayon ng sampung taon sa loob ng booth." natatawa 'kong sabi.

"Hmp. Sige na nga. Five shots na lang po." sabi ni Oliver.

The staff led us inside. Sa loob nung booth, may isang screen.

"Just click the 'Start' button when you're ready, sir." sabi nung staff then lumabas na.

"Anong gusto 'mong background, Ellice?" tanong ni Oliver while browsing the screen, "Itong may hearts, gusto mo?"

"Yuck! So gay!" I told him then ako ang naghanap ng background, "Ito na lang. Kulay black with white g-clefs!"

"Huwag 'yan! Ito na lang. Si Cupid with bow and arrow."

"No way! Mas maganda itong white with black skulls."

"Bakit ba puro pang-brokenhearted pinipili mo?" iritang tanong ni Oliver.

"Bakit? Parehas naman tayong brokenhearted, di ba?" I told him before I could even stop myself.