This is a fiction of MAYWARD!
This isn't your typical story of a fairy tale.
There is no wicked stepmother or ugly stepsisters.
There is no magic carpet and definitely no 7 dwarfs.
There may be an Ursula or atleast that's how i picture her to be...
After he played the song. He went to his Grandma and kissed her. Her Grandma is in tears with what Ethan did for her and I am so touched seeing them like that.
Ethan went down and headed straight to me. He pulled my waist closer to him and kissed me again on the forehead in front of his family. My heart is swelling by the moment and yet I can't help but think this is all for show. So I half smiled at him.
After everyone ate and gathered, a man who looks with so much power went to our table. As soon as Ethan saw him he stood up.
'Oh hi Tito.' Ethan shook his hand
'Hello Ethan, it's been a while.' Tinapik si Ethan sa balikat ng lalaki.
'Yes tito. Sorry I was not able to visit often. School and Basketball, you know.' Sabi naman ni Ethan.
'Yeah, I heard. By the way, have you talked to Hope?' Tanong ng lalaki. Which made me pay attention as I have heard the name again.
'Uh no tito. Why?' Kunot noong tanong ni Ethan
'Medyo tinotopak na naman kasi yung kaibigan mo. Just wondering if she told you anything.' Tanong ng lalaki which I assume is the dad of who they call Hope.
Whew! Nakahinga ako dun. Kaibigan daw sabi ng kausap niyo. So atleast I know na magkaibigan lang talaga sila.
'Anyway, I'll go ahead. Let me know if she told you anything ah.' Sabi ng lalaki.
'Oh by the way tito, I want you to meet Maddie.' Ethan helped me stand up. 'My girlfriend.'
'Maddie, Gov. Ferrer.' He introduced as both.
Gov. Ferrer smiled playfully at Ethan. 'Well I guess I know where Hope's tantrums is coming from.' He again tapped Ethan on the shoulder. 'See you around Ethan. Nice Meeting you Maddie.' Then he left.
'Are you enjoying.' Baling sa akin ni Ethan.
'Yes, I am.' I smiled at him.
'Wanna dance with me?' Tanong niya.
'S-sure.' Nagaalangan kong sagot.
He led me into the dance floor. Hindi na ako nagpakita ng hiya dahil may mga ilng pares na din naman ang nanduduon.
He grabbed both of my hands and placed it on his shoulders as he placed both of his hands on my waist and started swaying.
Being this close to Ethan makes my heart melt. Now that I have confirmed what I truly feel for this guy makes me want to bottle every second I have with him. Para kung dadating man ang panahon na kailangan na naming magpaalam sa isa't-isa, meron akong ala-ala na magpapatunay na minsan, naging akin sya.
Inihilig ko ang ulo ko sa dibdib ni Ethan. I want to hear his heartbeat. I wanna feel if is is the same as mine. Am I delusional to think na may pag-asa naman na magkagusto sa akin si Ethan? Is everything na ipinakita at pinaparamdam niya sa akin just a show? I want to ask him but I couldn't find the courage to. Sabi nga nila 'what you do not know won't hurt you.' So I kept quiet.
Naramdaman yata ni Ethan ang pangamba ko so he tilted my head with his fingertip on my chin. He looked straight into my eyes as if also looking for an answer. Kung ano mang tanong ang naglalaro din sa isip niya ay hindi ko alam. I broke the silence.
'Thank you.' I said
'For what?' He asked while still looking straight in my eyes.
'For this. For letting me experience this tike with your family. For everything.' I sincerely said. Alam ko na hindi naman ito talaga ang gustong sabihin ng puso ko pero totoo din namang nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya. Dahil these moments that I have with him? These moments are the ones I'nm gonna treasure forever.
'No Maddie. Thank YOU.' He said na nagpakunot naman ng noo ko. As if on cue, he continued 'Thank you for being here. Thank you for getting along with my family, it is such a joy to see. And thank you f-for .. for playing along with me.'
There. I got one of the answers to my questions. 'Thank you for playing along with me.' Ayun na nga. Laro pa din pala. For a brief second I thought, may pag-asa ng maging totoo. Hahaha. Feelingera din kasi ako. I swear I am about to cry at this very second but I shouldn't. He shouldn't see me in this state. Dapat happy happy lang. Kapag nalaman niya that I have fallen for him, I an pretty sure that the deal will be over.
'Upo na tayo. Pagod na ako.' Aya ko sa kanya.
'Oh okay. S-sure.' Parang natatarantang sabi ni Ethan.
'Yeah. Pagod lang. Saka medyo masikip sa akin yung shoes ni Laureen, mahirap pa lang ipilit yung hindi kasya. Masakit sa paa.' Pero mas masakit yung puso ko.
'Oh fuck. Sorry I forgot to buy one. Why didn't I think about that. Sorry Maddie.' He looks really concerned.
'Okay lang. Nakaraos naman.' Pabiro kong sagot sa kanya.
Before the party is over of course hindi pumayag si Tita Cathy na wala kaming picture ni Ethan together. This time, instead of posting it online. She sent it to the both us para in case gusto namin ipost, we can.
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I checked on the picture and saw that my eyes are teary. Sana hindi mapansin ni Ethan.
When we got on the car, Ethan immediately grabbed my feet and removed the shoes. I am not lying when I said na masikip sa akin yung shoes. It really is and when he removed it I felt that a load of thorns were removed from my feet.
He placed my legs across his and started massaging my foot. Nahiya ako bigla kasi baka mamaya may amoy. Alam niyo na. So I tried to remove my feet from his hold but he didn't allow me to.
'Ethan, wag na. Okay lang ako.' Sa arte ni Ethan I can only imagine kung anong klaseng pangdidiri ang tinitiis niya mahawakan lang ang paa ko.
'No! It's my fault so let me please.' One thing I have learned from Ethan is that you can never win a fight. So I did let him.
He massaged my feet and toes which feels like heaven. When I sit back I suddenlt felt sleepy. I guess the event from yesterday to today is taking its toll on me. So when I closed my eyes ayun na. Hindi ko na napigilan at nakatulog na ako ng tuluyan.
Nagising na lang ako sa pakiramdam na para akong nakalutang. I am too tired to even open my eyes but I know who is carrying me right now. I know his smell so well and it made me smile.
Inilapag ako ni Ethan sa kama and he pulled the blanket over my body. I felt him stroking my hair. I do not want to end this so I pretended to be in deep sleep.
I suddenly felt his lips on my forehead for a good few seconds. Then he whispered 'sleeptight, princess.'
I heard the door clicked which confirms that he has now left the room.
