She Will Be Loved

Chapter 28: The Play

My hands suddenly felt clammy. It was the final scene and I'm more anxious on doing this than any other scene, especially when I'll be kissed on the cheek by Liam.

"Ready?" Feliz ask I only nodded. The curtains opened and Liam's on the other side of the stage. We are going to meet at the middle and he'll ask me to marry him.

I got drag at the middle as scripted and so was he. "Guys, stop it." I said holding up a smile in character. Liam took a step closer towards me and held both my hands. I know I shouldn't get swayed for it's only a play but he just look charming that I couldn't help myself.

"I know this will sound totally crazy." He bite his lower lip and shyly looked away.

"What is it?" I ask with so much anticipation, though I know and memorized all the lines.

"You are the most precious thing that ever happened in my life. I don't really care about the shoes or that you've lived as a maid. All I know is that in my heart, you are the only one for me." He pulled our hands up to his chest. We didn't break the eye contact. Shit! I might probably be blushing right now. He improved a lot at this acting thing, that I'm getting more drawn to him by seconds even though I now I shouldn't.

He slowly kneeled not taking his eyes off of me. I can here the crowd in loud gasps and cheers. "I don't want nobody else, nobody else but you. I love you with all my heart and I know that I could never leave without you..." Shit! Ellie get a fucking grip. He took the ring box and opened it and said. "Will you marry me and make me the happiest person-" I interrupted him before even finishing his line.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" I exclaim getting too much into the character.

"You will?" He asks standing up.

"Of course, yes!" I nodded eagerly. He puts the ring into my finger and pulled me into a tight hug. More cheers, whistles and claps were heard. It was the very last scene, he cups my face to face him.

Kiss on the cheek, kiss on the cheek, kiss on the cheek. I repeatedly thought as he slowly pulled my face towards him but a very unexpected thing happened that should never have happened.

I saw one of the character trip on a flower bush and looses his balance. He knocks Liam towards me and just like that the lips that was suppose to touch my cheek was now on my lips. My eyes widen in shock, he was also startle from what happened but he just played it off just until the curtains drop again.

I push him immediately off of me, cover my lips with my palm. He was going to say something but I ran off the stage.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" I curse repeatedly. "That shouldn't have happened. It was my freaking first kiss."

***

The play was a great success. Everyone that came to watch it was amaze about the whole thing, but Lucas was the most skeptic one from the audience he was like a stage dad cheering at every scene Liam and I had, especially when it was only the two of us.

I wanted to throw him the glass slipper I was wearing but decided not to. I swore to smack him at the back of his head after the whole thing is over.

"You were so great, hon." Dad handing me a bouquet of roses as he always does every play. "I am so proud of you." He gives me a tight hug.

"Thank you Dad." Hugging him back. He lets go, giving me a peck on my cheek.

"Ahh, didn't I just say that I'm proud of you?" He gives me yet another squeeze.

"Yes dad, you did." I nodded at his adorable reaction.

"It was boring I must say." Jacob giving his snobby comments, though dad shook his head mouthing that Jacob was certainly lying. "It was the worst play I've ever seen."