Once Upon He Was Mine (Good Girls Series #4)

Chapter 18: Phone

Chapter 18: Phone

"Tita Miya, Tito Benj, gusto ko po sanang maging girlfriend si Marra. Wala po kayong dapat na ipagkaalala, hindi ko po siya sasaktan!" I folded my arms as I watch Vince. Sorry for the word, but he looks stupid on what he's doing. "Argghh! Ang pangit! Pa'no ba dapat, Shane?!" he turned to my direction. He looks frustrated while messing his own hair.

He told me about his plan, he'll talk to Tita Miya and Tito Benj. He wants to court Ate Marra. Nadatnan pa kami sa labas ni Ate Xyle kaya pinapasok niya kami sa bahay nila. Nasa second floor kami at nakaupo ako sa couch nila na kulay green.

"Just be simple, Vince. Simplicity means perfection for a girl like her. Just be courteous, polite and sincere," I advised and he sat down beside me. I can smell his perfume that loiters in my system. His fixed hair was already disheveled. But his face still screams handsomeness.

"You think Marra likes me?" he asked suddenly. He looked nervous, I sighed as I patted his back.

"Hindi mahirap para sa mga nakakakilala sa 'yo na mahalin ka, Vince." I gave him a purely scrupulous answer with a heartfelt smile. He looked at me, he's staring at my face, and he has something in his mind right now.

"Can I practice? Pwede bang magkunwari kang si Marra?" I was rendered speechless by his favor.

Earlier, I thought that he was gonna use me as a bridge again. But no, he's asking me a favor that I really want to do. For the meantime, I want to experience how to be Ate Marra... How to be Ate Marra that Vince loves the most. How to be Ate Marra that piqued Vince's attention at the first sight? How to be Ate Marra... that my love's dreaming of?

"Sure, I'll pretend that I am Ate Marra. Tell me everything you want to tell her," I said. I am a masochist, right? I prefer hurting myself just by staying beside Vince instead of moving on and forgetting about my feelings for him. He nodded as he stood up again, then the acting burlesque started again. I am fixing my posture while Vince, on the other hand, is slowly coming to my direction. He fakes his cough so I looked at him with a bright smile.

"Oh, Matthew! Ikaw pala 'yan? Kumusta na?" I asked, mimicking Ate Marra's voice.

"Marra," I was surprised when he hugged me with only his right hand. "Marra, I wanted to tell you these things that I have been keeping for so long," bulong niya at bumitaw. I can see the adoration and affection in his eyes as he looks at me. "'Di ba, sinabi ko naman sa 'yo kanina na... gusto kitang ligawan?" His eyes are looking at me, as if trying to see my soul. I felt uncomfortable at it but for the sake of the extravaganza, I tried my best to act.

"Ahh, oo? Pero 'di ba sabi ko, mga magulang ko ang tanungin mo, Matthew? Gusto kong bago mo ako ligawan, ma-consult mo muna sila." I remembered he told me that Ate Marra wants Vince to ask for her parents permissions first.

"Yeah, at 'yon ang gagawin ko." He takes a seat on the couch in front of me. "Tita, Tito, on behalf of my feelings for Marra. I want to court her. I want to have your daughter as my girlfriend, my love, my partner in every crime I will do, my partner in everything." He looks at me with so much passion in his eyes.

"Let's say na pumayag na sila. So let's proceed with what you want to tell Ate Marra," I said and shifted on the seat beside him. Without a word, he held my left hand using his right hand.

"I want you to know everything, Marra," he said while looking at my face. "Marra, you're given to me by God. The first time I saw you, I already liked you."