CHAPTER 36 (PLAY DATE)

"Amanda, who's coming over again?" I asked Amanda as I looked up from my book.

I was curled up in the sofa, wearing a Star Wars shirt and men's boxer shorts.

So my fashion sense hasn't been totally converted yet.

"Um… Megan and her friend Christine. They'll stay until six here. Mom and Dad said that it was okay," Amanda replied as she continued coloring her drawings. She was lying on the floor on her belly.

Aw… How cute!

"Is that a cow?" I smiled at her, pointing to her drawing.

She pouted. "No… It's supposed to be a dragon!" .Then she began to color it more furiously.

I stared at her in disbelief and looked at her drawing more carefully.

But it…

But I'm sure that…

I mean, come on! Just look at the figure!

Amanda looked like she wanted to cry.

Oh gosh Kyleen. How could you be so stupid?

"Oh! Sorry Amanda! Yes, it's a dragon… I… Can't see very well," I told her hurriedly before she could start throwing a fit.

"Hmph," she groaned and continued coloring the cow… Er… I mean the dragon.

I sighed and went back to reading my book.

I suddenly saw the name 'Harry' scribbled on one page.

I paused.

Harry…

I still couldn't forget about last night. And now I'm extremely shy towards it. I have absolutely no clue as to what I should do I ever see him again.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Hm… It must be Megan and Christine already.

"I'll get it," I said, carefully bounding off the sofa and standing up.

I approached the door and opened it.

"Hello Christine and Meg-" I began to say when I was stunned into silence. I blushed.

OH!

MY!

FREAKIN'!

GOSH!

Why did he have to be here????

I was rooted to the spot as Harry looked at me, shocked as well. He was particularly staring at my shorts.

Why now?!

Why now when I'm wearing a dorky shirt and men's boxer shirts?!

Two kids passed me by and squealed as they approached Amanda. I didn't mind them though. I was thinking of a way to get away from this.

"Um… Um… Let me go change Harry," I said and hurriedly went upstairs.

"Yeah. You do that…" Harry said as he entered the house.

"You didn't tell me Harry was coming!" I hissed at Amanda as I made my way towards the room.

She clapped her hands to her mouth. "Oops! Sorry! I totally forgot that Megan was brining her big brother!"

I only rolled my eyes and decided that the faster I change, the less humiliating this would be.

Why oh why did I wear boxers today?

Oh snap.

I forgot that I never wore women's shorts before. So I was always wearing men's boxers. Why didn't I buy any?

Jeez.

I went downstairs (properly wearing an attire that consisted of a shirt and pants) and decided to finally show up.

Amanda had a videotape camera in her hands. She squealed as she saw me. "Perfect Kyleen! You can be the princess for our movie!"

My jaw dropped. "Princess? Are you kidding me?"

"I'm afraid she's serious," I heard Harry say.

I turned to him and immediately laughed.

He was wrapped in blankets which were supposed to be his cape and he wore a messy crown made out of construction paper.

He just looked plain funny.

"Harry!" I said, still laughing very hard.

Oh. I this keeps up I'm going to have an asthma attack!

Harry pinched me and chuckled. "Shut up. You're gonna look worse."

I stopped laughing instantaneously.

Oh dear. I was going to be the princess.

I turned around and saw that Amanda had gotten a few gleaming cloths now and she was smiling.

"Please?" she begged me.

"No," I said automatically.

"Oh. She'll say yes Amanda," Harry said and whipped out my keychain.

I gasped. "Give that back!"

Why didn't I take that keychain back??

Amanda grinned at me. "So, will you do it?"

I turned to Harry. "You're evil."

He only laughed.

I sighed. "Fine Amanda. I'll do it."

"Princess! You've awoken from the spell!" Harry said dramatically as I sat up on the sofa.

I couldn't help but laugh. "Amanda! This is stupid!"

"No it's not! And keep on going! I'm shooting a movie here!" Amanda snapped and continued recording our scene.

"Fine. Yes Prince! I am here!" I said.

I could see Megan and Christine squeal.

Gosh they were so cute! And tiny as well! I can't believe they're Amanda's age. They seemed younger than her. They were like three feet tall. But Megan was definitely smaller.

"Very good! Harry. Carry her!" Megan cheered.

"Okay sis!" Harry replied and began carrying me.

I nearly screamed since Harry was carrying me roughly. Good thing I only squealed a bit.

"Haha. Made you scream," Harry grinned.

He did that on purpose!

I only laughed and stuck my tongue at him. "Whatever Harry!"

We both laughed.

For a while, we just stared into each other. I could feel my heart go beating once more at an irregular pace.

"H-Harry… I… I…" I started to say when I suddenly felt shy. I was blushing now.

"What Kyleen?" he asked me.

Great Kyleen! You just had to start blabbing! Now he's gonna demand an answer from you!

"Um… Nothing," I lamely said.

Gosh that was pathetic.

He only chuckled. "Well, okay."

"Kiss her!" Christine squealed.

We both turned very red. We exchanged glances, wondering what we should do.

"Okay," Harry finally said.

"What???" I exclaimed.

"A peck on the cheek."

I blinked a few times. "Oh. Okay."

"Go on!" Amanda said as she held the video cam.

Harry's face inched closer to mine and…

I suddenly sneezed.

"Aw Kyleen!" Amanda groaned.

Harry laughed as I rubbed my nose.

"Sorry," I said.

"Here," Harry said and gave a swift peck on my cheek.

My heart didn't explode this time.

It imploded.

The three girls squealed as Harry gently lowered me down. I was still looking into his wonderful blue eyes.

"Yehey! Good job you two! Sis! I like him! Make him your boyfriend!" Amanda beamed at me.

I flushed. "Amanda!"

Harry chuckled.

Then again…

He'd make a wonderful boyfriend…

Right?

"What time is it?" Christine asked.

"Six," Megan replied.

"Oh."

Suddenly, Christine came to me and took my hand and placed it against her forehead. I could only look at her, absolutely flummoxed as to what she was doing. She did the same odd procedure with Harry. He shot me a confused look as well.

"Um… What are you doing?" Megan asked as soon as Christine was done.

"Oh. It's a Filipino tradition. At six o' clock, we do 'mano'. We do it towards the elderly people as a sign of respect," Christine explained.

Harry and I exchanged looks.

Elderly??

We were only fifteen for Pete's sake!

I saw that Megan and Amanda were laughing but Christine just looked confused.

After a while, they had to go. It was six o' clock after all. I bade them goodbye.

Megan and Christine were so cute! They were like Munchkins! Only cuter!

Harry and I gave each other a swift but really nice goodbye as we parted ways.

As he walked away, I suddenly realized something.

Dang it.

I forgot to take my keychain from him.