Chapter 4

Freaking acting!

Jace got away from getting caught yesterday by pretending that the sound notification he got was a call. A freaking call! Then he stood up and left while 'talking' on the phone. Nariza didn't really think anything about it and just waited for a reply, which she got a few minutes after he left.

Uuggh! This is a bit harder than I thought.

I bit my bottom lip in frustration. "I can't just point out who's Jace because it might get me or Nariza in danger, Or even Jace with his grandpa's watching eyes -- if there's any. I can't risk it. Besides, even if I did point him out, he can always say that he doesn't know us and I'm just a crazy little girl, calling people out."

"Mielle! Are you done with your homework?"

"Yes grandma!" I shouted back my answer as grandma Kimmy is outside my room, getting ready for something.

She then knocked on the door and opened it. "I'm going to the neighbors, okay? I'm going to get some gossips, hehe. There's food already that I just finished cooking. Eat once you get hungry."

"Haha, grandma and gossips! Okay, have fun getting gossips!"

"Of course, of course! Don't push yourself too hard with exercise?"

I breathed out first as I finished stretching. "Yes grandma." Grandma Kimmy left and I continued my exercise when my phone went off.




Jace Miko Salguero: You're impossible.




I grinned when I read his message.




Yes?


You almost caught me yesterday.


What! Really?


Yup.


OMG! Does that mean... our paths had crossed dadi?




You're so good at acting, Aice!




You even talked to me.


OMG AGAIN! Who were you among them?


Guess.


... Oh my gosh.. you were that old man that scratched his butt then smelled it after?!


-_-
Is that how you really think of me?


Hmm, maybe. Because I was thinking of the reason why you couldn't show yourself, and that was what I thought.


Can't you think of anything else besides my appearance? That was really the first thing that came up to your mind?


First thought? Yes. Think of anything else? Sure... But it's hard to think, especially when I don't have any brains left to think.


Haha. You were pretty smart yesterday though.


Oh? Why?


Because you almost saw me a bunch of times.
*you both
Technically, it was because of you why Nariza almost saw me.


Hehehe, maybe it was just a luck dadi.


Then you had a very good luck.


It was all luck, hehe
*seen*




"Pfft, sometimes, being childish isn't a bad thing. . . especially when acting innocent."



The day passed and I forgot our conversation. I finished what I had to do and was reading books -- another common thing between me and Mielle, we love reading -- when I got two ting's on my phone.




Rizzza Vander: Don't talk to your dadi's account. That's not him.


Jace Miko Salguero: Hi baby.




Oh.

How can I forget this part of the novel?

"Sorry Nariza, but I actually love this scene with Mielle and the person using Jace's account." Besides, in the novel, Mielle still ended up talking to this person when Nariza gave the permission to do so after a couple of days.

But why wait?

I answered Nariza first.




What if he kept messaging me?


Ignore it.


If he doesn't stop?


Up to you. I already warned you.


Okidokie! I got this, mami!


Haha XD I know, I'm more worried about the latter




"Okay. Got the permission already, now to check on this -- woah, aren't you excited to talk to Mielle?"




Jace Miko Salguero: Hi baby.
Jace Miko Salguero: Aw :( You're ignoring me.
Jace Miko Salguero: Hey.. notice your dadi :(
Jace Miko Salguero: :(




"Tss, how obvious can you be?"




Hello!


BABY!


Pfft, who're you?


It's me, your dadi. :)


Cross your heart, hope to die?


Oh geez, really? You want me dead already?


What I really despise are liars, so yes, I want you dead. Besides, since you're really my Dadi, then there's no reason for you to be scared. Right?


Ha. Smart kid. How did you know I'm not Jace?


Why, thank you. Because that's not how he messages me. So? What do you need from me?




Plus the fact that Mielle's detector is saying you're not Jace.




Nothing much. I just want to know you.


And why is that?


You're Jace's baby, right?
You are his and Riza's "baby."


And? What's it to you?


Haha, Riza was right. You're blunt.


You know what, Mister/Miss, you haven't answered any of my questions. If you're not planning to answer them, that's fine. Just do both of ourselves a favor and do not talk to me.
*seen*




Another notification popped up from Nariza.




HAHAHAHA! YOU'RE TOO MUCH KIDDO! WHAT DID YOU DO TO THAT PERSON?


What did I do? To who?


To that person who's using your Dadi's account! HAHA! Keep it up! Good job!




"Okay? Weird.. she also didn't give me the name." From what I can remember, Mielle will make an impression to this person. And the rest of the details are a bit hazy for me to recall.

The phone went ting again.




Jace Miko Salguero: My name is Peter, so 'mister' not 'miss'




"Ohh, that's right. I remember there was a Peter.. but I after this scene, he's going to appear a few more times then just disappear. The author didn't really bring him up again. That's probably why I don't remember him quite well."




I want to know you so I can find out what's with you and why Jace is protective of you.
Don't get me wrong. With his and Riza's role-playing, it's understandable that since you're their "baby," when you talk, he's protective of you. But when you don't, why is he still like that towards you? He even told me to not talk to you haha.


Why, isn't he also protective of my mami? It's the same thing.


Not quite. Because with them, they have a (forbidden) relationship, which I know that you know. So it's understandable why Jace treats your best friend special.
But with you? Minus the role-playing, you don't have any role in Jace's life. So why is he like that to you? Why doesn't he want us to talk?


Why are you asking me? Was I the one who told you that? Why don't you ask your friend so you can get enlightened? You're old MISTER PETER, you should know what you need to do.


Wow. Geez. I'm not that old.
I did ask Jace, even Riza and both of them didn't want me to talk to you, so it made me want to talk to you MORE. So here I am, talking to you. :D


And then? You happy now? You already got to talk to me. Go now. Bye.


Playing hard-to-get now, are we?


Not really. You said you wanted to talk to me, right? You already did, so what else do you need? Nothing right? So, bye-bye.


Interesting.
*seen*




"What was it that they say when it comes to this? Hmm.. oh! Yeah, that's right!"




No one cares about your interest.


You're being harsh to me. :(


Must I be kind to you?


Yes!


Explain.


Because I'm saving your mami from your dadi. I'm trying to distance and separate her from him for her own good.
Aren't I kind?


No one cares about your kindness.
Nariza didn't ask for your help, therefore, there's nothing for me to be kind to you about.


That is it, I'm giving my help for free. No need to ask! Therefore, I am kind.
You should thank me.


No one cares about your help.
Did my mami say "Thank you" to you? No, right? Why? Because you're not really helping. You're just messing things up. You're even hurting them.


GOSH! That's your third "no one cares" about me. :(


Because no one really cares about you.
And yes, I'll count it out for you. That's the fourth one.


Ouch! Your words are hurtful!
I don't get why you need protection from those two when you're this brutal!


You don't know, maybe I wasn't the one they're protecting.


What do you mean?


Maybe it was YOU that they are trying to protect from me.
The question is why? Why are they protecting YOU from me? What's with you mister Peter? Are you sensitive? You gay?


Hey that's too much! What do you mean gay! I'M NOT GAY!


That's what other's say too when they're afraid to tell the truth. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you are.


I said, I'm not gay.


Okay, so you're sensitive? You're gonna cry?


You really are too much! Can't it be that the reason they don't want me to talk to you is because I might get interested in you?


You're not gonna gain anything from being interested in me, mister Peter.
You're just going to waste your time, so don't start whatever shenanigan you have in mind.


Haha
Too late.
Mil right?
You got my attention now, Mil. :)


And so? Did that make the economy prosper?




I didn't wait for that Peter to reply. I put the phone down and headed to sleep.

Later did I know that I caused a ripple effect to the rest of the novel.





Chapter end