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Meeting him is one of the best moment of my life. He was once a pain in my ass until he became the one that make my heart beat so fast. Isa akong transferee, ganun din sya. Strangers-to-classmates-to-seatmates. That's how our story started and up until now I'm hoping that our story is still on-going. because up until now, I'm not ready to face its ending.
"Alis na po ako." paalam ko sa mga magulang ko bago ako umalis ng bahay para pumasok sa bago kong school.
Owyes! Bago! Dahil transferee ako galing Quezon Province.
"Ingat ka. Yong pagtawid tawid mo ha. Baka bigla kang tumakbo pagbinusihan ka." pabirong bilin ni Nanay. Pano ba naman may tatawirang 4 lanes na kalsada eh sa pinanggalingan ko yong kalsada don kelangan pang magbigayan ng mga sasakyan para lang makaabante pagnagsasalubong. (✖﹏✖)
Napanguso ako sa sabi ni Nanay.
"Yano ay, di naman po ako ganun kabano." pero ang totoo medyo ninenerbyos ako. Haha
"Si tatay po?" tanong ko para makapagpaalam din.
"Andon na sa building. Sabihin ko nalang nalang na umalis ka na." sagot ni Nanay. Foreman kase si Tatay at dito kami pansamantalang nakatira sa baraks nila sa construction site. Samantalang si Nanay nagluluto luto ng merienda ng mga construction workers para dagdag income namin.
"Ahh sige po. Alis na po ako." muli kong paalam sabay halik kay Nanay.
11:10 na at 12:00 ang pasok namin kase afternoon shift ang mga 4th year sa papasukan kong school. Pagkadating ko sa kalsada sakto namang may dumating na jeep kaya sumakay agad ako. Mabilis naman ang naging byahe, di matraffic. Salamat naman pero ang init pa din. Huhu. Agad akong bumaba pagdating sa babaan.
Lechetin! Naiwan ko yong payong ko. Katanghalian pa mandin. Lulutong talaga ko nito. Ayaw ko namang magtricycle kase sayang pa 'yong otso. Pang-merienda ko na din yon. Ay mali! Pangdagdag pala sa ipon ko pambiling cellphone. Wahhahaha!
After 8 minutes ng lakad nakarating din sa tapat ng school. 11:40 palang. Ang daming estudyante sa labas, nag-aantay din ng pagbukas ng gate. Nakisilong muna ako don sa may tindahan. Nagpalinga linga ako, nagbabakasaling may makita akong kakilala ko. Oo transferee ako this year, pero dito din sa lugar na to ako unang nag-aral hanggang grade 3. Baka may batchmate akong makita kahit alam kong malabong matandaan pa din ako nung mga yon. Yong naging childhood bestfriend ko kase sa ibang school naka-enroll. Don din dapat ako kaso nalate ako sa enrollment.
Kakalinga ko, napansin kong may pila pala. At dahil bagong estudyante at 1st day of school. Bait baitan muna si ako at nakipila. Pero isang maling pagkakamali pala yon. Ang init don sa dulo ng pila. π_π Buti nalang bumukas na ang gate at nag-umpisa ng magpapasok ang guard.
Walangya! Para akong nasa zombie apocalypse! Ang siksikan!!! Muntanga naman kase pagsabayin ba naman ang pagpapalabas at pagpapasok ng mga estudyante. Oo nga't magkaibang butas ng gate pero iisa pa din naman yong daan.
After a million years of pakikipagdigma. Yessss!!!! Nalagpasan ko ang zombie apocalypse kaso yong amoy ko, amoy uwian na. Huhu Lechetin talaga.
Hinanap ko agad ang room ko. Section 4-Faraday. Sumilip muna ako sa bago pumasok. Wala pang teacher. Whew. Pumunta agad ako sa may hulihang upuan at syempre tabi ng bintana. Ang init kaya.
Maya maya nagsidatingan na din ang mga kaklase ko ata. Malamang kaklase ko nga, alangan namang pumasok sila dito sa room kung hindi. Shunga lang Self?
12:30 dumating ang 1st period teacher namin. Ayon niintroduce nya ang sarili nya, nang biglang may pumasok na ikinatigil ng lahat. Nagsinghapan ang ilan sa mga kaklase ko lalo na mga babae. Dire-diretso syang lumakad papasok at umupo sa hulihang upuan. Lahat kami tingin ko napahabol ng tingin sa kanya.
Mukhang isa to sa magiging teacher's enemy ahh, sa isip isip ko.
"Good afternoon Mister." sarkastikong bati ng teacher namin na si Ma'am Riane. Tumingin lang sa kanya yong lalaking pumasok at saka sumubsob sa armchair nya. Napailing iling naman si Ma'am.
"Ok class, before we start. I want to arrange your sit alphabetically."
"1st row, alis muna kayo dyan. I'll call your surnames and you will occupied the seats from left to right. We'll start in these seats on my right. Understand?"
"Yes Ma'am." sabay sabay naming sagot.
"1st row. Alonzo, Andrada, Arizon, Balmes and Barmaceda." sunod sunod na umupo ang mga tinawag. One at a time kase ang pagtawag ni Ma'am. Diretso attendance na din daw kase yon.
"2nd row. Berion, Briones, Burgos, Bustamante and Callantes.
"3rd row. Carillo", ako na yon kaya umupo na ko. Sakto tabi ng bintana! Yes!
"Castillano..... Castillano? Wala ba si Castillano?" tanong ni Ma'am at kaya kanya kanyang tanungan ang mga kaklase ko, maliban kay kuyang agaw atensyon kanina kase ayon nakasubsob pa din sa desk nya na parang walang pake sa nangyayari sa paligid nya. Napansin sya ni Ma'am kaya nilapitan sya at tinapik. Mukha namang nagising si kuya kase halatang nakatulog ito base sa itsura nya at papungay pungay na tinignan si Ma'am."Are you Castillano?" nakataas ang kilay na tanong ni Ma'am. Halatang nababanas na sya sa isang to. Luminga linga si kuya at tumango.
"Why?"
"Move to the seat beside Miss Carillo." tamad na napatingin naman sa pwesto ko si kuya, nagtama ang tingin namin kaya mabilis akong umiwas. Maya maya naramdaman kong umupo na sya sa tabi ko. At yon sumubsob ulet sa desk nya. Wala sa sariling nilingon ko ung katabi ko. Sakto na umayos sya ng subsob sa desk na napaharap sa pwesto ko. Bigla tuloy akong nahiya dahil nahuli nya ko. Kaya agad kong binaling ang tingin ko sa unahan. Ramdam ko ang biglang pag-init ng pisngi ko.
"Tss. Huli na nga tumatakas pa." dinig kong sabi nya. Kaya napabaling ako sa kanya ng nakataas ang kilay dahilan ng bigla kong pagkainis at nakita ko syang ngumisi bago sumubsob ulet sa desk nya.
"Assuming. Napatingin lang ihh." bubulong bulong kong sabi with matching paikot ng mata dahil baka madinig ako ni Ma'am na abala sa pagtatawag ng pangalan.
"Whatever." I heard him murmured. Kaya napatingin ako with disbelief.
'Tsss! Yabang! Porke gwapo!' pag-aalburoto ko sa isip ko.
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?
⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ This Book Contains Matured Contents, reader's discretion is advised. *** "Do you have any idea how much I want to be inside you right now?" he asked as he stood to his feet. "Then why aren't you?" I responded, loving the feel of him pressed so close, my back to the mirror, my front to him. But even still, in some far corner of my lust-fogged mind, I realized that we were still in a bathroom. Anyone could walk in and see us. The thought of getting discovered was scary and erotic at the same time. "Oh, we're not done. Spread your legs a bit for me, Kitten." He commanded. When I did as he instructed, he settled between my legs again. "Now close your eyes. And try not to move." Dominic Rutherford murmured. I drew in a sharp breath as his fingers slipped into me with a silky, wet ease. First one. Then another. A feverish tide rose inside me, and I groaned. I jerked in response, causing me to unconsciously move my hips towards his teasing, clever hand, seeking more. "Ohh-" My body trembled under his touch. "Please..." *** Ruby escapes a stifling marriage filled with betrayal, eager to reclaim her freedom. At a masquerade ball, she meets Dominic, a mysterious older man always wearing a mask and has a complex past. Their intense attraction ignites a passionate and dangerous affair. Dominic, who was tasked by Ruby's unknown brother to find her, is captivated by her defiant spirit. As Ruby gets entangled in Dominic's dark world and faces threats from her vengeful former husband and an enemy within, she struggles with her fear of love. Will Ruby and Dominic overcome their pasts and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart? Can Ruby submit to love even after the truth is revealed?
Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Joshua's mistress drugged Alicia, and she ended up in a stranger's bed. In one night, Alicia lost her innocence, while Joshua's mistress carried his child in her womb. Heartbroken and humiliated, Alicia demanded a divorce, but Joshua saw it as yet another tantrum. When they finally parted ways, she went on to become a renowned artist, sought out and admired by everyone. Consumed by regret, Joshua darkened her doorstep in hopes of reconciliation, only to find her in the arms of a powerful tycoon. "Say hello to your sister-in-law."
Bailey seems to be never destined to fit in, a little geeky, but under it all, a hidden beauty that so many seem to miss, but still not what her pack Alpha is looking for in a fated mate... so he is determined to reject her and make her life hell. Bailey, knowing her life will likely never be the same focuses on what she can control, her future, and heads off to study; becoming a teacher. Asher is the Beta of Autumn Valley Pack, a neighbouring pack. A broken man having suffered the loss of his mate after a rogue attack, Asher is slowly crumbling. Falling to pieces. A shadow of his former self, and not a man that anyone wants to be around anymore... Until, Autumn Valley Pack require a new teacher, and Bailey finds herself there and pushed together with the Beta. Is there a connection building or is that in their imaginations? And what will happen when Bailey's mate comes back to claim what is his?
After spending a night with a strange man on the day before her wedding, Arianna left the country to start her life afresh. The 22-year-old Arianna Jason lived her life pleasing those she loved the most, without knowing that she was simply a prey being nurtured for the day of her ruin. Her life has tasted the butter pill of betrayal. She wants to give back to the world what she's got but how can she change her good, innocent personality to fit into a cruel society and world? Can her sweet nature be contaminated, or will she make it through, paddling on the right path?