The Bastard of Disaster (TMLK#1)

2. Cinderella's Flip-flops

Chapter 2: Cinderella's Flip-flops

Inna's POV

Does he not know anything about skincare? Looking at his gorgeous face, you'd think he knows how to take care of it! UGH! Why do men have greater skin than us, women? They don't even give a rat's ass about taking care of it! 

But between using these things he gave me and not removing these mixed sweat, grime and make-up all over my face? I don't have a choice na! If I want to have at least a semblance of freshness and to look a little bit pretty, I'd have to remove everything that is on my face.

"I guess this will do," I said to myself, sighing. I'm about to commit a crime against humanity. I took another look at my lap and the things sitting on it, the abominable package of tissues and bottled water.

"Wala ka na bang ibang kailangan?" I heard Dylan ask.

I looked up at him then outside the window... pabalik kaming Cavite. I looked back at him. "Where are you guys going exactly?" I was wondering kanina pa kung saan ang destination nila, at kung bakit ba ako pumayag na masakay nila. My initial plan was to go in Manila, not somewhere else.

Umupo ulit sa tabi ko, I moved away a little to give him space from my dirty feet. 

"Sa home court ng Cavite Knights," he answered simply.

"Cavite Knights? Home court?" Where's that? Really. I'm lost here.

He laughed a little as he scratched the back of his neck. "Ang Cavite Knights ay basketball team, Marie Mae," he explained. 

Eww. Why the heck did I choose that kadiring name? Marie Mae? It sounds so mabaho. 

When he noticed that I'm still not following, he added, "Ang home court ay basketball arena or basketball court ng isang team." 

Oh. Okay.

I was gonna tell him na I get it na. But I noticed that he looked amused. He's clearly enjoying my confusion about the basketball stuff he's throwing at me. He's even holding a laugh! I could tell! The nerve of this guy!

I narrowed my eyes at him. "You think I'm stupid!" 

My usually-working death stare didn't work on him. He frigging snorted. Which made me more annoyed at him! "Look, malapit na talaga akong matakot sa hitsura mo. Linisin mo muna 'yang mukha mo bago ka makipag-usap, ha? Para 'di sila matawa." 

Then he smirked before leaving me.

HE'S SO YABANG! He'll fucking see! After I remove this gunk on my face, makikita niya kung gaano ako kaganda! He'll pick up his jaw on the floor!

So I worked on it. I removed my make-up from my face, the sweat, the grime. All the freaking gunk on my face, I removed them! Even if scrubbing my face using those rough tissues hurt my skin and made it feel a little raw, I still did it.

When I was done with it, I immediately called Dylan. 

Maghanda ka na, Inna. May malalaglag na panga dahil sa kagandahan mo!

He sat again across me and with a bored expression on his face, he asked, "Oh, bakit?" Diretso lang ang tingin niya sa akin.

Wait for it... 

Wait for it, Inna...

"Huy! Nakatulala ka na naman! Ano na, nagwapuhan ka na sa akin?" he asked, smirking. 

OH MY GOD! Ang kapal ng mukha! At nakakainis siya! HINDI SIYA AFFECTED SA BEAUTY KO!

"Oh, shit. Ang kapal nga ng make-up mo!" he exclaimed while pointing at the used tissues strewn on the floor. He looked really disgusted!