The Ugly Duckling (PUBLISHED UNDER PSICOM)

Ugly #3

"Please think about this. Please, Les. Wag mo na lang ituloy ito. This will end up bad. I can already feel it. Your plans always end up bad."

"O', ye of little faith." I rolled my eyes over the phone. Pangatlong araw ko na sa Crest University, at ngayong araw-sisimulan ko na ang plano ko para sa hambog na iyon.

I smirked. Hindi na ako makapaghintay. Today's going to be fun! I can already feel it. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang sinasabi ni Dee na nararamdaman niya. Basta ako, I have a good feeling about this. I'm so going to enjoy every moment.

"Les, please."

"Hmm. Let me think. Do you still think that ugly people aren't meant to love?" Hinintay ko ang sagot ni Dee pero hindi siya nagsalita. Tahimik lang ang buong linya at parang alam ko na ang sagot niya. "See? Your silence further proves how I need to do this. You're not losing your hope over that damn guy, Diana. I'm not going to let that happen."

"Hindi mo naman kailangan gawin ito, Les."

"No, Dee. I'm going to prove you that you're wrong. I'm going to give you your faith back." Seryosong sagot ko sa kanya.

She groaned. "Oh God, no. Please don't tell me that you'll be using Sage to make me realize how wrong I am."

"He'll end up broken. Ayaw mo ba 'nun? Kasi ako gusto ko. Nabalik ko na ang tiwala mo, nasaktan ko pa ang taong nakasakit sayo. It's like hitting two birds in one stone. Except that I won't be hitting but I'll be acting like a damsel in distress." I laughed.

"Les," She sighed. Nawala bigla ang aliw na nararamdaman ko.

"Stop trying to convince me, Dee. You know how damn stubborn I am. Kahit na lumuha ka ng dugo, hindi magbabago ang isip ko. I'm still going to do it. You should know that by now. Besides, you know how much I love to play. I'm bored. Doing this will entertain me so I'm sure it'll be fun."

Sinubukan talaga akong kumbinsihin ni Dee na itigil ang lahat ng binabalak ko but she won't be able to convince me. There's no way I'm turning back now. Especially now that I'm already here. Maybe she's right that this is all wrong, but the thing is... Since when did I care about doing the wrong thing?

You'll only hear me say the words I and care in one sentence when there's don't in the middle.

The truth was I really had a hard time thinking of the perfect first encounter with him. I know we already met but bumping into him is just too cliché kaya hindi ko iyon matanggap. And bumping into someone isn't really something that would mark in your mind. Gusto ko yung tipong tatatak talaga ako sa isip niya. Gusto ko yung tipong makikita niya talaga ako. Yung mapapansin niya ako.

If I wasn't wearing my ugly duckling suit, I know he would have noticed me right away. Okay, that's superficial but it's the truth anyway. This society forbids noticing anyone who doesn't pass their tastes. Kung hindi ka ganoon kaganda, madali kang makalimutan-hindi ka mapapansin. Siguro nga totoo yon, pero hindi totoo na hindi pupwedeng mahalin ang isang ugly duckling.

Everyone deserves to be love and loved just the same.I'm not going to let a guy ruin her self-worth.

Stalking him was hard. It's a good thing that I'm a total genius kung hindi ay paniguradong walang mabuting mangyayari sa plano ko. I hired a private investigator to report Sage's daily routine. Mabuti na lang rin at mayaman kami kaya naging madali rin iyon.

From his personal information, schedule-lahat-lahat ng tungkol sa kanya, nalaman ko. Sage Isaiah Savellano is a twenty-one year old who's taking up Business Ad. The course makes sense since his family owns the Savellano Group of Companies na kasali sa top five biggest company in Asia. Their family came from old money and obviously, they are filthy rich.