Enemies Turned into Lovers (Good Girls Series #3)

Chapter 45: Turned Into Lovers

The last chapter...

Her Side

It has been almost four years since we broke up.

I have never thought of loving someone named Ryle Ivan Fortaleza. Why? Simple, he's a total jerk who never did anything good but to piss me off.

Seriously? Bumping me to make the last piece of mocha cake fall? Stepping on my socks? Calling me 'babaeng abno'? Arguing with me? Ruining my canvas? Tearing my coloring book? Bullying me? Judging my outfits? Talking to me in a sarcastic way? Telling my parents about my moves without telling his? Pulling a prank on me by giving me an ice cream container with tilapia fish inside? Being conceited whenever talking to my sisters? Teasing me? Making me jealous just by flirting with other hot and sexy chics? Telling lies to my crush, Treijan? Making fun of me? Et cetera. He's the worst! Umabot pa kami sa puntong nasampal ko siya sa sobrang disappointment ko. I really like Treijan before. There's something ideal about him. Gustong-gusto ko siya but Ryle sent him a fake news the reason why he avoided me. I was hurt by that. Really hurt. I thought of how awful Ryle is to me.

However, I can say that he's one of the best men I know. Actually, he's the best man next to my dad. Because even though he's ruining my mood, I can't count those times that he helped me and made me smile.

Alam ko naman, eh. Tuwing gumagawa siya ng kalokohan ay bumabawi siya in a low key way. Like, when he pulled a prank about the ice cream and Jollibee, he treated me the next day. He stepped on my socks, he bought me a pair. He destroyed my favorite coloring book that Tita/Ninang Erah gave me, he gave me a bunch of coloring books. When my parents left to go to California, he took care of me. I was once stalked by a high school classmate and he punched that classmate just to stay away from me even if it costs his image in school.

He's the man who loved me so much.

One day, I just feel so otherworldly when he quit being my enemy. He became kind. It feels so strange because we've been enemies for almost 15 years. Then he confessed... He fell in love with me. Hindi ko alam kung anong hangin ang humihip sa kanya na naging dahilan ng pagbabago ng isip niya, knowing na halos itaga niya sa bato na hinding-hindi niya ako magugustuhan kahit kailan.

We're totally opposite when it comes to principles and attitude. I'm still dependent to my parents while he's carefree. I'm studious, he's a happy-go-lucky person. I prefer talents and attitude, he preferred wits and physical appearance. He's an extrovert, I'm somehow an introvert. See? We're total opposites.

But do you know the conflict? I've got a crush on him too.

I don't know why, but whenever I see him I got something inside me that I can't explain.

"Baka naman kasi crush mo na si Ryle!" pang-aasar ni Marra at kinurot ang braso ko.

"Eww? Why? Bakit sa dami ng lalaki, sa kanya mo naisipang i-ship ako?" naiinis pero natatawa kong sabi.

"Eh, obvious naman kasi! Obvious din na may gusto siya sa 'yo! Tingnan mo!" garapalang tinuro ni Xyle si Ryle na nasa kabilang table. He just avoided my gaze and continued talking to his friends. I just rolled my eyes. Paki ko ba sa kanya?

"I think you're being in denial." walang emosyong sabi ni Eycee.

"What? Pati ikaw?" tanong ko, of all people I didn't expect that she will believe Xyle and Marra's theory.