CHAPTER 01 - NEW NEIGHBOR
OH MY GOSH?! MY VIRGIN EYES!!!
Napaupo ako sa sahig nang dahil sa gulat. Muntik na akong sumigaw, mabuti nalang at natakpan ko ang mga bibig ko.
Just what did I see?!
Siguro na over lang ako sa pag-aaral. Wala namang tao na nakatira sa kabilang bahay. It's been empty for a year. Baka guni-guni ko lang 'yun.
Right! Wala lang 'yun. Ang ganda pa naman ng mga stars ngayon.
Tumayo ulit ako at humarap sa bintana.
"Hello!" My jaw dropped.
Am I seeing what I'm seeing? Bakit may Greek God sa kabilang bahay?! Forgive me, mom and dad, but he looks hot talaga.
But why does he look familiar?
"Ikaw!" I pointed at him and he looked confused.
He was the one I met when I broke up with my ex.
"Ako?" Tinuro niya ang sarili niya. He looks confused. "Oh, I'm sorry! Nasanay kasi ako na topless kapag nasa bahay. I should have closed the windows. Sorry po!"
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
So someone's living across my house now? Tapos lalake pa? Paano na ako magkakaroon ng quality time with the stars kung pagtingin ko sa bintana ay siya ang nakikita ko? What's worse is siya pa talaga.
What a unique star.
"Oh, right!" My eyes widened.
He's back again.
"Ha?"
"I'm Vince!"
Okay, he's not hot. He's a weirdo.
"I don't care."
I closed the curtains. Wala akong oras para makipag-usap sa mga weirdo na katulad niya. Pero maybe he's just friendly? Ang bilis ko lang talaga sigurong manghusga.
"Miss! Miss! Nandiyan ka pa ba?! Miss!"
Did he just throw something on my window?!
He did. And the small stone landed straight to my face.
"Oops. Sorry." He looks cute though. Naka-peace sign siya habang nakangiti.
OMG NO! Am I insane?! It took me months to move on from my ex and now some guy is getting my attention? No way!!!
"Kung ano man ang gusto mong sabihin, just keep it to yourself. First of all, it's 2 am in the—"
"Exactly! So bakit gising ka pa?"
Seryoso ba siya? He's seriously talking to me? Through the window?
"Whatever."
I closed my window and turned off the lights. Sana naman hindi na niya ako gambalain.
It feels new. There's a dim light inside my room already and it's coming from his house. My room used to be completely dark.
Minutes have probably passed pero hindi pa rin ako makatulog. All those thoughts just kept on lingering in my mind.
What if I fail?
What if I won't be able to continue this program?
What if I disappoint my parents?
Things like that...
Living alone taught me to be independent, but I never thought it would be this hard. Umabot na ako sa punto na hindi kumakain para lang makapag-aral, yet I get nothing out of it. It's not like I have high grades anyway.
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