SECOND LOVE: ABMMN1 Side Story ✅

ZELLINE[2]

Fate was really good to me, huh? Because fate has all the time to play with me. I won't lose to this game. I can't lose, I promised to myself.

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Kinagabihan, lumabas ako para uminom. Pinuntahan ko ang isang party na nagaganap ngayon sa resort. Nang makarating ako roon, may ilang mga guests nang nagsasayawan sa tabi ng bonfire habang ang iba naman ay mga nakatayo at umiinom.

Lumapit ako sa isang table na walang tao at agad na kinuha ang isang baso ng wine sa dumaang waiter. Ininom ko iyon nang diretso. Na-miss ko ulit uminom.

I looked around. I saw a group of three boys looking at my direction just a few tables away from me. One of them whistled, but I just raised my eyebrow at him. Then, the other two men grinned and raised their glasses at me, but I didn't grin back. Inirapan ko pa sila. I don't want to waste my precious time to those jerks. Flirting with other guys was the least thing on my mind. It's not worth it to forget Ethan.

Ang mga lalaking iyon, hindi yata nakahalata na hindi ako interesado sa kanila. They even bothered to join me here in my table.

"Are you alone, Miss?" asked by one of them.

I frowned and looked side by side before looking back at them. "I guess so? Unless you see something or someone with me that I don't see."

"That's good," said by the other one, ignoring my sarcasm. "Why don't you join us? Let's drink, then dance later," he added, grinning like an idiot.

I sipped the last drop of wine on my glass before answering. "You know, boys. I will come and join you if I wanted a company tonight. And I will go to that damn bonfire and drag some f*cking guy to dance with me whenever I want. If it's still not clear to your floating heads what I'm saying, then let me get straight to the point. Leave me alone and get the hell out of my sight."

"Bitch."

I glanced at the guy who said that. "I know. Thanks for the compliment, anyway. Can you leave now? Because as you can see, you're ruining my night, jerks."

"Aba't---"

"What? You're going to hit me?" I cut him off. I almost flinch when he raised his fist at me. I felt a bit scared but I will not give them the satisfaction. I looked at him disgustingly from head to toe. "Tell me. Are you gay?"

"Talagang sumosobra ka ng babae ka!"

Napapikit na lang ako nang makitang papalapit na ang kamao nung lalaking iyon. Pero, ang inaasahan kong suntok sa mukha ko ay hindi dumating. Ilang sandali pa, dahan-dahan akong nagmulat at tiningnan kung anong nangyari. Right then and there, I saw Joseph Matthew Andrada in front of me. Hawak-hawak niya ang kamao nung lalaki.

"A real man don't hit a woman. Unless you're not really one," he said emphatically.