Look At You

Chapter One

My jaws literally drop. Yes. It's Sebastian Irvin himself and he's coming my way. Nginitian lang nya ang lalaking sumalubong sa kanya tsaka tinapik ang likod. Pagkatapos ay dumiretso na sa akin. Like what on earth right?

Should I act cool? Like Im not affected at all? Pero affected ako!

Goodness!

What the freak is happening to me? This don't happen to me. Not at all. Pero bakit...

Should I act uninterested? But I'm hooked! Oh my, he's near!

Bakit ba kasi ako nandito? Why?

I should have stayed somewhere far right? I could have stayed far and still keep my eye on him right? I should have done that and not kept him under my freaking nose!

Stupid Ada. Akala ko matalino ka?

And with all the internal battle that's going on inside my head I didn't realize that he's already in front of me.

What came out of his mouth made me lose it.

"Miss, you're sitting on my favourite stool."

Alam mo yung parang may hangin na umihip sa likod mo? His voice sends shivers down my spine. Nangilabot ako. Parang nakiliti. His voice echoed inside my head like an angels song. Not until what he said actually occured to me.

Then my sanity left the group.

I was confuse at first. Anong stool? What the fuck?!

"Are you for real?" Hindi ko napigilang sabihin. Kanina parang tanga pa akong hindi mapakali. Tapos akala ko pa, nagandahan ang gago sakin. Nabihag ng alindog ko kasi nga ambilis lumapit diba? Tapos, ano! Miss, you're sitting on my favorite stool?! Barilin ko kaya to sa bird?

He was about to say something, when I immediately got off the stool. Na wrong move yata kasi alam mo yung kanta ni Rihanna? Yung California Kingbed? Chest to chest, nose to nose, eye to eye? We were that close! Jusko!

Para akong nalalasing. I can smell all of him. He smells like mint and aftershave. My gosh. Sa sobrang lapit parang nagpapalitan nalang kami ng hangin. And standing dangerously close to him didnt bring me any good. Lasing na ata ako.

Nakakalasing ang sparkling water?

I dont know where I got the will power to avert my gaze from him. Pero pucha, muka na kasi akong tanga. This is not you Ada. Snap the fucking out of it.

"You're the weirdest human being I've ever laid my eyes on." I mumbled as I intentionally bumped him then move pass him. I dont know why, but my knees felt jell-o. But I must endure!

Save your pretty face, Ada!

Halos maiuntog ko ang ulo ko sa pader. I'm in the hallway going to the restrooms. Buti nalang walang masyadong tao. Kung meron man, wala na silang pakialam sakin kasi mga lasing na.

Gusto kong tumili!

I stared at my reflection in the mirror.  Ako parin naman yung nakikita ko. Strong Ada. Beautiful Ada. But why the hell is my cheeks turning red? And the freaking beating of my heart is abnormal! It's tachycardic for goodness sake!

Calm the fucking down, Ada!

Pinasadahan ko ng tingin ang sarili ko. I'm wearing a fitted turtle neck long sleeves paired with black maong pants. My long and wavy hair is cascading freely on my back.

Strong Ada. Beautiful Ada.

Deep breaths Ada. You only have one mission. Keep Sebastian Irvin alive.
Bulong ko sa sarili ko. Slowly, I was able to get ahold of my freaking out self. In my twenty four years of existence, seven years on my job, ngayon lang ako nagkaron ng target na hindi nalalayo sa edad ko. Hence, the attraction. Yun nga siguro iyon. First time din na ang target eh kailangan kong protektahan!

Hindi naman ibig sabihin na dapat malapit ako sa kanya diba? Damn Ada. I can fucking protect him from a distance!

After my long internal battle with my self, I went out with a clearer outlook.

Keep him alive and have my revenge.

Sounds sweet, right?