The Girl Who Hides Magic

Chapter 11 | Cloves and Cinnamons

Chapter 11 | Clove and Cinnamons

Pauline Cynthia Zunino’s Point of View

I saw his face in my head, standing close to me, smiling with his perfect dimples and amazing facial features. I saw him in my head, helping me not to get bullied, taking me out for lunches so I could escape those pathetic humans in the office. 

I heard him in my thoughts… and in it; he was this good human I harshly judged.

Napadilat ako at napa-upo sa kama. I groaned as I annoyingly slap myself lightly, trying to wake my brain up.

Ugh, kelan pa nagkaroon ng good humans? And of all humans, si Warner pa talaga ang naisip kong mabuti? Why not Luke? He’s a lot better and nice.

I must be crazy to think that Warner is a good human! Ugh, this world is poisoning my mind!

Kaya lang naman ginawa ni Warner ang pag-o-offer ng trabaho sa asawa ni Renato dahil kasalanan niya kung bakit nakulong si Renato. He must be feeling guilty, and he did that to remove that feeling.

It’s just pity…

Yeah, probably pity…

Kaya din siguro siya mabait sa’kin dahil naaawa siya sa’kin… the girl who had a panic attack in a men’s washroom the first day we met… the girl who cowers behind him in fear every time some human says something bad about me…

Napapikit ako ng mariin nang makaramdam ng sobrang inis kay Warner. 

So he’s just nice to me because he pities me like how he pity Renato’s family? Not because we’re friends? Huh. Here I am, thinking he’s actually nice…

Kinaumagahan ay naka-simangot ako ng magising. Bukod sa sobrang aga akong binulabog ni Cyran ay napuyat din ako kakaisip sa paraan kung paano inisin at palabasin ang tunay na kulay ni Warner.

I’m so sure he’s just trying to look nice because I look like a weakling he needs to work with, so, I decided that I will reveal how horrible he actually is.

“Why are you quiet?” Warner asked.

“Nothing,” I answered nonchalantly.

“What’s your problem?” Nagbago na ang boses niya, parang galit at naiinis. 

Well, whatever! Naiinis ako kaya dapat mainis din siya!

I scoffed. “Nothing. What’s your problem?” Tanong ko pabalik habang umiirap at kinuha ang gamit ko ng padabog.

Ugh, why am I being like this? 

“You are the one acting out, Pauline.”

I laughed. “Ako? Gosh, please don’t call me Pauline, only my friends call me that.” I made sure to raise my brows.

I saw how his face changed; from the annoyed one to a darker and brooding look, a look I have never seen before, his mouth in a thin line while his eyes are staring darkly at me as if I had said something that offended and disrespected him.

“Fine. We’re not friends.” His jaw clenched as he spits out the words as if they’re some kind of disgusting shit.

I knew it… 

Dapat ay hindi na lang ako umasa na ipipilit niya na friends kami. Ha! What am I even thinking about? He’s Warner! He’s horrible! 

Hindi na dapat ako nag-expect…

I folded my arms. “I knew it. You just treat me as a charity case because I look weak to you. Sorry, but I don’t need your pity.” Umirap ako pagkatapos padabog na lumabas sa office niya.