I am absolutely loving this story more than I expected. Different sides of Corvette... Ihanda niyo ang puso niyo mga Corvetteers at ito na ang simula ng pagbabago niya ng imahe sa inyo, after all Corvette in his teens is different from how he is in TFMO.
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I think some evils are part and parcel of nature and we cannot do without them. Sometimes evil is even necessary to run this evil nature."
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls of Eternity
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I miss your light, you're the only light in my dark world and without you, I remain alone in the darkness where you left me.
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"Are you sure about that Corvette? Mom told you we shouldn't talk to strangers" Helena cried but Corvette snubbed her
"You're such a baby! They won't know if you won't tell them" he retorted
"I'm just worried about you" she replied as he faced her, pinatong niya ang kamay niya sa magkabilang balikat ng kakambal at tinignan itong mabuti
"Hindi ba? you told me that as long as we're together there's nothing wrong that could happen right?" he smiled at her but she looked reluctant
"I'm scared..." she admitted at hinawakan ni Corvette ang kamay ng kakambal.
"I'm here, so you don't have to be scared... I'll protect you" saad ng batang lalaki sabay ngiti
Corvette groaned in his sleep...
.
.
"We have to get out of here!" saad ni Helena sa nakayukong kapatid
"I'm sorry...I got us to this mess" Corvette choked on his words subalit hinambalos lang siya ni Helena at ginagap ang kamay nito
"As long as we're still together we'll push through this, kaya naman c'mon! Let's go! Miss na miss ko na sila Mommy at Daddy!"
"But your hand...it's bleeding!"
"I'll be fine! C'mon let's go!"
.
"Helena..." he muttered
.
"Helena! C'mon! Maaabutan nila tayo!"
"I can't walk anymore...I can't feel my legs...I'm tired and I can't breathe, you go on without me"
"Never! I'll never abandon you here!"
"At least you can live! Go!!"
"Then I'd rather die here with you"
"HELENA!!!" napabalikwas ako ng bangon at nakita ko ang teacher ko at mga kaklase ko na direktang nakatingin sa akin, fuck. Nakatulog pala ako sa klase.
"Mr.Montefalco, you know your way to the principal's office" saad ng terror teacher namin sa Physics, kaya nagkamot lang ako ng batok
"Yes Ma'am I'm really sorry" I said at lulugo lugo akong tumayo as I headed for the door, and I caught Kria who was eyeing me, as I threw her a sheepish smile and went out.
Kria's POV
Nakangiti ako habang nakapangalumbaba ako at pinagmamasdan ko ang tulog na tulog na si Corvette sa kanyang mesa
"Hoy bru! matunaw yang pinsan ko" puna sa akin ni Vyren pero iminuwestra ko lang sa kanya yung kamay ko shooing her away dahil panira siya ng pangarap ko
"Hindi ko alam kung si Corvette ba ang natutulog o itong si Kria mukhang nananaginip na" narinig ko namang bulong ni Ayra
"Hindi nananaginip ang tawag dyan sis, nagnanasa" saad naman ni Doreen
"Nagnanasa na siya hindi pa man gabi?" tanong naman ni Ayra
"Walang batas sa constitusyon na bawal magnasa ng mataas pa ang sikat ng araw" sabi ni Doreen ng lingunin ko sila
"Pwede ba? wag niyo ngang dumihan ng makamundo niyong pag-iisip ang dalisay na pagmamahal ko kay Corvette?" saway ko sa kanila
"Ay patay tayo dyan! may pagmamahal ng involved! yuck" saad ni Doreen
"O bakit? Ano'ng yuck? tse wag nga kayong panira ng pangarap!" I hissed at them at ipinagpatuloy ko ang pagmamasid sa lalaking itinitibok ng puso ko, sige Kria landi landi lang, mula ng aminin ko sa sarili kong mahal ko na nga siya naging mas masaya na ang mundo ko. I don't care if it's one-sided love...
afterall...
He nearly kissed me last night...at sukat sa inisip ko ay parang sirang plakang nagplay ulit sa isipan ko ang mga naganap kagabi. >////////////////////////< Kyaaaah! Kinikilig akoooo~
"Ay namumula ang bakla o!" narinig kong sabi ni Ayra "Ano kayang makamundong pagnanasa ang iniisip niya?" tuloy pa nito at binato ko lang siya ng eraser
"Ay bayolente, siguro ang naiisip niya eh yung parang sa 50 shades of Grey" sabi naman ni Doreen na binato ko lang din ng nilamukos na papel.
"Manahimik nga!" bulong ko sa kanila ng biglang....
"HELENA!!!!!" sigaw ni Corvette sabay balikwas ng bangon na ikinatumba pa ng silya niya, natuon sa kanya ang atensyon ng buong klase tapos ay kay Hellene, pabalik kay Corvette
Helena...?
....
Hellene?
"Mr.Montefalco, you know your way to the principal's office" saad ng terror teacher namin sa Physics
"Yes Ma'am I'm really sorry" he just said at lulugo lugong tumayo mula sa upuan niya, at sinundan lang siya ng mga mata ko...as I saw him smile sheepishly at me, at sumikdo nanaman ang puso ko.
But despite his smile, nanatili sa isipan ko ang pangalang isinigaw niya, kasama pa ang bulung bulungan sa klase.
"Helena? Endearment ba niya yun kay Hellene?"
"I told you mare! Sila eh! magluksa ka na!" bulung bulungan sa classroom at nilingon ko si Hellene na tahimik lang na nakikinig sa teacher, at napalingon ako kay Vyren na nakalingon lang din kay Hellene. At hindi ko alam pero parang may malakas na bagay na pumiga ng puso ko.
Is he really inlove with Hellene? Napatingin ako sa pintuan kung saan ito lumabas
Hellene can't love you back Corvette, but I can... pero sa tuwing maaalala ko kung gaano siya pahalagahan ni Hellene, can't she really? doesn't she love him?
Dahil kung si Hellene na ang usapan...
wala akong laban...
Napalingon ulit ako kay Hellene. Is he inlove with you?
But you couldn't love him right?
Napayuko ako, deep inside I was secretly wishing that Hellene could never love him back. Napakasakim ko dahil kaligayahan ko lang ang iniisip ko, at hindi ang kaligayahan ni Corvette. I kept in denying the truth na malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw. That Corvette loves her. But as a what? a sister? a bestfriend? a woman?
at ako? ano ako sa kanya?
wag kang ambisyosa Kria...sermon ko sa sarili ko as I bit my lip...
isa ka lang tagahanga na napalapit sa kanya ng dahil pinsan mo ang babaeng mahal niya...
sakit lang tangina.
Corvette's POV
Medyo nakakahiya yata yun, this is the first time I slept in class na nahuli ako. Haha anyway I just shrugged it off, instead na pumunta sa prefect of discipline nagtungo nalang ako sa opisina ng student council tutal naman doon din dumadaan ang mga bagay na katulad nito.
Ayoko ng bumalik sa classroom, it bores me. Nakaupo lang ako sa swivel chair ng opisina ko at pinagmasdan ang table ko. Haay bakit ba kasi nag-aaral pa ako eh, I wouldn't be caught dead here if not for my parents, andddd...sabihin na naing somehow it can still amuse me.
Pero kung hindi ako mag-aaral ano naman ang gagawin ko sa buhay ko? Well for starters I could help my pops in our family business, but that would be tad too boring. Kaya yeah dito nalang ako sa school haha. Naupo ako doon at tinignan ang paperworks na maayos na nakasalansan sa table ko, with a little stick on note
"Sign THESE" it read, it was from Hellene.
Actually mas si Hellene ang nagpapatakbo ng student council, at ako'y tiga pirma lang, I just stamp my approval in everything she submits. If it's Hellene then it's all good. Haha nakakakonsensiya na hindi, I know she loves being OC on everything so okay lang hehehe.
Naupo lang ako sa swivel chair at minaster ang art ng pagmumuni muni. Hindi ko nga lubos maisip kung bakit ako naging presidente ng eskuwelahang ito, eh wala naman akong naaaalalang tumakbo ako for student council. If not for that science freak of a School Owner malamang sa malamang I'd be spending my highschool life slacking along and rolling in the grass. Yeah but it's all good. At least I get the chance to play.
I felt a smile forming my lips, speaking of play. I smirked ng may maalala ako, hindi malinaw ang mga nangyari sa akin sa bahay nila Hellene ng magdaang gabi, I woke up in the morning na nasa sala na ng second floor. I guess I fell asleep in there, ang huli kong naaaalala ay nasa terasa ako, nag iisip and now everything went hazy. Maaga kaming umalis kaninang umaga, me, Hellene and Kria dahil tulog na tulog pa si Chaos.
But I do remember nearly kissing Kria. I smiled to myself. Ah yes... Kria.
Kriarimelise Ayreen.
Hellene's cousin. My new doll.
But Chaos seemed to be interested in her as well, that kid should learn to look for his own toys ng hindi na nakiki agaw sa akin.
Naputol ang pagmumuni muni ko ng marinig ko ang bell. Hudyat na tapos na ang klase ng first period. Napabuntong hininga ako, ayoko pa talagang pumasok, nakakatamad. Buti nalang breaktime. Dumungaw ako sa bintana, at nakita ko ang mga estudyanteng naghahanda para sa Foundation Day ng paaralan namin.
Napasimangot lang ako ng maalala kong kakanta pa pala ako sa Foundation day, nakakayamot.
At nahagip ng mata ko ang limang lalaki, the Lady Killers. I smirked again, they'd be an interesting addition to my playthings. Iminuwestra ko ang kamay ko sa bintana, a finger for each member of the band. And an invisible string for each one of them.
Let me play and spice up your boring lives. An unexplainable feeling engulfed my senses ng maalala ko angbugat ng disgusto ko sa kanila, Hellene's ound to marry one of them, and my mission now is to know who that is.
Ng biglang bumukas ang pinto ng opisina ko at mula doon ay ang secretarya kong si Vee
"'sup Vee?" I greeted at inilagay lang niya doon ang isang bin ng fan mails na may iba't ibang kulay at alanganin akong ngumiti sa kanya
"More things for the shredder?" I said
"Hindi mo man lang ba babasahin ang mensahe sa iyo ang mga fans mo?" anito at bumuga ako ng hangin
"Hindi naman ako artista hindi ko obligasyon basahin ang mga yan, nakakatamad" I said at nilingon ito, noon ko pa napapansin awkward sa akin si Vee at maganda din naman siya. Nakayuko lang ito at tumingin sa isang color pink na sobre.
Galing ba iyon sa kanya?
"Bakit Vee? Gusto mo ba basahin ko ang mga iyan?"
"I-ikaw ang bahala..." she stammered, now this could be slightly amusing. Matagal na din akong hindi nakakapaglaro. Nakakasawa ng paglaruan ang mga Corvette Angels, wala naman silang ibang ginawa kundi sambahin ako. I couldn't even consider them as lowly dogs. Now Vee was a doll I could play with.
I walked towards Vee and her blush intensified.
"A-aalis na ako..." she said ng hagipin ko ang braso niya as I pulled her
"Saglit lang Vee I can't see your face properly." I said at humarap ito sa akin, I removed her glasses, why she was beautiful...I didn't know that. I also untied her hair at bumagsak ito framing her face.
"Do you like me Venice?" I asked as I bored my eyes unto her, I saw her stammer, and gulp an invisible lump in her throat
"Y-yes.." she answered as I kept a smile to myself
"Do you want me?" I asked as she gulped her hands rested on my chest. Bingo...
"I can't" she said as waring napaso sa pagkakahawak sa akin. But I didn't let her go...bagkus ay inilapit ko ang mga labi ko sa tenga niya...
"Can you tell me why?" I huskily asked
"I...I don't know how to p-please you..." she said, Vee was a girl with so many insecurities in her.
"No need to please me...you've been a very good girl Vee, at napa-aga ang pasko mo ngayon. Since I'm quite bored I'll let you do whatever you want to do with me" I said at nanlaki ang mga mata niya, such innocent eyes.
"It's now or never Venice, you decide. No commitments and no strings attached. That way we both won't have regrets" I said as I saw her gulp again. I was playing my strings in the right positions when she snatched my her to hers and kissed me in the lips.
A very gullible doll.
As I reached for the lock of my office door, and what happened next is not suitable for very young audiences. But just then I stopped...
When an image of Kria popped into my mind.
Kria's POV
Uwian na at hindi na pumasok sa buong araw si Corvette. At nandito ako ngayon nakapangalumbaba sa practice area, walang ganang magpractice. tapos na ang talagang practice at hindi sumulpot man lang si Corvette.
"Mahihipan ka" anang isang boses it was Chaos at napasimangot nanaman ako
"Bakit ba andito ka nanaman? Wala ka abang pasok sa states?" asik ko
"O cool ka lang, wala. bakasyon ko bakit ang sungit mo ha tandang Kria? naka-score ka na nga sa kapatid ko kagabi eh" sabi nito at napasimangot lang ako
"Wala nga eh" sabi ko lang sa kanya
"What? You and my brother didn't have sex?" he said at napasinghap ako sa sinabi niya at hinataw ko siya ng drumstick sa ulo
"Oww! What the heck was that for?! Kakasuhan na talaga kita!" angal pa nito
"Ang bibig mo! Alam kong laki ka sa states at normal lang sa inyo doon iyan pero wag na wag mo ngang maisama sama sa kamanyakan mo ang kuya mo" sermon ko sa kanya, napaismid lang ito
"Fine. I'm sorry kung nabastos ka sa sinabi ko. But my brother? nah normal na iyon doon. Alam mo sa aming mga lalaki hindi na normal maging virgin" anito at napasinghap ako saka siya nilingon
"You mean sa edad mong iyan?! Hindi ka na virgin?!" and he blushed, Chaos was so cute when he blushed like that. I suddenly wished na may kapatid din akong sing kulit nito kahit masakit siya sa ulo
"Bakit napunta sa akin ang usapan? diba si Kuya?!" anito na sumimangot lang haha actually wala naman akong pakialam kung virgin man o hindi si Corvette. Aware akong libo libong babae ang nagkakandarapa para sa kanya, hindi ko na inaasahang virgin pa siya, at ayokong pagusapan iyon.
"Ayokong pag-usapan yan" saad ko lang ng makita kong dumaan si Corvette kasama ang isang babae at umalis na ito
"So it's the secretary now eh? Good going Corvette" Chaos smirked at tumalon siya mula sa kinauupuan niya, ano'ng ibig sabihin nito? ng mamataan kong papalapit sa amin si Corvette. Oo nga pala ito nga pala ang kakanta para sa foundation day ng eskuwelahan. Pero bakit kaya hindi siya pumasok?
At pilit na nagsusumik sa isipan ko na kasama niya ang secretarya niya maghapon. At kaagad namang nginatngat ng selos ang buong pagkatao ko.
Pero wala naman akong karapatan...
"Oy kuya you banged your secretary?" bati sa kanya ni Chaos na ngalingali kong batuhin ng gitara, napakunot ang noo nito as he looked at his brother
"Wala ka na doon" he said saka ito nilampasan papunta sa akin.
Agad na nagtampo ang puso ko, he neither confirmed nor denied na magkasama nga sila ng babaeng iyon. O? ano naman ang inia-arte arte mo dyan Kria? Inggit ka? saad ng kontrabidang parte ng isipan ko.
Pwede ba? hindi ako ganoong klase ng babae agad na kontra ko din, at tumayo lang ako sa kinauupuan ko, inis pa din kahit na wala naman talaga akong karapatang mairita.
"Sorry I'm late. Tapos na ba ang practice?" anito
"Yeah" malamig na sagot ko lang, bakit ka late? kasi nagpakasasa ka sa babae mo? wala naman talaga akong pakialam eh, you just almost kissed me last night you jerk and now you're hanging out with other girls? damn you, and you're inlove with my cousin jerk! At bago pa ako maiyak dito ay iniligpit ko na ang mga gamit ko
Nakakainis!
And despite what I found out about you, I'm still hella inlove with you. Damn you! You...Bad Person!
"Kria? may problema ka ba? Look I'm sorry if I wasn't able to attend kasi---" he asked
"Wala. Ok lang" I flatly said ng napabuntonghininga ito.
"Chaos is a liar, don't believe anything he says alright?" he said at napalingon ako sa kanya
"A-a-ano? W-wala naman ah...ano naman sa akin diba?" pilit kong kaila but why was he explaining? He didn't need to explain anything...
When he smiled, and that smile....
At ang tanga kong puso kumakaway na palayo sa akin.
"I don't like Venice, she's just my secretary. We had to work on something for the festival, ipipnatawag kami sa office and---"
"You don't need to explain anything Corvette" I cut him off. Wala siyang kailangang ipaliwanag but I'm glad he did, my heart felt...better. Then he smiled at napakamot sa batok.
"But still, I owe you and I just thought you might be jealous" he sheepishly said
"W-why would I be?" she said
"Hindi ba? Sorry my bad" he said as he picked up the guitar at tinulungan akong magligpit ng gamit. Damn it Kria! STOP looking at him! STOP falling for him! ng hindi sinasadyang I picked up the drumsticks as he picket it up too at nahawakan niya ang kamay ko.
"I'm really sorry kung hindi ako naka-attend ng practice...please don't hate me" he begged at nagwala nanaman ang puso ko
"I...I...I d-don't h-hate you..." I said in a small voice as I was drowning in his eyes
ng biglang...
"Siya ba ang dahilan kung bakit hiniwalayan mo ako Kria?" an angry voice interrupted, nag-angat ako ng tingin it was Rob along with his band. My rockstar ex-boyfriend who tried to bed me, kaya ko siya hiniwalayan. And he had been stalkerish since then kaya maingat ako sa pag-uwi ko lagi at sumasabay sa sundo ni Hellene, ngayon lang hindi dahil hinintay ko si Corvette.
Corvette's POV
Panira ng diskarte ang Chaos na iyon ah. Well I was telling the truth anyway nothing happened between me and Venice, aside from kissing. Nawalan ako ng gana sa kalagitnaan, hindi ko din alam kung bakit lalo na ng magpakita sa balintataw ko ang mukha ni Kria, so I secretly dialled the phone on my office good thing it was on speed dial. And that got us out of our reverie, sakto namang dumating si Hellene at ipinatatawag daw kami sa opisina ng presidente ng eskuwela.
Haaay ang boring
What I don't understand is why the heck am I explaining to Kria? I don't owe her any explanations right? but still I find it cute when she's acting like she doesn't care at all when she clearly does.
Hindi ko alam pero parang ayoko munang makipaglaro sa kahit sinong babae, and focus on Ayreen. I was intently looking at her and I could feel the blood rushing in my veins and fast beating of my heart. Indeed Helena's finest doll was something, I never experienced this thrill in any girl before. I looked straight into her mystifying eyes as she was staring directly at me.
If it was another girl it would've been easy to play with her. But not this girl. Not Kria...
When a voice disrupted my senses.
"Siya ba ang dahilan kung bakit hiniwalayan mo ako Kria?" an angry voice interrupted, napalingon ako sa nagsalita. There were five men in rockstar garb. And from the looks of it they looked like they were in drugs.
"Rob" Kria said in a scared voice
"Ha?! Siya ba?! Sinasabi ko na nga ba't noon palang pinagtataksilan mo na akong babae ka eh!" galit na sabi ng lalaki
"Who is he Kria?" I asked dahil nakita ko ang takot sa mga mata ni Kria. And damn it, I hated what I saw.
"M-my e-ex-boyfriend" she stammered
"'tol gwapings pala pinalit sayo eh! Kaya pala hindi ka makascore sa chicks mo kasi tinototrotot ka pala ng puta eh" saad ng isang lalaki at awtomatikong naibato ko sa kanya ang gitarang hawak ko.
"Anak ng---"
"Wag na wag niyong mainsu-insulto si Kria sa harapan ko, or kahit kailan at that I'll kill you" I said as I felt an unexplainable anger welling up inside me
"Mayabang ka ah! Akala mo kung sino ka!!!" sigaw ng isa at naglabas ng kutsilyo saka sumugod pero mabilis kong iniwas si Kria as I kicked his hand to disarm the him and my shoe landed solid on his face and delivered a round-house kick on his jaw that sent him flying back to his bandmates.
"Now if you insist to make trouble in my territory go ahead but I'm telling you that I won't be merciful"
Kria's POV
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng umitsa ang lalaki mula sa amin dahil kay Corvette. It was like watching an action fil come to life, and he didn't even touch the guy nanatiling nakabulsa ang mga kamay nito.
"You bastard!" sigaw ni Rob at akmang susugod ng makarinig kami ng pito mula sa guwardiya.
"Kuya!!! may mga outsiders pong nanggugulo!" sigaw ko kaagad at nagsitakbuhan ang mga guwardiya sa puwesto namin
"Hindi pa tayo tapos!" pagbabanta ni Rob kay Corvette then to me, at pinulot nila ang dalawang kabanda nilang nakahandusay sa lupa at nagmamadaling umalis.
"Huwag niyo ng sundan ang mga basurang iyon manong guard. Ang mga basura sa labas ng paaralan natin ay hindi na natin responsibilidad pang habulin" saad nito at basta nalang tumalikod.
Was he...mad at me?
"Corvette...I'm sorry I got you in this mess---" saad ko pero naputol ang sinasabi ko when he pulled me to him and hugged me tight
"Cor--vette?"
"God! I was scared for you Kria...ni hindi ko alam kung paano ka iaaalis sa sitwasyong iyon kanina." he said
"P-pero..." saad ko as I was enjoying being closed up in his embrace
"Shh...just let me hug you for a while until I calm my senses" he said at gumanti ako sa yakap niya, wag ka ng kumalma Corvette para dito nalang ako sa tabi mo forever.
As I could hear the loud beating of his heart.