Her First and Last Love (Completed)

CHAPTER 1

*Say hello to Ashmiya on the multimedia

1st Chapter

Ashmiya Michaella

"Oh come on, Ella. Third year college na tayo pero wala ka pa rin boyfriend. Ang dami-daming may gusto sayo, may mga models, taga-ibang school, tapos may MVP pa pero wala kang pakialam. Ano ka ba girl, tatanda ka niyang dalaga!" Napatigil ako sa pagsubo ng carbonara. I put aside my fork and drink my ice tea. After that, tinignan ko nang diretso si Shai, one of my bestfriends.

"What's with that stare, Ella? Ugh, I'm just telling the truth, okay?"

"Oo nga, bessy. Pansin ko rin 'yon. Hindi ka naman panget. Model ka pa nga. Hindi ka naman tomboy that's a big no no, saka hindi ka naman pinagbabawalan ni Kuya Vin na magboyfriend pero bakit until now single ka pa rin?" Kainis naman 'to. Pati ba naman si Myka sumasali sa pangingialam ni Shai sa love life ko.

"Girls, look. I'm happy being single, okay? Can't you just accept the fact na mas gusto ko 'to?" I asked them. Nagtinginan silang dalawa before looking at me once again. I gave them a small smile, trying to tell them na they should stop making a fuss about me being single.

Pero mukhang di sila titigil. Shai frowned and then glare at me.

"What?" I asked her.

Pinagpatuloy ko na lang ang pagkain ko. If I wait for them to stop, malamang sa malamang aabutan ako ng bell which means tapos na ang break time. May quiz pa naman kami sa Abnormal Psychology.

"Okay. Hindi ka na namin kukulitin sa pagiging single mo, Ella. Pero, sagutin mo 'tong tanong ko." Shai

I sigh. Eto talagang si Shai, ayaw papigil. Bakit ba gusto nilang kinukulit ako? Ganun na ba talaga sila magpakita ng pagmamahal? Bestfriends na kami since we're born. Close ang mga parents namin when they were young. When Mom and Dad passed away, Shai and Myka's parents took good care of me. Kuya Vin was not here that time. Nasa ibang bansa siya dahil dun siya nag-aral. When I reached my 12th birthday, dun ko na ulit nakita si Kuya Vin. Kinuha na niya ko sa poder ng family nila Shai at siya na ang nag-alaga sakin. Kuya Vin is 8 years older than me, I'm already 18 and now he's 26. Sa ngayon nagwo-work na siya. Model rin like me. Ang kaibahan nga lang, full time siya ako part-timer model kasi nag-aaral pa ko.

"Fine, ano 'yon?" Mapagbigyan na 'tong isang 'to. Baka kapag sinagot ko yung tanong niya, tigilan na niya ko. At makamit ko na rin ang katahimikan.

She smirked, "what kind of guy do you like?"

"What?" I arched an eyebrow.

"Anong klaseng lalake ang gusto mo?"

I remain silent for a few seconds. Iniisip kung dapat ko bang sagutin ang tanong ni Shai o hindi.

"Assassin," I said.

Dahan-dahang bumukas ang bibig ni Shai. And her expression is like, 'are you joking? Oh please, that's a joke, right?'

"Of course not. Yun talaga ang gusto kong lalake," seryoso kong sabi. Why can't she believe it? Masama bang magustuhan ang assassin? Oh gosh, I've been a fan of movies who has assassin in it! Why? Because they are cool! But not just because they are cool, may isa pa akong dahilan kung bakit ko sila gusto.

"What the fudge?! Ella, are you kidding me?!" I make a face when she said that. I expected this kind of reaction already.

"I'm not. You're asking me about what kind of guy I like, tapos nung sinagot kita ayaw mong maniwala. Ano ba talaga, Shai?"

She heavily sighed. Mukhang hindi talaga makapaniwala sakin. Tinignan ko si Myka, she's looking at me. Confuse written all over her face. Oh, so pati siya di naniniwala sakin?

"Myka, you too? You don't believe what I said?" I asked her.

She shook her head. "Naniniwala ako, Ella. Pero, why? Why do you like assassin? I know that you're a fan of assassins pero...you really like assassins? To the point na sila ang ideal guy mo?"

"Yes," I proudly said.

Kung nung una si Shai lang ang nagbuntong-hininga nang pagkalakas-lakas. This time, sabay na sila. Kaya lalo akong nainis. My two bestfriends do not believe me.

"Girls, I like assassins because they are cool. They are freaking cool!" masigla kong sabi. I caught their attention once again with that.

"But, Ella. Tito and Tita was murdered nadamay pa pati si Euka, right? Maybe an assassin were behind that. Don't you think? If they were really murdered by an assassin, can you still like those kind of guy?" Myka seriously asked.

Napaisip naman ako doon. She is right, Mom, Dad and Euka were murdered by who knows who. Until now, wala pa rin nakaka-alam kung sino ang pumatay sa mga magulang at sa kapatid ko. For the part of why I like assassins so much, in the movies that I watched assassins are not really the bad guys there. They are just finding justice for other people. Maybe not all assassins are good, but I believe that those assassins had a reason why they kill people. One of the reason is, maybe they want revenge. Revenge for other people's death. Plus, alam kong sila lang ang makakapagbigay hustisya sa nangyari kila Mommy, Daddy and Euka.

"I know. But, I still like them," punong-puno ng confidence kong sabi.

For the third time, the two of them sighed.

"This is nonsense. I'm going," I saw Shai get her bag at binitbit ito.

"Where are you going?" I asked her.

She looked at me with her big doll eyes, "I'm full with your stupid answers, Ella. Tinatanong lang naman kita kung anong gusto mong lalake, but you keep on throwing me stupid answers. You know that I'm not a really serious person pero nakakabobo na. You like assassins? Fine, I understand that. But, you're getting overboard with it. Your ideal man is an assassin that's what you keep on saying earlier? You're crazy."

I didn't know that this will all end like this. I'm just being honest with myself. Why can't Shai accept it? Assassin talaga ang ideal guy ko. I find them like a protector; like a knight in shining armor; they are scary, yes; they kill people, yes; but they are also a people who has a heart; they kill, because they needed to, because they are asked to; because they want justice for others. Not just for them; not just for fun.

Hindi ako tumatayo sa kinauupuan ko to follow her. Hindi ko babawiin ang sinabi ko. Yun talaga ang ideal guy ko, that's all. Shai need to accept it.