Sleeping Beauty

Simula

Reposted: May 11, 2016

Second Story of Fairytale Series.

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Simula

I'm currently here at the garden of our university. I walked towards the big tree where I usually stay and sleep. My last exam for this day was done and now I want to take a nap for a while before I go to work because I'm really sleepy right now and I want to take a rest. Reviewing overnight is really tiring. I sat under the tree and rested my back on the trunk of the tree.

I yawned and my eyes are starting to close so I lay myself in the grass. I'm about to fall asleep when I saw someone walking towards me. Hindi ko naman na makita ang mukha niya ng maayos dahil sa nanlalabo na ang paningin ko. I just want to sleep right now and if this person will disturb me. I swear I'm going to kill him right now.

"Natutulog ka na naman," he said amusingly. Boo! Why do you care?

"Get lost." that's the only words I managed to say then everything went black.

I suddenly gained my consciousness when I heard my phone ringing. Kaasar! I slowly opened my eyes and still found myself here at the same place and same position. But the sky is getting darker so I guess I'm able to sleep for hours. Kinuha ko ang phone ko at sinagot ang tawag dahil kahit hindi ko naman tignan ang tumawag ay kilala ko na.

"Heiress!" napangiwi ako at nilayo sa tenga ko ang phone ko.

"Stop calling me with that creepy word, Jas!" I retorted.

Ang kulit sinabi nang huwag niya akong tatawagin na ganun!

"But you're really a heiress why can't you accept that huh? Anyways, where are you?!" muling sigaw niya. Geez?! Hindi ko talaga alam ang problema ng bibig ng babaeng 'to! She's too noisy!

"Kagigising ko lang, bakit ba?" inis na sabi ko.

"I saw an article from your university. Actually it was posted an hour ago!" aniya sa mababang tono. Napairap naman ako sa kawalan when I heard her saying that. Ano bang pakialam niya sa mga article na chismis dito eh hindi naman siya nag-aaral dito?

At ano bang pakialam ko doon. Hindi ko nga alam na may site pala ang school.

"So?"

"Gaga! Are you still not panicking yet? Malalaman na nila Tita Agatha kung nasaang lupalop ka napadpad you stupid careless sleepy heiress!" bulyaw niya sa akin. And again I put my phone away from my ear and pressed the loudspeaker on.

"I don't know what you're saying! Ano bang problema? Paano malalaman ni-" I was about to say something when I realized what she's saying all about. No! Hindi pwedeng malaman ni Mommy kung nasaan ako. God! No!

Anong nangyari?

"Anong nangyayari Jas?! Sabihin mo?! Oh God!" I said panicking.

Hindi nila pwedeng malaman kung nasaan ako. They can't. Shet!

"Another Montello was confirmed to be in love." sabi niya dahilan para mapakunot ang noo ko.

What? Montello? As far as I know I'm not connected to any of the two famous Montello here in this university and I doubt if they know that I'm existing. And I don't really care about them, seriously.

But... si Jerome? What? Siempre alam na niyang nag-eexist ako.

"So? What the hell is my connection with him?" I asked irritatingly. I'm now busy panicking about my life then there she is telling me something about someone that I don't really care. Wow. Just wow.

"Iya, Jerome Miguel Montello is in love." she said in a low tone.

"I don't care!" I exclaimed. "Will you please just tell me what's happening?"

"Iya listen, sa article na nakalagay may kasamang picture. It was said that it was taken a while ago meaning that the scenario in the picture just happened today. Sa picture na 'to, Jerome Montello actually kissed the girl that he's in love with. And the girl in this picture is you, Iya." she said in a calm yet firm voice.

"What?" I asked.

"Wait, I'm going to send you the picture para malaman mo. It's actually a trend right now in your school, Iya." she said.

I remained quiet and tried to absorb anything she said. Ano daw? I suddenly touched my lips and remembered something that Jasmine said.

Jerome?

"Jerome Montello actually kissed the girl he's in love with. And the girl in this picture is you, Iya." Kiss? Jerome Montello? In Love?

When I suddenly realized that...

"What the hell?!" I exclaimed.

I was about to ask her if she's serious because if she would say that she's serious I'm going to kill her. My phone vibrated. I looked at it and checked the message that Jasmine sent.

Halos lumuwa ang mata ko ng makita ko yung picture na sinend sa akin. It's really a picture me and that Jerome Montello. I'm sleeping in this picture and he kissed me. And this was really taken a while ago. Shit! No way!

"Hindi!" I shouted.

No way! No way! I'm going to kill that Jerome Montello right now!

He kissed me. He stole my first kiss. No! At baka malaman na ni Mommy at nung tanginang fiance ko kung nasaan ako! No! Hindi pwede!