Romance Anthologies

The Hate Project

* Been thinking about these scenarios for so long and now that someone requested something like it, my imaginations are about to come to life! Try to remember and fix your mind sa DMP setting and timeframe dahil medyo prequel to, taking them way back to the VP debates. Here you go, amarantha_07! Thank you so much mwa mwa!

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APRIL 2016.

"You good?" Leni felt Bam's hands over her left shoulder.

Agad naman siyang napalingon rito at sinagot ang kanyang tanong, "Oo, okay lang ako. Salamat."

"Here's dinner," inabutan niya ito ng chicken caesar salad na kanilang spinecial order para sa tumatakbong bise. 

Malugod at nakangiti niya naman itong tinanggap at umusal, "Nag-abala pa kayo. Thank you, Senator Bam."

Kinuha niya ang kanyang bag at hinanap ang handy utensil set nito. She always brings one with her for personal use to prevent creating more plastic and paper waste. She picked it up by hand and noticed that it was a little oily from their earlier meal, which was beef tapa provided by one of their supporters who provided free catering. She quickly excused herself and dashed to the restroom with the intention of rinsing her hands along it and washing her spoon and fork's grease off with water.

Paglabas niya ng banyo ay agad nitong sinalubong ang mukha ng isa sa mga minor na rason kung bakit siya ngayon ay tumatakbo bilang katunggali.

"Hey," he greeted her.

"Hi, good evening," she distastefully greeted him and attempted to get out of that exact scenario.

"Good luck, Leni," narinig nitong sabi kung kaya't napatigil siya sa kanyang paglalakad at napalingon sa kanya. "Really. No joke."

Leni tried really hard not to appear or sound grandiose and bitter but in a subtle way, she flexed how she's having the upper hand during debates these past few weeks, "Better save the compliments for yourself. You're going to need it more than me."

She kept walking away from him, paying absolutely no attention to his business after that as she did so. Leni does not want to be associated with Marcos in any way, shape, or form as much as she possibly can. Aside from the unfortunate events that have befallen them as a family, Bongbong and the rest of his sisters are a major source of irritation for her. In fact, she couldn't even remember how she had collaborated with them in the past while working at the Congress. It's possible that lady luck was on her side.

The Hate Project. Since the beginning of the campaigns and debates, this is how their party refers to the opposition that Leni has been waging against them in the form of a crusade. One can call it a political tactic, or whatever. It was the Aquinos, of course, who were the ones who first propagated this misconception and ensured that it was included in public school textbooks to illustrate how cruel and meaningless Marcos' regime was. Leni, too, adheres to this tradition; she was subjected to it firsthand while she was a student at the University of the Philippines, and she even took part in some protests against it, which helped her mind become more receptive to the reality that the Filipino people as a whole continue They are eager to bring down the Marcos family, who are currently attempting to 'clear their name' rather than 'fix the country', by using an inspiring and courageous woman like her as their lethargic weapon.

"Kit can't make it so I guess I'll be having your back again today," saad ni Bam nang makapasok ulit si Leni sa kanilang holding room.

"Busy siguro talaga sa Kamara," Leni commented as she started to eat her greens.