(WRITTEN SERIES #1)
"I-stalk ang buhay ni girl best friend kasama ang crush niya para makapagsulat ng isang love story? Game!"
As a frustrated aspiring writer who just joined a writing contest in their school, Cora thought of the most brilliant wa...
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CORA
"C-CORA?"
I snapped out of my reverie when Mason called my name. I blinked a couple of times to make sure that my mind isnʼt playing tricks on me — that Mason really is in front of me.
Hindi ko alam pero mas lalong bumigat ang pakiramdam ko. Ngayong alam ko na ang pinagdaanan ng lalaking kaharap ko ngayon, mas naintindihan ko na kung bakit ganito ang ugali niya.
All his hardships and bad experiences made him who he is right now.
People would always ask, "Why are you like this?" But they never asked, "What made you like this?"
Those thoughts kept running through my head. The realizations of why Mason is the cold and heartless jerk that everyone thinks he is.
It's all because of a horrible experience.
"W-Why are you crying?" Mason asked, shock and concern was evident on his face. Gulat na gulat ang itsura niya. Surely, he didn't expect me to be here in the place he calls home.
Umiling ako at pinunasan ang mga luhang tumutulo galing sa 'king mga mata.
Lalapit sana si Mason sa 'kin pero agad akong napahakbang paatras. Yumuko ako at marahas na pinunasan ang mga mata kong nagsisimula na namang maluha. Looking at Mason's face made me remember his backstory that the landlord narrated moments ago.
No one ever thought that Mason had that kind of story.
"P-Pa'no mo nalamang dito ako tumutuloy?" Mason asked as he grabbed a hold of my wrist. Hinayaan ko na lang siyang hilahin ako papasok ng kaniyang kwarto.
Pasimple akong bumuntong-hininga nang makapasok ako sa loob ng kwarto niya. Hinayaan kong gumala ang mga mata ko sa kabuuan nito. Malaki naman ang space nito na tama lang sa isang taong kailangan ng matutuluyan. Isang kama lang ang makikita dito, habang nasa tabi nito ang isang malaking wooden cabinet. May study table din na puno ng mga papel at kung ano-ano pa. Nevertheless, may sarili naman itong CR na nasa tabi ng study table. Mukhang hindi rin nakakatikim ng linis ang kwarto dahil sa mga nakakalat na gamit. Kahit ang mga maruming damit ni Mason, nakakalat lang sa sahig.
The room was a total mess, just like the owner.
Napansin siguro ni Mason na pinagmamasdan ko ang makalat niyang kwarto kaya dali-dali siyang nagligpit. Pinaupo niya naman ako sa nag-iisang monobloc chair na nasa study table.
I watched him as he cleans the mess in his room.
Everyone thinks that Mason Smith is an arrogant, selfish, cold, and heartless creature that possessed a handsome and dreamy human body to bring chaos in this world but no.
Mason is a hardworking, dedicated, and strategic man whose heart became as cold as ice after life gave him tragedies at such a young age.
"Oh. Bakit gan'yan ka makatingin?" Natigil ako sa malalim kong pag-iisip nang magsalita siya. He was cleaning his bed. I was shocked to see how fast he cleaned it, but after all, this is the real Mason Smith — a hardworking and logical thinker.
