90210 (BINI Series #3)

Prologue

Maloi's POV

Sitting on the swing at the dimly lit park inside our village, I checked my watch, 4:30 a.m., 15 more minutes. I pushed myself to get the swing moving to relieve my boredom and to try to shut out the world around me.

Some people have passed me by in the past almost 1 hour that I have been here. Some have even threw weird glances at me, and some even dared snicker, thinking I am some love-struck mid 20's waiting for a forbidden meeting with her Romeo. As much as their judgments irritated me, I just curtly put my head down.

I'm not waiting for Romeo or Juliet. I'm trying to calm myself from this problematic world. Ewan ko ba, sa dami ng tao, bakit ako palagi ang minamalas. Kung may pagpipilian lang ako, hindi ko pipiliing ilagay ang sarili ko sa ganitong sitwasyon.

Getting off the swing, I kicked one stone harshly sending it out flying. The events of the past years have been creeping in my head no matter how much I try to shut it. Closing my eyes, I rubbed my eyes and forehead as I feel tears coming to fore.

I was rushing on my way home when I suddenly bumped into someone. Because of the strong impact, we both fell. It took me minutes to finally looked up and saw the person I was referring to my friends and my mom. She's here, right in front of me.

"Oh, hi. Are you okay?" she said. Like me, she's also shocked to see me here.

"I'm good. Uhm, and you?" I tried to calm my system. It's been a while since we had a moment like this. I've been avoiding being alone with her for I might confess that I still love her and might beg for her to feel the same.

I missed her. So. Damn. Much.

"I'm good too. I'm rushing on my way to the hospital. Bye! Have a great day, Maloi!" she waved and I watched her walk away like I've watched her leave me hanging for nth times.

But before finally leaving me here, she turned around again. "See you later at Sheena's! I missed hanging out with you. I mean, only you and me. Alone."

Damn, I still love her. Ang tanga tanga lang!

I suddenly remember the conversion my mom and I had when I was in 4th grade.

"Mommy, what does soulmate mean?" My mom put down her book and stared at me. For a moment I thought I said something forbidden and that she would scold me.

Suddenly, I saw her break into a smile, then a giggle, until she was full on laughing.

"Maloi, baby. Aren't you too young to be asking those questions? Is that what they teach you in 4th grade now?" I jostled my feet and stared at them, too embarassed and close to tears.

My mom, sensing she has offended me, took me and sat me on her lap.

"Your soulmate is the one that is made exactly for you and only for you. Like breath is to air. It is as if you have never learned to breath until they came along." I scrunched my forehead, trying to grasp this information.

"But, how do you know who your soulmate is? Where do I find mine?" Again, mom laughed and ruffled my hair.

"It's not when, or where, or how. It will just happen, and you'll know when it has happened. Your soulmate could just be in the same room, and even if you don't see or know them, both of your hearts will feel a tug towards each other."

"What if I'm playing and not paying attention and I'll miss my soulmate? Then I'II be miserable forever!" I said, suddenly worried.

"Maloi, baby. The world will conspire so that you will find each other."

Fee years after, mom, I found her already. I'm certain. But she, she's still uncertain about what she really wants. And I grew tired of waiting.

Mom, is it possible for me to continue loving this person even when I already gave up?

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Make sure to read Things She'll Never Know and Midnight in December first before reading Maloi and Stacey's 90210. This story contains spoiler of Bini Series #1 and Bini Series #2.

Bini Series #1: Jholet's Things She'll Never Know

Bini Series #2: MikhAiah's Midnight in December