Taming Zella Serene Singh (Singh Series #4)

CHAPTER 7

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EYAH'S POV

Zel was sitting at the left corner of the cafeteria near the exit with her friends at syempre hindi mawawala ang libro sa tabi nila.

May mga students naman na nagbubulungan tungkol sa nangyari kahapon pero mukhang wala naman siyang pake sa mga sinasabi nila.

Nalaman ko din na umabot na sa social media ang nangyari kahapon. Madaming nagtatanong kung bakit daw siya tumakbo.

May mga nabasa din ako sa comment na binabash siya dahil dalawang gwapong lalaki na daw ang nanliligaw sa kanya pero wala siyang pinili.

Aaminin ko na naiinis ako sa mga comments na iyon dahil hindi naman din niya pipilitin ang sarili niya na pumili sa kanila kahit hindi naman niya mahal.

She's an unbothered queen!

Kahit na harap harapan niyang naririnig ang mga chismis tungkol sa kanya, nilalagpasan niya lang ang mga iyon.

They really don't know her. Hindi nila alam ang mga kayang gawin ni Zel sa kanila.

Nakikita mong cold at snob lang si Zel pero sa kaloob looban niyan may nagtatagong demonyo.

A heartless devil inside her.

Kapag pinalaki ni Don Zennon ang isang bata asahan mo ng demonyo ang batang iyon.

At sila ng mga kambal niya ang lumaki kay Don Zennon kaya demonyo silang tatlo pero mas nakakatakot sa kanila si Zei.

Mas lalo tuloy akong nagiging interested sa mga bagay na ginagawa ni Zel. I want to know more about her.

"Baka malusaw." Agad akong napatingin sa nagsalita, and here she is, it's Zeila.

"Why are you here?" Mataray na tanong ko pero nagkibit balikat lang siya at umupo sa tapat ko.

"I just want to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"Do you like my sister?" Nawala ang emosyon sa mga mata niya kaya wala sa sarili ng napalunok ako.

Kaya ayaw ko itong kinakausap dahil kapag ganito na hindi ko alam kung ano ba ang iniisip niya.

"B-Bakit mo tinatanong?"

"I just want to know, Eyah." She looked at her sister and smiled a bit.

"Zel is not what you're thinking, Eyah. Zel is kind, she's like Zen. They're cold but soft hearted." Hindi ko alam kung bakit niya sinasabi ito. "Masyadong mataas ang binuong wall ni Zel sa sarili niya because she hates people. I know you know that, Eyah." She looked at me and smiled.

"She hates socializing, but she have a reason."

Hindi ako sumagot dahil nakatingin lang ako ngayon kay Zei.

"But you know, mukha lang siyang walang pake sa paligid pero trust me, nag aalala din siya sa lahat lalo na sa mga malapit sa kanya. Alam kong hindi pa kayo masyadong close pero nag aalala din siya sayo."

"How did you say?"

"Remember nung naglalaro pa tayo ng barilan nung bata?" I nodded. Naaalala ko iyon kapag nagtetraining kami. "Nung nabaril ka ni Athena, nakita ko kung paano siya mag alala sayo noon kaya agad niya din binaril si Athena noon."

Hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinabi niya. Alam ko ang time na iyon at dahil sa nangyari noon ay pinatigil kami dahil tatlong bala ang tumama kay Athena that time at hindi ko alam na siya ang may gawa dahil bigla nalang din siyang umalis noon.

"Gusto ka niyang lapitan noon pero naunahan siya ni Althea kaya umalis siya agad para din mapalmahin ang sarili niya."

Tama siya, si Althea ang unang lumapit sa akin noon. Mas inuna ako ni Althea kaysa sa kambal niyang may tama din ng baril.

At anong sinasabi niyang pakalmahin ang sarili niya? Ano ba talagang meron kay Zel na hindi alam ng lahat?

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I want to. And I want to say, don't hurt her feelings because if you hurt her....." She stood up at lumapit sa akin tsaka bumulong. "I'll kill you, Eyah Amelia Carter." Natigilan ako ng marinig ang malamig na boses ni Zei.

"Now tell me, do you like my sister?"

"N-No."

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"Nev, where's Zel?" I asked when I can't find Zel in the cafeteria.

"Bleacher." She answered

"Okay, thanks!" I said before I throw them the cookies I baked.

Nakita ko naman siya agad na nakatingin sa field ng walang emosyon, as usual. She was startled when I opened a mat on the ground and slowly placed the lunch that I asked from my Mommy Sab.

"Here, you should eat."

"I have no appetite."

"Come on, just taste it. Mommy Sab cooked this herself. I asked her personally to make this lunch."

Zel picked up the spoon in defeat and before I could say another word, she already started devouring the food like a happy little kid.

"I didn't know that your mother know how to cooked this food. I know this taste. It's from our restaurant." Tsk! Nagpaturo lang din si mommy Sab na magluto niyan kay Tito Ranery.

"You like my mother better than me?"

"Yes."

"That hurts my pride, Zella."

"Thank you for this."

"No worries. Para ka pang batang kumakain diyan."

"I'm not a kid!"

"You're cute." It stopped her from complaining. I noticed how her cheeks turned red and so I worriedly touched it. And to my surpise, it was softer than my pillow!

"Are you okay? Your face are red. May allergy ka ba?" I asked worriedly

"It's nothing." Mahina niyang tinampal ang kamay ko paalis sa cheek niya. "It's just hot here that's why."

"Drink this." I gave her the canned juice that I was holding which she gladly accepted. I didn't realize that I was already looking at the movements in her throat. It was so sexy! The way she tilts her head upward a little na para bang nanunuod ako ng commercial at ang ineendorse niya ay yung juice.

I swallowed hard looking at the sight of Zel simply doing something that humans usually do, drinking.

I patted my chest when I felt the loud beating of my heart inside. The unfamiliar feeling is occupying me again and it's too hard for me to control.

I didn't realized that I had already walked away from Zel. Rinig ko pa ang pagtawag ni Zel sa akin pero hindi ko na pinansin pa. This fast heartbeats and cold sweats, is this perhaps what they called.....crush? Infatuation? Or could it be more than that?

No way!

This is impossible!

How can I continue the game if my heart trembles when she is around?

I have to distance myself for a day, at least.