Found You, Cindirella (Cast a Spell Series #2)

Chapter XXVII

Him

He's a she.

It felt like I was smack on the head— no, that would be an understatement. I felt like my brittle brain was hammered and condemnned into pieces.

He's a she! A fucking she!

I never curse but today, especially after I discovered he— no she was a girl, it made my oath not to curse vanish in thin air. Gusto kong magmura sa lahat! Paanong nangyari iyon? Babae siya? Nagkagusto ako sa babae?!

Pero nagustuhan ko siya noong akala kong lalake siya!

What does it make me then?

It took me so long to finally accept my feelings for him— I mean her, tapos ganito lang pala ang mangyayari?! I had an identity crisis and he didn't even bother telling me that fact?!

Nahirapan akong tanggapin siya! Nahirapan akong tanggapin ang sarili ko! Tapos malalaman ko nalang na niloloko niya lang pala ako? He— She must've enjoyed fooling me! She must've find my feelings for her foolish and funny!

Pero hindi niya naman kasalanang nagustuhan mo siya.

The good side of my brain whispered. I snapped at it and talked to the devil side.

Dapat noong nalaman niyang gusto mo siya, inamin niya sana para hindi ka nahirapan!

I nodded at the devil side of my brain, aggreeing to his argument.

How would she confess if you'll react like this?

The good brain interrupted. I cursed at myself and focused on my satan.

She should've confess so you wouldn't react this way!

Tama. Tama. 

"Boss? Sinasapian ka ba?"

I jolt and faced Mavrik who looked spooked. Mukha siguro akong tanga na kinakausap ang sarili ko. I'm going crazy! It's all because of Ci! Is Ci even his real name though?

"Leave me, Mavrik." Masungit kong sabi sa kaniya sabay bigay sa kaniya ng sama ng tingin.

"Gusto ko lang kamustahin kung maayos na ba si—"

"Ba't mo natanong? Ba't mo gustong malaman? Boyfriend ka ba niya para mag-alala ka ng ganyan? As far as I know, you can't do that. It's against the rules." I said too aggressively before I could even stop myself.

"Rules? Wala naman—"

"Mayro'n na ngayon. You can't date each other. Kapag nalaman kong may namamagitan sa inyo, I'll fire you both. It's unprofessional."

Natawa si Mavrik. "Lalake kaming lahat, boss! Paano kami mai-inlove sa isa't isa?" 

I glared at him. "We never know." 

"Wala namang babae sa atin. Unless..." His eyes widened and my heart beat anxiously.

"Unless?!"

"Unless may bading sa atin!" He gasped.

Natamaan ako. Ci was the first and only man I liked and I knew I had to accept it. When I believed he was a boy, I knew I was not straight.

Kaya hanggang ngayon hindi ako makapaniwalang babae siya! 

And seeing her wearing something feminine? Finally noticing those feminine features that proved her feminity? Not that I haven't notice it, but then discovering all of those was because she was a girl all along! It made me feel so dumb and furious. How come I didn't even suspect it?