Mister Villain

CHAPTER ONE

"Great love stories do not begin great. The truth is they start off simple, they start off in an unassuming manner, just like one girl trying to look for a library book and finding out another person has borrowed it – the guy she would most probably spend the rest of her life with. And really those are the moments I write for – the moments when two souls cross each other and somewhere above someone cackles in laughter because He knows this was bound to happen."

Applause met her answer to the fan's question and Maine Mendoza could not help but flash a smile.

She had hit gold not only with her answer but with her career.

She finally wrote a story that would resonate with thousands of people.

"Thank you Ms. Mendoza" sabi naman nang host by her side who was facilitating this fanmeet and media day event "And thank you din sa inyong lahat na naglaan nang oras to be a part of today."

It all became a blur afterwards as she went down the podium to thank as many people as she could.

She really wanted to make them feel how grateful she was for all of this.

Ibang klase ang naging blessings sa kanya dahil sa tagal nya na ring nagsusulat ay ngayon lang nagkaroon nang ganitong uri nang response para sa isang istorya na kanyang naisulat.

A group started taking pictures with her and a deluge of others grabbed her but she didn't mind. This was amazing.

It took about 30 minutes more before she could finally exit the room and she was ushered to the interim room where she left her bag and laptop.

"Thank you Ms. Karen ha?" she told her publisher now.

"Ano ka ba! We should be thanking you. Basta Meng" the older woman used her nickname "I have dibs na on your next book!"

Tumango siya. "Opo naman. Kayo pa po ba!"

"Anak, excuse me" she heard her Tatang's voice from behind her and saw him holding out her phone "Tumatawag si Louise."

She immediately took the phone from her Father who had assigned himself as her driver for today's event.

"Hi Louise!" she happily greeted the woman on the other line.

"Naku Meng sorry baka naka-abala ha. Tumatawag lang kami ni Enzo to congratulate you!"

"Louise kelan ka pa naging abala sa akin?!? Ikaw ha! Dapat nga andito kayo at kasama ko e."

It was Louise and Enzo's story of enduring love that she had written about.

She changed their identities and everyone else involved in the story as well as anything that could give away who they were though because like all great love stories, there were some people who got hurt along the way before Louise and Enzo could end up together.

"Oh basta magkita tayo ulit very soon! Mag-iingat kayo lagi at sabihin mo kay Enzo, tigilan nya kaka-reto sa akin kung kani-kanino" she bid them goodbye in laughter.

She looked to her side, expecting to see her Father standing beside her pero nabigla siya nang makita na may kausap ito na babae na halos ka-edad nya lang din siguro.

The woman looked really familiar.

"Tang?" she called out to him.

"Oh nak! Ok na yung tawag mo?" he asked her, pausing from talking to the woman.

"Opo" she answered.

"Siya nga pala si Gabrielle" her father made the necessary introductions "Nagkakilala kami kanina dun sa coffee shop sa baba nung inaantay kita kase hinahanap nya itong venue nyo. Nilibre nya ako nang kape nung tinuro ko kung saan tapos sabi ko ipapakilala ko siya sa'yo pagkatapos."