Past Life

Chapter 1-Boys

CHAPTER 1

"Jennifer, I'm breaking up with you." The boy said to the girl.

"What?! Why?! Haha!! Ang galing mo talagang magjoke Josh."

"Jennifer, I'm serious. I'm not joking. Nakakasakal ka na."

"I'm sorry Josh. Sabihin mo sa'kin. Ano yung mga pagkakamali ko. Itatama ko."

"Jennifer, hindi mo ba alam na nakakahiya nung nagreklamo ka sa Penshoppe na wala dun yung hinahanap mo."

"Eh naghahanap ako ng pen that time. Penshoppe walang pen?! How embarassing is that?!"

"Jennifer, naalala mo rin ba nung naging Saleslady ka?"

*flashback
Jennifer: Hi Ma'am! Free taste po!

Ma'am: Pwe! Ba't ganun yung lasa? Ang pangit!

Jennifer: Ma'am ganyan po ang lasa kapag hindi nyo niluto ang ulam nyo! Kaya anong pang hinihintay niyo? Bumili na kayo ng kawali namin! Murang mura lang!
*end

"Kaya ayoko na. I love you. Goodbye."

ABANGAN BUKAS ANG SUSUNOD NA KABANATA SA... I LOVE YOU. GOODBYE.

Pinatay ko na yung TV. Ang pangit naman ng panood. Sana kung kasing gwapo nung leadingman si Lee, edi may gana pa sana akong manood. Tapos yung role nung leadinglady napakaewan lang.
Ano kaya yun diba? Tapos yung title, I love you, goodbye? 

Mahal mo nga eh, bakit mo iiwan? Pakiexplain.

Kapag ako nagkaroon ng pelikula, gusto ko yung masbongga naman. And since I have nothing to watch I just watch my brother, Terrence, as he shaves the spikes in his skin.

"Perks of being a cactus in your past life."

"Shut up." Then he suddenly slaps my arms.

"Ouch! Your spikes! They hurt!"

Nagtawanan kami. He's 13 years old now. And most people here in Torniquo are being haunted by their past life at that stage.

Well, except me.

I'm already 18 years old and there's no sign yet. My family thinks that I am a human in my past life that's why I'm not experiencing anything beyond normal. I'm so thankful that I'm not a cactus in my past life. My brother is experiencing a real struggle shaving all those thorns.

Dumungaw ako sa bintana at nakita ko si Lee.

Lee, my mind repeats. And I smile at the thought. I went outside the house to see a clearer view of him. Lee is my school's so called bad boy. He has this strong aura and a handsome face that make girls drool over him. And I am not-so-proud to say that I'm one of them. Who can resist his charisma? No one.

But then someone walks in front of me blocking the view of Lee. Oh. Yung wirdo kong kaklase na si Rake. We called him "Pilosopo Tasio". They say Rake was a quotes pocketbook in his past life. Well I don't actually have a chance to talk with him. My bestfriend Angela, just keep on telling stories about him. A not-so-good stories.

And I don't realize that I'm already staring at pocketbook boy.

"What are you staring at?"
"Pocketbook."
"What!?!"

Bigla kong tinakpan yung bibig ko gamit ang palad ko.

OMG! Did I just say pocketbook? Angela warned me not to tease him. Pikon daw ang lalaking to. I wish he doesn't hear it.

"I heard it."

"Are you a mind reader or something?"

"Paanong hindi ko maririnig. You voice it out!"

"What's going on here?" I looked at the person where the voice came from, there I saw my hero, fighting for me. I smile and I want to scratch my nose in front of pocketbook boy and said huh! Sinong talo sa'tin ngayon?

"Cyker, are you alright? Want me to poison this boy?" Yes. Ipunta mo na lahat ng venom mo sa kanya! But of course I don't say it. Baka isipin ni Lee, bungangera ako. I want to have a shy-type-girl image on him. Enebe.

And I forgot to say, Lee was a snake in his past life. That makes him wild and more charming to girls like me.

"Eyes leng eke. Thenks." Tsaka ko siya nginitian. He smiled back and suddenly I heard a

Blang! 

Wait. 

Sinuntok niya si Pocketbook!

"Hey weirdo, stay away from Cyker!" said the angry voice of Lee. Bigla akong naguilty. Hindi naman ako sinaktan ni Rake. He doesn't deserve that punch.

Lee is really violent sometimes. Minsan lang naman. Okay sige na nga, he is violent all the times. As in all the times. Before he can do anything else, I stop him.

"Lee, I'm okay. I appreciate the concern."

"Okay then." before he leaves, he kicked Rake in the foot. I gasped. My hero is really violent. I looked at Rake who is currently lying on the ground. But I don't see a boy who is crying because he got bullied. Instead, I see a playful one.

"Weak girls depend on heroic stunts." Napatingin ako sa kaniya. Did I hear it right? What did he just call me?

"Excuse me. Can you please repeat? I think I heard it wrong."

"You heard it right. You just pretend that you didn't hear it cause you don't want to accept it, weak."

My mouth is wide open until he started walking away from me. That boy's guts! How dare him tell that to me! I'm not weak! I'll prove him wrong. I am not Cyker Arkhams for nothing.

And now, I agree to Angela. That pocketbook boy really has not-so-good stories to tell.

May araw din yun sa'kin.

Author's note

That's only the start! Wait until we get to the real story. Don't be that impatient okay?

I will appreciate if you'll vote and comment on this. But I'll understand if you won't.

God bless us all! Spread the love!