Lost Stars

Prologue

"...We get to choose who we let into our weird little world."
— Good Will Hunting, Dir. Gus Van Sant

Prologue

Lost Stars

Prologue

"I'm breaking up with you." I nonchalantly say to Gio, my boyfriend - I mean, Ex.

He slammed the table making the other guests of the Mignon's look on our way. "What? Why?!" I rolled my eyes.

'You are a lousy kisser and you don't excite me anymore.' I mentally said to my mind the the words I try not to say aloud.

"It's not you, it's me." I used the most gasgas and corny line of all times.

"BULLSHIT, CARISSE!" He glared at me. Oh no, I am scared, NOT. Tinaasan ko siya ng isang kilay. He's so annoying and exaggerating. No wonder, one month ko lang siya natiis. I stood up, already annoyed.

"Stop shouting at my perfect face, you nuthead. It's me because I don't like you anymore, shithole. Why? It is because your attitude is rotten as well as your feet! So stop being melodramatic and be a fucking man." I calmly said. Napanganga naman siya sa sinabi ko.  I stood up and fixed my gray Armani Dress sponsored by my ever dearest Abuelita. I walked to the exit but before I go out, I showed him my middle finger and left.

"What a nuisance." I murmured irritatingly as I exit Mignon's.

"That's quite a show isn't it?" a deep voice, which is very familiar to me even when I'm in my luxurious slumber, said. I turn around and complimented my extraordinary awesomeness and kalandian in life.

"Jake!" I went to him and made beso. "You saw that?" Jake is really handsome and yummy and handsome and lovable and eatable.

'Okay, Carisse, calm down. Stop. It is just Jake. Yes, it is just Jake. No! It IS Jake.'

I tried hard not to go near him and attack him with my kiss.

He chuckled and shrugged. "Maybe." I rolled my eyes.

"Make out tayo ngayon?" I said excitedly and actually, not thinking of whether I should've said it or not.

He laughed. "Seriously, Carisse?" Jake and I are momol buddies. I am the one who taught him the right way of making out and flirting. Just not séx because I haven't done it and will never do it unless I am married -bullshit.

And I really like Jake. Unlike my other guys, he makes me giddy and happy and puts me to cloud 9. I really do like him, like super uber like! Even we are in the same lot I can't help myself but like him! Oh-em-geeee!

Then suddenly, someone pinched to my waist. "Aw! What the actual creamy, ice cream!" I glared at the culprit.

"Darrenmonyo. What is your fudging problem!?" I shouted at him. Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay.

Darren + Demonyo = Darrenmonyo. For the win!

"Darrenmonyo. What is your fudging problem!?" He mimicked me while doing a goofy face. "Ang landi mo!" He shouted at my face.

Hindi ako nakatiis. I punched him on the face. "You bi-" he was about to shout on me when the rest of the lot arrived. Thank the good lord, ALLELUJAH! I mentally did the sun dance of Sarah G. in one of her movies with that John Lloyd something.

"What's happening here?" Ellie, the most innocent, protected and pampered girl in our lot said. I so love her. Kahit 80% ng time ni Jake nasa kanya. She's really sweet and so freaking in love with Luke, her and Jake's bestfriend. So I have no time and reason to hate her and she's so sweet to me even almost all the people in our group is kind of masungit to me. Actually, sarcastic kasi lagi din akong sarcastic sa kanila. Oh, and si Jake din pala nice to me, 'cause we love eating each other's faces.

"Ellie! Oh to the M to the G!!! Darren said I am  a whore?!" I exaggeratingly said to Ellie. I touched both of her arms. Ellie looked concerned and annoyed at the same time. She looked at Darren.

"Darren?"

"Wala akong sinasabing whore siya. Sabi ko lang malandi siya!" Darren said while still holding his cheek na I punched. Jake is laughing together with Lauren, Eddard, Charles, Zoey, Janine and Dimple.

"OMG. Such a liar!" I rolled my eyes. I saw Ellie look at Luke. Luke sighed and step forward. Talking about under. Luke is so in love with Ellie. Well, Jake is in love with Ellie as well, but that is going to change because I am here! The queen has arrived! Tantanan!

"Darren, sorry, bro, but I think you shoukd just say sorry to Carisse ng matapos na. I'm really hungry. C'mon, I just wanna go inside already and order food." Luke begged to Darren.

Darren sighed. "Fine, Sorry, your ugly higness." He sarcastically said.

"Nope! Repeat! Erase the ugly!" I raised my right pointing finger.

He rolled his eyes. "I'm sorry, your fairest among all your higness." Darren apologize with thick sarcasm.  This is how our friendship works - full of sarcasm and fight. Better than none, right?

"Sorry accepted!" I clapped. "Tata! Let's go!" I clapped once again. Hinila ko si Ellie palayo ng Mignon's. Hinawakan naman agad ni Luke ang isang kamay ni Ellie.

"Where do you think you are going?" Nakataas ang kilay niyang sabi.

"I just broke up with someone inside. I can't go back yet!" I hissed.

"What? Di ba napag-usapan na hindi ka na makikipagbreak inside Mignon's?!" Inis na sabi ni Janine.

I rolled my eyes at her. Oh, I so love rolling my eyes. "I don't plan to! But he was talking about wanting to séx over and over again so I said out of impulse that I'm breaking up with him. Heller, why would I give up my virginity due to pressure. Hell no, kasal muna no. And-"

Tinakpan ni Darren ang bunganga ko. "Nakakabingi ka na. Oo na, hindi tayo sa Mignon's kakain. Let's go, guys."

Tumawa na lang silang lahat kasi nga they are so sanay na with my breakcapades, every month yata may dinedestroy akong male heart.

My lot and I walked to Jollibee because that's what the majority wants. As we walk, i stared at Jake's back and his hand on Ellie's back na parang inalalayan siya. At Ellie's other side, she is holding Luke's right arm. What a very lucky girl, wala akong paki na hawak niya ang arm ni Luke, mas may paki ako sa hand ni Jake na nasa likod ni Ellie.

Nanliit ang mga mata ko. I swear to all gods and goddesses alive in this world, that hand will be mine not only in make out sessions but also for everyday PDAs!

"In your dreams, woman." Darren whispered to my ears.

'Did I just say that loud?'