Faithful Rejections

Kabanata 1

Kabanata 1

Well, this is kinda awkward.

I thought as I stare at my ex's hand to shake with. Nilingon ko si Zienne na sumisenyas na tanggapin ko iyon na may halong pagbabanta. I always knew that my sister is a manipulating woman so I don't really have a choice but to roll my eyes and shake her hands.

Bakit ba kasi kailangan pang imbitahan ng kapatid ko ang kaibigan niyang ex ko para lang "magkabalikan" daw kami? I frustratedly whined inside my head at my sister's viridity. This is what parents get when they treat their daughter too much as a princess thingy, lumalaking akala mo lumabas mula sa Disneyland at nanirahan sa amin.

"It's good to see you again, Noxx." Pakiming bungad ng ex kong si.. um... well... she's Tia, right?

"Um, yeah." Can I get outta here?

"Sinabi ni Zienne na palagi mo daw akong hinaha—" I cut her off.

"Well, this has been great! Zienne, Tia—"

"Well, it's Mia—"

"Whatever, good to see you and I have things to do so bye!" Dire-diretso akong naglakad-takbo papaalis nang hindi sila nililingon at pumunta na sa parking lot ng University.

Pagkarating ko roon ay saka ko lang naalala na hindi ko pala dala ang sasakyan ko at may klase pa ako in 30 minutes! Fuck this school life!

Bigla ko namang nakita si Terra na lakad-takbo papunta sa exit ng university gate na parang natataranta at wala sa sarili ko siyang sinundan.

So, for years she has been literally stalking me so I think this is the chance to stalk her back. After all, hindi ko pa rin malaman-laman kung bakit siya nagtatago sa likod ng mga pekeng braces at salamin na iyan na nahuli ko nung isang buwan na ang nakalilipas.

Dumaan din siya sa eskinitang palagi niyang pinagtataguan kapag sinusundan ako. Himala yata at wala yung maingay niyang kaibigan.

What is she up to this time?

I can see from where I'm walking that she's taking off her "props" and breathing in and out forcefully. Yep, I think that's what she gets in fooling people and herself that she isn't one of those stereotype women that I never think of — being eaten by her conscience.

Alam ba ito ng parents niya? What about her friends? Oh, does she really have one? Wh is she being creepy? Why was she following me all these years? What if she's an enchantress from another dimension and—

Oh, fuck it. Zienne's fantasyland is creeping inside my mind again!

I saw her putting something on her ear—wait, what? Is that headphones? Then she started jogging as she pulled her hairband to loosen up those auburn curles. She also took off her granny's camisole and blazer. Now look at that.. um... sports bra. *clears throat because that's what I need right now*

Having this...um...pretty side of her makes me realize the danger of her face. Para bang makasalanan ka na kung tititigan mo yung mukha niya kasi maganda—oo na, maganda na si Terra.— tapos mapapatigil ka na lang. Poetic but true, her beauty is beyond the definition of beauty. I'm not being exaggerated just for this story, but yeah, she is fucking beautiful.... or I'm just assuming it because I was used to see her with those disguises and I also thought of her rounded belly and flat ass but boy, I was wrong.

Her big booty bounces up and down as she jogged, bless that jogger pants. And her arms and glutes? I don't know if I'm really seeing it but it seems like she hangs out at the gym more often than I do.

"Where's that nerd! Come back here and take back what you stole!" Napalingon agad ako sa babaeng tumatakbo habang nakahawak sa bathrobe niyang hello kitty. Nakita niya agad ako at siguro'y namukhaan kaya nilapitan.

Wait... Terra stole something from this girl?

This Terra girl is literally making my mind explode. What the fucking fuck?

"Hey, Noxx. Um..." she semi-awkwardly put some of her hair behind her ear, "Did you see Terra the nerd? I'm just wondering if you see her running around... hehe."

Pfft. Girls.

"Uh, no. I haven't.... see her." Pasimpleng lumingon ako sa nagjojogging na Terra the sexy na paikot-ikot lang sa mga railings ng park dito sa eskinita. Yep, she isn't a nerd.

Gusto ko sanang asarin yung babae kung sino si Terra the nerd dahil walang nerd sa nakikita kong Terra ngayon. She followed where I was looking and just rolled her eyes. Who is this bitch, anyway? Feeling close masyado.

"Sige, salamat na lang."

Luh, bakit ka gagalit?

Binalewala ko yung feeling close na babae tsaka binalik ang paningin sa kababata kong kaaway din. Ang galing niyang umarte na hindi niya naririnig ang paghahanap sa kanya ng babaeng yun, ah?

You're creepy, mysterious and at the same time, hot asf.

Saturday came and I have nothing to do... or so I thought?

Come on, being a student isn't really easy. Malay ko ba kung may nakalimutan ako basta pakiramdam ko naman wala.

"LAK, can you help me with my resume? Mom isn't really helping, she keeps on blabbering about dad's fetish on the scented candle in their bathroom!"

"ZAK, you're already 22. You're old enough to take care of your own shits."

"Oh my gosh, kuya LAK. Your language!" Inikot ko na lang ang mata ko saka nagtakip ng unang sa ulo para hindi ko na siya marinig.

ZAK and LAK are our nicknames exclusively for each other. Stands for Zienne and Lenoxx Agape Kavanaugh. I have so much admirers calling me Noxx or Len or Agape boy or what the fuck ever it is and I want my twin to be exempted from those girls.

"Lord, I would like to exchange my twin into someone who knows how to live outside her fucking castle! Ugh."

Sakto namang tumigil si Zienne para lingunin si mommy na papasok sa kwarto ko, "What's all those noise? Nandoon si Terra sa baba, Zienne, hinahanap ka."

"Hihihi!" Nakita ko nanaman ang nakikibwisit sa ngiti ng kakambal ko. She's back at the cupid mode again. Di niya lang alam, her friend Terra isn't really granny's disciple. Pfft.

The two women in my life shut my door, leaving me with the peace of my life. I decided to work these arms a bit and swung myself on the pull-up bar.