Babysitting my ex-girlfriend

Chapter 01

hell.

"What? Paki-ulit nga Dad?" bumilis ang pintig ng puso ko nang marinig ko ang pangalan ng taong kinamuhian ko ng sobra. The guy who built me up and teared me down anyways. The guy who was then my downfall, the person whom I wanted to forget. And the sound of his name just made my heart beat uneasy.

"Cinder Maniego, didn't I said that correctly?" Dad answered without looking at me. Sht. It really is him.

Hindi. Hindi siya 'yon, baka ka-pangalan lang, there's too many billion people in this world and millions here in the Philippines, it musn't be him. I should not panic dammit!

"W-wala na bang iba? I mean... isn't it unsafe for me to be around boys?" I said, trying to change my father's mind.

"No. Boys are unsafe to be around you I suppose" if that statement made him smile well it just made my heart sunk deeper, thank you very much dad.

"But dad--"

"Just shut it Marcella I'm over talking with you now go to your room" he ordered. Wala naman na akong nagawa kundi ang sumunod, or else mabe-beastmode nanaman si dad saakin.

Naglakad na ako papunta sa kwarto ko and with every step tila ba'y nahuhulog ang dibdib ko.

Ugh! In this freaking world why does it have to be him?! Always him! Hindi pa ba sapat na nag-iwan siya ng malaking sugat sa buhay ko? Particularly ang puso ko. Two years na ang lumipas but still I haven't completed every piece of my heart and now... babalik nanaman siya and it would ruin everything!

I thought I was over him but hell, why? Why is it so difficult to forget a guy who's meant to be forgotten. Wala naman siyang ibang ginawa kundi ang saktan ako, why am I still affected by the sound of his name?

surely 'cause you haven't moved on yet stupid Marcella.

Fck I know!

Tinakpan ko ang mukha ko gamit ang unan at sinubukang matulog nalamang, ayokong mag-isip ng kung ano ano at ayokong isipin siya. I just want to pray na sana hindi siya yung taong yun. The dxmned guy who ruined my whole being, the one who fcked my life up.

Nang dahil sakanya, I became like this. Natuto akong lumaban, maglihim, at tumakas sa mga patakaran at parusa. I guess nasanay nako dahil matapos kami magbreak ay tila ba'y lalo akong lumala. Doon nako natuto uminom at magpakasaya ng panandalian, pero nung nakauwi na ako at sinundo ako ni kuya Marco, he said I was crying and saying Cinder's name over and over. Bakit ba kasi ang hirap makalimot!

Third year highschool ako noon nang magkakilala kami ni Cinder, he was this tall guy who had beautiful brown eyes, ebony black hair, a perfect nose line and those pink relaxed-looking lips which he licks from time to time and it was just so sexy.

Isa siyang senior noon, believe me maraming naghahabol sakanya, even the most popular girls in school had been attracted to him, and no one questions why because... well, hindi naman ka-kuwestyon-kuwestyon ang itsura diba? Hindi na yun maikakaila pa, and it even looks like he was the most gorgeous boy in school, which explains why he won the title Mr. Intramurals and even had a trophy made by the school for him.

While me, well, I was just plain and boring. I was just a simple student, one of the many faces in the crowd, one of those girls who was trapped inside the eyes of Cinder. I had a huge crush on him but I never hoped that we will be together... that's just wishful thinking and I can't see myself being in a relationship with him. Masyadong malabo.

Pero sabi nga nila, expect the unexpected. Mabait si tadhana saakin nung mga oras na iyon. Ginawan niya talaga ako ng paraan para makausap si Cinder.