I almost have the perfect life.
I have the power... the money... the looks... lagi akong nakatutok sa limelight...
Ano pa bang hihilingin ko?
Hindi naman ako nagko-complain sa buhay na meron ako e.
I'm happy with people na parang robot lang na napapasunod ko sa kahit ano mang sabihin ko... with getting what I want with just a blink of an eye.
Yet, parang may kulang. May hinahanap ako na hindi ko alam kung ano.
Kapag nakukuha mo ata kasi ang lahat ng gusto mo, ang boring. Walang thrill ang buhay.
Kaya nga parang laro lang ang lahat sa akin.
I play with girls at kapag nagsawa na ako, I drop them like a hot potato. Same is true with my grades na parang wala lang sa akin.
I want challenge yet it seems that I can't find one.
But it changed when I met her.
She's irritating. Nakakainis ang walang emotion niyang mukha. Nakakainis ang ugali niya. Nakakainis ang pagiging bayolente niya. In short, naiinis ako sa buong pagkatao niya.
Para siyang kuto na ang sarap-sarap tirisin.
I met her when I was still in high school. Grade 10 to be exact. First day of class.
You know, the high school where I came from was just a typical school with typical high school drama.
And of course sa high school, di maiiwasan ang nerds, gangster wanna be's, cheerleaders, and every person you can meet under the sun.
Ako? Just a 'someone'.
That someone who should be feared.
No one gets in my way. Once na makabangga mo ako, humanda ka na sa mga pambubully at worst, humanda ka nang mapatalsik sa school.
And nope, I'm not a gangster nor a delinquent. I'm just a 'someone' who loves to bully and play with life more than anything else.
I know, I know, immature masyado pero masisisi niyo ba ako kung noong bata pa lang ako, itinuro na sa akin ang meaning ng power?
Lumaki akong nasusunod lahat ng gusto ko. Lumaki akong nakikitang yumuyuko sa akin ang mga tao. Lumaki ako with a silver spoon on my mouth.
So back to the story, the first time I learned that she exists is when she bumped into me. Literally and figuratively.
Since I'm the boss, tumingin lang ako sa kanya, trying to intimidate her without even saying anything but she just walked pass me.
Everybody that saw the scene gasped. Sino nga bang hindi? Ako, na boss ng school, ay biglang lalampasan lang ng isang nerd pagkatapos banggahin? At hindi pa talaga natakot na ako ang kaharap niya?
Yes, nerd, like what I've sad, typical high school drama. Once na may nakita akong tao with glasses, nerd na yun kaagad. Period.
Since hindi kaya ng pride ko na malampas-lampasan lang ng isang nerd, I shouted, full of authority, na tumigil siya sa paglalakad.
She didn't listen so I grabbed her arm and forced her to face me.
What happened after that is unexpected.
She punched me!
Yes, punched! Sinong nerd ang may lakas ng loob na manuntok? At hindi lang basta-bastang suntok yun, it was an uppercut!
Because I'm not ready with that, nahilo ako't natumba which made a commotion.
Narinig ko pa nga siyang sinabi ang, "Wag ka kasing paharang-harang."
Ako? Napatunganga nalang, wondering how she did that.
I'm invincible, at least that's what I'm telling to myself that time, pero napag-isip-isip ko ding, "Oo nga pala, nasasaktan pa rin ako physically. I'm still a human."
After how many seconds, natauhan ako bigla at tumayo only to find out na tinakasan niya na ako.
And... that's how we met.
That's how that girl changed my life.
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Then She Happened
Short Story"You walked in my life like a storm, a very strong one. You annihilated me with your mighty wind, you wrecked me without any effort, then escaped and left me with nothing. But still, thank you. Because of you, I realized that after the storm comes t...
