Back From Beginning #WATTYS2020 (Next Cycle Playlist #1)

SPECIAL CHAPTER

Ikinalulungkot ko pong sabihin ngunit this will be the last chapter na ipopost ko para sa kwentong ito bago ang epilogue. Also a big thanks for supporting my first published and finished book. I would never have come this far kung wala kayo. You are the motivation and drive that keeps me going and writing. Manalo man o matalo sa #wattys2019, I'm still very happy that I've been blessed with the opportunity to let you readers read my story. Thank you so much!

Back From Beginning
Noah's Point of View

"And I wasn't expecting she'd be crying nang binalikan ko siya at hinanap, Noah. I know you're not going to believe me but something about her really made me feel..."

Napailing nalang ako habang inaayos ng staff ang lapel sa likod ko.

"In love? This is so strange..." natulala na sa kawalan si Enzo at mas lalo lamang akong napailing.

"Why are you even here? Di ba may recording pa kayo ni Ace?" I asked.

"The mayor was a good friend of my mom. You were going here so I took that opportunity to hitch a ride para mabisita siya. Don't worry, I'm leaving tonight."

Enzo and I had an ugly past, but through the years that we've been together in one boy band, I learned to forgive him slowly.

Hindi niya gusto romantically ang fiance ko. Hindi rin siya gusto ng fiance ko. He was just caught up in her own selfish plan to get rid of me, she only used him... and that made me realize that I should forgive him eventually.

Our relationship was more of a love-hate relationship. Minsan okay kami, minsan halos ayaw ko siyang makita. The bitter past sometimes flashes right before my eyes when I see him, and there are days when I decide not to entertain it. There are also delicate days when I decide to just embrace and set aside my logic and lash out on him.

And those delicate days mostly happened since the day Julia came into my life, lalo na nang napagtanto kong siya pala ang babaeng tinutukoy ni Enzo.

At first, I had no intentions of doing anything for the little accident that happened to me, Julia. Pero kapag naaalala kong mahalaga siya kay Enzo, I start to want the feeling of stealing something or someone from him. This would be a small act of revenge for him because he agreed with Julienne's plan in the past.

So I did exert small efforts for Julia. I caught an egg for her, threatened a fan who wanted to hurt her, even lash out at a reporter for being rude to her.

Noong una, awkward para sa akin ang mga simpleng pagkukunwari namin, ang mga paglabas para lang makita kami ng fans o paparazzi na nagdedate but eventually, those little stunts became a part of my life. Kapag hindi kami lumalabas, naghahanap ako ng dahilan para mailabas ko siya. It felt strange to me. All the nice little things I start to do for her seemed so foreign for me.

I even made a way to make her a part of a reality show I'm in. Ginawa ko lang na rason si Suzie at ang course niya when in reality, I know I just used it to my advantage para lang makasama ko siya, knowing that I won't see her for a long time if I do this show without her.

Kahit na sanay na sanay na ako sa mga outdoor show at shootings, I also felt excited when I saw how excited Julia was. Akala ko natutuwa lang ako sa inosenteng reaksyon niya, but I was wrong.

I realized it was her happiness that also makes me happy during the first days of the reality show.

But then I never expected my ex fiance to be a part of the show. Noong una, akala ko hindi pa ako nakakamove on sa kanya kaya ganun nalang ang naging reaksyon ko nang nakita ko siya. But when she offered Julia her hand for a handshake and my eyes immediately turned to the little lady beside me, I knew I wasn't nervous because of Julienne. I was nervous not knowing how Julia will react to the fact that this woman in front of us now is my ex fiance and I never even told her about it.