10 YEARS GAP ( Book 1 ) [ ✔ ]

CHAPTER ᵉⁱᵍʰᵗ

Shems si Athena.

"Bakit ka nandito?" Kumunot ang noo ko nung nakita niya rin ako.

"I'm here for mark, why?" She smirked

I smiled smugly at her and stared blankly at mark who was looking at me.
"Anong about sa relationship mo mark, nagmamadali ako oh." I lied...crossing my arms annoyed with Athena's presence.

"I'm breaking up with Athena dahil,..."

"Because I can't stop my parents from cancelling the wedding." Athena continued marks statement. Mark was looking in floor like he was defeated.

"Sorry mark." Ngumiti si Athena kay mark.

"Okay lang, kaya ko naman siguro mabuhay nang wala ka." Nakuha pa mag joke ni mark at ngumiti kay Athena.

I envied Athena because may very special place siya kay mark, may lugar siya na pwede niyang ipagsigawan na may lalaking kagaya ni mark ang nagmamahal sakanya nang tunay. But still seeing her face makes me sick, kung Mahal niya talaga si mark ay hahanap siya nang paraan para di matuloy ang arrange na kasal nila nung lalaki. But that's not what I don't want to, di ko na mapopormahan si mark pag sila ang magkatuloyan ni Athena.

"Sige aalis na ako, yun lang Pala." Padabog akong Umalis sa harap nila.

"Mika, the actual reason is may favor akong I a-ask." He called making me look back at him with an irritated face.

"Ano naman Yun?"

"Uhm, pwede ba akong mag apply sa company niyo kahit ano pwede na kong sa maintenance lang." Pagmamakaawa niya.

"Bakit? Nandito naman ang shop ah?"

"Athenas parents bought this shop kaya wala na akong work." He pouts

I know I can't say 'no' to him kaya't wala na akong choice. I heave a sigh and muttered "sige kausapin ko si dad, alis na ako." I smiled and left to my car padabog parin.

I looked back and saw his awfully handsome face waving at me and smiling. Damn why does he have to smile like that, I get so distracted. I didn't smile back, I just waved and went to my car.

He went inside again to the shop with Athena walking behind him closing the door.

I suddenly taught of something when I was staring right thru the window.

I want a guy like mark, and I hope when he knows about my feelings. He would fill our gaps and risk everything just to be with me someday.

My friend Naila Called so I answered as fast as I could press

"Hey? Where are you?"

"I'm coming just wait for me." I mumbled scratching my temple.

"Okay text me when you're here."

When I arrived a startle gasp escapes from my lips when I saw that there were so many people in the event, I hated it when things are crowded. I find it not clean.

I heard loud murmurs in the side where people were crowded, I went my way to where Naila was staying.

"Naila, and Dami mo namang ininvite."

"Don't worry I booked another place for the people who are closer to me." She beamed smiling.

Me and friends chatted and ate together to have fun.

"I heard you liked a guy way older than you." Sheena muttered.

I was tongue-tied for a moment and finally found the right words to utter.

"Noon yun" I smiled and looked away.

I looked away before she could ask something else that's way out of my league.
Baka may mabulgar pa akong mga sekreto ko. We were having fun and laughing but then it was my time to go home because of my freaking curfew. I'm still 14 and everyone at home treats me like a baby kaya't kahit Marami kaming Pera I still can't completely enjoy my life dahil bata pa ako.

I went to my driver para umuwi na at para maka pahinga ako.

I turned on' my phone to post in my social media account about the party, while I was scrolling and posting I saw my followers that has a name so I checked it.

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I pressed follow back, and waited for my request to be accepted. I wasn't sure it was his account but I just wanted to follow just in case it's really him.

When I arrive home I saw a notification that my request was accepted so I quickly stalked his profile.

His post were full of pictures him and Athena before, and food that's all. While I was stalking I suddenly got a notification that he liked 3 of my recent post. I giggled to the taught maybe he was stalking me too, suddenly he posted something In his profile.

*Picture*
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It was a picture of him and Athena when they graduated, they looked so cute together. They were smiling and holding their diplomas looking right in the camera.
I felt so jealous but still happy for them.

Despite the fact they broke up which I respected, they really did have good memories. Even if it's only in the past for now.

I turned off my phone and took a nap and to stop day dreaming about stuff.

The next day was my exercising day, I went out to the park to freshen my mood. While I was jogging I saw mark eating ice cream while he was scrolling on his phone. He was laughing and it looked so genuine.

I walked towards him and saw him notice me, he stood up and greeted me.

"Mika your here, what up?" He said turning off his phone.

"Naparaan lang. Eh Ikaw?" He smile mischievously

"Hinihintay ko si Athena dahil last na namin tung date na magkasama." He pouted.

Yumuko ako. "Ah ganun ba, sige una na ako have fun with your date." I said before leaving. Ngunit bigla niya akong tinawag muli at nawalan ako nang imik, at tumititig lang sakanya.

"Thank you Pala, gala tayo basta wala ka nang class." He says smiling to me.

"Sure" I nodded before leaving.

"That's your crush no?" Sheena asks
"No." I answered slyly.

I knew Sheena knows it, it's obvious thou.
She just shrugged it off and we both left.

I don't know why I was smiling but it feels good to smile because of mark, I seem to be so tacky but the taught mark makes me smile is the best taught ever. I really do like him huh. Psh

Ring!

"Hello?" I answered dryly.

"Asan ka ba?" My mother's secretary ask.

"Bahay" I simply uttered

"Andito na Pala auntie mo...dadalhin kana niya sa Australia Sabay mom at dad mo para maka pag galing sila Doon."

"Okay." Then I ended the line

Fudge, pano Nato...tumango na ako kay Auntie na sasama ako Kasi na bored na ako dito sa maynila. Fudge..iiwan ko pa si mark na ngayon wala na sila ni Athena. No.

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