[A TAGLISH YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE NOVEL]
'One can't unlove someone that the soul cannot forget.'
A living doll in a cage. That's how Maxene Angela Campbell describes her life. Under her mother's wing, she is restricted to explore the world around her...
Hindi ko pinansin yung babaeng tinapunan ko ng kape dahil nakaharang siya sa daan. At ano bang ginagawa nito ni Maxene? Why didn't she step up? Hindi niya ugali ang lumuhod sa mga babaeng tulad ng mga ito na akala mo kung sino kung umasta.
Hinarap ko si Maxene at nakita ko naman na para na naman siyang batang natalo sa harapan ko, nagawa pa niya akong siringan. I grinned, pikon. "Found you."
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"Hey," the girl attempted to call my attention but I didn't bother looking at her, "How dare you spill me your coffee?" inabot ko ang kamay ko kay Maxene at itinayo siya.
Tsk ang dumi tuloy ng damit niya. Gusgusing bata. Gusto ko man siyang asarin pero pakiramdam ko, wala siya sa mood.
"Tara na." yaya ko sa kanya pero hindi siya nagpapigil sa akin at inis na hinarap ang babaeng nag-eeskandalo. Inalis niya ang bonnet at salamin niya at hinarap ang mga ito.
"I'll pay for you JC kung ikatatatahimik iyon ng pride mo." now this is the Maxene I know.
"Maxene Campbell?" gulat na ani ng babaeng amoy kape.
"Oh my gosh, we're a fan." puri nila kay Maxene, "I'm sorry sa inasal namin sayo kanina. Hindi naman namin alam na ikaw 'yan."
"Oo nga," coffee girl's second friend speaks, "It's very rare for a celebrity na magstroll mag-isa sa mall."
Tiningnan ako ng pangatlong kaibigan ni coffee girl, "Not unless bodyguard mo yung kasama mo?"
I noticed how Maxene looked at them in disbelief, shaking her head.
"We're very sorry Maxene." the three girls speak in chorus with a smile on their face.
"Let's just say I'll let you slide," her voice is solid, "Will it change the fact that you just judge someone from what they wear and how they look?" mukhang napahiya ang tatlong babae sa harapan niya, "Your perfume couldn't hide the wretched smell of your behavior, mas mabaho pa ang ugali ninyo sa basura." I smirked. My feisty woman is on fire. "You know, it won't cost you much to be kind. Pero kung ano pa ang cheap, iyon pa ang hindi ninyo ma-aafford. What a shame." she shakes her head looking at them from head to toe "I pity people like you." tinalikuran niya na ang mga babae at kinuha ang braso ko. Pero mukhang hindi pa siya tapos at binalikan niya ang mga babae ng tingin, "One more thing. He's not my bodyguard, he's my boyfriend."
I wasn't able to hold back my smile as we walked away from that place.
"That's intense." I teased with a playful grin.
"Well, that wasn't supposed to happen." she confessed.
"What do you mean?" I assessed her reaction.
She sighs in defeat, "Well, usually I'll just do whatever they wanted. Dati kasi kapag napagtitripan ako ng ganoon, pinapabayaan ko na lang para hindi ako mag stand-out. Madalas akong lumalabas dati para bisitahin si Kenzo sa trabaho niya at dahil ilegal ang pagkikita namin, tinitiis ko na lang ang mga ganoong bagay."
