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A Place in This World
A Place in This World
A Place In This
World
Written by .sabon.
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Introduction:
Byanca Arseo?
Yes?
I turned around to see who I was talking to. :]]
Never speak to my boyfriend again.
And who exactly is your boyfriend?
Rawr.
Oopssie. Byanca, galit na sha oh. :]
Ooh scary. What an ugly angry face, right? LMAO. :>
I smirked.
Bak-.
Shhhh. Pretty princess is not yet done talking ;>
Hindi ka princess! B*tch ka!
I tap her left shoulder.
Darling, a princess can be a b*tch too. So yeah. Level up noh! New info! =P :]]
She was about to speak again but then I intruded AGAIN. :]]
Ill be here. Waiting and playing with the wrong one. :] :>
Chapter 1
Yaya! Red or Black?
Black po.
Hm. Okay. Bibilhin ko sila pareho. :>
Look whos here! :>
Kevin? When did you arrive?
Just yesterday.
I see.
Oh, wont you run towards the handsome me?
HAHA. Get real.
Then the frog went near the princess. Haha. :P
Yaya! Come! Please pay these na.
I was about to hand my yaya the money kaso
My treat =P
I grinned.
Chapter 2
Byanca? Andyan ka ba?
Then she knocked on my door.
Hindi ako sumagot. The princess doesnt feel like talking to an ugly creature like her.
I know youre in there.
Alam mo naman pala eh, nagtanong ka pa.
I have a lot of pasalubongs for you.
Tapos?
I just want to give it to you.
Iwan mo dyan sa floor. Ill get it later.
CHESKA?!!!
Fine. Come in.
Tumingin ako kay Kevin.
You owe me one, b*tch.
I bought a lot of dresses and perfumes. Pati shoes.
You look so delighted. AND I HATE IT.
And oh! This dress!
Why? You like it?
Parang nakakita ako ng ganyan eh. Suot nung girl na nagtitinda ng mais sa labas ng school ko. Cheap. Ew. Tas
etong perfume, kaamoy mo, amoy palaka. Ito naman, ayaw ko nung lalagyan, ang pangit. Tas itong shoes, pang
matanda, yung isang pair naman, ayaw ko nung box.
Eh itong dress na ito? Bagay na bagay sayo ito.
Ayaw ko nyan.
Bakit?
Feel ko lang.
Yung natira naman, okay na. Pwedeng pambahay. Sige. Shooo, my fathers wife.
Tas paglabas ng uhm.. paglabas nya.
Aw! Whut the h*ck Kevin! Bat mo ko binato?!
Whats the matter with you?!
Okay. If this is about her, tama na. Wag ka na magsalita. Okay?
Wala ako sa mood makipag argue.
Chapter 3
Monday na naman. Boring and excruciating school days. Wala akong pakialam sa pag aaral o sa mga grades. Okay na
sa akin ang 3. Pumapasok lang naman ako dahil sa dalawang rason.
First, wala dito ang asawa ng tatay ko.
And second, andito yung mga biktima ko. Ang I just love torturing them. :]]
Ms. Arseo. Absent ka na naman nung Friday.
Ngumiti lang ako.
Lagi ka na lang absent, ngaun ikaw naman ang gagawin kong leader sa community service niyo. Para naman
matuto kang maging responsible.
Eto ang mga gagawin, may 5 services kayo. Sa bawat service iba ibang games, iba bang songs at stories.
Shempre may prices yun. At mga props. Kailangan may values, may lessons. Dapat neo imotivate ung mga bata
na pumunta sa services niyo every week. Naiintindihan mo ba un Ms. Arseo?
Sure. I get it. Miss, may I go out?
Sige.
So tinawagan ko yung pangit. Actually, hindi ko pa sha nakikita. I can just feel it. Hindi ko sha katulad. HAHAHA. :]]]
Chapter 4
Ibinigay ko na kay Ms. Panagsagan yung mga requirements sa 5 community services namin.
Quoted from her Byanca, this is too much! Mascots? Bags and barbies for prizes? Alam mo bang 500 lang ang
budget per community service niyo
And I was like Hindi ko po alam. Hindi niyo naman sinabi agad eh. Tsaka miss, wag kayong mag alala. Hindi
naman kayo pagbabayarin ko nyan eh.
And then her reaction was this -->
Torturing professors is sooo much fun.
After nun, history class na namin. One of the most boring subjects. Oh well, I never like any.
Yung project slash midterm exam niyo ay cultural at cooking show. May mga kagrupo kayo from other courses.
Kayo ang in-charge sa cooking, Mass com ang sa documentation, music at fine arts students naman ang bahala
sa mga props.
Hinati ko na kayo sa groups so nandito na rin yung list ng iba niyo pang kagrupo from other courses.
We study in this semi exclusive college for girls. Bilang lang ang boys sa bawat batch. So marami sa kanila ang natuwa
nung sinabi yun ng prof namin.
Byanca! Excited kaba?
No. I bet they're all weird looking and all.
Hm. Ganun.
Or maybe I never really like boys. They're merely nothing but toys. Brainless toys who think they can fool you. D'oh.
Hindi ako nakikipaglaro sa kanila. Nilalaro ko sila. :]
Maybe, that is what revenge is all about. :>
Sinubukan kong tiisin na tignan ka na lang sa malayo, pero hindi ko nakaya. Sinubukan kong maging masaya
para sayo nung nakita kong kasama mo siya, pero hindi ko rin nagawa dahil alam kong mas mapapasaya kita.
Sinubukan kong pigilan ito.. Pero ngayon sasabihin ko na at nagbabakasakaling mapagbigyan mo,
Mahal kita.
Chapter 5.1
Sinubukan kong tiisin na tignan ka na lang sa malayo, pero hindi ko nakaya. Sinubukan kong maging masaya
para sayo nung nakita kong kasama mo siya, pero hindi ko rin nagawa dahil alam kong mas mapapasaya kita.
Sinubukan kong pigilan ito.. Pero ngayon sasabihin ko na at nagbabakasakaling mapagbigyan mo, Mahal kita...
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW!
Huh??
Finally, nagpakita na rin siya.
Blanche??
Don't worry hindi naman para sayo yun.
OMG!
Chapter 5.2
Pare. Okay ka lang?
He just nodded. Tapos sinimulan ng pulitin yung petals. At eto ako, pinapanuod mag emo ang isang lalaking hindi ko
naman kilala. What a weird view.
After ilang minutes. Tumayo ako at nilapitan siya.
Bored na ako. Ang dami dami nyan eh. Yaan mo na yan diyan.
Hindi pwede. Nakakahiya sa mga janitor. Tska baka pagalitan ako.
Er. Arte. Gusto mo tulungan kita?
Wag na.
Okay good. Dahil wala akong balak.
Natawa sha ng kaunti tapos umiling. Lumabas ako ng gym tapos naghanap ng loser student, which is marami naman sa
school ko.
Please stay.
Wala akong matutulong sayo. I'm sorry. I have to go.
Yumuko sha at binitawan yung wrist ko.
Sabi niya she'll think pa, wag kang magpaka emo dyan. Hindi siya ang mundo mo.
Paano pag siya yung mundo ko??
Tinatanong??
Sabihin mo sa kanya yan. Pag nagbago ang desisyon niya, magpapaparty ako.
Chapter 6
Kinabukasan ng buhay ng magandang si ako.
CHESSSSSSKKAA! Good morning
It was. Until I saw you.
Tumawa siya.
Anong ginagawa mo dito?
He pinched my cheeks tapos umupo sa may pool.
Eh kasi po, Cheska. Naalala ko lang naman na malapit ka na magdebut eh. Diba 4 months na lang? So we have to
start preparing na.
Bakit simula nung bumalik ka galing States, parang ang bait mo na sa akin? Falling in love with me huh?
He just laughed and said:
Actually, meron. Fully loaded nga ako eh. Pero okay lang
Wh*re ka talaga!
Saang venue gusto mo? Ano bang party pala gusto mo?
Kahit saan! Bakit ba kasi pinapakialam mo yung debut ko?
Okay. Ako ng bahala. Wag kang makikialam ah.
Ahem.
Cheska dear!
Faye!
Cheska.Wait ah.
Umalis ako sa harap nila dahil nakakabadtrip manuod ng dalawang naglalampungan. Well, my bestfriend has always
been obsessed with Kevin. And I just don't know why I'm naiinis!
Lumabas ako ng house. Then nag lakad sa subdivision. At wow. Ngayon ko lang narealize na may park pala sa subd
namin. Never pa akong nakapaupo sa public swing. LOL. Kahit noong bata ako. My parents never allowed me.
Ako na pupulot.
I saw it first!
He smirked tapos nilapit niya yung face niya sa akin. Tinitigan ko lang siya.
Nilapit pa niya yung face niya sa akin. Tas nag winked. What a maniac.
Alcohol ko kaya.
Asaan?
Tumingin siya sa likuran niya at worried na worried.
LMAO. Joke.
Tapos umalis na ako sa park. Pagdating ko sa isang kanto. Someone pulled me.
Chapter 7
Three days have passed and that feeling remained a mystery to me. Ewan ko. Ayaw ko.
Byanca!
Byanca?
Nafeel ko na may nag poke sa braso ko.
Uhm. Byanca??
What?!
Pagtingin ko may 4 na babaeng nakatayo sa harap ng table namin.
Tumingin ako sa friends ko.
Anong problema nila?
Hindi mo ba ako naaalala Byanca?
Hindi. At kinakausap ka ba?
Nagsalita yung isa nyang alipores.
Mashado ata shang maraming kaaway. Kaya hindi niya matandaan lahat.
Nag smirk ako.
Oh. It's not like that, my dear :> It just happened na katulad mo, pangit rin siya kaya hindi ko ginustong maalala
yung horrible face niya.
Ang yabang mo ah! Eh ang papangit niyo naman ng mga kaibigan mo!
Kung ang tawag mo sa amin ay pangit, edi level up kayo nun, lalagyan ko ng super! SUPER UGLY na kayo!
Ops. Kung gusto mong tapunan ako ng iced tea, bumili ka ng sayo. Wag mo pahalata sa aking poor ka.
And Byanca?
Yup?
Thanks a lot.
Uhm. Byanca?
Ano? haha.
Uwi ka na ba?
Yup.
Sabay na tayo. Uhm. Palabas lang.
Sige lang.
Tapos hinatid ako ni Blanche papunta doon sa car namin. At pagkauwi ko na....
Bawal kang magboyfriend. Bawal ring makipag fling. Pwede ba, wag kang flirt?
Chapter 8
Look who's talking Kevin.
Iba ka. Iba ako! Lalaki ako Cheska. Ikaw babae. And it's really dangerous when you flirt around with boys!
Why do you care?
Bakit ba lagi mong tinatanong yan?
Sagutin mo lang.
Ah basta! Dyan ka na nga.
*Blag*
Sorry. Sorry po.
Tinulungan ni Kevin pulitin yung dala ng asawa ng tatay ko.
What's happening here?
None of your business.
Nag aaway ba kayo?
Yumuko si Kevin.
Manigas ka.
I was about to go upstairs kaso pag daan ko sakanya hinawakan niya yung braso. And I was really caught off guard.
Nagulat talaga ako kasi usually pag ginaganun ko sha, hinahayaan na lang niya ako.
Anong problema mo?
I said, apologize to Kevin.
I said 'manigas ka!'
Ano bang nangyayari sa iyo Byanca?! Since your father died, you transformed into a monster!
You have no right to speak about my father. Because you, you killed him!
I didn't kill him Byanca. Whatever mistakes I did in the past, patawarin mo na ako.
Sige. Pero may kapalit.
Ano?
KILL YOURFCUKIGNSELF!
BYANCA!
Bakit ba mashado kang pakialamero ha? Anong problema mo?!
*pak*
And if your father was alive, he would have hated you too!
That was it. Tumakbo ako paakyat sa room ko. Pumasok ako sa dressing room ko. I got something. Then bumalik ako sa
bed ko.
WTF. This is too much. With all these pain, I tried my best.
Cheska? Please open the door. I know you're mad, look, I just want the best for you because you are really
special to me. And I never want you to get hurt.
Chapter 9
Kung ayaw mo open yung door edi wag. I'll open it myself.
OMG BLOOOOOOOD!
Tapos pag sara nung door. Hinawakan niya yung kamay ko.
Hindi ko alam kung ano yung kumirot eh, yung wrist ko ba na may sugat or something else.
Princess, aalis lang ako ah.
Binulong niya sa ears ko.
Please, magpagaling ka na.
OMG. I'll hate myself for the rest of my life if I wouldn't do what my heart tells me to do. You know, b*tches have hearts
too..
I know I'm perfect but I get hurt too.
I opened my eyes tapos hinawakan ko agad yung kamay niya before sha tuluyang makalayo sa bed ko.
No. You can't go.
No.
Then what?
You, my princess.
Chapter 10
Papasok ka na?!
Yes. May meeting kami.
Pink or blue?
Orange.
Okay. Pink at orange. UGH. Bagay ba yun?
Sino bang nagsabi ng pink?! Weirdo!
Buti hindi ka
Tas pumunta kami sa isang part nung mall na puro tiangge or something.
Are those ukay-ukay? Ew.
He pinched my cheek. Then he asked me if its okay to look around. I hesitantly said yes. Haha. Then we saw a booth that
sells unusual clothes and accessories, its like a costume store or something.
Tapos we saw a boxer short na may drawing na tongue dun sa part na uhm. Ayon.
Then for a fleeting second, we just stared at each other. I realized that his face and smile were a lethal combination; a
combination which I think is starting to have its effect on me.
Chapter 11
Yesterday, he asked me out for lunch. I know its one his ways to make me see the world that is far from the world Im
living in. I admit that world is actually the real world. But who wants to live in a real world?
So yeah. Kumain kami sa S.EX.
Byanca! Sex tayo!
Whaaaaat?!
Ambisyosa.
Sinigang express.
I act and look like a princess. But you? You just act.
Tapos naglapitan sa kanya yung ugly allies niya. Tapos lumapit na din sa akin yung friends ko.
Anong nangyayari dito?
She started it.
Tumingin lang ako kay Blanche. I have no plans of defending myself coz I really dont who started the fight, but I have
plans of winning it.
Byanca?
She commanded me to do the task that was given to her. Thats not fair.
Cheena?
Wala naman siyang ginagawa eh!
Inirapan ko siya.
Thanks but how I handle my life is my business. This is who I am so yeah, shut up.
Tumalikod ako tapos lumapit ako dun sa box na pinapabuhat niya. Halos kasing laki na siya ng isang balikbayan box.
UGGGHHHH. Kaya ko ba buhatin to?
Anong balak mo?
Bubuhatin. Pinapabuhat ng leader diba.
Okay.
POOOOOSH! Tae. Akala ko pa naman sasabihin niyang wag ko na buhatin. AMPF ka Blanche.
So pinairal ko ang pride ko at tinry buhatin yung box. Tapos siya pinapanuod lang niya. Hanggang paakyat na ako ng
hagdan. Gusto kong murahin ng bonggang bongga si Blanche pag naaalala kong hanggang 4th floor pa ang aayatin ko.
Hm. Byanca?
Call me Cheska, Blanche.
May 2 tao lang na tumatawag sa akin ng Cheska, si Faye who is my bestfriend and si Kevin who is... nevermind. And I've
known them my whole life. But with Blanche, I just felt that I can trust him and he is worth keeping .
Chapter 12
Cheska! Look at this, ang mura oh. 2k lang.
Yeah. And it's gorgeous.
Tapos natawa ako.
Why are you laughing?
Hm. Wala. May naalala lang.
Crazy.
And pretty :>
Then nag ikot ikot na uli siya dun sa boutique. Naalala ko kasi yung sinabi ni Blanche na 500 pesos na daw yung
Kevin! Nakalock!
Sige na. Umalis na nga kayo!
Never use street words again. Kadiri. Hindi bagay sayo. Sino nagtuturo nyan sayo?!
Bakit?
Stay away from that person.
Chapter 13
He taught me how to eat fishball, isaw and balunbalunan. He also introduced me to weirdo words like jabar, golets, tipar,
parak and many more. [which Kevin didn't like. hahaha]
So tapos na?
Well, pwede na rin.
Turn ko na.
Huh?
Imma show you the princess' world.
He smiled.
Sure. I'd love to.
So I brought him to a party that night.
Isn't your dress too short?
Tinignan ko siya ng masama. OMG. Another Kevin? Oh please. Noooooo. XD
Relax, Blanche.
Uhm. Okay.
Hey there gorgeous.
Shut up, Leo.
Then nag glare siya kay Blanche.
Boyfriend?
Biatch!
Just like you.
Blanche?!
Bro, musta?
Mother of !@#$! Kailan ka pa natuto mag party?
Lumingon ako sa kausap ni Blanche.
Well, well, hindi na ako magtataka kung bakit napaparty ka bigla, si Byanca Arseo naman pala yung kasama mo
eh.
Ew. Blanche kilala mo yan?!
He's my brother.
Noo freakin way!
Tapos hinatak uli ako ni Meg.
Hm. Okay na ring totoy, mayaman naman pala eh.
Sira ka talaga!
Sira. You should try. Atska wag ka na uminom. Ang Tumador mo.
What does that mean?
Drunkard?
OOOOOOOOOOOOH.
And Cheska, thanks for being so nice to me.
Wala ka naman sa topic eh.
May good news pala ako sayo.
Ihanda na mo na yung party mo.
Anong party?
Sabi ni Leah bibigyan na niya ako ng chance.
Chapter 14.1
Princess.
Kevin?
I had to blink few times to confirm that I wasn't just dreaming. But oh well, if this was just a dream, let me be asleep
forever.
LMAO :>
Good morning, princess.
What are you doing here?
He smiled sweetly.
JOKE!
LOL. The flowers were impressive but what he said was a big joke!
You did this all for me?
Of course.
Anong meron?
Wala naman.
Tapos lumabas na siya ng room ko pero wala pang one minute pumasok uli siya.
How come you never knock?
Natatawang sinabi ko.
Chapter 14.2
Wake up, sunshine.
Where are we?
Baguio.
Tumingin ako sa paligid ko.
Nasa Camp John Hay Manor Hotel kami. Ano namang ginagawa namin dito? I looked at him and then I raised an
eyebrow.
Chill. I just have to talk to someone and then magllunch tayo sa Pancake House. Cool?
Fine.
Tapos before siya bumaba ng car. YES. Sabi niya na wag na daw ako sumama. What an idiot diba. Sinama ako sa
Baguio para pagstay-in ako sa kotse niya. So ayun nga. Bago siya bumaba ng car.
You like this place diba?
Um. Yea? And why?
Just asking.
Like whooooooooooah!
Nasabi ko na ba sainyo na ang pinakamatagal na relationship ni Kevin ay 1 month? And sa lahat ng naging girlfriend nya,
wala siyang niligawan. Haha. He's a slut. But I can't blame him. He is the picture of an almost-perfect man any young girl
could ever dream of. Madalas niyang sabihin sa akin noon, hindi daw siya malandi, selfless lang daw siya, gusto lang
niyang ishare yung sarili niya.
Alam niyo kung ano yung pinaka masakit? Yung kanina, I felt super fcuking special tapos sa isang iglap bigla akong
nasawapan ng iba.
Chapter 15
Ms. Arseo, why did you do that?
I just want to. She's ugly kasi.
Tinapunan mo ng iced tea yung schoolmate mo dahil you just want to?!
.....
Why were you absent yesterday?
Went to Baguio.
Oh, where is our pasalubong?
Nasa car. Get it later na lang.
Ay, alam mo ba-..
Shhh.
Huh? Bakit shhh?
Just shut up. Okay?
Then tumahimik nga sila sa pagkkwentuhan. Idk but bigla na lang uminit yung ulo ko.
Hey.
Huh?
Can we talk, my dear?
Your dear?
Don't flatter yourself, lahat ng tao tinatawag ko nyan.
Where are you going?
Pero hindi lang naman sila ang may gusto protektahan eh, ako rin, pinoprotektahan ko sila sa paraang alam ko.
Chapter 16
Cheska! Good morning
Blanche.
Yes?
Ang pangit mo.
Anung meron?
OFC.
And for the first time, I saw him blush.
Ano naman yang envelope na hawak mo? May nakalagay pa na 'confidential'.
Secret. Sige. Have to go. And Blanche, take it easy.
Take what easy? Ha? No. You have to come with me!
Tapos dinala niya ako sa tapat ng music building. Sa ilalim ng punong naglalagas ang dahon.
WTH. Bat ba dito? Ang dirty.
Ang romantic.
Eh?
Tapos ilang minutes pang nakatayo kami doon.
Cheska?
Yes?
Kinakabahan ako.
Have to pee.
LOL. Go.
Tapos tumakbo na sha palayo.
But wait!
Ano?
Pag dumating si Leah, sabihin mo intayin ako a.
Duh?
Tapos after ng ilang minutes pa.
Well...
Here, I have something for you.
Byanca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What?!
Yung chicken na niluluto, masusunog na o!
Argh! Damn!
Aw. Shitty. Amoy sunog.
Sorry. Sorry.
After ko ayusin yung sunog kong niluto, lumabas muna ako ng lab.
Byanca.
Nagulat na lang ako ng nasa harap ko na siya.
Yung binuhusan mo ng iced tea nung isang araw.........
si Leah ba yun?!
I already told you Blanche, I did that because I find her ugly.
Chapter 17
Yung binuhusan mo ng iced tea nung isang araw, si Leah ba yun?!
Huminga ako ng malalim tapos buong tapang na sumagot.
Yes.
Why?!
I already told you Blanche, I did that because I find her ugly.
Hinawakan niya ng mahigpit yung wrist ko. Then he looked me in the eye.
Ugly? Alam ko hindi siya kasing ganda ng physical appearance mo pero dahil sa ugali mo para sa akin ikaw na
ang pinaka pangit na taong nakilala ko.
His eyes were piercing me. And yes, I was hurt. Hindi dahil sa mga sinasabi nya pero dahil sa hindi ko na makita sa mga
mata niya yung Blanche na kilala ko. All I can see now is coldness and indifference.
I thought you were something else but I was wrong, I was so damn wrong. You are a b*tch. You are nothing but a
brainless b*tch!
Matagal ko ng alam na b*tch ako, Blanche. You should have known better. But I am not brainless. So ano, tapos
ka na ba?
Unti unting lumuwag yung pagkakahawak niya sa wrist ko.
Bakit si Leah pa. Andami namang ibang babae eh.
Ako --->
Akala ko kaibigan kita, Cheska.
Kawawa ka naman.
And that was the end. Pero kung bibigyan ako ng chance i-redo ang mga ginawa at sinabi ko.. hindi ko pa rin babaguhin
ang kahit ano. Dahil kahit anong sakit ng mga sinabi niya sa akin, wala akong pinagsisisihan sa mga yun. I was just being
me. But honestly, sometimes it also hurts to be me.
Uhm. Kevin?
Po?
Do you think na darating yung araw na magagalit ka sa akin kasi b*tch ako?
Tumawa siya.
No. No one can condemn you dahil nagpapakatotoo ka. They're all stupid.
Tapos hinug niya ako.
First time ah.
Ang?
Kahit kailan hindi ko nakita na pinroblema mo kung ano yung iniisip ng tao tungkol sayo.
Chapter 18
Ito na yung last day ng rehearsals namin para sa project namin sa Philippine History. Everything is going well except one
thing, hindi pa rin ako pinapansin ni Blanche. Well I don't expect him to make pansin me but it still hurts. Last week we
were so close and now he's just a familiar face. Things change. Things change so fast.
After kasi nung nag usap kami last day hindi na siya tumawag or nagtext man lang sa akin.
I was busy. And ako yung susundo sayo. Malapit na ako.
Okay. Thanks.
Sure. You take care, ayt?
After ng final dry run, dumaan lang ako sa powder room tapos dumiretso na ako sa waiting area.
Hey.
Hey.
WTH Blanche?!
Please tell me na may ibang reason kung bakit mo ginawa kay Leah yun. Please Cheska. Prove to me na you're
something else. Please. Nawala na si Leah sa akin, I don't want to lose you also.
Well, it's way too late Blanche. Nasabi mo na yung gusto mong sabihin nun. I'm a b*tch. Brainless b*tch pa nga
diba, Blanche?
Tumayo ka na. Wala kang mapapala.
So tumayo nga siya at hinawakan ako sa wrist.
WTH Cheska! I'm giving you a chance to explain yourself! Wag mo akong pahirapan!
He was about to make ganti kaso nagdatingan yung guards ng school tapos inawat na siya. Pinapunta kami sa
disciplinary office then they found out na Blanche was drunk. After noon pinapauwi na kami ni Kevin.
Miss, can we do something about this?
Ganto kasi yan Ms. Arseo...
Cheska. Let's go.
Wait. I'm trying to help him.
I said let's go.
He acted as if he didn't hear anything.
Anu ba Kevin! This is your fault! Why did you punch him in the first place? Wala naman siyang ginagawa?!
Oo, special siya sayo pero Cheska kahit langaw nga hindi kita pinapadapuan eh, tapos siya sasaktan ka lang niya
ng ganun?! That's not fair!
I was dumbfounded. I had no choice but to come with him. Pagsakay naman sa kotse, walang nagsalita. Maybe wala sa
amin ang may gustong pag usapan ang nangyari kanina. Tapos pagdating namin sa bahay, nadatnan namin si Faye na
naghihintay.
Pagbaba na pagbaba ng car ni Kevin. Nagsisisigaw na si Faye. WTH?! What's with this fcuking day!!!!
Kanina pa kita tinatawagan?!
I'm sorry.
Kevin, sorry? Yun lang? Naghintay ako ng 2 oras sa resto tapos sorry lang?!
I had to pick her up. Hindi ko naman alam na magtatagal.
Bumaba na rin ako sa car. As much I would like to eavesdrop, hindi ko na kaya, I'm so tired.
Wait. Cheska.
Look, I don't care if you guys have issues or something. If you want to make sigawan here, go ahead. I just
wanna rest now.
Kevin -->
Ako -->
I don't know what's happening but did Kevin just chose me over Faye?
Chapter 19
I was really glad when I heard Kevin chose me. Ofc, I like him eh. And I really dont like the feeling of rejection. That will
really hurt my ego. But when I realized that I lost my best friend because of that, parang hindi ko alam kung dapat pa ba
akong matuwa. Pati yung sinabi ni Faye na Kevin made him feel special and everything when all this time akala ko ako
lang yung ginaganun niya.
But hindi ko naman magawang magalit sa kanya kasi....
Pero I must admit, I love him pero parang may kulang. But oh well,
Wait.
Nilayo niya yung face niya pero nakatingin pa rin siya sa mga mata ko. Tagus tagusan.
You know that I love you, right?
I nodded.
Uhm. And you should also know that you are the only princess in my life.
He emphasized the word 'only'.
I smiled.
Okay.
Uh. Pardon?
Cheska naman...
What do you mean? You chose me but it's not what I think it is? Then what is it, Kevin?!
Of course not! You're my sister! And I wouldn't trade you for anything in this damn stupid world.
Chapter 20
Of course not! You're my sister! And I wouldn't trade you for anything in this damn stupid world. Of course not! You're my
sister! And I wouldn't trade you for anything in this damn stupid world. Of course not! You're my sister! And I wouldn't trade
you for anything in this damn stupid world.
That STUPID line haunts me until now. Four days have passed by the way.
Funny how fate didn't go my way. In a snap, my so-called perfect life became a disaster. First, Blanche hated me. Next, I
lost my best friend because of Kevin San Diego who turned out to be my half brother.
At first, I can't forgive myself for being so stupid and gullible. But after some thinking, I realized, why blame myself if I
should really be blaming them.
They are foolish. They are criminals. They are worthless. They are disgusting.
I slowly kneeled in front of his tomb and put down a long stemmed tulip.
Then booom, my yaya accompanied me to the hospital. And in there, I saw my dad lying in a bed, dead.
Cheska.
Pakiramdam ko tumigil yung mundo ko noong narinig ko yung boses niya. Bigla na lang nagsikip yung dibdib ko. Lalong
napuno ng galit at sakit.
Sabi ko I don't want to listen to any of your explanations. I don't want to see you. And most of all I don't want you
to be a part of my life again! Ngayon, naiintindihan mo na ba?!
Gag* ka ba?! You, your father and that ugly witch were the causes of my father's death! And now, you expect me
to forgive you?!
Cheska, lets leave the past behind. It was an accident. And besides, pinagsisihan na ng mommy natin yun.
Is that enough?! Mababalik ba ng pagsisisi niya yung daddy ko ha?!
Naiintindihan kita Cheska.
He tried to hug me but I pushed him away. Again.
No! You dont and you can never understand. Nawalan ka ba ng dad ha? And to top it all, you even fooled me!
Pinagmukha niyo akong tanga!
I remember that one kiss; one fcuking kiss that swept me off my feet. And now, all I feel is pain and hatred.
Chapter 21
That kiss was a mistake. Pinagsisihan ko yun, Cheska. You were so irresistible that time. I'm really sorry. That
didn't mean anything.
Damn you Kevin San Diego. Umalis ka na dito, sinisira mo yung kagandahan ng lugar na ito.
Di ako aalis hangga't di mo sinasabing napapatawad mo na kami.
Edi wag ka umalis. Sinong tinakot mo.
Anu bang gagawin ko para mapatawad mo ako??
Go to hell and make sure you bring your stupid mother with you. Kung kayo siguro yung namatay nung araw na
yun, baka matagal ko na kayong napatawad. Pero dahil hindi, sorry ka na lang.
Tinalikuran ko na siya. Tapos nag salita uli ako.
And Kevin? My best friend does not deserve you.
Pagkagaling ko ng cemetery, dumiretso na agad ako sa bahay. Pinaayos ko sa yaya ko yung mga gamit ko at lahat ng
mga posibleng kakailanganin ko.
Where are you going?
Anywhere but here.
Bakit ka aalis?
Para naman madala mo na si Kevin dito. Pati yung kabit mo. Magpakasaya na kayo dahil pag nagkaroon ako ng
pagkakataon, sisirain ko ang mga buhay niyo.
Anak please.
Bigla siyang lumuhod tapos niyakap yung binti ko.
Hindi ako naaawa sayo. Kaya umalis ka dyan.
Forgive me, Byanca. Hindi ko naman ginusto mangyari kay Henry yun.
Pag di mo pa binitawan yung binti ko, hindi ako magdadalawang isip na sipain ka.
Tapos ayun, dahan dahan siyang bumitaw sa pagkakakapit. And I was damn serious when I said that, kahit konting pag
kaawa wala akong naramdaman para sa kanya.
Nagcheck in muna ako sa isang hotel. Kaya ko naman mabuhay mag isa. Matagal na akong nabubuhay mag isa. I have
enough money in my bank accounts at isa pa, dalawang buwan na lang naman, debut ko na. Makukuha ko na yung
iniwan ng dad ko for me.
Sometimes they really are clueless. Buti na lang mga kaibigan ko sila. Kung hindi, baka
OMYGASH!
Bakit? Bakit?
Si Blanche? What happened to Blanche??
Di pa sila nakakasagot, kinuha ko na agad yung phone ko tapos tinawagan si Miss Asubar. Kinausap ko siya about kay
Blanche. I told her na magddrop out ako at babawiin namin lahat ng donations namin sa outreach programs nila. That will
be a big loss for them so yeah, napapayag ko siya na wag nang palakihin yung nangyari.
Again, I know this is not the way I should do it, but this is the only way I know.
Kamusta na siya?
Si Blanche?
Hmmm. Di na namin siya mashado nakikita after ng play natin.
Gusto ko sana itanong kung hinahanap ba niya ako or tinatanong man lang pero natatakot ako na baka ayaw ko yung
isagot nila.
Chapter 22
Ms. Arseo, it's been a week! Buti naman at pumasok ka na uli!
Hindi po ako pumunta dito para pumasok na sa mga klase. I wanted to talk to you because I'm planning to drop
out from this school.
Pardon??
I will drop out from this university and my decision is final.
Wala siyang nagawa kung hindi pirmahan yung mga kailangan niyang pirmahan para makadrop out na ako ng tuluyan.
Kung determinado akong putulin ang kahit anong ugnayan ko sa nanay ko, kailangan ko talagang umalis sa school na
yun.
Pagtapos naman tinext ko yung dalawa kong kaibigan. Syempre, kailangan ko mag paalam ng maayos.
OEMGEE. Magbabagong buhay ka na?!
Of course not.
Ngumiti ako. Wala naman talaga ako planong magbagong buhay lalo na ang magbago ng sarili.
Pwede bang wag ka na lang lumipat?
Sa totoo lang, natuwa ako ng sinabi niya yun. Nafeel ko talaga na totoo silang mga kaibigan. I'll surely miss them.
Uhm. Byancs?
Yes?
Sa amin dalawa ka lang ba mag papaalam?
Hm. Yea. Kanino pa ba?
Kay Blanche..
I'm pretty sure na hindi na niya ako gusto makita so why bother.
Ako? Hmm. Ano bang mahalaga sa nararamdaman ko?
''Saw you today & you seemed so surprised that I could walk by and not blink an eye.
Look at me, probably thinking I'm doing fine.
WTF?
Oi CHESKA!
Woah.
Kevin. Please. Give me a break.
Hindi siya nagsalita. Nakatayo lang siya sa harap ko tapos nakatingin sa ceiling.
After 5 minutes....
Sige na naman.
Ayaw kong sumuko, wala akong balak sumuko. Pero ayaw ko naman mahirapan ka. Sige. Para sayo. Para sa
kapatid ko. Lalayo na ako.
Kevin? Lalayo na siya? Bat susuko na siya? Bakit ganto? Bakit nasasaktan ako? Diba ito gusto ko?
Tumayo agad ako sa kinatatayuan ko tapos hinabol ko siya palabas. But I was few seconds late. Nagclose na yung door
ng elevator.
Chapter 23
So ganun nga pala talaga ang buhay, when you're finally ready to face it saka naman siya mawawala.
Yes, I was ready to accept Kevin as my brother. Though masakit pa rin everytime na iisipin ko na niloko niya ako. But he
was right, all he wanted is to do is protect me and he did. I thought this would be the right time to show him that I
appreciate everything he did for me. But too bad, he already left and he never contacted me since.
Anyway, I just bought a condo in Serendra. It's a two bedroom unit so it's worth 15M. In short, paghihirapan kong bayaran
toh, mag-isa. Gawd.
I know I'm rich. LMAO. Pero minsan natatakot na akong super mag buy ng things kasi my yaya keeps on reminding me
na paubos na daw money ko sa lahat ng accounts ko sa bank. My gosh. I have no plans of being pulube ah.
Life is not fair, matagal ko ng alam yon. Pero sa buhay ko noon, hindi ko yun naramdaman.
WATDA EF?
Napalabas ako agad ng room ko.
YAYA! Ano ba??
Eh ma'am.
WTF? Ano yan?
Kevin?
Is he finally back?
Tangek. Si Blanche.
My eyes went from -___- to O____O.
Bakit ka andito?
UGH. Ou nga noh.
Bigla siyang yumuko tapos napakamot ng ulo.
Ah okay?
Ginamit mo na naman yung pera at connection ng pamilya mo para hindi ako i expel. Bat ba puro pera na lang
ginagamit mo. In a snap, makukuha mo na gusto mo. How come you never work hard for anything!
Money is all Ive got, Blanche. I have no family. Wala na rin akong mga kaibigan. I have nothing! I have nothing
but money! Yun na nga yung natitira sa akin eh, hindi ko pa ba gagamitin yun?
Tatalikod na sana ako pabalik sa kwarto ko nang hatakin niya yung braso ko.
Hindi lang naman pera meron ka eh.
And then lumapit siya sa akin. He was about to hug me pero tumigil siya.
OMG. I was only wearing a two piece bikini na pinatungan ko lang ng robe na nakabukas pa. WTF. Dapat kasi
magsswimming ako eh. Bigla naman nagtititili yung yaya ko.
Tinignan ko siya ng masama tapos pasimple na tumingin pababa. Ganun ba kaliit yung boobs ko?
Wooot.
BLANCHE!
Halika nga.
I missed you.
Then he gently brushed his lips against me. And the next thing I know, I'm happily drowning in the sweet nectar of his kiss.
Chapter 24
And it felt like magic..
Huh?
Kevin.
Wow. Kevin pala eh. Okay Blanche. Kevin daw.
Lagot ako? Talaga? Kiss ba toh ha? Kiss? Parusa ba yun. YIIIIE.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
AH OKAY.
Chapter 25
Are you serious???
Yea. Ugh. Wag na matigas ang ulo, Cheska.
I thought we'll celebrate my birthday today.
I'm sorry. Hindi ko naman alam na mamayang 4 na pala yung flight namin.
Tinalikuran ko siya. I can't believe he is doing this to me. Alam kong wala kaming commitment pero I have the right to
demand. Because....
I'm a princess.
But seriously, gusto ko na siyang itulak sa bintana ng unit ko. Papanuorin ko siyang mahulog galing sa ika-24th floor ng
building na ito. Papanuorin kong pumutok yung bungo niya. Pati ang pagkalat ng dugo niya sa floor.
After reading it. Inopen ko na siya. Woah. Are you kidding me?
Sinubukan ko siya isuot but it was waaay too big for me. So tinago ko na lang muna siya sa room ko tapos lumabas ako
ng condo.
I'm going to shop till I drop! Sabi nga nila, anyone who says money can't buy happiness doesn't know where to shop.
Sana shopping na lang din katapat mo Blanche.
After 3 hours, punong puno na yung braso ko ng mga pinamili ko. I bought shoes, bags, clothes, jewelries. And I also
bought furnitures for my unit.
Now I know what my yaya feels pag nagsshopping ako. haha. Tae. Ang bigat.
Miss.
Mommy?
Bingo.
Naabutan na nila ako. Hinawakan nung goon yung braso ko.
Cheska?? Cheska??
Blaaaaaanche!!!
Hello??
Akin na muna to ah.
Hinatak niya yung phone ko tapos binulsa. Pagkatapos, tinakpan nung kasama niya yung mouth ko with a hanky. Then
that was it. I passed out.
Chapter 26
Wait. No. Please no...
Nararamdaman ko na tinatanggal nila yung damit ko pero wala akong magawa kung hindi ang magmakaawa. I feel so
weak.
Inopen ko ng onti yung eyes ko pero super blurred nung nakikita ko, ang dami nila. Tapos may mga ilaw.
Kung buhay lang yung kapatid ko, I'm sure that he'll tell you how much he is proud of you. Your dad loves you so
much Byanca.
Wow. Thank you tita Jeng. And Byanca's dad, wherever you are, you're the best!
candles.
OMG. Tayo na ito.
Aaaw. Hindi ko alam na sobrang naaapreciate pala nila ako. The princess wants to cry na.
Byancs, Happy 18th. I wish you the best in everything you do. Always be yourself and stay happy.
Tapos inabot na niya yung mic kay Kaye.
Ai! Sandali! Sandali!
Inagaw nya yung mic from Kaye.
Good luck sa inyo ni Blanche! YIIIE!
Ako na!
Haha. Ayon. Byanca, message ko for you, it's time to show them the good side of the princess.
18 roses!
Chapter 27
"Thinking back to the feeling that I had when I first saw your face, I knew that it was you. Some time has passed and the
feelings that I had before still are the same 'cause you never changed."
And finally, the 18th rose....
Even though I dont show it girl, I just want you to know.
Mr. Blanche Arguelles. Our princess' special someone. Yiiiie.
Happy?
Ofc. Sobrang maraming salamat para sa lahat ng ito, Blanche.
He just smirked.
"That even if we fight a million times over little things, we can still make it better. I meant what I said when I gave you that
promise ring, that imma love you forever"
Cheska..
Yes?
"I feel it now girl more than ever. But with our type of love forever ain't enough."
I just want you to know that tonight I would like to officially court the girl I want to be with forever.
I've been searching my whole life, I'm lucky I found you. Now that I got you, you ain't leaving cause...
Cheska, pwede bang pumila sa mahabang linya ng mga suitors mo?
This is probably the sweetest moment of my life.
You don't have to line up, coz you've always been the first and the only, Blanche. But still, you have to court me.
Ofc, my dear.
I'm tellin you that I'm sorry if I tend to treat you the wrong way. But I care, you know my heart is there even though I don't
show it girl.
Hmmm. Forever ain't enough nga for the two of them. Romantic, right?
to a close your sweetness.
Byanca, Ladies and Gentlemen, let us now call the brains of this event.
Tinignan ko si Blanche.
For the most special girl in my life. Happy happy birthday, sis.
I hugged him ng sobrang higpit. I don't care if he can hardly breathe. Sobrang namiss ko siya.
May I have your last dance, princess?