Prologue
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Prologue
Naglalakad siya sa may hallway ng building malapit sa mall kung saan sila mag 'unwind' daw na magpipinsan, she was wearing her uniform and came straight from her university when Shaina called her, Junea were there already —her words that she doubt.
Athena stopped when she heard a whistle at her back, she's being ready to attack the whistler when she move. Nag about face siya olny to press her lips in annoyance when she saw the most hated person in her book, automatikong tumaas ang isang kilay niya.
Frowning and all "What do you want?"
The man, no other than Pierre Caleb Montoya, isa sa mga taong hindi lang gulo ang hanap kundi ito pa ang palaging nag sisimula sa gulo.
Basagulero. That's her not-so-unique identity of him—given by her.
Pierre wink "You"
"Masaya ka"
"Masaya pa lalo kapag naging akin ka na"
Athena step forward, she can tell, all of the eyes are with 'em. She's not dumd, she maybe naive in many ways, but she's not stupid at all
She continued walking wearing straight face then stood up straight, tumingala pa siya sa nakatayong lalaki. Since he's too tall and she’s so pandak na maituturing sa harapan nito, she grab his collar and Pierre with a tugging lips bend down.
"What do you mean?" may kababaang boses na sambit ni Athena sa binata.
"Mine" Pierre said as simple as that.
Athena nodded "Ah.. You mean — she pulled him down more—this..." she claimed his lips!
Pierre on the other hand dumbfounded by what Athena did and he could tell, he can fly! Damn! He deepened the kiss she initiated, but to his surprise —he got slapped! "What the heck woman!" he hissed.
Athena smirked "You taste good tho" kibit balikat niyang sambit saka nag martsa palayo sa binata.
"f**k bro. You just burned"
"I never knew my cousin is so badass"
"she grew up so fast"
Pierre just grin "We just kissed— from now on, make sure that your cousin cannot date anybody else,any man specie morons" he said in day dreaming voice that made Geoffrey, Mark Neil and Roland Reeve hissed 'f*****g idiot' on him.
Athena was walking to the gate of their school when she noticed someone walking at her back. And she can sense her body. There's something goin on, like her nape just experience shivering.
Weird.. Aniya sa isipan saka bale walang nagpa tuloy sa paglalakad.
"Bye baby"
Athena froze. Then she lifeted her head from bowing and tilted it to the spot where the person spoke but it was too late because he's already gone.
Pierre?? Kunot noo niya tanong sa sarili. Hindi siya pwedeng magka mali dahil boses niya 'yon.
She knew his voice. And it's f*****g annoying! 'coz it's already been stuck in her mind kahit pa pilit niyang iwinawaksi iyon.
Sighing, shen went inside her classroom and ignored her thoughts when they started the class.
Days past and Athena just noticed one thing, Pierre got more and more 'Caging' her, well, that's what she thought. Sa isip lang naman niya 'yon at hindi iyon alam ng binata.
At wala siyang balak ipaalam.
Gaya ngayon, nasa kalagitnaan sila ng klase ng may biglang umupo sa tabi niya. It's a vacant chair' coz she doesn't want to seat with someone else.
Her classmates knew that—she’s not bossy, she's just normal —though she have a huge right to be that bossy, but she didn't choose to.
Lumingon siya sa tabi at ganoon na lang ang pag singhap niya ng makitang si Pierre iyon at naka sandal sa backrest ng upuan at naka halukipkip saka pinag kurus ang mga binti habang seryosong naka tingin sa harapan.
"What are you doing here?!" she asked with a fierce yet low voice sa takot na marinig ng teacher nila.
"Nagbabantay"
Pierre didn't even look at Athena, but hell, it’s a big part of his lungs isn't working now! Just the thought that she's just inch apart from his body make his heart beating— nag stop pa nga. Hell woman!
If this continues, mamental na siya.
Who could tell that sitting beside your crush can make you the robotic type that live even in skipping a beat of your heart?!
At sino ang makapag sasabi na ang simpleng pagka dinig sa boses ng babaeng gustong gusto mo ay nagbibigay ng pag ' harumentado' of a man's stomach like it's upset but it's not?!
One more unreasonable feeling at sa mental na talaga ang bagsak niya.
He knew that, very clear and loud!
"f**k" he hissed in a low voice but Athena heard it loud and clear that made her kick Pierre's foot "Ouch! What did I do??" kunot noo nitong sambit.
"What did I do! Nye nye!" pangga gaya ng babae pero pareho silang natigil at mula sa pag babangayan ay napaangat ang mukha nila nang sabay, from looking to the feet of that person up to his face..
"Damn!"
"s**t!"
The two said — in duet.
"Get out. Doon kayo sa mini forest mag lambingan. Hindi dito sa loob ng klase ko. You just... Annoyed me in the sweetness you blew in my face!" sikmat ng guro ni Athena.
Palibhasa matandang dalaga kaya naman palagi itong naka busangot.
There's nothing sweetness they did. But for the kind of teacher she have, ang pagbabangayan ay isang klase ng ka sweetan.. Potang ena!!
Nanggigigil siyang tumayo at hinaltak ang kamay ni Pierre na napa tanga sa kanya. On the other hand, Pierre just looking at Athena's hand holding his's and his mind went tp the other part of the world —preferably in the moon.
When she pass by, he can fly.. How much more when she holds his hand like this? Ahh.. I could stay on the moon..
"Magka liwanagan nga tayo Montoya, ano ang kailangan mo at bakit ka sunod ng sunod sa akin ha?! May utang ba ako sa'yo na kailangan kong bayaran kaya ka nagkaka ganyan?!" sikmat niya sa lalaki
Pierre just shrugged his shoulder and just smiled lopsidedly that made her more annoyed.
" Putcha! Huwag na huwag ka nang lalapit sa akin ha Montoya? At baka baguhin ko 'yang apelyido mo mula Montoya to Montoyo! Dahil tang'na lang, mukha kang may toyo gago ka!"
And more annoyance she got when she his lips move a little.
She has eagle eye, she can see the tugging up, at nagpa init lang lalo' yon sa ulo niya!
Pagkatapos niyang singhalan ang binata, binirahan niya ito ng talikod at ang balak niyang pag walk out ay naantala nang magsalita ito.
" Athena Marie Bautista, at first, akala ko ang bait mo kaya kita naging crush. Tapos ang ganda mo pa.. Tapos ngayon, sasabihin momg hindi ako magpapa kita sa'yo? Masaya ka niyan!" —he chuckled, and Athena doesn't know why she stilled. His laughter, it made her brain stop working and remain blank.
What the hell?
"Dahil hindi 'yon mangyayari uy. I didn't bet my life for nothing baby.."
Pierre satrted walking and Athena froze when she felt his arms wrapping her stomach from behind. ".. A-anong ginagawa mo?"
Instead of being harsh tone that she used to talk for him, it went soft that like moan that made Pierre hissed.
Pierre remind his brain to work, but his stupid head just went blank that he couldn't speak even just a single word.
Later he found out, his lungs stopped working and he is just holding his breath, work!! Singhal niya sa sarili.
"Pierre Montoyaaaa!!!"
Pierre flinched when he heard Athena shouted at him. "W-what?!"
"Anong what what ka diyan?! May balak ka bang pitpitin ako ha?! Makayakap ka wagas ah!! Bakit tayo ba? Boyfriend ba kit..."
Pierre claimed her lips the moment he lift her face and tilted her head to the side. Athena who was shocked look at him with wide eyes!
" Uhmmp"
Instead of hissing, it went out like moan. Athena wanted to complain about what he's doing but her traitorous eyelids just went dropped because of heaviness it was unbearable.
Pierre caress her back, saka pumisil sa balakang niya habang abala sa pagsipsip sa pang ibabang labi niya. "Ummp!"
Nang mawalan sila pareho ng hininga, pinakawalan siya ng lalaki at hinihingal silang pareho. Pierre held his gaze on Athena, she did thesame.
Pierre smiled. "Delicious"
"Ano ang gusto mo sa akin at bakit mo 'to ginagawa ha?" Athena asked while panting.
Pierre once again shrugged his shoulder.
"Don't know the exact word baby. If having a crush on your beautiful face is the reason, then I should have crush to all women, right? Now tell me, what's the reason why I want to own you to the core that I can be this bad in your eyes, huh?"
Athena's lips parted. Ano daw??! She blink twice that made Pierre chuckled and shook his head.
Biting his lips, he made a sound of opening it and tskk" I just told you I have a crush on two times already and it didn't enter your mind? Ahh.. Athena Marie, you're driving me crazy.. Do you know that? "
Athena laughed shakily" May gatas ka pa sa labi uy. Make yourself a billionaire then, on your own. Self - made! — ibinuka pa niya ang dalawang kamay. "Pagdating ng araw na 'yon, ako pa mismo ang manligaw sa' yo— she bite her lower lip and look away— I'm not into money, but this is for you. So you can have the motivation to make your life better.
If your feelings for me is true and pure then you can make it. But if it's not, it's fine with me. After all, para din naman sa'yo yan lahat. " Aniya s binata na nakatitig lang sa kanya.
Athena wanted to console him because she saw some pain crossed his eyes, but they're still young.
Madami pang pwedeng mangyari sa buhay nila. At alam niyang iiwan din naman niya ang binata, she maybe wild but Pierre was the only man who can make her open her mouth to accept his kisses, pwede niyang i- apply ang pagiging trainnee niya sa karate kung gugustuhin niya, but she didn't.
Meaning, she likes it too. But she's too young to enter this kind of life. Madami siyang obligasyon as a part of Bautista clan. And she’s obligated to do that.
She must be.
Being one of the heirs of the family, she must bear it in her shoulders, she's a Bautista to begin with.
She tiptoed and put three little kisses on his lips then smiled on top of it. "Aim high.. Sweetie" anas niya sa bibig ng binata na napatanga sa kanya.
Sinamantala niya ang pagkakataon at tumakbo palayo mula sa napakong lalaki...
It’s been years since she left Phillipines— well of course aside from the fact that she came to visit her family yearly —and Athena experienced a lot of hassles and some mistakes in her life. Every single year, she's like a girl who loves to deal with problems.
And its f*****g sucking her inner peace now that she began to think of her future. She's now 27. And still waiting for the right person, though she knew very well that there's no such 'right person', she was just fell into that thinking.
The fact that there's no right or wrong person, it's just between two people who decided to give and take, love and respect for 'em to be able to be' right', Athena once had a particular person whom she buried inside her mind that this days—kept on bugging in.
"You will fly your baby?" napaiktad siya at napa simangot ng magsalita sa tabi niya si Geoffrey —one of a hell pilot salash cousin s***h may ari ng isang flying company — at inakbayan siya saka pilit siyang nila-lock dahilan para sikuhin niya ito at nabitawan siya." f*****g b***h!" she hissed and walk.
"Son of a b***h!!" sigaw nito but Athena just waved her hand on the air and showed him her middle finger saka nagtuloy tuloy sa lugar kung saan naroroon ang private plane niya.
She’s too eager to go home..home..she sighed on her thoughts, yeahh.. She tssk and nodded.
Manila Philippines..
Athena took off her pilot hat while walking when she heard someone whistling.. Napatigil siya ng bahagya, 'coz it's like dejavu to her, but since there's a lot of people around her, she ignored it.
Nang makalabas na siya sa dressing room kung saan siya dumiretso, agad agad niyang kinuha ang cell phone sa shoulder bag na dala at nag dial, but before she could do that, her phone flew!
"What the..."
Athena tilted her head to her side para tingnan sana kung saan naglanding ang lumipad niyang cellphone nang mapa singhap siya sa nakita.. "Mon.. Toya?" kunot noo at naka tangang sambit niya.
The man frown and chuckled..
"Who the hell is Montoya?"
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