Short Stories and Poems

"Enemies to Lovers " (Genre: Romance)

I'm Chelsea and I have this bestfriend na napakasiraulo, her name is Wendy. My life is so messy but not until I met my bestfriends brother, Zack , my messy world's becomes... MESSIER.

"Ang panget naman nyang project nyo! Pft- mukang gawa nang grade 3!" Natatawang anito. I glare at Zack.

"Ikaw kaya gumawa dito. Di yung putak ka dyan ng putak! Bwiset ka!" Nanggigigil kong asik.

"Uyy lakas ng Chemistry ah! Baka sa kaka away nyo nyan kayo pa yung biglang magkatuluyan." Pang-aasar ni Wendy habang nakangiting aso.

"H-hoy! Kami mag kakatuluyan?! Never!" Agad kong pagtaliwas.

"Eww... P-para namang papatulan kita. Muka mo palang nga nakaksuka na." Ani Zack saka umirap. Arte neto ah! Muka namang bakla tsk!

"Oh... Ba't ka nauutal, kuya Zack?! Siguro may gusto ka kay Chelsea noh?!" Patuloy na pang-aasar ni Wendy samin.

"Stop it na nga Wendy! Sakit mo na sa tenga okay?! T-tsaka may boyfriend na ako noh!" I pouted.

"May boyfriend ka nga, cheater naman! Tsk. Basketball muna ako Wen." Anito saka inis na umalis. Luh... Problema non? Binanggit pa talaga bf ko eh hindi naman yun cheater. Ano lang... Friendly sa babae.

KINABUKASAN, sabay kaming pumasok ni Wendy at ng abnormal na kuya nitong si Zack. Mag 3 years ko na itong kilala pero mukang habang mas nakikilala ko ito'y mas lumalala ang saltik ng ulo.

Nag overnight ako sa bahay nila kagabi since kailangan namin ni Wendy tapusin yung project while Zack slept on their living room sofa since Wendy slept on his room while I slept on Wendy's room. Maliit lang kase yung kama nila kaya isa lang ang pwedeng matulog and thankfully, Zack adjust for us but he's still a jerk!

Natigil ako sa paglalakad ng makita ko ang bf ko. He's kissing a girl on the corner. What a show.

Nanggagalaiti akong lumapit sakanila at sinabunutan ang haliparot na kahalikan ng bf ko.

"What the f**k Chelsea?! Stop hurting her!" Napahinto ako sa sigaw nito. But... He's my bf he supposedly siding on me.

"B-but-"

"No more but's! Let her go and get the f**k out of here!!" Tila nalaglag ang puso ko nang muli nitong isinigaw ang mga katagang iyon.

I run... and run... and run... without looking back.

"Ba't ba kase pinag-titiisan mo yung gago mong boyfriend?? Kita mo nang cheater hahabulin mo pa. Alam mo, matalino ka naman sa academics eh pero napaka- Haiz! I mean- your relationship with him is toxic and you can't see it because you're blinded by that stupid love for him." Asik sakin ni Zack. Nandito ako ngayon sa rooftop and I don't know kung paano ako nasundan ng tukmol na to.

"Eh gusto ko nga sya! M-magbabago rin si Rayle, mahal ako nun eh." Sambit ko habang pinupunasan yung luhang panay tulo. "Magbabago rin yun once na nagmakaawa-"

"Don't you dare do that, Chelsea." Biglang nandilim ang paningin nito, even his voice becomes dead serious.

"What- Why- What's wrong with you?" Tinitigan ko ito sa mata at kita kong unti-unting natunaw ang seryosong ekspresyon nito.

"Fuck." He mess his hair as he break our eye contact.

"Can't you just break up with him? I mean- nandito namam ako..." Pahina nang pahina ang boses nito but I can still hear him.

"W-What do you mean?"

"Choose me, Chelsea." Anito habang matiim na nakatitig sa mga mata ko.

"W-what?" Ano bang pinagsasabi nitong tukmol na to? Jino-joke time ba ko ng kumag na to?

"I like you and I want you. f**k! You have no idea how long i've been suppressing my self to replace that pathetic boyfriend of your's. I want to heal you, Chelsea. I want to give you a happy memories and I want you to smile for me. I want to make you happy because you f*****g deserve it. Fuck.... I finally say it." I am... speechless.

"...Naka shabu ka b- ?"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang bigla kong maramdaman ang labi nito sa bibig ko. The world stop for a while as my hearts beats so loud.

"Shut up. I'm not yet done confessing to you. " I blushed. Oh god! How could this man be so shameless!

"I like- no, erase that. I love you..." He utter and look away. He's shy?

Nabaling ang atensyo ko sa selpon ko nang bigla itong tumunog. Tinignan ko ang contact name bago ito sagutin. It's Rayle, my bf.

"Your boyfriend?" May pait na ani Zack. I saw a glint of pain on his eyes before he looked away.

"Chelsea? Tangina mo! Inutusan mo ba yung kapatid nung bestfriend mo na ipabugbog ako?! You w***e!" Napatingin ako kay Zack and he whistle while avoiding my eyes.

Napabuga nalamang ako ng hininga."Rayle, why did you keep on cheating?" Bigla kong tanong na ikinatahimik ng kabilang linya.

"Ngayon ka pa nagtanong?" I heard him sighed. "Okay, yung ka halikan ko kanina na nakita mo, she actually kissed me first gumati lang ako Haha di ko namn kase pwedeng tanggihan ang grasya diba?" He arrogantly say. Biglang nag sink in sakin lahat ng cheating scenario na matagal ko nang pinagbubulag-bulagan. God! How the f**k did I fall to this pathetic person?!

"Hah! You fucking... moron!!! I'm breaking up with you. f**k you!" Papatayin ko na sana ang cellphone nang maalala ko na may nakalimutan akong sabihin dapat dito. "And, by the way, you deserve those beatings from my baby Zack." I ended the call. s**t. Anong sabi ko? My baby Zack?! Geez...

Tumingin ako kay Zack and I expect him to cringe or to be disgusted at me but instead, I saw him smiling from ear to ear.

"My baby Zack? Hmm... I like it." Anito sa lumapit sakin. He hold my face as he leaned closer. I close my eyes and waited for him to kis me on the lips but I felt his thumb brushing my tears off. It makes my heart warm.

"Expecting me to kiss you? Hmm?" Nakangising tanong nito. I pouted when I felt embarrassed. Tsk! he's still a jerk but well... a very handsome one.

He kissed my forehead and chuckle. "I'm glad you break up with him, babe. I'm willing to make you fall for me and love you like how you deserve it. I promise to treat you like a glass princess that needs to be carefully treat. So... uh...Can I court you until you're ready to be my girlfriend?"

Tila nanlambot ang puso ko sa sinabi nito. Hindi ako nito minamadali. He's letting me heal from my past trauma. On the past few years he really treat me like a princess. He never hurt and take advantage of me kahit na halos araw-araw na akong nakikitira sa bahay nila. He maybe a jerk but he always care for me and I only appreciate those things now. Damn. How could this handsome, caring, and gentlemen exist?

"I'm giving you my permission to officially court my bff." Biglang sumulpot si Wendy mula sa kung saan. "How 'bout you Chelsea? What's your answer?"

"Yes, you can now officially court me." He hugged me tight and kissed mo on the forehead.

"I love you, Chelsea. No need to respond yet, I'm willing to wait for your 'I love you too'... "

~The end