August's POV"He's my father?" I asked incredulously. Sino ba naman kasi ang hindi? I just freaking saw this man as a God! Tapos malalaman ko na siya ang ama ko? Then what am I?"Yes. He is your father and beside him, is Mikaella. They are my friends but they are a normal mortals." Sagot ni Queen August pero napakunot noo na naman ako sa sinabi niya."Mortal?" I am referring with my father. I know he's not mortal. Imposibleng magkamali ako sa nakita ko and even Harithus, that cat brat confirmed that he's a God though I did not know that he's my father at that time."Yes. Your mother is mortal while your father is........a mortal as well." Sagot nito sa akin. I can even hint the delay of the answer when she spoke about my father."I see." Sagot ko na lang. I can feel that Queen Snow knows something but not willing to say anything about it. It is not my attitude to pry. I am contented with what I know about my parents, especially they are no longer here, so it really doesn't matter to k
August's POV"Let's go to my room." Yaya ni Cayden sa akin as he hold my hand tightly and giving me a piercing look like I'm gonna melt anytime.Biglang nakaramdam naman ako ng pagkataranta. I should not be trapped with Cayden inside a four cornered room! Kanina ko lang sinabi sa sarili ko na iiwasan ko na makasama siya kagaya ng ganito pero heto ako ngayon. Where is my principle?"Ah....I should be going to the guest room right now. I-I still have to study." Kinakabahan na saad ko. Iba kasi ang pakiramdam ko sa mga tingin ni Cayden. Even a girl like me knows what's the meaning of it."Your room is not the guest room. My room is your room, love." Parang wala lang dito ang pagkakasabi na parang sinabi lang na kain tayo. Like what the heck!Umiling naman ako na halos mabali na ata ang leeg ko. "Your room is not my room—""We'll sleep together—""—No! We can't!" Agad na tutol ko.Napakunot naman ang noo nito. "Why? This is not the first time we'll slept together so I can see there is not
August's POVI woke up and I can feel my body is in pain all over. Cayden was insatiable at ngayon ay ako nga ang nagdusa dahil sa ginawa ko. I provoked the beast in him. It was still painful but it is now tolerable. Hindi tulad noon una na halos umayaw na ako.Napatingin ako sa aking paligid and I didn't see Cayden. Maybe he's awake already at may ginawa lang. pasalamat ko lang din at hindi na ako nilagnat. Pero talagang naubos ang lakas ko kagabi dahil parang walang kapaguran si Cayden. Hinding hindi ko na talaga gagawin yun. Shit, not unless he will request it.😆I can't imagine myself how daring I was last night. Paanong nagawa ko yun? Saan ko kinuha ang kakapalan ng mukha ko kagabi? Ni hindi ko nga maimagine paanong natuto ako ng ganoon. Damn, I should not do something like that.Dahan dahan akong napatayo at parang nanginginig pa ang aking kalamnan. Peste, paano ba ako tatayo nito ng maayos? Pinilit kong makatayo. I am still naked pero hindi ko na yun naisip dahil gusto ko ng pu
August's POVIt's been three years and everything fly so fast. I thought three years will take long but it turns out it feels like it's only a year. Within the three years, marami kaming pinagdaanan ni Cayden. Away-bati kami. Nagkakaselosan pero naaayos naman ang lahat. Our relationship is normal. Natural lang naman talaga na mag-away sa isang relasyon. No relationship is perfect. Only God is perfect.Napapangiti na lang ako habang nakaupo ako sa waiting room. Wearing my long wedding dress and holding the bouquet.My heart is rapidly racing. Finally, the day we will promise together to stand side by side and love each other the whole life comes."August, lalakad ka na..." excited na saad ni Gen sa akin mula sa pintuan. She's not one of the bride's maid dahil hindi nito maiwan ang anak na si Elizabeth."Thank you." Naisaad ko sa kanya at tumayo na ako.I walked towards the door which is slightly open and I can already hear the music that makes my heart twist.The day we metFrozen I h
August's POVNakatanaw lang ako sa bintana. Walang destinasyon ang aking paningin. Nang magising ako, akala ko panaginip lang ang lahat ng pangyayaring yun pero nagkamali ako. I wake up one day in a hospital inside the ICU with a healing stab wound and I've been declared missing for two weeks. Hindi ko alam kung paanong dalawang lingo lang ako nawala eh halos isang taon ako doon sa Pandora. I know it was real. Hindi yun panaginip. Hindi ako bobo para isipin yun na panaginip lang ang lahat ng yun.Hindi ko alam kung paano ako nakauwi. I remembered, I died. My heart did stop beating pero paanong buhay ako? Ang dami kong tanong pero ni isa ay wala akong makuhang sagot. Wala akong makausap tungkol dito dahil kung nagtatanong ako baka mapagkamalan pa akong siraulo and worst, baka ipadala ako sa mental institution. Walang maniniwala sa akin. No one believes in magic in this world.It was all a mystery. Pero hindi ko nagawang ngumiti kahit anong pilit kong maging masaya. Now that I am here o
August's POVInayos ko ang mahaba at wavy na buhok ko sa harap ng salamin. Pakiramdam ko ay hindi ako ang nasa harap ng salamin. The girl I am staring back with is too sophisticated. Napabuntong hininga na lamang ako at kinuha ko ang red purse ko. I am now wearing a black fitted dress na hanggang kalahati lamang ng hita ang haba at off shoulder ang design sa taas. It is plain at walang design na kung anu-ano but it looks too sexy still. Napatingin din ako sa red pumps ko na may killer heels. Napapailing na lang ako. Kung hindi ko lang talaga kaibigan ang buwiset na yun ay talagang hinding hindi ko ito gagawin.Lumabas na ako sa ladies room at may nakakasalubong akong nga babae na napapatingin sa akin. I ignored them. I should act like a bitch dahil yun ang usapan. May mga napapalingon din sa aking mga lalaki at ng makalabas ako at nakita ko kaagad ang target, I smiled to everyone at may nalaglag pa ang kutsara at may lalaking inaway pa ng girlfriend o asawa. Like I care who are they.
August's POV"We just received the report. The mafia triad......is finally annihilated." Panimula ni Chief sa amin. His expression seems still in shock.Napaayos naman kaming lahat ng upo. Everyone has a confused gaze to the chief. Sino ba naman kasi ang hindi? Sa ibinalita lang naman ni Chief eh parang sinabi nitong, katapusan na ng mundo mamaya."Chief, baka fake news yan." Saad naman ng isang kasamahan ko na si Drake. He is in investigation department.Sumang-ayon naman ang halos lahat sa amin pero ako ay hindi na nagsalita. Kilala ko si Chief. Hindi ito yung tipong nantitrip o naniniwala sa fake news. He doesn't entertain news if it doesn't have any sense."It's unbelievable, but this report is from Interpol." Sagot nito sa amin at may ipinakita itong mga pictures sa screen ng mga mafia lords na ngayon ay nakakulong na ay may sentensya ng panghabang buhay na pagkakakulong. Even their subordinates were annihilated and the black market was obliterated."Daebak!" Komento naman ng kat
August's POVThe music played smoothly as we dance slowly. We talked a lot of things na malayo sa politika o kung ano man. I am trying to fish something but I could not do it obviously. Halatang matalino din ito kaya hindi ko ito pwedeng basta basta na lang bobolahin o kung anong technique. I will not act as a flirty type as well dahil baka magulat na lang ako bukas na nasa isang kuwarto na ako at nakahubad. I don't trust these type of man who are after on getting under the pants of every girl they met. Baka may gawin pa ito sa akin ng hindi ko namamalayan."You dance well." Komento ni Nathan sa akin.Napangiti lang naman ako. "Because you are a good leader." Sagot ko naman rito. Milagro nga dahil hindi ko pa naaapakan yung mga paa niya. I don't totally suck with dance, but I am not that good either. "Er, my feet is getting sore." Sabay ngiwi ko pa kahit hindi naman talaga. I wanted us to sit para may mga marinig akong iba pang usapan and I saw as well a group of men in tux na papasok