"Dammit! I said stop! “He grabbed my arm, grinding me to a sudden halt. When I turned around, his lips were pulled into a thin line stretching all the way to the edges. The playfulness was gone from his eyes, aggravation slipping in its place. "Why should I stop Tan? So you can try to get me into your bed like those girls you sleep with every day?" I questioned, pulling my bare arms around myself to shield myself from the cold chills. "Because I don't want you here Holly. I want you gone, far away from RCU. I don’t want to see your face or be anywhere near you," he blatantly pointed out, no hint of remorse in his voice. "Excuse me?" Was he being serious right now?
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I was just looking at the people coming in and out of the club where I was working, I can say that there are many people today, not like before or the previous days, because today is Sunday, you can really expect a lot of people, I woke up from my deep thoughts when someone suddenly touched me so I looked at her. Si Vanessa pala.“Besh, pwedi bang ikaw nalang ang magdala nito sa Room 205 na-si-CR na kasi ako. “Saad niya habang nakahawak sa tyan niya. Masasabi kong kanina pa pala siya pabalik-balik sa CR kaya tumango nalang ako, tanda ng pagsang-ayon ko.Kinuha ko na ang tray na naglalaman ng mga mamahalin alak kaya dahan-dahan at maingat ko itong dinala sa patutunguan nito.Nang nakarating na ako sa room 205 ay kumatok na ako tanda ng paggalang ko. Hindi naman tagal bumukas na ang pinto at mula roon lumabas ang isang mala-anime na lalaki.“Hello sir ito na po ‘yong order ninyo,” magalang na saad ko. Ngunit hindi niya pa rin tinatanggap kaya nahihiya ko itong binaba.“Can you bring that inside?” saad niya. Sa wakas nagsalita na rin siya kala ko magdamag na ako sa labas. When I finally got in I was amazed at the beauty of this VIP room it was like a house after all. When I had placed their order and planned to go out, the thin man spoke, “dude, you ordered food?” saad niya kaya nagtaka ako. Dahil drinks lang ang in-order nila maliban doon ay wala na.“Come here baby girl sit in my lap,” saad niya kaya umiling ako sapagkat hindi gan’on ang aking trabaho.“Sorry sir, hindi po pwede at hindi po ako gan’on na klaseng babae, excuse me po kung wala na po kayong ipapaorder pwede na po ba akong makaalis, may trabaho pa po kasi akong gagawin.” Magalang na saad ko.“Oh common, don’t feel like a virgin, how many men have tasted you?” Saad ng isa nilang kasama hindi ko masyadong nakita ang mukha niya dahil nasa may bandang madilim s’ya.“I can double the pay if you want. What do you think?” dagdag pa niya. Umiling lang ako.“Sorry sir! Hindi po ako gan’ong klaseng babae kung naghahanap po kayo ng magpapaligaya sa inyo, iba nalang po.” Saad ko sapagkat nakakasakit na s’ya hindi por que nagtratrabaho ako sa club ay binebenta ko na ang puri ko. ‘Yun nalang nga ang aking mapagmamalaki sapagkat ang tingin nila sa akin pariwara.Kung makapanghusga ang lalaking ‘yon, akala mo’y kilala niya lahat ng babae. Nang nakarating na ako kong saan ako umalis pinagpatuloy ko na ang aking naudlot na trabaho. Hindi naman nagtagal natapos na ang duty namin inaayos nalang namin ang mga upuan at ibang gamit upang makaalis na. Habang nag-aayos ako ay biglang lumapit sa akin si Vannesa at nagsimulang mag-ayos na din. Nasa kalagitnaan na ako ng pagaayos ng biglang nagsalita si Vanessa.“Best salamat pala kanina masama lang talaga ang tiyan ko.” Saad niya kaya natawa ako.“Baliw! ayos lang at nga pala ayos na ba yang tiyan mo?” tanong ko sapagkat nag-aalala ako kay Vannesa. Si Vanessa lang ang nag-iisang kaibigan ko dito sapagkat gaya ko, waitress lang din s’ya.“Ayos na, hindi na masyadong masakit,” saad niya habang palabas na kami ng club na aming pinagtratrabahohan. Pauwi na sana ako ng may inabot si Vannesa sa aking invitation kaya tumingin ako sa kanya ng may pagtataka.“Best nakalimutan kong sabihin sayo birthday kasi ni Sir Adrian at dito gaganapin sa club, kaya invited tayo,” saad niya. Kaya pala naghahanda ang lahat, hindi ako updated.“Ah, kaya pa naghahanda sila,” sabi ko. Tumango naman siya.“At may isa pa akong good news,” saad niya nananatiling nakatingin lang ako sakanya kasi hinihintay ko ang sinasabi niyang good news daw.“Hindi daw tayo nagtatrabaho sa araw ng kaarawan ni Sir Adrian at balita ko kasama daw ang mga kaibigan niya alam mo ang popogi at ang yayaman pero lahat babaero,” saad niya, hindi na ako magtataka kong bakit alam na alam niya ‘yan isa ba naman siyang dakilang Marites.“Ano naman kong pogi at mayayaman sila?” saad ko na may halong inis hindi naman sa pagiging better pero wala naman talagang forever.“Alam mo best ang better mo, ah basta magpapaganda ako alam mo na naman baka mapansin ako ng isa sa kaibigan ni Sir Adrian, at maging billionaire agad ako,” saad niya kaya napailing nalang ako.“Pupunta ka ba best?” tanong niya. Kung pupunta ako wala naman akong magandang susuotin at syempre wala rin akong ireregalo.“Hindi siguro best, alam mo naman ang situwasyon ko.” Saad ko nalungkot naman siya.“Pero best sabi ni Sir Adrian dapat daw nandoon tayo may pasok daw tayo pero nag-eenjoy lang daw at best ngayon lang naman ito, pumayag ka na please,” sabi niya kaya wala akong nagawa kong ‘di ang pumayag kahit ayaw ko.Nang natapos na ang daldalan namin ay uuwi na ako. Pero bago ako uuwi dumaan muna ako sa karenderya ni aling Presing, ito kasi ang nag-iisang bukas na karenderya kahit madaling araw na.Nang nakabili na ako naglakad na ako, hindi naman sa wala akong pamasahe pero kailangan ko lang talagang magtipid lalo na malaki na ang gastusin sa bahay.Nang nakarating na ako sa bahay para akong dinurog sa narinig ko.“Ate sa tingin mo iiwan din tayo ni ate Jeaneia gaya ni mama?” saad ng bunso kong kapatid.“Hindi naman siguro bunso, mahal kaya tayo ni ate Jeaneia,” saad ng pangalawa kong kapatid.“Bakit si nanay sabi niya mahal din niya tayo,” sagot ni Jesean. Kong tatanungin ninyo kong nasaan ang magulang namin ay wala na sila. Nang namatay ang tatay naming ay iniwan na kami ng nanay naming at sumama sa ibang lalaki, kaya ako na ang tumayong nanay at tatay sa mga kapatid ko.“Nandito na ako at may pasalubong ako!” saad ko kaya sabay silang napatingin sa akin. Tumayo sila para hagkan ako.Isang halik lang nila sa’kin tangal na agad ang pagod ko.Pagkatapos nila akong hagkan kinuha na ni Jessica ang dala kong plastic bag na naglalaman ng ulam upang ihanda na ito sa hapagkainan. Nang matapos na, ay kumain na kam. Nagmadali na akong mag-ayos ng sarili, sapagkat meron pa akong trabaho na pupuntahan hindi lang pagiging waitress sa bar ang aking pinagkakakitaan. Nagtratrabaho din ako bilang vendor sa palengke, pero sa pagkakataong ito kasama ko ang aking nakababatang kapatid.Nang nakapag-ayos na ako inayusan ko na rin si Jesean hindi pa nag-aaral si Jesean samantalang si Jessica naman ay nag-aaral na, kaya kailagan kong magdoble-kayod.Nang nakarating kami sa palengke nagsimula na akong magtinda“Pampano po ma’am fresh po ‘yan,” saad ko sa babaeng nakatingin sa Pampano kaya lumapit naman siya sa akin.“Magkano isang kilo, miss?” tanong niya habang namimili ng Pampano.“350 isang kilo ma’am fresh po ‘yan,” saad ko patuloy lang siya sa pagpili.“Dalawang kilo, miss.” Saad niya pagkatapos niyang mamili kaya inabot ko sakanya ang basahan upang ipamunas niya sa kamay n’ya.“Ma’am, sobra po ito okey lang po ba 2.4 kilos po ito, ma’am,” saad ko tumango lang siya kaya pinastic ko na“840 pesos po lahat, ma’am,” saad ko kaya binigyan niya ako ng isang libo. Binaryahan ko siya ng 160 pesos. Sobrang saya ko talaga ngayon kasi maraming bumibili sa akin.Chapter 6"Holly stop," Tan shouted behind me but I walked on, furiously blinking the tears trying to find their way out of my eyes. He didn’t deserve and a drop of them. Bastard."Dammit! I said stop! “He grabbed my arm, grinding me to a sudden halt.When I turned around, his lips were pulled into a thin line stretching all the way to the edges. The playfulness was gone from his eyes, aggravation slipping in its place. So what could possibly be the reason he had that look on his face when I was the one who got hurt by him? He couldn’t even pretend he was sorry for a damn second."Why should I stop Tan? So you can try to get me into your bed like those girls you sleep with every day?" I questioned, pulling my exposed arms around myself to shield myself from the cold chills."Because I don't want you here Holly. I want you gone, far away from RCU. I don’t want to see your face or be anywhere near you," he blatantly pointed out, no hint of remorse in his voice."Excuse me?" Was he being
CHAPTER FIVEThe wind pushed my hair back as I struggled not to grind my jaw. I was not sure if it was from the chills of the unforgivingly cold night or the chills from knowing Tan was sitting by the bar, the space between us filled by a few drunk couples grinding to the loud hip-hop music."It's okay if you don't want to do this today," I felt Alex's hand grab my arm.She was absolutely right but I had already postponed this once. I could have confronted him yesterday after calling Joon but I had cowered away like a little scared rat. The thought of seeing had been outrightly overwhelming then, freezing my insides with no mercy whatsoever. Today it had taken me every ounce of willpower to show up here and I was not about to let myself chicken out again."I'm fine. Besides we are just going to talk and hopefully I'll never have to speak to him or feel on edge when he is around," I smiled just to keep her off the fact that I was beyond being nervous. Every fiber in my body was screami
CHAPTER FOURIt has been three days since my encounter with Tan and honestly I was pretty much nervous every time I stepped in class. He never once met my gaze or batted an eyelid towards me. It should not have bothered me but the fact that even Joon had stop paying attention to me was nagging a bit. Should I just have talked to him when he showed up at my room?"Derek has been staring at you the entire class and he is kind of cute," she added wiggling her eyebrows rather mischievously."Who is Derek again?" I probed pushing my books into my back along with my laptop. The lecturer had just walked out and right now all I could think of was some spicy steak."The blonde sitting just in front of Tan," She whispered.Tan. I hated how that very name could easily make me freeze in place. It affected me in ways that nothing else could. I risked a glance at the said boy but almost regretted it when my gaze connected with Tan's instead. His eyes pierced right through me, sending a series of ti
CHAPTER THREEJoon was friends with Tan? If they were friends where had they been for the past one week since I reported and why didn’t Sarah ever mention a thing about this to me? I needed to avoid Joon if I really wanted a drama free school year. The Tan I used to be friends with was somebody different to the Tan here. Four years ago it was impossible to imagine Tan using any type of cuss word when talking to somebody older than him and yet he did boldly talked to the lecturer like that today. I was disrupted from my train of thinking by the shrill ringing of my phone. I picked it up without checking the caller ID because I assumed it was my mother.“Hello,”“Hey Holly. Its Joon,” My attention was suddenly sparked.“H-How did you get my number?” The stuttering had not been intentional.“My sister,”“Of course,” Very predictable.“You seemed to be in a hurry when you left class this morning,” He said in an easy tone.“Yeah. I had an emergency that I had to take care of immediately,”
CHAPTER TWO“You left in hurry yesterday,” Alex commented as we hurried to class the following morning. We had to arrive early enough so we could get the front seats. The fifty something old lecturer was not loud so unless you were close enough to her, you’d end up with nothing for the entire semester. I had to graduate with an Honors and not just because my parents were strict about my grades but because I wanted that. It was the one thing that could get me giddy with excitement.“I was just feeling tired,” I said, shrugging.“That’s a bummer. You missed the most epic moment of the fight,” Her voice dropped down as we entered the class. A few students were present so we managed to acquire the two front seats.“I wasn’t even enjoying it,” I admitted pulling out my notebook from my brown leather duffel bag.“I never enjoyed any of it either,”“But you were screaming pretty loud yesterday,” I could have sworn her voice had been at its highest peak.“Well, a girl has gotta do what she go
Holly's POVPunch. Blood. Another punch. More blood. I fidgeted nervously, trying to subdue the imminent urge to throw up. The sight of blood was playing around with the food I had eaten earlier and yet I kept on looking just like the rest of the students and outsiders, my face scrunched up in disgust. This was definitely nothing close to fun. This was just another harsh way of inducing nightmares.“Are you having fun?” Alex, my roommate and personal bodyguard, shouted above the ongoing roar, tagging at my arm, a look of pure glee on her porcelain face. Why did I let her talk me into this? I could have been cuddled up in my bed covers crying over some sad movie right now.“If seeing people punching each other to each other to death is the definition of having fun, then I’m totally having fun,” I shouted back.“See? I knew you’d like it,” It was either my touch of sarcasm was lost on her or she was trying not to let me ruin the night for her. Either way, she was just being Alex.My bro
Late Nights With The Demon King is a paranormal novel by Star Night that tells the story of the complicated relationship of two main characters, Tan, and Holly. Tan ends up leaving Holly and continues distancing himself from her because it's dangerous for him to be around her. Holly thinks Tan is doing this because he hates her, but even after he explains the situation to her and the fact that his father may harm her if he stays close to her, she still doesn't believe him. Are you wondering how the story continues? Read the novel to discover.
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