"Ehhhhhhhhhh Charlotte ang landi mo! ahhhhhhhhh!!" tili ko sabay sabunot ng buhok ko."Hoy, kalma hahaha. Ano bang nangyari?" tanggal ni Bleu sa pagkakasabunot ko sa aking buhok. Para akong hindi nagsuklay ng ilang araw sa gulo ng buhok ko kakasabunot ko kanina pa, napagod na kakaawat sa akin si Althea kaya si Bleu naman. Magkasama kaming tatlo tapos biglang umalis si Althea nang makatanggap ng tawag galing sa daddy niya.I can't even tell them what's bothering me. Ba't ba ako pumikit? Nakakahiya!Ha it ever happened to you guys na may nagawa kayong pagsisisihan niyo ng sobra pagkatapos? Tapos 'pag naalala niyo ay either matatawa ka o gusto mo nalang sabunutan sarili mo sa hiya. Mapapatanong ka nalang talaga kung ba't mo 'yon ginawa! Because that's exactly what's happening to me right now!After that night, hindi na maalis sa utak ko ang nangyari. Bakit niya kailangan gawin 'yon? For what reason? I even closed my eyes. I even wished for it to be a real kiss! I'm already cheating at th
Zethus' POV:Seryoso akong nakatingin kay Alfonso habang may ginagawa siya sa harap ng laptop niya. Agad akong ngumiti nang mapaangat siya ng tingin sa akin."So, are we leaving the Philippines now? Since Zach already agreed to our terms." tanong ko kay Alfonso. Sinara niya ang laptop niya."Yes. We're leaving in two days, and he'll follow us in a week since he still has other things to do. Rest assured that there will be no problems." sagot nito sa akin at kunwari akong napatango.Napatingin siya sa relo niya saka napatingin sa screen ng cellphone niya, nakasunod lang ako ng tingin sa kanya."I'll prepare things before our departure. Call me if something comes up." tayo nito at inayos ang suot."Sure." I answered as I pretended to scroll my phone. Narinig ko ang pagsara ng pintuan at doon ako napaangat ng tingin. Ibinaba ko ang cellphone ko at napasandal sa aking inuupuan habang napaisip ng malalim.What are you planning, Alfonso? What are you hiding?Zach has been consistently rejec
Napahinto ako sa paglalakad nang makalabas na ako sa building ng pinagtratrabahuan ni Zach. In fact, I need to face this. Kailangan ko makausap si Zethus. I need to confirm my feelings. Inilabas ko ang cellphone ko mula sa aking bag. I unblocked Zethus' number, oo, blinock ko number niya kahit hindi naka-save kasi it's the right thing to do. I sent him a message, asking him to meet me doon sa kung saan kami nag-usap ni Kate noon. I told him na kailangan ko siya makausap. Hindi na ako lumayo pa, I chose a place na malapit lang sa opisina ni Zach kasi pupuntahan ko agad si Zach after namin mag-usap ni Zethus.Pumara ako ng taxi at saka sumakay doon. Aantayin ko nalang siya doon sa coffee shop.Hindi ko alam kung nabasa ba ni Zethus ang mensahe ko kasi wala naman akong reply na natanggap galing sa kanya. Hindi naman ako nagrereklamo since kararating ko lang sa shop. Maybe about 5 minutes ago? Payuko-yuko lang ako dito kasi ayokong may makakilala sa akin.Actually, I'm not afraid of bei
[MUST READ: Starting from here, gagamitin ko na ang totoong pangalan ni Zach at Zethus sa mga POV's nila kahit na nagpapanggap pa ring Zach si Zethus, at habang dala-dala ng totoong Zach ang pangalan ni Zethus kasi hindi pa bumabalik ala-ala niya.]Zethus' POV:Pagkatapos kong makita na magkasama si Zach at si Charlotte last time sa harap ng coffee shop, I decided to not delay things anymore. I wasn't expecting na they'd get closer. Ayokong masira ang mga plano ko dahil sa kanilang dalawa.I need Zach to stay away from Charlotte bago pa may mapansing kakaiba si Charlotte at makaalala si Zach. I don't want things to get messy. Ayokong dumating sa punto na I'd play this game in a dirty way. I don't want to harm Charlotte, pero kung sa oras na masira ang plano ko then kailangan kong gumawa ng paraan. Wala akong pake kung sino man ang bumangga sa akin.I've waited for this... sa mahabang panahon. No one can mess with my plans. That includes Charlotte.One of the reasons why I was dilly-d
Third Person's POV:Awkward na nakasunod si Charlotte kay Zethus. She told him na she was fine killing time while waiting for his flight, kaya pumasok sila ng Mall to roam around. Hinahayaan lang ni Zethus kung saan komportable si Charlotte pero 'pag napapansin niyang masyado na itong nalalayo sa kanya ay binabalikan niya ito upang hilahin ang suot-suot na coat patabi sa kanya."Gusto mo ba kumain?" silip ni Zethus sa mukha ni Charlotte kasi nakababa masyado ang suot nitong sumbrero. Napaatras naman sa gulat si Charlotte dahil sa ginawa ni Zethus, hindi niya ito inaasahan. This man can make her blush effortlessly."I'm fine. 'Di ko pwede tanggalin sumbrero ko in public. Isa pa, I'm not wearing any make up." mahinang sagot nito. "You don't need it." maikling sagot ni Zethus at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad at hindi na binatawan ang braso ng coat na suot ni Charlotte upang hindi na ito malayo pa sa kanya lalo."I can find a way so that you can eat comfortably." tingin ni Zethus sa paligid.
Charlotte's POV:"Ano ba Zach! Let me go! Zach ano ba!" pagpupumilit kong hila sa aking braso mula sa mahigpit na pagkakahawak ni Zach habang hinihila niya ako papasok ng bahay."Zach, you're hurting me! Let me go!" Biglaan niya akong binitawan nang makarating kami sa sala, muntik pa akong matumba. Agad akong napahawak sa braso ko at napatingin dito. Namumula ito sa higpit nang hawak niya kanina pa."What was that?" I heard him ask. Napaangat ako ng tingin sa kanya."Did you lie to me? Akala ko ba trabaho pinunta mo? Why were you with my brother?" tapon niya sa akin ng maraming tanong. He looks mad and frustrated; I feel so guilty right now that I can't bring myself to answer."What? Hindi ka ba sasagot? Are you expecting me to figure it out myself? Charlotte, you're acting sneaky behind my back, and to make it worse, you're doing it with my brother!"I was about to open my mouth to answer him when he cut me off. "Ilang ulit ko ba sinabi sa'yo? Never get close to my brother, to stay
Zethus POV:"Let's think about what we should do about not getting the contract with Charlotte later. We can handle that after the matter with Zach. We've waited for this to happen for a long time; I want everything to be good. So, do your job properly." paalala ko kay Alfonso.It's finally the day that I'm waiting for. Everything will be mine. We are in front of my Dad's room at the hospital right now. Zach is inside talking to my father, naiwan kami ni Alfonso sa labas with some bodyguards because we want extra security. Ayokong may makaalam na ibang tao ang tungkol sa kakambal ko.Biglang bumukas ang pintuan at iniluwa doon si Zach. Sumandal siya doon na naka dekwatro ang mga braso at tinignan ako."I talked to my father. Oh, I mean, OUR father. We almost killed him by the fact that I found you. He couldn't believe it." nakangisi nitong sabi. The fck he's grinning about? Talking that way about my father as if it were a joke."He can't wait to see you. Why don't you go in so he can
Charlotte's POV:"Zethus?" I confusedly blurted out. Bumitaw siya sa yakap at hinawakan ang magkabilaang balikat ko saka ako tinignan. "What?" tanong niya na nakakunot ang noo. The cold breeze snapped me back to reality. Right... Why did I call him Zethus? I want to fix us, and the moment he returned ay sinisira ko na agad ang hindi ko pa naaayos. I need to remove Zethus from my memory. Pilit akong ngumiti. "I bet you're tired. Let's go inside." awkward kong hawak sa kamay niya. Napayuko siya ng tingin sa mga kamay namin at mas lalo akong na-awkward. Ano ba 'to? We're not teenagers anymore, at mas lalong hindi kami mag-jowang kaka-monthsary lang. We're married! What's with me acting all shy sa harap ng asawa ko? But then... I did him wrong, at least mahiya naman ako 'no? I wasn't expecting it, but he held my hand back. It's warm— his hand. Without noticing it, I smiled. When was the last time that he held my hand? This is just a small thing, but it makes me so happy. "Kumai
Binuksan niya sa kanyang laptop habang pinapatuyo ang basa niyang buhok. "I've watched some of your latest works. Let's watch your previous ones." aniya.Previous ones? Movies ko ba noon?"I literally have a compilation of all of your movies right here because I'd like to watch them all." dagdag niya.Teka. Hindi pwede! Hindi ako masyadong confident sa mga movies ko noon, isa pa they're all romance genre kasi wala akong magawang ibang genre noon dahil sa company na under ako that time. It's just work pero madami akong intimate at kissing scenes sa mga movies ko noon. Nahihiya akong ipanood sa kanya ang mga 'yon jusko."Why don't we watch a different one?" awkward kong tawa. Napatingin siya sa akin sabay suot ng glasses niya. "Why?" he simply asked at ibinalik ang tingin sa screen ng laptop niya."Medyo awkward lang para sa akin na panoorin ang sarili kong movie." my excuse at nakita kong napatango siya."Let's watch one movie of yours then. Tapos a different film that you're not in af
Zach's POV:"Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him?" tayo ko sa aking upuan nang marinig ang balitang ibinahagi sa akin ni Alfonso. "He just disappeared without a clue—""What do you mean, 'without a clue'? You're not messing this up on purpose, aren't you?" I cut Alfonso off. Anong pinagsasabi niyang without a clue? That's only possible kung hindi niya isinagawa ng maayos ang binigay ko sa kanyang trabaho."Alfonso, you might have forgotten something. And I think I've reminded you countless times already that you'll rot somewhere worse than jail if you fail to do what I'm asking." paalala ko sa kanya. "My boys are looking for him right now. Rest assured that we will find him in no time—""You better should. Don't let him out of the country, or you'll face the consequences. I am not communicating with you right now; this is a warning." I cut him off again. "Update me within the day," I added, then hung up the phone.Me and my brother Zane captured Zethus right away nang malaman n
Natawa siya bigla. He stopped acting na may iniisip siya at ibinaling ang tingin sa akin mula sa bubong nitong kitchen."Selos ba 'yan?" may panunukso niyang tanong."I was just wondering. Na kung kinikilig ka rin ba sa kanila." iwas kong tingin na sambit. Dami ko namang pinagseselosan 'pag nagkataon."Sa kanila? Sa'yo lang, you mean. Isa lang naman asawa ko, at ikaw 'yon. Ba't ako kikiligin sa iba?"Tinignan ko siya ulit nakapamewang pa rin siya."You feel butterflies with me? Though you lost your memories of me? Us?"Huminga siya ng malalim at binigyan ako ng tingin na parang walang sense ang tinanong ko sa kanya."I only lost my memories, not my feelings for you."Muntik ko ng makagat ang ibabang labi ko dahil sa sinabi niya. Ngingiti na mga labi ko ngunit pinipigilan ko lang."Sa tuwing kailan ka kinikilig sa akin? Like... Give me an example." medyo nahihiya kong tanong. Naninigurado ako, bakit ba? Hahahah."There's no specific time, place, or situation, Kaps. You give me butterfli
Zach's POV:(2 MONTHS AGO)Kanina pa ring ng ring ang cellphone ko. Alfonso's bombing me with calls right now, and it's irritating, so I put it on silent. Male-late na ako sa flight ko, but that's not what's important right now. I must follow my twin and Charlotte home and clear the misunderstanding. Isa pa, inis na inis ako kung pa'no iya hilahin si Charlotte. He grabbed her arm too tight; I saw it getting red."Zach?" Pasakay na ako sa kotse ko when someone tapped my shoulder. Magkasalubong na kilay ko siyang nilingon. Napatitig ako sa mukha niya ng maiigi. He seems familiar, but I don't know him."You got the wrong person." maikli kong sagot at tinalikuran siya nang hawakan niya ang pulsuan ko upang pigilan akong umalis. Mabilis kong inalis ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin at naiiritang nilingon siya ulit. I don't have time for this."What's your problem?" irita kong tanong. He checked me from head to toe."I can't be wrong. You're Zach." sigurado niyang sabi."Look. You got the wro
Third Person's POV: Pinapanood ni Valerie si Charlotte na may masusing mga mata habang nagpapasalamat at nagpapaalam ito sa lahat ng crew matapos e-shoot ang eksena nito sa isang movie na gaganap siya bilang guest appearance.Parang noong mga nakaraang araw lang ay nangingitim ang ilalim ng mga mata nito dahil sa puyat. Kung kaya't nagtataka si Valerie kung bakit lumiliwanag ang kaibigan na tila ba ay wala na itong prinoproblema."She's scaring me." awkward na ngiti ni Valerie sabay kaway pabalik nang makita siya ni Charlotte at kinawayan nito."I heard na nasa third-floor si Direk Jed at ang crew niya? Shooting his upcoming work?" tanong ni Charlotte kay Valerie nang makalapit ito."Yes, at nasa third floor din si Jamie 'yong umagaw ng bridal photoshoot mo dapat with Zach. Siya 'yong bida ng nilulutong bagong movie ni Direk Jed." may irap na sagot nu Valerie sa kaibigan.Tinawanan lamang ni Charlotte ang kaibigan."Hindi niya naman inagaw. Zach left the country two months ago and ne
Charlotte's POV:"Zethus?" I confusedly blurted out. Bumitaw siya sa yakap at hinawakan ang magkabilaang balikat ko saka ako tinignan. "What?" tanong niya na nakakunot ang noo. The cold breeze snapped me back to reality. Right... Why did I call him Zethus? I want to fix us, and the moment he returned ay sinisira ko na agad ang hindi ko pa naaayos. I need to remove Zethus from my memory. Pilit akong ngumiti. "I bet you're tired. Let's go inside." awkward kong hawak sa kamay niya. Napayuko siya ng tingin sa mga kamay namin at mas lalo akong na-awkward. Ano ba 'to? We're not teenagers anymore, at mas lalong hindi kami mag-jowang kaka-monthsary lang. We're married! What's with me acting all shy sa harap ng asawa ko? But then... I did him wrong, at least mahiya naman ako 'no? I wasn't expecting it, but he held my hand back. It's warm— his hand. Without noticing it, I smiled. When was the last time that he held my hand? This is just a small thing, but it makes me so happy. "Kumai
Zethus POV:"Let's think about what we should do about not getting the contract with Charlotte later. We can handle that after the matter with Zach. We've waited for this to happen for a long time; I want everything to be good. So, do your job properly." paalala ko kay Alfonso.It's finally the day that I'm waiting for. Everything will be mine. We are in front of my Dad's room at the hospital right now. Zach is inside talking to my father, naiwan kami ni Alfonso sa labas with some bodyguards because we want extra security. Ayokong may makaalam na ibang tao ang tungkol sa kakambal ko.Biglang bumukas ang pintuan at iniluwa doon si Zach. Sumandal siya doon na naka dekwatro ang mga braso at tinignan ako."I talked to my father. Oh, I mean, OUR father. We almost killed him by the fact that I found you. He couldn't believe it." nakangisi nitong sabi. The fck he's grinning about? Talking that way about my father as if it were a joke."He can't wait to see you. Why don't you go in so he can
Charlotte's POV:"Ano ba Zach! Let me go! Zach ano ba!" pagpupumilit kong hila sa aking braso mula sa mahigpit na pagkakahawak ni Zach habang hinihila niya ako papasok ng bahay."Zach, you're hurting me! Let me go!" Biglaan niya akong binitawan nang makarating kami sa sala, muntik pa akong matumba. Agad akong napahawak sa braso ko at napatingin dito. Namumula ito sa higpit nang hawak niya kanina pa."What was that?" I heard him ask. Napaangat ako ng tingin sa kanya."Did you lie to me? Akala ko ba trabaho pinunta mo? Why were you with my brother?" tapon niya sa akin ng maraming tanong. He looks mad and frustrated; I feel so guilty right now that I can't bring myself to answer."What? Hindi ka ba sasagot? Are you expecting me to figure it out myself? Charlotte, you're acting sneaky behind my back, and to make it worse, you're doing it with my brother!"I was about to open my mouth to answer him when he cut me off. "Ilang ulit ko ba sinabi sa'yo? Never get close to my brother, to stay
Third Person's POV:Awkward na nakasunod si Charlotte kay Zethus. She told him na she was fine killing time while waiting for his flight, kaya pumasok sila ng Mall to roam around. Hinahayaan lang ni Zethus kung saan komportable si Charlotte pero 'pag napapansin niyang masyado na itong nalalayo sa kanya ay binabalikan niya ito upang hilahin ang suot-suot na coat patabi sa kanya."Gusto mo ba kumain?" silip ni Zethus sa mukha ni Charlotte kasi nakababa masyado ang suot nitong sumbrero. Napaatras naman sa gulat si Charlotte dahil sa ginawa ni Zethus, hindi niya ito inaasahan. This man can make her blush effortlessly."I'm fine. 'Di ko pwede tanggalin sumbrero ko in public. Isa pa, I'm not wearing any make up." mahinang sagot nito. "You don't need it." maikling sagot ni Zethus at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad at hindi na binatawan ang braso ng coat na suot ni Charlotte upang hindi na ito malayo pa sa kanya lalo."I can find a way so that you can eat comfortably." tingin ni Zethus sa paligid.