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Chapter 50
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The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） EPILOGUE
I didn’t mean to raise my hand that day—the first time I caught her glaring at me with her beautiful brown-ish eyes. I was just yawning, stretching my arms, and about to go back to my seat when the teacher called my name to answer that Math flashcard. I can’t buy sweets for my sister because Mama doesn’t want us to talk with her or even go near her, so I was kind of happy and excited about that cheap chocolate. It was supposedly for Nish but when I saw her crying, I impulsively asked our teacher to give it to her.The fact that she’s a girl, I can’t help but panic and unconsciously put Nish in her shoes. What if she was my sister, would they have the same reaction? I don’t know why she hated me since that day but I didn’t bother to know the reason. I don’t care. At first, I don’t give a d*mn about it.Kahit palaging galit at nakasimangot sa tuwing magkasama o magkatabi kami, ang ganda pa rin talaga niya. Matalino pa! Masungit nga lang. Gusto ko talagang makipagkaibigan sa kaniya kaso a
Last Updated : 2022-10-05The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Prelude
Teacher gestured us to gather in front as she expertly shuffled the cards on her hands. “Alright, pupils. Maglalaro tayo, ha? Kung sinong makakasagot ng tama sa mga ipapakita kong Math flashcards ay may limang stars kay Teacher. At kung sino naman ang unang makakasagot ay bibigyan ko ng... chocolate!”I rolled my eyes when my classmates raised their hands and cheered in excitement. Hindi pa man nagsisimula ay gusto na agad nilang sumagot, they look so eager but do they know how to answer? I don’t think so. Even me, I don’t like that subject so they’re probably just after the chocolate. Imbes na makigulo ay nanatili lang akong nakaupo. It’s not like I don’t want to participate, I just don’t want to waste my energy standing there in front. Maiinis lang ako kapag nasanggi ako ro’n ng makukulit kong mga kaklase. My mother once told me that teachers like well-behaved kids and that’s why I’m behaving right now. I’m behaving because I want her to choose me. Ayoko ng premyo ngunit gusto kong
Last Updated : 2021-08-07The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 1
“Yong props ready na ba lahat? ‘Yong mga background, Delo, Ian! Pakibilisan naman, ang kukupad niyo! ‘Yong mga kawayan dito, ano na?! Maglalakad ba ‘yang mga ‘yan papunta sa back stage?!”Aakalain mong palengke ang classroom namin sa dami ng bibig na sabay-sabay na nagsasalita. Jusko, hindi ba sila naririndi? Ang titinis pa ng mga boses! Sobra silang nagmamadali, e may isa pa ngang section na magp-perform bago kami. “Boys, line up! Aayusin ni Hera ang mga bandana niyo! Bilis!”“Teka, nasira pa ‘yong props natin! Iba na lang muna utusan mo, Amie!”“Ano pa bang aayusin? Nakatali na nga sa leeg namin, ano pa bang gusto niyo? Minus five ba tayong lahat kapag hindi maayos ang pagkakatali ng bandana namin? Arte-arte, e.”Napahilot ako sa aking sentido ko. “Puwede bang kumalma kayong lahat? May oras pa naman tayo. Baka mamaya sa sobrang pagmamadali niyo ay lalo pa tayong may makalimutan.”I sighed. “Ako nang bahala sa bandana ng boys,” pagpresinta ko.Why does it have to be this chaotic? Ew
Last Updated : 2021-08-07The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 2
Basically, we’re still classmates. May mga major subjects lang na kinakailangan nilang lumipat ng room, pero kapag wala naman kaming klase ay kaming STEM students ang nag-aadjust para sa kanila. Walang masyadong bago, naka-alphabetical order pa rin ang seating arrangement at magkatabi pa rin kami ni Aven. Sa Research at cleaners lang yata kami hindi magkasama. Hindi ko man siya malalamangan sa honor roll dahil nga magka-iba kami ng strand, we still have a few core subjects. Hopefully, kahit do’n na lang ay mabawian ko siya sa quizzes at exams.“… tapos sabi ko, bakit naman kita pagbibigyan? Close ba tayo? Pahiya si t*nga, nilayasan lang ako. Ang kapal ng mukha! Hindi ako gano’n katalino pero nagsunog ako ng kilay sa pag-aaral para makakuha ng mataas na score, tapos pakokopyahin ko lang siya? Ano siya, gold? Eight lang score ko over twenty, pero at least pinaghirapan ko lahat ng sagot ko do’n!”“Ano ba kasing pangalan? Kuwento ka ng kuwento, kanina ko pa tinatanong kung anong pangalan,
Last Updated : 2021-08-07The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 3
“So, kamusta naman? Mahirap ba? Friday pa kasi ang quiz namin kay Ma’am Zalnares, e. Ehem, baka lang gusto niyong mag-donate ng sagot diyan? Sige na, kahit pang-passing lang!”I bit my lip for a second and stirred my fruit tea.“Can we just talk about something else?”I wanted to act calm and cool about what happened this morning, but I think that would be impossible. Umaalingasaw ang inis ko para kay Aven at alam kong hindi malabong napapansin rin ‘yon ni Kheena, ngunit pinili na lamang nitong manahimik.How come he got the perfect score without having a trace of anxiety or just enthusiasm plastered on his face while answering? Nakuha pa niyang humikab habang ako ay namamawis na ang noo at tungki ng ilong sa pagdadalawang-isip kung tama ba ang mga sagot ko. How the heck…? It’s like an indirect act of mockery.For some reason, hindi sila naki-table sa amin. Ngunit hindi nagtagal ay hindi rin nakatiis si Rico at walang-hiyang tumabi kay Kheena, which is sa tapat ko at iniwan na mag-isa
Last Updated : 2021-08-07The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 4
Hanggang sa mananghalian na kami, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala—hindi pa rin nags-sync in sa akin na nakita ko siya sa ganoong paraan. Like, what was that?! I have hated him for years now and I have never appreciated anything about him. Ngayon lang talaga, at isinusumpa kong hinding-hindi na ‘to mauulit.Unfortunately, we are eating lunch together. I’m okay with Rico joining us, para naman may kausap si Kheena at hindi ako ang ginugulo. But when Rico’s around? Malamang sa malamang, hindi puwedeng hindi niya kasama si Aven. Being at the same place as him makes my blood boil up to 56.7 degrees celsius but I guess I ‘always’ have to suffer silently.Although, I can do something about it. Puwedeng-puwede akong lumipat ng ibang table or hindi naman kaya’y bumalik sa classroom at do’n na lang kumain pero bakit ako pa ang gagawa ng paraan? Siya dapat ang mag-adjust dahil siya ang nakaka-perwisyo.“You know what? I just realized that it would be nice to eat alone. Baka sa susunod hindi na ako
Last Updated : 2021-08-26The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 5
Kumalat ang init sa mga pisngi ko dahil sa kahihiyan. Agad akong tumagilid ng upo, paharap sa aircon at inabot sa kaniya ang hoodie niya. Pasimple akong lumingon sa paligid at mukhang wala namang ibang nakarinig niyon bukod sa aming dalawa. Why does he have to point it out?! Kapag nasa classroom naman, wala naman siyang napapansing ganito, ah?“I-I don’t need it!” pagmamatigas ko pa.“Villantura and Velasquez! I’m discussing here in front, aren’t you aware?! Por que mga honor students kayo, ganiyan na kayo umasta?! Aba, ang taas naman talaga ng tingin niyo sa mga sarili niyo! Get out of my class, and stand outside until this class ends!”Mangangatuwiran pa sana ako pero wala naman nang silbi ang pagpapaliwanag, lalong-lalo na sa teacher namin na ‘to. Labag sa loob akong sumunod kay Aven na nauna nang tumayo para lumabas. Great, I just missed a double-hour class because of that jerk’s madness.Warmth crawled on my skin as soon as we got out of the Computer Lab, it was soothing. But the
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That day, I went home frustrated and confused. Why would my heart pound faster and harder like that just because he held my hand? Nakapagtataka lang dahil hindi naman ako ganoon mandiri. Hindi na ako nag-abalang magpaliwanag kay Ana, I just walked out on them. I have no idea why I ran away but it feels like it was the right thing to do.Oo nga’t nakakatakot ang pelikulang pinanood namin. Ngunit hindi ‘yon ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ako makatulog nang maayos nitong mga nakaraang gabi. What he did wasn’t scary, it was disgusting as f*ck that it kept repeating in my mind and I don’t know what I should do to forget the feeling of his hand intertwined with mine.“Prinsesa—“I raised my hand in front of Rico’s face before he could even finish his sentence, “I’ll eat lunch alone, makaka-alis na kayo.”“Ha? Na naman? E, pero bakit muna? Ilang araw ka nang ganiyan, Cindz. Rinding-rindi na kami sa pagtatalak ni Kheena!”Pumalatak ako,“Walang dahilan, okay? Can’t you just go? It’s not like you
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I didn’t mean to raise my hand that day—the first time I caught her glaring at me with her beautiful brown-ish eyes. I was just yawning, stretching my arms, and about to go back to my seat when the teacher called my name to answer that Math flashcard. I can’t buy sweets for my sister because Mama doesn’t want us to talk with her or even go near her, so I was kind of happy and excited about that cheap chocolate. It was supposedly for Nish but when I saw her crying, I impulsively asked our teacher to give it to her.The fact that she’s a girl, I can’t help but panic and unconsciously put Nish in her shoes. What if she was my sister, would they have the same reaction? I don’t know why she hated me since that day but I didn’t bother to know the reason. I don’t care. At first, I don’t give a d*mn about it.Kahit palaging galit at nakasimangot sa tuwing magkasama o magkatabi kami, ang ganda pa rin talaga niya. Matalino pa! Masungit nga lang. Gusto ko talagang makipagkaibigan sa kaniya kaso a
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 50
Sa kabila ng lahat ng mga nangyari—simula noon hanggang ngayon na bumalik siya matapos mawala ng maraming taon, bakit nga ba ako umasa na hindi nagbago ang pagtingin niya sa akin? Bakit hindi ako nagtaka, na kahit hindi maayos ang paghingi ko ng tawad sa kaniya ay umakto lang siyang maayos na ang lahat sa amin, na para bang noon pa man ay malapit na ang loob namin sa isa’t-isa? How come he didn’t pushed me away when I tried to reach out to him? Everything went too fast, pero hindi ko agad naisip ang mga ‘yun dahil masyado akong nalunod sa bugso ng damdamin ko; Masyado akong nagpadala sa kat*ngahan ko.Dire-diretso akong pumasok sa bahay niya upang kunin lahat ng naiwan kong mga gamit. Wala na rin naman akong dahilan para bumalik pa dito. Wala na kaming dapat pang pag-usapan dahil sapat na ang nadatnan ko ngayong gabi para magising sa kahibangan kong ‘to. Kung ganito lang rin naman, mas mabuti nang lumaki ang anak ko nang walang kinikilalang ama. I’m going to keep the baby with or witho
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 49
The following days went well although, going back to my old routine—my life before Alessandro and I decided to live together doesn’t feel the same as before anymore. Like what we have compromised, we settle for texts and calls. But it makes me miss him more, it makes me want to see him and feel him so I keep making excuses to shorten the duration of our talks. Ayos lang naman no’ng una, pero no’ng napapansin kong palagi na siyang matamlay tuwing nagtatawagan kami at hindi niya na rin halos binabalik ang mga texts ko ay nalulungkot na ako. He’s obviously making time for me, pero anong ginagawa ko? Sinasayang ko ang oras niya imbes na ipagpahinga niya na lang ‘to.Getting up to get ready for work wasn't as refreshing as my usual weekday mornings with him. It feels like something’s missing doing things even if I’m used to doing them alone. It’s just been a few days yet I’m already longing for Alessandro’s warmth; I miss him.Unlike before, nagluluto na ako sa umaga upang makapag-almusal
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 48
Since none of us dared to start a conversation on our way home, the whole ride was painfully quiet; Both of us had our eyes on the road although, I was the only one who was watching the cars ahead of us like a fool. I couldn't stand how awkward it was, but I tried my very best to keep my mouth shut. I don't even have the right to at least lighten up the mood because in the first place, I was and I still am the reason why the atmosphere between us is uncomfy.I didn't refuse his proposal but my response was neither of "yes" and "no"—it was a "sorry", it turned out to be an apology when it wasn't suppose to be like that. Ang nonsense pero mabuti na ring wala akong naging matinong tugon. Magulo pa ang isip ko ngayon at ayokong pagsisihan kung anumang maging sagot ko kung sakali."That's alright, you don't need to be sorry. I understand." That's exactly what he said as he downheartedly nod his head and just pulled me close for a hug. I doubted that but then he genuinely looked like he wasn
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 47
We already dine like this before but right now, the atmosphere is way different than the last time. Something’s up, I can feel it. Naguguluhan man sa kung anong nangyayari ay isinantabi ko na lang muna ang pagtatanong at nagsimula na kaming kumain.Halos mapapikit pa ako sa sobrang sarap ng pagkaing nakahain sa harapan ko. I dramatically point a finger on my food as I chew. Siya ‘lagi ang nagluluto ng pagkain namin sa bahay niya kaya hindi ko na kailangan pang mag-isip, siguradong siya ang nagluto nito. Hindi ko alam kung sadyang talento niya lang ‘to o talagang ipinanganak siya para sa ganitong purpose, e. Jusko, ang sarap!I heard him let out some soft little giggles.“You like it? That’s one of my specialties.”I slowly nodded. “God, Alessandro… Please cook for me for the rest of my life,” I muttered in awe.I’m not good and I don’t usually give comments about what I eat since I often drink coffee the whole day instead of having an actual meal but every time I taste his dishes, I a
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 46
“Kung alam ko lang na iiyak ka ng ganito, hindi na sana ako nagkuwento. That’s why you were so mad at me when I tried to avoid the Migz question, wasn’t it?” He pecked on my forehead and then pulled me into a hug, letting me lean on his chest as he caressed my back as if it was his way of calming me down. “Alright, apology accepted. But all of that… It’s already in the past now, okay? Tapos na ‘yun. Let’s just focus on what we have today, hmm? Tahan na.”Okay, maybe it’s all already in the past but it won’t ever change the fact that it happened. How narcissistic of me to think that he was a threat to me when it’s actually the other way around; I was the one who was a threat to him. Siguradong nakadagdag lang ako sa sakit ng ulo niya—dumagdag lang ako sa pinagdaanan niya. At sa kabila ng lahat, ni isang beses ay hindi ko siya narinig na nagreklamo. Hindi niya ako sinisi at sinumbatan ‘gaya ng ginawa ko sa kaniya noon at nagawa niya pa akong patawarin ng basta-basta. Hindi naman sa ayaw
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 45
I’m not sure if that ‘workmate’ word repetition was just a dream or if it really happened but when I woke up the following day, our arms are both encircling each other’s waists already. I swear I felt something slightly rough on my face earlier and I am certain, it was his stubbles. Positively, he was smooching me while I was still asleep.Bumungad sa akin si Aven na seryoso ang mukhang nakatitig sa mukha ko. He wasn’t even startled when he saw that I’m already awake. Still his arms around my waist, he gently draws small circles on my lower back with his finger—a very cuddly gesture yet he’s keeping a straight face. Napaawang ako at babatiin na sana siya ng magandang umaga nang maalala kong hindi pa nga pala kami bati. Ahm… So, what now? Hindi pa ba kami bati sa lagay na ‘to?“Ano? Nasa’n na ang morning kiss ko? Pati ba naman ‘yun ipagkakait mo sa akin? Hindi ka na nga nag-goodnight kiss sa akin kagabi, e.”I remain staring at him for a while and then snuggled against his chest. Napapi
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 44
Holding hands, we strolled as some staff showed us around. Soothing fresh air, and dancing trees all over the place. This is indeed a paradise, it’s like being in a place between beauty on land and in water. Maa-appreciate talaga ang kagandahan ng lugar dahil hindi gaanong ma-tao. Kapansin-pansin rin ang pag-iingat ng may-ari upang huwag masyadong gawing moderno ang kapaligiran.“You like it here? I mean…” He scratched his brow, “ I just thought this staycation could compensate for the stressful week you've had.”Mangha ko siyang nilingon. “Are you kidding me? I love it here! Have you been here before? This is the most relaxing place I’ve ever been to.”Not to sugarcoat nor exaggerate things but this is really the best place I’ve ever been to. Well, I don’t give myself breaks often because for me that's just a waste of time and I don't think I deserve those. Even after I graduated college and passed the board exams, naghanap agad ako ng trabaho. Tumatak na sa aking isipan na kapag abal
The Fiery Antagonism（Taglish） Chapter 43
Having a quite heavy workload kind of helps me to drift away from overthinking. Yes, it is exhausting but at least I’m not as restless as I am when I’m having sleepless nights, doing nothing but stress about things I shouldn't exaggerate in the first place.Actually, I've already decided to confront him but I just can't do it. Pinangungunahan ako ng takot ko at alam kong hindi dapat ako nagpapadaig sa mga naiisip ko ngunit ayoko rin naman na masyadong magpa-kampante. Either what we have is real or he’s just playing around, but it could be neither of these.Even after all the assurance Aven's been showing or telling me, ang dami pa rin talagang "what if's" na naglalaro sa aking isipan. Alam kong kung may isang tao man na gustong malaman kung anong bumabagabag sa akin, it’ll be Aven. But I have no plans on telling him about it, I don't want him to think or feel that I don't trust him. I trust him, I just can’t help having doubts. Maybe it’s too soon to decide for that, at baka kaya ko pa
