Lahat ng Kabanata ng The One-Year Contract: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 29

THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACTCHAPTER 19PEACHIE's POV"I really can't believe it, tita. I-I already saw that girl, actually. And sa unang tingin ko palang sa kan'ya, I already knew that she's not good," I said to tita Georgia, Drav's mom na sobrang malapit sa akin ever since mga bata pa kami.Actually, this is not the visit that I've planned. Balak ko sanang bisitahin sila ni Drav after ng contract signing to surprise tita na rin since she doesn't know na nandito na ako sa Pilipinas one week ago pa. Actually, walang nakakaalam sa kanilang lahat. And pati yata si Drav ay hindi pa alam. ‘Ni hindi nga niya ako nakilala there in the hospital eh. Tsss. Did I have a major transformation para hindi n'ya ako makilala? Mas naging sexy lang naman ako, blooming, and uh, prettier."So you'd seen her already? Where? When?""Uhm, it's, actually a long story, tita. Don't worry na. What's important is that she's in the hands of the authority now. Pagbabayaran na n'ya ang mga kasalanan n'ya kay Drav."She si

THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACTCHAPTER 21APPLE’s POV"Tsss. Kapag nakalabas na tayo, I'll teach you some basic English, nang hindi na ako natat*nga sa'yo,” saad niya na ikinairap ko."At ikaw pa talaga ang nat*tanga sa'kin? Ako nga ang dapat na nat*tanga sa'yo kasi ako ang madalas na hindi nakakaintindi sa'yo. Una, sabi mo mananagalog ka na, at kailan pa naging Tagalog ang English, aber? Ikalawa. Wala ka na ba talaga sa tamang katinuan at pumayag kang magpakulong? At ikatlo. Naliligaw ka pa nga talaga pagdating sa pagmamahal. Hindi kasi iyan hinahanap. Kusa iyang dumarating. A-Ako, kailan mo lang ako nakilala. Saka, h-hinanap mo ako. Kaya hindi ako ang—""If that's really the case when it comes to love, then kusa kang dumating. Sleep now. Good night."If that's really the case when it comes to love, then kusa kang dumating...Ako? K-Kusang duma—"Tsk! Hindi mo naman ako makikilala kung hindi mo ako pinahanap hindi ba? Kung hindi mo ako hinanap? Kaya hindi iyon kusang dumating. Magkaiba ang hi

THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACTCHAPTER 23DRAVOUR's POV"Tsss. Drav, hindi tayo nararapat para sa isa't isa. Hindi tayo ang nakatadhana—"I hold her hands as tight as I could and stare directly into her eyes."No, Apple. I won't believe in anything that you'll say. Maniniwala lang ako sa katotohanang ikaw at ako ay—""Katotohanang ikaw at ako ay gawa-gawa mo lamang. Paalam na, Drav. Hanggang sa muli nating pagkikita."My tears fall even harder when she starts to gradually disappear. She smiles weakly at me before uttering the word 'bye' without voice."No! Apple! The h*ck! You can't do this to me!""Drav—""No!"Napaupo ako sa kama. My heart aches so bad along with my heavy breat,h, that's why I even put my palm on my chest to catch my breath. I feel something that lands on my shoulder. Gumalaw din ang kama, animo'y may umupo sa tabi ko."Drav, please calm down. You're at home now."I face her, and I am right. She's the girl at the hospital. She's staring at me which makes me to focus my eyes

THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACTCHAPTER 14KAIRO's POV"Uy, may pupuntahan ka pa ba?" tanong ni Xenon nang pumasok na rin s'ya sa dressing room ko. Ah. At last. Another tiring day of work is fcking over."Nah. I'll go home now. Magpahinga ka na rin. Sa malamang ay hinihintay ka na ni Melody."Melody is Xenon's girlfriend."Sus, hayaan mo 'yun. Malaki na 'yun.""Pfft. Don't be too harsh to your girl, man."He laughed. "S'yempre biro lang. Alam ko namang hindi ko matitiis iyon. Kahit na maya't maya ang talak 'nun ay mahal na mahal ko iyon."I couldn't help but smile again upon hearing that. Such a cliché, cheesy remark coming from a hulk like him."At ikaw naman, Kai," he said with a teasing tone."What about me now, Xenon?""Akala mo ba hindi ko napapansin? Simula nang mag-hire ka ng maid dalawang linggo na ang nakalilipas ay halos hindi ka na mapakali pagkatapos ng photoshoot. Atat na atat umuwi palagi. Ang sabi mo sa akin noon ayaw na ayaw mo ng maids pero anong meron sa maid na ito at parang

THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACTCHAPTER 27KAIRO's POV"Wow.""So Ms. Vienna, this will be your training ground."Inangat n'yang masyado ang ulo n'ya para tingnan ako. She is wearing a black cap and a black shades, same as mine. For safety, as she insisted."Training ground? So, dito ako sa mall magp-practice?""Yeah. Is there something wrong with that?""Meron. Ang daming tao rito. Paano ako makakapagpractice rito? Isa pa, paano kapag nahalata nila na ikaw si Kairo Theodore Easton na nakikita nila sa magazine ng Bel Cíélo? Pagkakaguluhan ka. Tapos kasama mo pa ako. Mas pagkakaguluhan ka..."Natigilan s'ya, at muling yumuko. "Tapos...mapipicturan na naman tayo na magkasama tapos—"Bago pa man n'ya tapusin ang sinasabi n'ya ay hinawakan ko na ang kamay n'ya at nagsimulang maglakad. I am still getting bothered whenever she said such things, maybe because I want her to forget whatever the hell happened in the past three months, including Dravour. Why? Maybe because, I just care about her? But, why