SPECIAL CHAPTER PART ONE
It was fate, and I knew it.
Dest
I pulled a book from the shelf and studied its cover, smelled its pages, wandered into the warmth of its first lines, getting ready to be swept away by the story. It's something I still feel in my teenage years. I'm still dazzled by possibilities when I walk into a bookstore.
Bata pa lang ako, mahilig na akong magbasa ng mga libro. Well, except for something scary or anything like that. I honestly hate violence, too. Kapag nagbabasa kasi ako, gusto ko 'yong mapagagaan 'yong loob ko.
Agad akong pumunta sa fiction books section para magtingin sana ng mga libro pero napatitig ako sa babaeng nakatayo ngayon sa harapan ko.
She's holding one of my favorite books, Four Seconds to Lose. A smile escaped her lips while she's checking the back cover.
She's too lovely for a book lover, and I admired her for that.
Hindi ko magawang ialis sa kanya ang paningin ko. Nakagagaan sa pakiramdam pagmasdan 'yong ngiti niya.
Maybe I should go talk to her? But what would I say? She doesn't even know me. And I don't even know her.
Pero wala namang mawawala sa 'kin kung lalapitan ko siya, 'di ba? I should give it a try.
I let out a deep sigh before approaching her.
"Charlie ended up having feelings for Cain," I said, finally claiming her attention.
Gulat siyang napalingon sa 'kin at napakunot ang noo niya nang mapagtanto niyang kinakausap ko siya.
Sabi na, eh. She'll find it weird if a stranger suddenly approached her.
"Sorry, what?" tanong niya.
How was I supposed to keep the conversation going? I didn't even know why I was suddenly feeling nervous. What the hell was wrong with me?
"The book you're holding," I said calmly, trying to hide the fact that I was nervous around her. "I've read that already. Charlie ended up falling in love with Cain," dagdag ko pa.
Agad na kumunot ang noo niya at tiningnan ako nang masama kaya napaangat ang pareho kong kilay.
"Spoiler ka! Lumayo ka nga!" iritang sabi niya kaya napangiwi ako. What the?
Bahagya akong natawa at umiling-iling. "I'm not spoiling anything. It's actually written on the back cover."
Nanlaki ang mga mata niya at binasa niya ulit 'yong back cover. No'ng mapagtanto niyang tama ako ay napapikit siya na para bang nahiya siya bigla sa 'kin.
I let out a small laugh. She's actually cute. Nah, scratch that. She's fucking beautiful.
Mabilis kong tiningnan 'yong mga libro sa gilid ko at agad kong kinuha 'yong Things I Should Have Known, isa rin sa paborito kong mga libro.
Nilagay ko iyon sa kamay niya kaya nagtataka niya akong tiningnan.
"It's a great book. You should read it," I said, and flashed a smile before I walked away.
She resembled Gerald so much that I honestly thought she was his twin. And I thought meeting her in this bookstore wasn't a coincidence at all.
It was fate, and I knew it.
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