I GROANED WHEN I moved my body but with my eyes still closed. My down there was sore. I quickly opened my eyes when I remembered what happened last night. Napabalikwas naman agad ako sa gulat dahil mukha ni Chadleen na nakayuko habang nakatanaw sa akin ang nabungaran ko. We even bumped our heads and tended to them right after.“Chadleen Iya!” sigaw ko habang sapo iyong natamaang parte ng noo ko. “Bakit kasi ang lapit mo?! Ayos ka lang?” nag-aalalang tanong ko sa kanya kapagkuwan.Tumango-tango naman siya habang hawak din iyong noo niya. I silently hissed when I felt my soring bud again. Gosh… I admit that the sex was so fetch but the consequence when you wake up the next day, you lost all the fairytales. Sakit na lang talaga ang naiwan.“Anong oras ka na nakauwi kagabi?” she asked me.Napatitig ako sa kanya dahil hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko. I raised my arms to check on it. Napakunot ang noo k

GIDEON HAD ALWAYS been extra caring and loving of me. Nasa point na ako ng relasyon namin na nahihiya na ako sa mga binibigay niya. I want to give him something, too. Iyon bang maipaparamdam ko sa kanya iyong lubos na pasasalamat ko at pagmamahal sa lahat ng mga pag-aalaga at pagmamahal na inialay niya para sa akin.I pushed the stop button on the treadmill and held on to the handles as I catch my breath. I was exercising with my cycling and racerback on sa may gym area namin. I was with Chadleen who was busy meditating and doing some yoga on her mat on the floor.“Chad…” I called her.Tumigil naman siya sa ginagawa niya upang ituon ang buong atensyon sa akin. “Yes, couz?”“Can you help me?”“Saan?”I scratched my right eyebrow and contemplated whether I should tell her or not. Of course, I need suggestions on what I was planning. I need to hear what Chadleen had to say

ANG DAMI-DAMI KO na ngang problema at iniisip, dumagdag pa iyong nalaman ko kay Ruby Lane noong isang gabi. Richelle hurt her. I glanced at her vacant seat. Wala pa ring nakaupo ro’n ngayon dahil absent pa rin siya ngayong araw. She might be mean but I still hope that she was well now. I deeply regret what I did to her the night we confronted each other. Hindi tama iyon at hindi makatao. I was never raised to become violent and to harm another. Sana talaga ay okay lang siya.Nang sulyapan ko naman ang pwesto ni Deon ay naabutan kong nakasubsob ang mukha nito sa mga braso niyang nasa ibabaw ng desk niya. Ilang araw na kaming hindi nag-uusap at nagpapansinan. Hanggang malayong tingin na lang ako sa kanya kahit na gustong-gusto ko na siyang lapitan at kausapin ulit. Pansin ko nga ring lagi siyang ganoon nitong mga nakaraang araw – pagod at madalas inaantok. I wonder if he had a problem apart from what we were currently having. Gustong-gusto ko siyang

WHO WOULD HAVE thought na ang taong nagtaboy sa akin ng araw na iyon ay siyang mismong lalapit sa akin ngayon? May pabaon pang isang bagay na pareho naming hindi inaasahan. I mean, I really thought that what happened between us would not result to something. Although we were not really protected during our first intercourse, but as primitive my idea as it sounded, but I really believe na hindi nga magkakaroon ng bunga iyon kasi nga first time namin! Ang mas hindi ko pa inaasahan ay si Deon pa talaga ang magbubuntis tapos witch pala kami and werewolf din siya. Ang galing-galing naman talaga. What a plot twist! Grabeng buhay ‘to, parang fantaserye!Napabaling ako kay Deon nang dahan-dahan na siyang mahiga sa kama ko… namin na pala. He already removed his shoes, and I found them neatly placed on my shoe rack. Napansin naman niya ang paninitig ko roon. He was really like my mother – maasikaso, masipag, at organized.“Pasensya ka na

DADDY SUMMONED ME to his study after dinner. Pinauna ko na sa kwarto namin si Deon para puntahan si daddy dahil may mahalaga raw kaming pag-uusapan. Perhaps he will equip me in wielding my magic before going to Abseiles. I really hope so.“Dad,” I called him.Mula sa binabasang papeles ay nag-angat ng tingin niya sa akin si daddy. He removed his eyeglasses and gestured for me to take the seat in front of him.“Maupo ka muna, anak.”I did what I was told. Mukhang seryoso si daddy pero kalmado na hindi gaya nang kaninang umaga. I hope he was in a good mood now because I was not really in the mood to argue with him and everything.“Ano pong pag-uusapan natin, dad?”“There are just some important things that I want you to know as a first-time Witchita parent, hija.”“Ano po ‘yon?”“You have to be there for Deon. Kailangan ka niya dahil maselan