Di Sampingku Mga Nobela at Kwento

(Syempre joke lang, mapugot pa ulo ko. Nilingon ko sina Axie na nasa left side ko, katabi niya si Lord Niccolo. Nasa right side kasi kami ni Lewis sa bus. "Nasaan na tayo?" I mouthed kay Axie, hoping na marinig niya. Nag-kibit balikat lang ito, hindi niya rin alam.

"Mama, papa…" Inimuwestra nila ang upuan sa aming tatlo, kaya naman nauna na akong lumapit. Naupo ako sa gitna, at iyong dalawa ko namang kapatid. Hindi naman sila umupo sa tabi ko, naisip ko pa namang ako ang gitna nila. Medyo napahiya ako sa part na iyon. Ayaw ba nila akong katabi? Nagtataka ko silang tiningnan. "Bakit may space?"

“I am surrounded by overprotective drama princes.” “Accurate,” Sammy muttered. I sat beside Jayden, careful not to crowd him but close enough to feel his warmth.

He claps, and everyone claps with him as I wait quietly for them to finish. Judith stands behind me to my left, and Onyx is behind me to my right. Having both of them there makes me feel stronger than I am. I take a deep breath, look down at my paper, and then back up at the screen of the pack I grew up in. Allowing my paper to fall to my side within my hand.

You don't know anything, I even can't live with the girl that I loved the most, there is no one to understand, that I'm alone - you're not, I'm here for you, everyone here for you No answer, I thought at first that he won't accept but after a minute... - I don't have any brothers, would you accept me as a brother? - for sure, trust me, no matter what happens, I'll be always On your side... - thank you, your words made me happy, I appreciate that, I'm in

, I asked her. "The side where we get to be alone with Grayson of course", she hummed. "Have you forgotten who he is? Who I am?" "No, I haven't. But I'm also not going to let you ruin my fantasy of hot, car sex on the side of the road", Amara said with a huff and quietly retreated to the back of my mind.

The only place for me was next to Axel. “I will go with you.”

I sat next to her, unsure if it was to comfort her or myself. * * *