appear to have bathed in cologne. He had his hands in his pocke

ko, "What are you-" h

sa kanya,"Please don’t act weird

es at me blankly, at tinginanan ang

y guy at sinabing, “Hindi, miss, mukhang hindi ka nga kila

friend?" Strawberry guy raised his

pa man nila ako mabuking. Thank good

mocking us. I looked at Strawberry Guy

nawakan. Tightly.

gin sa kanya, watchi

ng seryoso dahil kuhang kuha nya. Kumuha sya ng pe

g on as the money fell to the floor, but they were

way. This is going to be the last warning for you.” Strawberry guy from beside me sai

s ang kamay ko at bigla ako napapr

y guy kaya biglang tumakbo paalis a

hap ako.

from the scene, muntikan pa akong madapa pero hinawakan nya ako.

shed over me... I hadn't realized how much

ll and on the streets, bin

before walking away with

ilty for dragging

gayon sa kanya. Kailang

a, s

naglalakad na sya

name...oh..hindi ko nga pa

ed. That was the first t

advantage of the opport

ha ko na ang atensyon niya. “Tinatanong nung mga lalaki kung meron ba akong boyfriend…. I didn't have any, so I

Tanong nya pa mata

ame is. And you are obligated to apologize to me

na magpasalamat sakin. You've got guts, miss.”

it does. Can't he show even a ting

you said were quite harsh," I

t me and mumbled, "C

him, "Nari

k me for what I did earlier?” he asked as he cros

galog. It seems he’s not that fluent with

onding, "I will only thank yo

l never."

ly rising, and I'm sure I'll lose control of

y, habang kinukuha ang aking mg

ew

na inis na ako. Ayoko nang mak

hange! Why did I even bother to show kindness? I shou

*‌

wi na ako para makapagpr

I had to restrain myself from play

lesson the fir

anager of this store, is on vacation. Kasi ku

inabi ni strawber

d have fired you for playing

spise admitting it, mayroon siyang point. At work, I had been irrespo

t was my turn in the shift. "Nakita mo ba yang lalaki na yan?” Tanong n

e guy? ‌ I had already known that Emma likes handsome boys and that

na…tinatanong kung saan ka," s

ook at me, our eyes suddenly meeting. Na

uld even reply to her, nagtanong naman sya, “Is this going to

ional fantasies. Tsk. I thought I had already grown accustomed to it, per

hift mo?" I said, cuttin

g love story mo,” I playfully hit her at that and she stoppe

nched my nose at what

Gust kong masuka sa

erry guy again, who was still looking at

aka tungkol sa incid

round like he owned the place. My ga

up. If he's going to mess with me again, I sw

er, at bigla siyang napatingin sa na

Bakit nya