Juliet and Cinderella (Book I and II)

Chapter 13

Juliet's

"Hoy, Juliet, paano nga ulit 'to?" Tinuro niya sa'kin yung lecture na sinulat niya.

I look closely on her notes, para talagang hindi lecture. "Phases 'yan ng mitosis. Prophase ang first phase, next is the metaphase, anaphase and then the telophase."

"Ah, okay, okay." She mutters under her breath with a nod. "Eh, anong ibig sabihin nang mga 'yon?"

I chuckle, shaking my head. Inisa-isa ko sa kanyang ipinaliwanag lahat and I'm glad because she finally understood it. Cindy is an intelligent person, she's just a little bit lazy lalo na sa biology. Mabilis niyang natatandaan ang mga lessons namin pero hirap siyang makinig sa biology.

"Bakit kapag ikaw yung nagtuturo, gets ko agad?" Kumunot ang noo niya. "Bwisit naman kasi 'yang si Sir! Sarap busalan ng bibig!"

I smile and gently pinch her cheek. "Why so cute, Mine?"

Whatever she's doing, she always looks cute and appealing and ravishing for me. Maybe I just love her that everything about her is perfect.

She raises an eyebrow. "Excuse me, hindi ako cute. Maganda ako."

I mentally bit my lower lip. She's hot.

"Ouch," I hiss when she pokes my forehead hard. I purse my lips habang hinihimas ang noo ko. "Why did you do that?"

"Yung titig mo, masyadong mahalay. Nakakaloka 'to!" She fans her face with her hand.

I smile naughtily at her. "Can't help it, you are too hot to ignore."

We're still at school, here at the cafeteria and I just can't help but adore her. Most students already know that I'm dating her. Well, sinong hindi makakaalam, halos bumuntot na ako sa kanya saan man siyang magpunta and I'm not scared to express my affection to her.

It's a good thing that Cindy doesn't mind what I'm doing. People are looking but I don't really care.

"Ang manyak mo," she says almost in a deadly tone.

"Told 'ya, can't help it." I answer with a cute wink.

"Juliet! Cinderella! Wiyu wiyu wiyu!"

"Ay, pustpa ka!" Mine almost curses nang halos masubsob siya sa table namin when Yanyan jumped childishly on her back. Lumingon siya and tiningnan nang masama ang pinsan niya. "Sinusubukan mo talaga ako, eh. Anong gusto mo, away o gulo?"

"Sorry na, beast mode agad, eh." she apologizes—although I can see no sincerity in her.

"Beast mode mo mukha mo." Cindy rolls her eyes then her gaze focuses on her notes again.

Yanyan looks at me with a question mark expression and mouthed, "Problema niyan?"

I shrug my shoulders. "Because you interrupted our sweet moment?"

We waited for my girl to react but she just continues staring at her notes. Nagkatinginan kami ni Yanyan. Beast mode nga.

Umupo si Yanyan sa tabi ng girlfriend ko. "Ano 'yan?" She pointed on Cindy's note.

"Notebook," Cindy answers flatly.

"Funny." Yanyan replies sarcastically.

I smile at the sight. It's been a week since Cindy became my girlfriend, and it's been a week also since Yanyan and Ate Steff kissed. Nag-sorry naman sila sa ginawa and admitted that it's not appropriate to do such thing out of the blue. Even my friend apologized kasi sila yung nag-provoke sa dalawa, though their reason was still unknown. And as usual, Cindy being Cindy, inirapan niya lang yung apat at sinabing, "Okay na, sige na. Lumayo na kayo sa'kin at baka hindi ko kayo matantya."

How sweet.

Nothing changed that much except sa mas naging affectionate si Cindy when we are alone together. Kaso she's masungit and mataray pa rin, and a little bit conceited may I add. She's not really expressive through words but her actions will tell you everything once you come to know her thoroughly.

Biglang inagaw ni Yanyan yung notes ni Cindy and mabilis na tinakpan ang bibig nito before my girl can even complain. "Relax lang, titingnan ko lang."

"Pwe!" Asik ni Cindy pagkaalis ng kamay ni Yanyan sa bibig niya. She glared at her cousin. "Huwag mo na ulit gagawin 'yon. Kadiri 'to, akala mo malinis 'yang kamay mo? Fyi, hindi!"

Nag-make face lang si Yanyan nang tumingin na sa'kin ang girlfriend ko. Natawa ako sa kanya kaya biglang tumingin ulit si Cindy sa pinsan, nag-poker face agad si Yanyan na parang walang nangyari. I chuckle.

I hold Cindy's hand na nakapatong sa table. She looked at me then raised an eyebrow. I smiled at her childishly and pouted my lips. "Pa-kiss naman ako."

Pinandilatan niya ako ng mata and I pouted more. My girlfriend is really scary sometimes. "Fine. Later."

"Good," she then says.

"Sinong prof mo sa bio? Si Sir Tres?" Tanong ni Yanyan.

"Oo, letse 'yon." sagot naman ni Cindy. Malaki talaga galit niya kay Sir. "Puro na lang siya edi wow!, wala akong pake, tsaka bahala kayo sa buhay niyo... Tse!" Singhal niya. "Sasabihin niya lagi, magte-test ba tayo? Magte-test tayo! Test niya mukha niya."

Tumawa si Yanyan. "Pero magaling siya magturo."

"Talaga?" She fakes an excitement tone then her facial expression becomes blank. "Hindi halata. Ang alam ko lang araw-araw prelim namin. Dyusko, akala niya ba ang dali ng subject niya? Pa-major masyado!"

Her cousin taps her back. "Easy lang. Huwag dibdibin, may likod ka pa."

"Whatever. Bakit ba nandito ka?" tanong niya.

"Ouch, ayaw mo ba akong makita, mahal kong pinsan?" she asks, pretending to be hurt. I chuckle because she's exaggerating it.

Cindy sits straight and folds her arms on her chest. "Hindi ba obvious?"

"Ouch. Sagad." Yanyan smacks her chest dramatically, like she's being stabbed.

Binatukan siya ni Cindy nang malakas. I flinch. Feeling ko naramdaman ko yung impact dahil sa lakas. Rinig, eh. "Tigil-tigilan mo ako sa drama mong 'yan, ah! Hindi lang 'yan aabutin mo, tingnan mo."

Her cousin frowns and then pouts her lips. She looks at me helplessly. "Ang sadista ng girlfriend mo. Sobrang hard!"

"I know. But...I love her." I answer. I look at my loving girlfriend and notices that she's restraining herself to smile. Kinikilig 'yan.

I know I know I'm such a charmer.

"Hoy, Cinderella," Yanyan pokes her arms.

"Ano na naman ba!"

My girlfriend really has a poor temper.

"Ginayuma mo siya, ano?"

"Siya?" Kumunot ang noo niya.

Yanyan points her finger at me. "Siya. Ginayuma mo siya, ano?"

"Duh!" She rolls her eyes. "Maganda na ako. Hindi ko kailangan gumamit ng gayuma. 'Di ba, Juliet?"

"Yes, love." I smile sweetly at her. Inabot ko siya and kisses her soft cheek.

Umiling si Yanyan ng pang-asar. "Ganyan talaga kapag nagagayuma, hindi nila alam na—" She stops abruptly nang tinutok ni Cindy yung ballpen sa kanya.

"Sige, sige! Ituloy mo 'yang sasabihin mo kung gusto mong umuwing bulag. Bilis!"

"J-joke lang! I-ikaw naman, boss, hindi na mabiro. He-he-he." She laughs nervously before looking at me. "Juls, swerte mo talaga sa pinsan ko!"

They look cute together—in a friendly way.

"Good." Ibinaba ni Cindy yung ballpen and Yanyan sighs in relief.

"Anyway, why are you here? Don't you have any class to attend?" I ask. Masyadong akong nalibang sa kanila, eh. I don't mind watching them though.

"Ay, oo nga pala. Nakausap ko sina Trisha. Overnight daw tayo sa bahay nila." she says that makes me frown.

"Overnight? Bakit hindi nila sinabi sa akin?"

"Ayon nga. Biglaan daw kasi, napag-trip-an kumbaga. Sa'yo dapat sasabihin ang kaso ako yung una nilang nakita. Oh, ano, game?" aya niya.

"Hm, okay. I would love to. Kailan ba?" tanong ko.

"Mamaya. Diretso na raw tayo ro'n pagkatapos kumuha ng gamit."

"Okay, okay. Edi bale susunduin ko na lang kayo nina Cindy para isang car na lang—"

"Ayaw. 'Di ako sasama." Mine interrupts.

"What? Why?" I ask.

"Basta ayoko."

"Nako, Cindy! Umandar na naman 'yang pagka-kill joy mo. Sumama ka na," Yanyan insists.

"Ayaw."

Yanyan massages the bridge of her nose. "Haru susme. Pupunta tayo, okay?"

"Bahala ka diyan. Ayoko." Cindy says.

Mukhang napipikon na ang pinsan niya so inawat ko na. "Don't worry, Yanyan, let me handle your cousin." I wink at her.

"Siguraduhin mo lang, ha. Ikaw nang bahala." she tells me.

"Hm-hm," I nod childishly and raise my right hand. "I will do my best!"

She smiles and go away. Ang bilis talaga niyang kausap.

Lumipat ako ng pwesto at tumabi kay Cindy ko. "Say, Mine, why you don't want to go?"

"Wala. Ayoko lang. Tinatamad ako." she reasons out rather childishly.

I chuckle. I knew it. "I'm going, too. Don't you want to be with me?"

"Gusto. Kaso tinatamad ako."

"Mine," I whine, "Come on! Sumama ka na, please?"

"Juliet naman, eh," She looks at me and scratches her head. "Tinatamad nga ako."

I snake my arm around her waist slowly and she stiffs. I can't help but grin with the reaction. It feels so good to have that effect on her.

"Please? Sama ka na..." I whisper. I start planting kisses on her ear. I try to do it as subtle as I can so people won't notice. Besides, they often see me clinging to Cindy like this.

"J-juliet, ano ba," She tries to push me but I'm stronger than her.

I smirk. I'm such a tease. "Tell me you're going with me."

I position myself like I'm just hugging her, I settle my face on her neck and kisses her skin. No one will really bother to stop us. Takot lang nila sa akin.

"J-juliet nasa public tayo," she hisses at me.

"Don't care," I mutter. My girlfriend smells good. It's getting in through me.

She tries pushing me again but it doesn't work. "Isa."

"We're going to Trisha's house," I say in a commanding tone.

"Ayoko nga kasi—s**t!" She curses when I caress her thigh. I'm lucky she's wearing a skirt. She holds my hand tight. "J-juliet!"

"What? Nagbago na ba decision mo, hmm?" I purr. I lightly bites her neck and receive a soft gasp from her.

"O-oo na! Basta tumigil ka na, please lang," She stops resisting. Her voice sounds weak.

I stop what I'm doing. I kiss her forehead, smiling in victory. "Thank you! I know you can't resist me, love."

She's blushing hard. She's not blushing just because nahihiya siya, it's merely because I have a huge effect on her. I can feel it. Anyone can call me a p*****t or a whatever, I don't care. I love to touch and kiss her, can't blame me. I really love her.

"Ewan ko sa'yo. Madaya ka." She huffs.

"Why?"

She looks away, still blushing furiously. "Basta!"

Inaakit mo kasi ako. I rephrase her answer in my head. I giggle. "Mine."

"Oh? Mang-aasar ka na naman?"

"I love you," I say genuinely.

She smiles as a response. I smiles as well. I'm used to it. She's not the wordy type and I love that side of her. She holds my hand under the table and squeezes it. I hum in delight because of her gesture.

That means I love you, too. My girlfriend's really sweet in her own way.

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"Hey, you guys are ready?" I ask the moment Ate Steff opened the door for me.

Pupunta na kami ngayon kina Trisha. I'm excited, super! This is my first overnight with Cindy. Nai-imagine ko nang makakatabi ko siya sa pagtulog. I wonder what I will do to her. Hmm...

"Yeah, ready na kami." Ate Steff answers, she's now holding her bag. Ganoon din sina Cindy. "Buti na lang instant driver ka namin. Makakatipid ako sa gas."

"So tinitipid mo kami sa gas?" Cindy raises an eyebrow at her.

"Joke lang!" Nag-peace sign ang ate niya habang natatawa.

"Huwag kang gumanyan. Hindi bagay sa'yo."

"Hard!"

I eyed my girl from head to toe. She's wearing a checkered polo na red and black ang color combination, her polo are all unbuttoned, revealing her white tank top. Naka-denim short siya and a high-cut converse shoes. She looks cool and sexy. Ang flawless ng legs...

"Sa mukha ang tingin, Juliet." Cindy says.

Lumapit ako sa kanya at kinuha ang gamit niya. I kiss her cheek and hold her in the waist. "You look hot as always."

"Maganda kasi ako."

"Oh, and super humble, too." I joke.

"Ehem. Mauna na kami sa sasakyan mo, ah." paalam ni Ate Steff. I look at her and nod while smiling. "Maglandian muna kayo diyan. Lalandin ko lang muna itong si Yanyan ko."

"Wow, excuse me, hindi ako sa'yo, 'no!" Yanyan retorts.

Ate smirks then pulls Yanyan closer to her. The next thing I know, hinihila na siya ni Ate palabas while laughing like a maniac.

Cindy sighs and quickly closes the door, hindi na namin naririnig yung boses nila. She looks at me. "Ang arte ng dalawang 'yon."

I shrug. Lumapit ako sa kanya and spread my arms wide. "Yakap."

"Oo na." Lumapit siya at niyakap ako nang mahigpit.

"Na-miss kita," I whisper in a longing voice. I really did miss her.

"Weh? Lokohin mo lelang mo, Juliet. Ang clingy nito." She chuckles and pats my back. We then part from the hug a few seconds after. She pinches my nose and smiles loosely. "Sundan na natin yung dalawa."

"Kiss me first." I demand with a pout.

She tiptoes a little as she reaches for my lips. I close my eyes in the process as her lips brush mine. I smile at her sweetly after.

"Okay na?"

"Hm-hm. Next time French naman." I grin.

She pokes my head repeatedly in a playful manner, her face flushed already. "Sira! Manigas ka diyan, manyak!"

I laugh out loud when she quickly storms her way out, leaving me here alone. Her face is so priceless! She's so damn adorable lalo na kapag namumula. That's why I love to tease her.

"Juliet! Halika na!" she yells from the outside.

"On my way, love!"

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