She's Dating The Gangster
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† Athena Dizon (17)
† Kenji delos Reyes (18-19)
† Lucas Lazaro (18)
† Athena Abigail Tizon (18)
† Sara Jung (17)
† Jigs Bala (18-19)
† Kirby Araneta (18-19)
† Grace Matic (18-19)
† Nathan Dizon (20)
† Carlo Paez (15)
† Athena's parents
† Kenji's family
† others
Prologue
love is happiness...
love is smiling when you hear that person's voice...
love is the butterflies in your tummy no matter how many times you see that person...
love is when you look at them and smile for no reason...
love is seeing an imperfect person perfectly...
love is painful..
love is hard...
love is sacrifice..
love is sadness..
“Can I live without the happiness? Can I live with that sadness? I don't know...I don't know anything anymore”
I remembered that once I fell in love with a Gangster. I don't know how and when it happened. But I do remember saying that
"I have fallen for this one of a kind stupid gangster. Oh wait, let me correct that. I LOVED this stupid gangster.. I gave him happiness while he gave me suicide in return. I know, It sucks. But I never regretted loving him in the first place, well… maybe I did."
I also remembered loving everything about him ncluding his flaws.. Friends told me that we met in a very spontaneous way.. And then everything happened so fast..
But... Who's this gangster?? I know two gangsters but..
Which one am I dating?
Chapter ONE
You wanna know a secret? Ok ok..
He’s not my first love and I’m NOT his first love. Definitely not.
So what is it that made me love and cling to him this much?
Well, he’s irritating, loud, and he’s not sweet! He’s weird, he smokes, he drinks, he goes clubbing on a weekday, and he fights and bullies a lot. Take note, A LOT. He is very moody and a bit blunt. Oh yeah, he even threatened to kill me. -- for short, HE IS A GANGSTER.
NO he’s not a criminal, a mobster, a hoodlum or a thug. I have my own definition of a gangster you know..
I kind of pushed all of his bad traits. OK FINE. I’m sorry.
He’s nice (at times), he lets me feel that I’m extra special (kinda), he protects his friends (true), gives freebies (true) WELL HE IS RICH YOU KNOW! And he’s smart.. in a way. I mean in his own little way.
Well, let me clear this, It’s not LOVED coz I STILL LOVE him. And yes, he threatened to KILL ME.
So let me start the story now. It was a very sunny afternoon and very boring too. I was logging on to my MSN account checking if my brother Nathan is on.
Well to my surprise, someone IMed me, and it wasn’t my brother.
I am Sushi says: Bee, sa dating lugar. Ok?
Who the heck is I am Sushi? I have added him loooong time ago but we don’t chat. I don’t even see him on.
Princess Athena says: uhh.. who’s this?
I am Sushi says:Langya bakit ka ba ganyan!?
Bakit ka ba ganyan? What the heck did I do?? What’s wrong with asking him who he is?!
Princess Athena says: seriously, I don’t know you.
I am Sushi says: si Kenji to!!!
Princess Athena says:OH! I don’t know anyone named Kenji.
I am Sushi says: I know you don’t love me anymore but please. don’t be like that. don’t act like you never knew me at all..
I’m starting to get irritated. I’m bored, alone and his screen name is making me hungry! I won’t get killed if I’ll play a little, right?
Princess Athena says:So what if I’m like this? what is it to you huh? A*shole
I am Sushi says: I’m really sorry. I love you… Athena ayusin na natin to.. it’s been 4 months.. please.. I miss you badly..
Princess Athena says:What if ayoko? may magagawa ka ba? LOSER. GET LOST!
I am Sushi says: don’t say that.. I told you, I’m sorry. alam kong masaya ka na sa kanya, pero please.. meet me later.. I’ll wait for you there. Whatever it takes.
Wow. He is pathetic. And I am enjoying this game.
Princess Athena says: you wanna know something? I AM HAPPY RIGHT NOW! WITH HIM BESIDE ME. LOVING AND CARING FOR ME! SO PLEASE STOP THIS NONSENSE AND GET LOST! IM GONNA LOG OUT NA!
I logged out. It was kinda fun playing with that sushi guy, but I feel bad, coz he seemed serious.. oh well I don’t know him, so what.
After an hour, my BESTES-ok-no-such-word-FRIEND texted me to go to starbucks BF.
I took a shower then went to starbucks bf. There I saw her sitting, alone. WOW she’s alone!
“What’s up? Libre mo ba ko?” I asked her
“Sure, what do you want? AY wait. look at that guy, he’s so cute oh wait, he’s so HOT! Kanina pa siya nandyan eh, he looks sad and I think he’s waiting for someone..”
Cute? HOT?! WTF?! HE IS SO NOT HOT!! NOT EVEN CUTE!! I hate his hair! The color, length and the style! I hate the way he dresses. Ok fine I’m discriminating him. OMG he’s smoking! I totally do not like him. He’s not my type. There’s one way to describe him.. he definitely looks like a.... GANGSTER!
“Gusto mo siya? EW.”
“Hinde naman gusto, gusto. Hello!! Tingnan mo nga yung ibang tao dito! Walang gwapo! Outstanding lang talaga yung istura niya.”
“I know. ‘Coz he looks like a ghetto.”
“Haaay. Palibasa mga gusto mo mga pretty boy! Yung mga type mo, yung tipong hindi ko ma-ipagtatanggol sa mga masasamang tao!”
Here we go again. She’s nagging me again about my ‘ideal’ guy. So what if I like pretty boys? Don’t they look adorable?
“Teka, kelan nga pala tayo papasok? August 14 na oh! 1 week na tayong hindi pumapasok! 1 week na rin tayong nagbabakasyon sa bahay!”
“Sige, sa 16 pumasok na tayo. Nakapag enroll na rin naman tayo eh, kaya ok na yun.”
“Hassle kasi, bakit ba kasi nila nalaman yung tungkol satin. Nakakaasar kasi yung mga ingitera eh.!”
“Pabayaan mo na, nakuha naman natin yung half nung tuition fee eh, so pwede na yun.”
After our cheap thrill, we went home.
Oh yeah. I haven’t introduced myself yet
I’m Athena Dizon, 17 years old, was born here in the Philippines, stayed here for 2 years then went to Korea. I grew up in Korea, I lived there for almost 10 years. I stayed in the States with Sara for 3 years then went back to Korea just to ask our parents permission to allow us live in the Philippines. I’m a pure Filipino. I have a 20 y/o half-brother his name is Sang Min but his English name is Nathan. He’s half-Filipino half-Korean. We can both speak Tagalog. My dad told me that my mom died because of a heart failure or something like that. Oh well. My step mom treated me well. She’s like a real mom to me. She loves me more than Nathan oppa! ^____^
Sara Jung is my best friend. She’s a 50% Filipino, 25% Korean and 25% Japanese, am I right? I suck in math. Sorry. Her mom and my dad were best friends since pre-school. Basically they’re like us, me and Sara.
So now, we transferred to another school because of 5 reasons:
FIRST that school sucks
SECOND we got bored
THIRD too many sl*uts
FOURTH they found out about our secret
FIFTH I think I’ve said it all, so I’m going to cancel the fift one .
Again, I logged on to my MSN. Sushi boy is online. I’m feeling guilty of what I did earlier..
I was about to IM him when
I am Sushi says: I waited for you.. I waited there for 5 hours.. pero hindi ka dumating.. may nangyari ba? Ano bang problema mo at bakit hindi ka sumipot??
Princess Athena says: Sinabi ko bang maghintay ka?! Ano bang problema mo ha? Tigilan mo na ko!
I am Sushi says: Makipag kita ka muna sakin, bukas? Please? 3pm ok?
Princess Athena says: EWAN KO SAYO! BYE!
Then again, I logged out.
I took a shower and went back to my room.
*bzzzt*
1
new message
received
From: +63917801****
Bee.. please..mit me tom 3pm, dun pa rin sa dating lugar, k?
Huh? Who’s Bee?
To: +63917801****
Sorry, who’s ths?
*bzzzt*
From: +63917801****
Kenji. Meet me tom ok?
HE IS REALLY IRRITATING. >:(I turned off my cellphone and went to bed.
Jesus. He doesn’t really know when to stop. I think guys like him should be confronted face to face.Wait.. How did he get my number?!This world is really scary!
The other day, I turned on my cellphone and got 20 messages, all from that Sushi boy. Maybe he’s that ugly, that’s why the girl left him. I went to the living room with my cellphone.
“Wow. You have a textmate this early? What time is it? 9 am? CONGRATULATIONS!”
“Shut up. This sushi guy’s been texting me all night. Look! May 20 messages ako oh! Hinde na nga nag rereply, text pa rin ng text!”
“Maybe he’s into you.”
“Hinde kami magkakilala! Pwede ba!!”
“Eh baka crush ka niya. Maybe he saw your pic somewhere.”
“Sara?”
“Yes?”
“Shut up.”
My day was ruined by sushi boy, 10 missed calls, 15 messages. Every hour!
There’s nothing left to do here in the house. I was online the whole day. Lucky me that sushi boy’s not online!
It’s already 9 pm, and Sara is not yet home.. hmm.. guess she’s having a good time with that guy. ^___^
SangMin says: Princess!! Musta na??
Princess Athena says: OPPA!!! bakit ngayon ka lang nag online?
SangMin says: I have a lot of projects! How are you??
Princess Athena says: I’m okay. Btw, papasok na kami tomorrow ni Sara sa new school namin. ^^,
SangMin says: really? that’s great! how’s Sara nga pala?
Princess Athena says: she’s fine. She went out AGAIN with some guy. ^_^
SangMin says: Sara talaga. Btw, mag tagalog kayo ha. dont speak in Korean or english, para hinde na kayo magkaproblema sa new school, ok?
Princess Athena says: opo kuya! ^^;;
SangMin says: good! ^o^
SangMin says: dc na ko! take care! Love you princess!
Mag tagalog daw kami. ano ba meron sa pag eenglish? May mali ba? Christ.
I am Sushi says: hindi ka na naman sumulpot..
Princess Athena says: sira ka pala eh! dapat hindi ka na nag hintay!
I am Sushi says: pero sabi ko mag hihintay ako, kahit anong mangyari..
Ok, now I can feel the guilt! Should I tell him the truth? Of course.
Princess Athena says: uhh.. sushi, hinde kasi ako yung Athena na kilala mo.. pinaglalaruan lang kita kahapon pa..
I am Sushi says: WHAT?! Pinag hintay mo ko ng 5 hours kahapon! Tapos ngayon 6 hours! Tapos sasabihin mong hinde ikaw yung Athena na kilala ko, do you even have a heart?!
Princess Athena says: im sorry ok? didn’t mean it..
Princess Athena says: well actually I did, pero im sorry, ok?
I am Sushi says: humanda ka sakin! Tandaan mo. may araw ka sakin.
I am Sushi just logged out
WHAT!? OH NO. IM EFFIN DEAD. I WAS JUST PLAYING AROUND. OMG. WHAT DO I DO? Wait, why am I scared? He doesn’t even know me. What a THREAT! I’m safe~ lalala~ ^______^
OMG. Have to wake up early! My class will start at 8:00 am! Jesus! where the heck is Sara? Oh well. Ate Marie will open the door for her.
I logged out to my MSN, took a shower then went to bed.
"WAKE UP PRINCESS! WAKE UP PRINCESS!"
Darn that alarm clock. What time is it? 7:20 am.. so early.. I still have.. OMG 7:20 AM?! My class starts at 8!!!
“SARA!!! WAKE UP!!!” I looked at her bed, but she’s not there.
Went out of the room to take a bath then I saw Sara eating breakfast. Wow. What a friend.
“Hoy! Anong oras ka umuwi?”
“10. grabe. Bakit tulog mantika ka? Kanina ka pa namin ginigising eh.”
I looked at Ate Marie, “Talaga?”
“Oo. Hehe! Tulog mantika.”
“Hinde ka pa ba maliligo? Papasok ka ng nakaganyan? EW.”
Oh yeah! I ran to the bathroom then took a bath, for 20 mins! Good thing our new school is near, 5 mins drive to be exact. 15 mins pag trip niyong maglakad.
SangMin says: Sara talaga. Btw, mag tagalog kayo ha. dont speak in Korean or english, para hinde na hassle sa new school, ok?
HAY NAKO! OK TAGALOG. FINE FINE.
Tiningnan ko yung uniform ng school, maiksi yung sleeves nung blouse, maiksi rin yung skirt, parang sailor moon, tapos may blazer pa! wow. Cute. It’s color blue..navy blue! ^_^
So ngayon late kami, dahil sakin. Tumakbo kami ni Sara sa office para kunin yung sections namin.
“Anong section mo?”
“47. ikaw?”
“47 rin! CLASSMATES TAYO! Tara na! sa room 407 4th floor taya! Right side!”
WOW first time namin maging magkaklase. So this will be exciting!
Kumatok kami sa room, not bad, naka AC. Nakatayo na yung teacher sa flat form. Siguro she’s lecturing na.
I knocked then opened the door, “Excuse me.. is this section 47?”
“Yes. Do you belong to this class? Oh are you the new students?”
“Yes.” We both answered.
“Come in, come in.” hinila niya kami papasok, “Hi I’m Miss Lucy Reyes, call me Miss Lucy. Go on, introduce yourself to the class.”
“Hi! I’m Athena Dizon. I’m new here, so please be nice to me” I bowed then gave them a smile.
'Please be nice to me.' HAHA I AM SUCH A DORK.
“Hi! I’m Sara Jung. I’m also new here, I hope we can be friends.” She bowed and smiled too.
“Sara, you can sit beside Kirby and Jigs.”
“Ikaw naman Athena.. hmmm” tumingin tingin siya if may empty na seat pa.
“Sinong mga nakaupo dun?” tinuro niya yung dalawang chairs sa likuran.
*bzzzzzzzt*
“Miss excuse me, I have an important call.”
“Okay”
Lumabas ako ng room, pumunta ako sa isang sulok para sagutin yung call
“Hello? Who’s this?”
“Kilala mo ko.”
“Itatanong ko ba kung sino ka kung kilala kita? Stupid.”
“Nasan ka? Patay ka sakin pag nakita kita Athena Dizon.”
“SINO KA BA HA?!”
“Si Sushi.”
OMG PAANO NIYA NALAMAN NA DIZON LAST NAME KO?! FREAKY TONG SUSHI BOY NA TO!
“GO TO HELL A*SHOLE!!!”
Binabaan ko siya, pag talikod ko
Nakita ko yung lalaki sa Starbucks, yung sinabihan ni Sara na ‘hot’ EW.
Pumasok siya sa classroom ko, pumasok din ako
“Mr. delos Reyes, late ka na naman!”
“Good morning din.”
delos Reyes? Hinde siya magalang. Bastos na bata. GANGSTER!
“Oh Miss Athena Dizon, You can sit beside Kenji delos Reyes.”
Kenji.. parang familiar yun ha! saan ko nga ba narinig yun? sorry, medyo makakalimutin ako eh. HEHE! ^_^v
Umupo ako sa tabi nung Kenji delos Reyes. Napatingin ako sa kanya tapos bigla siyang natawa.
“Grabe. Hinde nga ikaw yung hinahanap kong Athena. Ang panget mo eh. di hamak na mas maganda sayo yung Athena na hinahanap ko.”
Tinuro ko siya.. OMG DON’T TELL ME NA SIYA SI..
“SUSHI BOY?!”
Chapter TWO
“ANONG SUSHI BOY?!” what kind of question is that? Siya si Sushi diba?
“Ms. Dizon, Mr. delos Reyes, please tone down your voice!”
“MSN!! Ikaw yun diba? Ang weird.. hinde ka naman mukhang sushi, hinde ka rin naman amoy sushi.. pero bakit yun yung screen name mo?” natawa lang siya
“Bakit ikaw? Hinde ka naman mukhang PRINCESS, pero bakit Pricess Athena screen name mo?” he’s not nice. ¬_¬
“Paki alam mo ba?!”
“Paki alam mo rin rin ba?”
Napaka yabang niya! Akala mo ang gwapo gwapo niya!! EXCUSE ME! Poser siya!! feeling cool. Hmph! >_<
Tumingin ako kay Sara, nakita ko siya kinakausap niya yung seatmates niya. Bakit parang wala siya problema, ang saya saya niya pa oh! Hinde katulad ko. stuck up sa taong to!
Paglingon ko sa kanya naka rest yung ulo niya sa arm chair, tapos naka pikit.
Tinitigan ko siya ng mabuti.
Hmm.. matangos ilong niya, maganda lips, para siyang bata pag tulog. Wag na nga lang sana siyang gumising!
Natapos ang dalawang subjects namin ng tulog si Kenji. Grabe, ibang klase talaga siyang student noh? Napaka active.
“Athena! May papakilala ko sayo!” paglingon ko kay Sara, may kasama siyang dalawang lalaki.
“Athena, meet Jigs and Kirby.” Tinuro niya yung nasa left niya, si Jigs yun. yung nasa right naman si Kirby. "Guys, si Athena, bestfriend ko."
“Hi! Nice meeting you.” Tapos nag smile ako. infairness, gwapo sila pareho.
“Hi Athena!!” sabi ni Jigs habang winiwave niya yung kamay niya at nakasmile. Ang cute niya!! Para siyang bata!!
“Nagugutom ba kayo? Tara, samahan na namin kayo sa canteen.” Sabi naman ni Kirby. Napatingin siya kay Kenji na natutulog pa, “Kenji! Break na! gumising ka na!!”
Gumalaw si Kenji at unti unting binuksan yung mga mata niya. Lahat kami nakatingin sa kanya.
Tumayo lang siya at lumabas ng classroom, pag labas niya nagsisigawan yung mga babae dun, may artista ba?
“Tara canteen tayo.”
“Hinde, sige kayo na lang. Hinde pa naman ako gutom eh..” nag smile din si Sara, bilang sagot. Weird, smile, bilang sagot? Labo.
"Sige kayo na lang.. hinde pa din ako gutom eh."
Paglabas rin nung dalawa nakarinig na naman kami ng ingay ng mga babae. Ano bang nangyayari sa labas?
May lumapit sa aming babae, “masanay na kayo sa ingay. Silang tatlo kasi yung heartthrob dito sa school. sikat sila pati sa ibang school kasi varsity sila ng basketball, mayayaman, gwapo, at magaling makipag laban.”
“Makipag laban?” sabay naming tinanong ni Sara
“Laban. Yung suntukan. Sapakan.”
Nanlaki yung mga mata namin.
So sila yung parang F4? Sorry.. I watch too much drama. >_<
Anyway, naniniwala ako na si Kenji at si Kirby, mukhang mahilig sa gulo, pero si Jigs?? Omg! He’s a cutie!! He can’t be that bad.. I guess..
“Ay, o nga pala, ako si Grace Matic.” Inabot niya yung kamay niya sakin, tapos nag smile siya.
“Athena Dizon.” Nakipag shake hands ako tapos nag smile.
“Ako naman si Sara Jung” nakipag shake hands din si Sara. Cute si Grace, at least ngayon may kakilala na kami ni Sara dito sa school na mukhang mapagkakatiwalaan.
“Tara, upo tayo! Sasabihin ko sa inyo kung sino yung dapat at hinde niyo dapat banggain dito sa school na to.”
Naupo kaming tatlo, magkatabi kami ni Sara at si Grace naman ay nakaharap samin.
“Gaya nga ng sabi ko kanina, si Jigs, Kirby at Kenji, yung pinaka sikat dito sa school, at sa iba pang school dito sa south. Ibig sabihin meron silang ‘groupies’. Sila yung mga walang sawang naghahabol sa kanilang tatlo, pag nalaman nilang may girlfriend na yung isa sa kanila, tiyak, lagot yung babae dun.”
“Groupies? Parang fan club?” nagtatakang tanong ni Sara
“Mismo! Package na raw kasi yung tatlo, mayaman, gwapo, at marunong makipag laban.”
“Ang weird naman nun. Fan club sa school? tsktsk. Matatalino ba yang mga yan?!”
“Si Jigs at Kirby matalino naman, nasa Top 20 sila. Actually, top 16 si Jigs at top 18 naman si Kirby.. ok na yun kasi 55 tayo sa class counted na kayong dalawa. Si Kenji naman..”
“Oh let me guess. Coo coo brain siya?”
“Coo coo brain? Ah. Sabihin na lang natin.. na nasa top 45 siya.”
“TOP 45?!” sabay naming tinanong ni Sara.
Diba 50 students!?! SO COO COO BRAIN NGA SIYA!
“Tamad kasi yan eh. Pero nag aaral naman siya pag finals na. bawi bawi siya kahit papaano sa grades.”
Bakit parang alam niya lahat ng mga ito? Close kaya silang apat?
“Alam ko iniisip niyo kung bakit alam ko lahat ng ito, ok aamin na ko, crush ko kasi dati si Kenji..”
“Ahhh.. So isa ka sa groupies niya?” nice one Sara.
“Parang ganun na nga.. pero independent! HAHA”
“Bakit si Kenji?! Ang sama sama kaya ng ugali nun!! Masyado siyang bastos mag salita, walang galang!”
“Teka, sinabi ko namang dati diba? wag kang mag alboroto dyan! RELAX!”
Alboroto? NOSEBLEED.
“Hinde ko nga rin alam kung bakit naging crush ko yan eh, ang gwapo kasi eh! Kahit mukha pa siyang ga--
“Gangster?”
“Mismo! Pero mabait yan! Magkakilala na ba kayo? Ipapakilala kita.”
Oh yeah.. we know each other, right? and I LOVE his attitude. Yeah right.
“Hinde ok lang. magkakilala na kami.”
“Ah, oo nga pala seatmate mo siya. Alam mo bang ikaw lang yung pangalawang taong nakatabi niyan sa classroom?”
Pangalawa? Bakit? Sa bagay.. napansin ko siya lang magisa sa row kanina.
“Bakit? Sino yung una?”
“Si Athena. Athena Abigail Tizon tunay niyang pangalan.”
Siya yung Athena na akala niya ako.. magkatunog pa kami ng surname Dizon.. Tizon.. Ang weird ha. pareho na nga ng pangalan magkatunog pa ng surname!
“Ano niya yun? Maganda ba? Schoolmate ba natin?” napaka tsismosa naman ni Sara! Lahat kinuwestiyon na!
“Ex-girlfriend niya. 3 years din sila nun! Maybe 4? Basta. Oo, schoolmate natin. Maganda? Hmm.. Mas Maganda si Athena” sabay turo sakin,“Pero malakas kasi yung dating ni Athena eh.. Abigail pala. maraming nagkakandarapa dun kahit nung sila pa ni Kenji! Pero may boyfriend na siya na bago, GWAPO rin!! Lucas pangalan, taga kabilang school lang.”
“Ang swerte naman niyang Athena na yan. Dalawang gwapo naging boyfriend. Tsktsk.”
3-4 years? Ang tagal din nun, siguro naging mahirap para kay Kenji na magbreak sila kaya siguro ganun na lang siya mag habol. Teka, bakit pinag tatanggol ko yung lalaking yun?? I’m sure siya may kasalanan kung bakit sila nag break! Nagsawa siguro yung Athena sa pakikipag away ni Kenji sa mga taotao.
Ang weird. Pagsinasabi kong Athena, feeling ko sarili ko yung tinutukoy ko. EW hinde ko maimagine na kami ni Kenji. EW EW EW.
Pero ang sabi ni Grace, may bagong boyfriend na si Athen--Abigail. Lucas? Gwapo daw eh, panong gwapo? Kasi kung gwapo parang Kenji, well he’s not gwapo at all. Naiintriga na tuloy ako kay Abigail, Kenji at dyan sa Lucas na yan..