Soulbound Secrets

Prologue

I transmitted to the body of a main villain in a story. I thought preventing from hurting the female lead was a good idea to have a peaceful life, but I didn't expect that I would fall for her unnamed sister.

Why of all things, did this happen to me?

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"Goodeve Ma'am."

As usual hindi ito nag response, nakatingin lang ito sa dagat na nasa harap n'ya at dahil nga sa hindi n'ya ako pinansin eh ginaya ko nalang s'ya.

"Are you happy right now, Stanford?" Napatingin ako dito dahil sa tagal-tagal na hindi ako nito pinansin eh ngayon kinakausap na nya ako, pero nakatingin parin ito sa harap n'ya na parang maraming iniisip.

Stanford ulit? Hindi naman masakit. Ouch lang, parang kinurot lang ako nang dinosaur.

"Yes Ma'am."

"Are you satisfied?"

"I don't know Ma'am."

"Do you like me?"

"I do" Ngiti ko dito at nagkatitigan kami. Pero bakit? Bakit ang sakit tignan ng mga mata n'ya ngayon. Hindi ito yung nakikita ko pag kasama n'ya yung lalaking panget nayon.

"I'm done playing around." My heart start racing when she said that. I stare at her and wait for her next words, but she stops talking.

"A-anong nilalaro mo Ma'am?"

Pinilit ko paring ngumiti sa harap nito. Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko sa mga oras na to kung tama ba na magpatuloy ako sa pagtingin sa muka nito at makinig sa sasabihin n'ya o umalis nalang, those eyes, wala akong makitang iba.

Parang sasabog na yung puso ko sa sobrang kabog.

"I'm done playing you." She looked at my eyes straight. "Those kisses, those flirty conversations, and the occasions when you eat at my office"

The way she said those lines is like she's just throwing a toy that after she uses it and gets tired, she wants to get rid of it.

"I just use you."

Am I a toy to you, Cleo?

Is this the way you see me?

Are you satisfied too?

I wanted to tell her to stop, but I was unable to do so. I froze. "I'm done with you, Sidra."

Did I just get played by a character that was supposed not to exist in a novel that I've been reading? I'm really a fool to fall for her. I laughed as I thought of those times that I was with her.

Bumungad saakin ang familiar na design at pailaw sa paligid...

Nakatayo sa gitna si Brix?

Don't tell me...

As Cleopatra walks in the middle, everything stops. Tumahimik ang lahat at parang silang dalawa lang ang tao sa buong lugar at wala nang iba pa.

She walks with a smile while approaching the man in the middle. Hindi ka ngumiti sa'kin ng gan'yan, hindi ka gan'yan sa'kin.

Brix uttered "Cleo." into the mic.

Cleo's face seems confused because of what the man's doing. As Cleo stood in front of the him, the music started to play. It supposed to be magical...

Kung sa iba ay napakaganda nang pangyayaring ito, pero sa'kin para itong kutsilyo na sinaksak saakin para patayin ako.

Lahat ng tao dito ngayon ay nakangiti at tuwang-tuwa sa nangyayari na parang naiinggit pa sa napapanood, ako lang yata yung gustong umiyak at magwala dito at hatakin si Cleo para lang hindi matuloy yung nangyayari.

"Cleo," The man suddenly held Cleo's hand, "I knew this was sudden," he smiled. Pwede ko bang bangasan yang pagmumuka mo?

Nagtama ang mga mata namin ni Cleo at alam kong napatitig ito sa'kin kaya nawala ang ngiti n'ya, sino nga ba naman ako para gustuhin mo 'diba? Tangina parang sadgirl ako nito ah.

"Can you be my girlfriend?"

Napakuyom ang kamay ko at ng hahakbang na ako eh agad din napigilan, napatingin ako sa humawak sa'kin, si Vero at Zach pala ang pumigil, nasa tabi ko sila kanina pa at nakaantabay sa bawat kilos ko.

Napatingin ulit ako at nakita ko pa ang sumulyap saakin ni Miss pero agad din n'yang inalis ang tingin.

"Y-yes.."

Nice.

"Yes Brix, yes"

—

I guess this body will still be a villain in this story. No matter what I change, Sidra will not get her happy ending. Because even me, who knows this story, can't change the tragedies that will happen in the next few months