First Love

People say there's no place like home. Kahit anong ganda ng lugar na pinupuntahan mo, wala pa ring makatatalo sa comfort ng tinatawag nating tahanan. It might be a person, might be a dog or any animal, and it might be your actual home.But for me, I haven't found the one or the thing I could call my true home. My parents? I love them but alam mo iyon, may mga araw talaga na ayaw mo sa mga magulang mo.Yup, those kind of feelings."Lili, pupunta ka ba ngayon sa SCC? Ano nga ulit iyong kukunin mong degree program?"Huminto ako sa pag-drawing at lumingon sa ama kong nasa may pintuan, his right hand was on the doorknob while his other hand was holding a cup of coffee.My father, Julius V

"Kairos Leonel Abella-Ferrolino," the brute said while literally grabbing my hand and then gave it a brief kiss. Agad ko naman iyong binawi dahil nandidiri ako sa presensiya niya. He just smirked at me and faced Gregory.The brute which named Kairos offered his hand and then they went for a man hug. Naputol lang ang pagtingin ko sa kanila nang biglang bumulong si Zoey sa aking tainga."Kilala mo pala ang pinsan ko, Lil?"Nagpakawala ako ng malalim na hininga at sumagot, "Not until now.""Hm," Zoey only said and called the boys. "Kai, Greg! Balik na tayo sa stop natin. Baka hinahanap na tayo ng mga kasama natin."Since nag-commute lang kami patungo rito dahil hindi naman ito kalayuan,

The first few weeks of being a freshman student was bearable. Naga-adjust pa rin kami sa new environment but thankfully, we managed."Lian!" lumingon ako sa direksyon kung saan narinig ko ang boses ni Sawyer. She was running towards me. "Lian! I have something to tell!"I almost shrieked when she almost slipped on the floor. We were on the first floor of the building kung saan tiled ang sahig ng quadrangle. I saw some students from the senior high department laugh at her clumsiness pero parang wala lang iyon sa kaniya."Bakit ka ba tumatakbo? Alam mo namang medyo madulas ang sahig dito!"Sawyer laughed. "That makes running more exciting!""Ano nga pala sasabihin mo?" tanong ko nang p

Midterms Exam is coming kaya todo review kami sa mga lessons na t-in-ackle ng mga professors. Nandito kami sa kwarto ni Sawyer ngayon nag-aaral. Wala kaming pasok ngayong hapon because the professors were busy with some stuff kaya hindi na namin iyon pinalampas at agad pumunta rito sa bahay nila. Hindi naman ito kalayuan kaya walang problema. "Why didn't you tell Gregory that you're coming with me? Diba higpit na binilin ng Papa mo na dapat kasama mo siya palagi?" Sawyer asked out of the blue. I smiled. "Having a bodyguard—or whatever you call them—all the time... is sometimes draining, you know?" Bawat galaw ko ay monitored nina Mama at Papa, and that is through Gregory. I can only go out when I'm with him or when I'm with his father, Manong Ramon, so that they'd know what I was do

"Ms. Vera—""Just Lilianna, please," pagputol ko kay Ms. Coming.She smiled. "Lilianna, Mr. Ferrolino will be your dance partner in the upcoming dance contest in your school."If this brute really is my partner, that means he's also a business student. Ayon kay Ethan, he's in his third year."I'm gonna come here from time to time to monitor your progress. Dance to you hearts' content, guys," wika ni Ms. Coming at umalis na ng studio. Naiwan kaming dalawa ni Kairos dito.I looked at Kairos who walked to the laptop and searched something. Bigla namang dumapo ang mga mata ko sa labi niya. Uminit naman ang pisngi ko nang naalala ko na naman iyong ginawa niyang eskandalo sa mall. Na