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Sam's POV"What does it mean?""I'm an angel from heaven but I can be a demon from hell, as well."I saw how scared they were. Making me more excited. So, I stood up."How—""How mo mukha mo!" I cut what Diane's trying to say, "Sino kasi ang b•bu ang magtatali na nga lang, luwag pa? Sa susunod ikaw na itatali ko, tapos hihigpitan ko sa parte ng leeg para, u know, walang takas.""What the!" She lost her temper."Oh, ikalma mo. Hindi pa ako nagsisimula," I said to her, and laughed after. "Let's start from that issue."I tried to explain but of course, sanay silang humanap ng gulo."Issue, my foot!" singit ni Margaret.I rolled my eyes, "Diane, we didn't do anything wrong, it's just unclear. He's there, of course he's the owner of that room, and I suddenly crashed there. . . . pero alam niyo ba na kahit sa kanya yung room do'n pa rin siyaTJ's POV"Petot . . .""Yes?" she answered.Kaka-upo ko lang sa kama habang siya, 'yon, nakaupo lang din at nakaharap sa phone niya. It's weekend, so I know that she's here, and that's why I'm here.Number 8 from my list is `Make him kiss you`, that's why I'm thinking of something on how I will do that without actually asking for it."Kailan mo nakuha yung first kiss mo?" Out of nowhere, I asked her.She immediately looked at me, frowned, judging me for a second. But afterwards spoke too, "Why? At kailan ka pa na curious sa mga ganyang bagay, ah? May gusto ka ba halikan, is it Kuya Zack? Or you never had your first kiss? Well, I'm exempt from that."Nagtanong lang ang dami na agad nasabi."Why, Is my age not proof enough?" I asked her back. "Nasa tamang edad na ako para ma-curious sa mga ganung bagay." "Ang defensive naman nun, Kuya. Ito naman joke lang, eh. `Yan kasi ayaw pa mag-girlfriend eh, clueles
TJ's POV"I kissed you?" I was surprised when he returned the question to me. I touched my lips, it feels real. Wtf, Is that just a dream!? "Aray!" napahawak ako sa ulo ko. I looked at the back and there, I saw someone I know here in front of me. "Sh•t, nabatukan na naman. Inaano kita, Sam, ah?""It's not a dream, okay?" she explained, as she laughed."Huh?" We both sat down while Zack just went to the kitchen himself. And Sam started to explain what happened. And After explaining that all to me, I asked her."Eh, bakit mo naman ginawa 'yon? Ang sakit pa rin, ah?" angal ko, habang nakahawak sa sintido ko."Kuya TJ!" I heard Little Bao's voice.I will not be mistaken. How can I forget that?Humarap na ako ron sa may tabi ng kwarto ni Zack, at tama nga ako. I saw Little Bao running towards me from the car. He hugged me. Maybe Sam didn't have the key to Zack's apartment, but Little Ba
TJ's POVIt's afternoon already and now, I'm standing here on the shed outside the department building of Engineers. Patiently waiting for Zack because we're going home together, but we have to go to Jaybi first since Sam said something to me and we're the ones who will deliver it.Zack just got here, full of sweat."You should go first, I forgot something. Magkita na lang tayo mamaya, puntahan mo na lang muna si Jaybi." And then without my answer, ran again.I'm just looking at him while he's running away, I took a deep breath.He said everything to me.How can he bear all the pain? The pain he was in when his grandfather died, back then? The pain he was in when nobody was around but a person he doesn't even know? How can he bear it all?Pareho kaming nawalan ng taong sobrang mahalaga sa amin sa parehong araw. Ang kaibahan nga lang nung kinuha ng kalawakan si papa may mga tao sa paligid ko pero siya, wala. I have my Mam
Sam's POVI'm here now at the mall to spy. Pinag-date ko nga si Faye at Jaybi tapos ito namang si Petot ay niyaya ako at puntahan daw namin sila.And now, we're following them. Actually, Petot is the one who's following them and I'm just following her. "Look, they are so happy! Ito ba yung gusto mo?" Petot asked, angrily while pointing at those two, Jaybi and Faye playing at the fun house.Inutos ko, pero 'di ko ginusto.I didn't say anything and just kept looking at them, just watching their every move."You have the looks, that beauty and brain. Pala-kaibigan, medyo may pagka-gangsters pero mabait at mayaman—""`Di ako mayaman," I cut her off."Mayaman ka, ayaw lang i-claim ng Lola mo. Mayaman kayo.""Sila, 'di ako.""Oh sige, pag-awayan natin 'to. . . . but tell me, sa'n ka nagkulang? sa'n din ako nagkulang ng payo sa 'yo? Anong naisipan mo para gawin 'to?" And she kept asking me.
Sam's POVWe walked to his car, and just got here. I faced my palm when I realized that I was waiting for Petot before a crisis happened. So, I immediately checked my phone and saw her texts.“Where were you, Sam? anak ka ng tokwa, iniwan niyo ‘ko,” I said, reading the text that she sent which caused me to laugh, “e, di ‘wag ka mag-reply, basta ‘wag ka na rin uuwing Samantha ka ah!”I can’t stop laughing because of what I read, and Kurt was the same but right after a single laugh, he looked at me without doing anything and just starting. So, I asked him.“Ano?” But he just shook his head and tapped his car key. He next opened the door of the front seat so I just sat down without asking. And he drove me to my dorm without talking to me, probably letting me rest because of what happened. When we reached our destination, he opened the car door for me, so I got off.“Get inside,” he said.I smiled at him, and nodded, “Thank
Sam's POVThe next day...After that night, I promised that I will leave my mind empty and I'll let the music take care of it, those songs of Parokya ni Edgar. And I will fix the mistake that I made. Sinabi ko kay Petot na nakausap ko na si Kurt, and said that he already let go of me.At sunod naman ay si Faye, at mukhang umayon ang tadhana dahil si Faye na mismo ang gustong kumausap sa akin ngayon. She went somewhere near our building, and asked me to go there."Sam, I think I'll leave you both alone." Petot while trying to get rid of herself from us."No, be here," Faye said, "Gusto ko habang kinakausap ko si Sam, nandito ka."Petot looked at me awkwardly, but smiled and nodded to Faye."Sam, thank you sa lahat. I know Jaybi is not a thing that you can give easily to someone but thank you, you let me. Alam kong gusto mo rin akong kausapin, about that, and I want to say thank you very much," she thanked, saying it like
Petot's POVIn just a day, Sam did everything to be okay to everyone. And we even celebrated that by eating street foods. At the same hour, I invited her to go to our barangay's fiesta, the barangay of my Lola so that Inay could see her too, because I know they miss each other so much.We all woke up early so that we could make it in time. We all decided to meet at one place and go at once with our cars. We both have three cars, ours, Jaybi’s and Al’s. May 05, At Janopol Oriental Tanauan City Batangas. The day before fiesta."Inay!" After opening the car’s door, I saw my Inay smiling at me. I ran and went there, nagmano ako at niyakap siya. “Sobrang na-miss ko kayo, Inay!”"Ala eh naman apo, dagasa eh, ako ata ay sadya mong miss," with her accent, batangueño accent. Hugging me back, too.Inay ang tawag ko sa Lola namin. She unhugged and smiled at me, "Aba, eh balita ko'y marami kayong kasama, maige iyan, eh teka asan
Al's POVI planned everything, from the very beginning.Pagkaalis nila agad akong tumakbo para makapunta sa stage. And the exact time, everything became so dark, as I expected.After asking her, I sing a song. "Maybe you're wondering why I sing this song," I said. Flashback...Pagkatapos naming gumala sa school nila Petot, umuwi na kaagad kami. And all of a sudden, Kuya Tj approached me."Maybe she told you but not in detail," he started.I get it right away, yung kinowento ni Petot sa akin yung ginawa siya sa stage for someone. And I nodded as an answer.They are siblings having telepathy, because they know what each other's doing."Si Lauren ay isa sa mga stranger na naging importante sa buhay ni Petot. That stage, where she sing Harana by Parokya ni Edgar, it was all dedicated to him, as well, to Lauren." Now I fully understand why that school, especially the stage, was so memora
If you're having a bad day or having a problem today, just look at the stars in the sky and tell them because they will never judge you.
Next day...In the morning we went hiking. It was about 12 pm when we got home. So when we came, we ate right away. Zack, Al, Sam and I, we're cooks. Nung noon time, halos nagkwentuhan, kantahan, andiraan lang ang ginawa namin para makilala at mawala ang awkwardness sa isa't-isa.Zack volunteered that he will sing. So, while his brother is playing a guitar, he is singing Your Song by Parokya ni Edgar.And after that, the alarm rang.We're in the living room right now."Guys, it's already 5 pm and we have to start now," paniniwala ni Nilette."My turn to explain this," Cha said, "Arian, Syete, Dm, Yna, Jaybi, Al, Sam, Petot at ako. Kami ang nagpasimula nito." "1st Couple, Yani and Meme, dala lang sila. When we say dala, it means that they are brought here by those people Cha mentioned. Sila yung unang nabuo noong MR, maya na ang explanation ng MR. Sad to say they are not here," paliwanag ni Dm"2nd Cou
Petot's POV(I never thought about this portion but because my friend requested it, I'm gonna do it. Anyway, it's not really the next part of the story, I just did this out of nowhere. And, there's a lot of character here, sorry about that, bear with me. Hope you love it, thank you!)10 years later....We're here at our place. Where in every 2 years we're doing our routines; napunta kami rito at same day. Every person needs to bring a bring a friend, so halos 15+ kame rito pero ni minsan 'di lumagpas ng 30. "Are you guys ready for 3 days and 2 nights?!" I shouted, I'm so excited!Nagkanya-kanya silang tawa sa inasal ko.Cha stood up, "As usual, we're excited!" And agreed to what I said."Are we good?" Sam approached me and asked me after she reached me.I took a deep breath, "I don't know." What she's talking about is they are here, my Kuya and Zack"So, we must introduce ourselves first and after that you can go to have a rest, dahil marami pa tayong gagawin tonight, okay?" Syete an
TJ's POV"So what is it that you want?" Jaybi asked.We're here sitting and looking at those beautiful stars. We're here where they asked me about that bet."Be the witness of it, Nathan," I said while looking at Nathan and then now at Jaybi, "Make her fall in love again, but don't break her heart anymore."I gave him the letter, and they opened it."Loving someone back is not easy, especially when you continue to love the person who can't love you back, but loving you is just like a math equation: 1+1=2, that everyone can do," Jaybi read the letter."Babalik ako kapag natutunan mo nang mahalin ang sarili mo, bago ako. From, Sam," Nathan continued."You found my guy, so I found your girl." I stood up, "Wait for her." I started to walk, as I walked as I looked up and tried to look at the stars. I can't wait for their time. . . . but Zack, In our next time, can we have our second chance? The E
Zack's POV"Totoo ba? Totoo ba na ang puso ni Ate Eyey ay galing sa Papa ko?"Napahagulgul ako sa harapan niya. Nakapag-usap na nga si Mom at ang Mama ni Tj, nakarating na kay Tj eh. He burst into tears, "I'll ask you again, totoo ba!?" I closed my eyes, "Um, at matagal ko ng alam.""You knew it, yet hindi mo sinabi!?" he shouted, losing his temper.I opened my eyes, "Sorry." Hinawakan niya ang buhok niya at sinabunutan ito, "F•ck, why!? Give me a reason to understand you!" I'm looking at him right now, it hurts!"Because she's your first love . . ."Flashback..."Remember this, endless love is what you deserve," Mom explained and then hugged me, "I'm not done yet, Eyey told me this and I need to explain everything to you."After hugging me, she started to explain once again.10 years ago...Third Person's POVAlly is here hiding from her son, sh
Zack's POVHe is kneeling in front of me now and asking, "Why, why did you have to do that!? I was about to tell you everything but then I figured out between the two of us, you're the one who's lying?"My heart hurts because of what he said. I want to hug him but I can't, I know he wouldn't let me."Answer me, why!? I'm asking you!" he continued."Because I've been in love with you since then," I answered him calmly.He was startled, "Si-since w-when?""10 years ago. When we were in 6th grade, when I met you. That moment when I have nothing; my grandpa died and my fraternal twin went abroad. From extrovert to introvert, naging tahimik ako, wala akong gustong pansinin at wala rin akong gustong kausapin, because I don't want them to be attached in my life. . . . and after a month, you transferred in. When you're introducing yourself and I see your smile, it enlightens up my heart, my world." He's just looking at me, and
Petot's POV"Kuya, open this door!" while knocking.I'm in front of his dorm. After opening this door, I rushed in. Nilagpasan ko si Kuya, I sat down on his bed, crossed my arms and looked at him with the angry eyes of me.He's now standing in front of me, "What's with that look? I thought you're in our house, why are you here? Walang kasama si Mama ron." "Kuya, look at me and tell me everything." "Tell you, what?""Tell me about the f•cking bet!"He was shocked, but then managed to make himself calm, "What bet?"Ah, okay! Hindi ko siya mapaamin sa ganitong paraan, pwes ako ang magsasabi!"Kuya, I know I have no right to say this to you because I don't know how that started. . . . pero gusto ko lang naman linawin, ang sakit masaktan!" Flashback....7 p.m. "Pwede bang mamaya ka na lang pumunta sa inyo? I need to tell you something." I was about to go home when Sam
TJ's POVNung gabi na yun, nalaman ko na narape ang kaibigan ni Mama at sapat na muna yun kasi alam ko ang hirap ng Mama, kaya hindi na muna namin ni Petot tinanong ang tungkol sa heart-transplant surgery.At though, may mga klase ako tinet-take, ginawang ko ng paraan para makausap yung kaibigan ni Mama, na Tita ni Sam, at Mom nila Al at Zack— si Tita Ally. Na ilang beses ko ng nakikita at nakakausap pero hindi ko inexpect na siya pala ang matagal na naming hinahanap.Now, I'm inside the small coffee shop here and patiently waiting for her to come. All of a sudden, the door opened, which made me look at it and see her. The person I've been waiting for the whole time has arrived.She immediately smiled at me when she saw me, and walked to sit down in the front seat afterwards.I smiled at her, "Uhm, do you want to order po?" "Uh, no, I don't drink coffee." She kept smiling. "By the way, bakit naman ginulat mo 'ko? You a
TW: RAPE & SUICIDE!Ally's POVThe next day..."Hon, I'll meet Zack this coming afternoon. I want you to accompany me before I actually meet him," I said.We're in the kitchen, sitting on the dining table and eating our breakfast."Sure, Hon." And smiled at me.From here, I could see my youngest walking down the stairs. I smiled at him and asked him, "Al, let's eat!"Pagbabakasali ko na lalapit siya pagkatapos ng nangyari noong gusto niya ipakilala ang girlfriend niya pero tinanggihan yun ng Dad niya. And since then, they are not talking to each other anymore."No need, Ma. Late na rin naman ako, dadaan nalang ako sa drive thru."And since then, he has been giving me a lot of excuses so that he wouldn't eat with his father. So, every morning I always packed him a sandwich."But, son, this time I cooked your favorite adobo." And I stood up, grabbed the sandwich and walked to him. I gave him the sandwich, "Masama lagi na puro fast food chai