Matapos ang kasal, pumunta agad kami sa handaan. The reception was in a famous high-end restaurant. Tables and chairs were placed in each corner, the beige colored-tablecloth was placed on each table.
The bouquet of daisies is placed on each table. In a corner were daisies styled in a heart form. On the ceiling placed a cloth styled in a fancy manner. Chandeliers are located high above, slightly lighting the room since the sunlight was entering through the big transparent windows, lighting up the whole reception.Sa harap ng stage, where the newlywed couple was sitting on a chair. They were surrounded by people, giving them hugs, and congratulating them. The soft tune that was playing from the speakers was masked by the chattering, laughing, at ang saya lang ng buong lugar.The aroma of food is lingering in the air. Hindi ko maiwasang mapatingin sa direksyon ng pagkain, my stomach growled and I smiled in contentment once I saw the table filled with diffeSoon after that, nakita ko nalang si mama papunta samin with her own plate of food."Snow, do you want chocolate-?” She blinked at me, then looked at Luke from beside me once she noticed him, “Why hello there handsome... ikaw si Luke diba?" Tanong nya, sitting right beside me, at nasa kaliwa ko si Luke. Luke broke into a grin nang makita si mama, "Hi, Mrs. Waterstrings. Yes, I am Luke. It's a pleasure to meet you," He said before complimenting her with, “You’re beautiful po na mukhang magkapatid kayo ni Snow.” Ooh, so he’s charming my mother?I didn’t know how mom believed him, dahil tawa nang tawa na si mama sa kanya, halatang naloko rin at tuwang tuwa kay Luke. At least alam ni Luke paano kunin ang loob ni mama. Hindi na ako mahirapan pa.Nang makarecover na sya, nagsalita na sya, "Now, enough of those niceties. Just call me Aunt Evy since you two are in a relationship," sabi nya pa. A look of shock was evident on my flushed face. Gosh, ayoko nang mamula ngayon’ "Mom... hindi
Nagising ako ng may ngiti sa labi pagkinaumagahan. Luke texted me last night, saying that he will take me to the park today.It's a date.It's not, Snow. Stop dreaming.Besides, we agreed that we will tag along with Nathan and Caleb. So hindi ito date Ang sarap talaga sa feeling pag walang trabaho. Ah, buti at Sunday ngayon.Yawning, hinanap ko na ang cellphone ko para icheck ang social media ko. Noticing that there's no difference happening in these past few hours, I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. After doing my morning routine, bumaba na rin ako para kumain. "Morning mom!" I greeted her with a big smile on my face."Morning sweetie," she said. Grabbing utensils, I served myself and at umupo sa tabi ni Nathan. I ruffled his hair playfully and ate.I was in the middle of eating nang mapansin ni Mama. "Hmmm, parang may iba. You’re blooming today." I gulped down my food first before replying."Mom? What are you talking about? I'm alw
I looked down and noticed a boy about Nathan's age. He seemed familiar, then at bigla ko syang naalala. He was the boy who came from the shop to order strawberry ice cream last time and he has been one of Nathan’s playmates back at Tita Maggie’s mansion. It's Caleb."Oh hey, Caleb!" I said, kneeling down on my knees nang makatapat kami. Tiningna nya ang aking mata ng ilang segundo before finally smiling at me, "You’re the pretty girl! Hello!" "You knew each other?" Gulat na tanong ni Luke."Yup!" exclaimed Caleb. "She served me my ice cream last time at Eion’s shop!"Luke looked at me questioningly, checking kung tama ba ang sinabi ng bata. Nagkibit balikat ako."Your name is Snow, right?” Caleb asked, talking like he’s not just some five-year-old. Napansin ko na parang mature magsalita ang bata kung titignan sa kanyang edad. I nodded at his question, “Opo.” Tumango sya, “I see. You became prettier! Just like your picture from
Is it the moment?Is he going to kiss me?Pero parang hindi pa ako prepared. Nang maramdaman kong malapit na sya, bigla nalang may nag stop sa amin. "Snowwy!" We jolted in surprise and Luke at nag break apart na kami. With my flushed cheeks, I diverted my gaze to the ground."Snowwy?" Tanong ni Nathan sa harap namin, confused. I forced myself to raise my chin and looked at my brother, smiling."There's ice cream over there!" He exclaimed excitedly."Yup! Buy us some ice cream!" Agreed Caleb.I just look at Luke questioningly, asking if he’ll agree to their request.He shrugged and broke into a grin. "Sure! Let's go!" He said as if nothing happened. Like the almost-kiss didn't happen.We stood up and followed them. "Where is it?" Tanong koed. "Over there!" They both pointed their hands at a far corner of the park, a vendor selling ice cream."What do you want, kids?" Asked Luke when we reached the vendor."I want vanilla!" Nathan answered happily."Mine is Strawberry! Like Eion's fav
After that “date” with Luke, we stopped by a fast-food restaurant and grabbed a bite there. He apologized, embarrassed that he brought me into a fast food restaurant on our first date. Hindi naman nya kasalan. It was Nathan and Caleb who forced him to go here. Luke’s plan was originally to eat at a high-end restaurant. Okay rin naman sa akin kahit saan. Pipili pa ba ako? Libre na nga to…“It’s fine, I really enjoyed today Luke,” sabi ko pa, assuring him. Well, I really don’t mind it. It’s really fine for me. But Luke seems so affected by it as he felt a bit disappointed, saying that he could do better than this. “Then how about you take me on another date? But during that time, that’s the date that I consider as our first.” Pag suggest ko pa, cheering him up. He brightened at this at tumango aggressively, “Yes. Mas maganda yang idea na yan. Salamat.” Sinundo nya na ako at si Nathan pauwi after that and as usual, I spent my weekdays working at t
"At pano mo nasabi?" Tanont nya, glancing at Emma who was now innocently playing games on her phone, hindi nya kami narinig sa ngayon. "Well, nakita kong lagi si Leroy nakatitig sa kay Emma," sabi ko pa and shrugged. When in fact, I always caught Leroy staring at Hannah. Hmm, this is just a small tease, and see what’s going to be Hannah’s reaction..."Ano!" Sumigaw sya at nakatingin na sa amin ang mga tao. We apologized to them before continuing our conversation. "Oh anong nangyari sa inyong dalawa?" Emma was staring at us innocently once she noticed we were talking about something. Then I began laughing at the priceless look of Hannah, looking at Emma na gulat na gulat. "Ano bang tinira mo, Snow? Para kang adik at tawa ng tawa sa sarili mo,” Tanong ni Emmame, dumbfounded.Hannah glared at me, realizing I was just messing with her. "Arghhh! Snow! You little ugg shhh!""What? May tinatago kayong dalawa sa akin?" Tanong ni Emma curi
"Snow...." My mom said in a sing-song voice when I arrived at the kitchen to have breakfast after a few days. "Hmmm?" I replied sleepily then sat down beside Nathan. Umaga ng lunes. I was half-asleep, my eyes half-closed. My hair was sticking in different directions. Scratching my head, I lean my head on my arm, humuhikab."Guess what?" I heard my mom asking. I could see from my line of vision that mom has a big smile on her face, a sign na may sasabihin syang importante."What?" Tanong ko sa kanya sleepily."It's the Anastolgia High! The results arrived this morning."I was scratching my neck when it hit me. Lumaki ang mata ko at nagising ang diaw, almost falling from the counter.As if reading my mind, she quickly said, "it’s on the table in the living room, I haven't read it yet." Until now her huge smile was still plastered on her face. Tumango ako at mabilis na pumunta sa sala. Every step I take, my heart beats faster.Pano kung hind
He took a deep breath before trailing off, "Snow... I have a secret ability..." "What ability?" Tanong ko. "I have an ability.....of loving you." Seryoso niyang sagot. As usual, I find it cringy and I don't know if it is even possible, but my face flushed even more. I hate how he always manages to make me blush, even through a phone. My heart warmed and the butterflies in my stomach appeared.Binuksan ko ang labi ko para magsalita but I don't know what to say. I was speechless. Then I heard laughter from the other line. Luke's laugh was so infectious that I also laughed."Did you see what I did there?" He said in between laughter."Yeah yeah. It's sweet." sabi ko pa. Not wanting to be defeated, I formed a plan in my mind and said, "But that won't change me, not approving to be your girlfriend."Biglang napahina ang tawa nya. "Bat mo ba laging sinasabi yan? Did you know that it breaks my heart every time you tell me that?" Seryoso niyang