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
“Oh Eion, thank you for taking care of my daughter. Punta ka sa bahay namin sa susunod hinahanap ka kasi ng bunso ko, right Nate-nate?”“Yes, Eionyy! Let’s play again next time!” Exclaimed Nathan. Lahat natahimik, and I could feel Emma’s hands on my arms, wanting to tease me now. “Oooh, nakapunta ka na pala sa bahay ni Snow?” Leroy asked his friend, his eyebrows raising playfully. Nagkibit balikat si Eion, “Yes.” Hinarap nya si mama, “Anyways, it’s great to finally meet you, Ms. Waterstrings.” Leroy spoke up, strangely polite now, and introduced himself. “I’m Leroy by the way.” “Yes, thank you, Ms. Waterstrings, I’m Dax naman po.” This time, it was Dax who spoke up.“You’re welcome, and I’m glad to finally meet you all since I hadn’t had a chance last time at Maggie’s wedding. I’m happy.” Sagot ni mama, beaming happily. “You can all call me Aunt Evy,” Lahat sila tumango, “Yes, thank you again, Aunt Evy.” Hindi nagtagal
Sa mga pelikula, the main character will wake up early and stretch her arms wide. Mayroon silang malaking ngiti at napakafresh tingnan while standing up to get ready. These are all expected when it's the first day of classes.But no, hindi lahat nun ay nangyari sa akin. The moment my alarm rang, there wasn't a smile on my face, instead, I groaned irritatedly, not wanting to be pulled from my dreams. My face wasn't absolutely fresh with my saliva smeared in a corner of my mouth.Grrr! Five more minutes.I pulled the blanket closer towards me, trying to block out the harsh sunlight coming from my window, bago bumalik sa panaginip ko. Teka nasaan na bang parte ako?I don't know how many minutes passed when sabi ko pa five more minutes. Nang tumunog naman ulit ang aking alarm, I forced my eyes to open and glance at the alarm clock beside me. It read six-fifty in the morning. Babalik na sana ako sa pagtulog when I realized it was the first day of classes.
Judging from the bored look of my classmates, nararamdaman kong nakakaexcite tong klaseng to. Note the sarcasm. Just like every transferee does, tinawag nya ako para ipakilala ang sarili ko at tumayo ako sa kaba as this is what made me very anxious the entire time. I glanced at Emma, who was motioning me forward, encouraging me. I stood on the platform that was placed in front so that the teacher could see us all when she stood there. Mrs. Thompson fragilely nodded her head at humugot ng malalim na hininga. "Hi, I am Leizel Snow Waterstrings...16..and I uh…we just moved here in Springfield last month." Pagsisimula ko pa. After saying things about me, Mrs. Thompson motioned for me to sit and started telling the Dos and don'ts and regulations of the school. Nakinig ako ng mabuti, I even took out my notebook and pen to jot down notes.In my second class, I found out that Hannah is in the same class as me which made me very happy. We gushed and talked a
Pero kahit na anong iwas at pagpigil ko, my eyes betray me as if they have lived on their own.The reason why I was glancing was that I was still confused and curious as to what happened that made him congratulate me that night at the restaurant. After that incident, I was rooted to my spot, unable to move. Himala na he hadn't glared at me that night, much more to congratulate me like we were friends. Natauhan naba sya? May nakain ba sya at biglang nagkasakit kaya nagbago? Or maybe it was caused by his bipolar attitude again? Questions are all buzzing around my mind, not vanishing until it is answered. A part of me was telling me to stop acting like it was a big deal while a part of me wanted to know what happened. And the latter was larger. But even so, the only way to know was to ask him. Pero pano? It isn't easy to just sneak up and ask him directly, it will be useless. He won't answer it as our deal says, if that was even valid…. With all t