Wala akong magawa sa buhay ko kaya mag-uupdate nalang ako. Hahahhaa. Nga pala, may kumuha ba sa inyo ng DLSU exam? Goodluck sa mga nakapasa. [hr] [hr] [b]24[/b] "Eh pano ba yan geek.. kukunin mo ba yung scholarship?" "Awww.. Bea. I'm so gonna miss you." "Naku naman no.. you won't. You can just fly here naman anytime you want, diba? And I can go there for vacation!" She said. "Can you imagine, makikita na natin yung Eiffel Tower ng magkasama! Bwahahaha." "Silllyyyyy." "Silly is good no!" She said and laughed again. "Hanapan mo narin pala ako dun geek ng french!" And she laughed again. "Hahahaa. Loka." "Ay hinde, unahin mo muna sarili mo. Aba, baka maging second KC Concepcion ka niyan ha! Nabalitaan mo dati, sinundan siya dito ng suitor niya.. at alam mo kung ano yung kayamanan ng lalake?" "Sige nga.. ano?" "May-ari ng vineyard! O diba, bongga si bespren KC." She laughed again. "At kelan pa kayo naging bestfriend? Hahahahha! In short, haciendero!" "Hindi haciendero ang tawag dun no! Vineyard man!" "Whatever geek." "Pero dapat talaga.. unahin mo sarili mo. Maghanap ka dun ng mas gwapo.. mas matalino.. mas mabait.. mas honest.. mas matapang.." "Mas?" "Oo.. yung MAS makakapagpaligaya sa iyo kaysa kay R-" "Kanino?" I smiled at her na para bang.. 'sige, ipagpatuloy mo iyan at papatayin kita'. "Kay Richard Gutierrez!" Tumawa siya ng plastic na parang alam niya na gets ko rin palusot niya. "Diba? Hehe." Tumawa narin lang ako kasama niya. Nung palabas na kami, nakita kong nakaupo sina Rhys and Gabby sa waiting shed ng school namen. Naghihintay siguro ng sundo ni Gabby. "O sige, geek. Mauuna na ako, ayun na si Mommy eh. Hmf." Bea pouted and went on. "Hindi ka ba sasabay saken?" Sabi niya at sabay tingin kina Gabby at Rhys sa gilid. "May sundo ako eh. Alam mo naman... papatanggal na si Manong Fred kung hindi ako sasama sa kanya. Kawawa naman." Sabi ko at ngumiti. "Ingat ha?" "Aw, sige. Una na ako. Ingat ka din geeeeeeekk! Yung french man ha?!" She winked. Tumawa naman ako. "Oie, madamoiselle." She just laughed and got inside their car. Ako naman, walang choice kungdi umupo nalang din sa waiting shed kasama sina Gabby at Rhys. Pero medyo malayo naman ako sa kanila no. Then yung mga babae medyo napatingin at naghintay ng something na mangyayari. I mean, siguro naweweirduhan din na andun kaming tatlo.. or kahit ako nalang, nasikmura kong umupo malapit sa kanilang dalawa. I took a book from my bag and started reading it. Eto yung book na binabasa ko noon.. before we met. Pinagpatuloy ko na yung pagbabasa ngayon. Medyo iniwan ko ring hanging yung book eh. "Awww.. you didn't pass UP? Okay lang iyan. Mas ayos nga eh. Ateneo nalang tayo." "Right.. magkasama pa tayong dalawa. Hindi ka ba kumuha ng UP?" "Actually, pasado ako sa Diliman. Pero may scholarship din naman ako sa Ateneo. Sabi nila Mom, dun nalang daw ako sa Ateneo. And most of the boys, papasok sa Ateneo." I heard Rhys speaking. "Wow.. maybe God's plan din na di ako pumasa ng Diliman." Then I can't take it anymore kaya di na ako nakinig sa usapan nila.. or tried hard not to listen much. Kasi kahit papano, naririnig talaga sila. Hmp. Sige, maglambingan pa kayo diyan, kala mo naman kung sinong mga loveteam na artista. "Oh my gosh Yana.. bitter." I whispered to myself. Tamang-tama namang may humintong itim na mercedes benz sa harap ng Lourdes, kaya niligpit ko na gamit ko at tumayo. Nga pala, magyayabang na ako. Eto yung bagong bili ng Daddy kong car. Para lang talaga dapat sa kanila to ni Mom, pero sinundo narin ako kasi may pupuntahan pa kaming dinner - dinner something daw with the Perez family. Ni hindi ko nga kilala kung sino ang mga yun. Anyway, ayun nga, nang huminto ang sasakyan, syempre lahat nakatingin. Nung tumayo ako, syempre alam na din ng lahat kung kanino ang sasakyan. "Manong.. san po ba yung dinner?" "Sa Sorrento." "Sino po ba yung mga Perez na iyan?" "Sandali, magbihis ka pala muna anak. Ihihinto ko diyan sa Mcdo. Lalabas muna ako ha?" "Bakit, may damit po ba ako?" "Oo, may binigay si Tresing kanina saken galing kuno kay Mommy mo." "Ahh.. sige po. Pakihinto nalang po diyan sa may gilid." Hininto naman ni Manong yung sasakyan at lumabas siya. Then I locked the door. Hindi naman kita sa labas kasi super tinted yung sasakyan namen. So kahit humithit ka pa ng shabu sa loob, o sumugal, o gumawa ng video niyo, hindi ka makikita sa labas. So ayun nga, I changed my clothes at inayos yung buhok ko. At naglagay narin ng konting makeup. Konti lang naman. "Abay.. ang ganda mo naman Yana." "Hahahaha. Salamat pooo." I smiled at Manong Fred. "It was his loss." "Ano po?" Nabigla ako at narinig kong nag-english si Manong Fred. "Narinig ko yun kay Enteng eh." Vincent. "Ahhh.." I just chuckled and suddenly bigla akong nalungkot. It was his loss. Wrong. Hindi siya nawalan kasi mas maganda naman ang pinagpalit. =] Nung bumaba ako ng sasakyan, pumasok na ako kaagad sa restaurant. Mabilis ko namang nakita sina Mommy and Daddy, at may kasama pa silang dalawa pa. The man looks familiar.. maybe nameet ko na siya dati pa. And the woman.. hmm maybe wife niya. "Good evening Ma'am. May I take you to your table?" "Antonio." "This way Ma'am." Hindi ko alam kung bakit, but everyone looked at me. As in, they were staring talaga. Eh buti sana kung sanay ako sa ganyan, or kung alam ko talaga na pinanganak akong head-turner, siguro mas ngingiti ako. Pero hindi eh, instead, nataranta ako kung bakit sila nakatitig saken. I was like.. 'may dumi ba sa mukha ko? sira ba buhok ko? ano ba?' Yung parang ganun. "Hmm.. may I ask you something?" tanong ko sa waiter. "Yes, ma'am." "M-May dumi ba ako sa mukha?" I asked him. He almost laughed pero pinigilan niya lang. "Just.. be honest." I smiled. "Wala po ma'am. Napakaganda niyo lang po talaga." He said. "Ha?" I chuckled. "Nevermind. Thank you." I smiled at dumiretso na kaagad sa table nila Mommy. "Oh.. here's my Juliana.." Sabi ni Dad with open arms and they stood up. "Good evening." I smiled at them. "How lovely." I suppose si Mrs. Perez itong old woman. "Oh, thank you." I chuckled. "Sit down, sit down." Sabi naman.. ni (I suppose) Mr. Perez. "Take your order." He said and the waiter gave me the menu. Ayun, binigay ko naman yung order ko. "Yana.. this is Mr and Mrs Perez, they own the leading sea transportation lines here in the Philippines." "Wow, really? It's nice meeting you." "The pleasure is ours, hija. Nga pala, your father mentioned that you got a scholarship at Strasbourgh. Congratulations!" He said smiling and turned to my father. "You two must be really proud of your daughter." "You bet we are." Mom answered with a jokingly tone. "Hahahhaah. They really are." Sabi ko narin at tumawa kami. "What's taking Raphael so long?" I heard Mrs. Perez asked her husband. "He's on his way. Traffic daw." Her husband answered. "So, where's your son na pala Belinda?" "Oh, he's on his way. Alam mo naman yun." She was kind of embarassed and just laughed. "He has the same as my Yana's no?" Mom asked. "Yeah. Grade 11 din. Nga lang, he's from Rosevale." "Ahhh. Then, sana magkasundo kami." I smiled. "Oh of course." Sabi ni Mrs Perez. "Oh, andito na pala siya eh." She then looked at the glass doors. I didn't follow her gaze since hindi naman ako ganun ka interested, instead, napatingin ako sa kabilang table, 5 tables away from us. Napalunok ako when I saw them - Rhys and his family. What a joke. I chuckle to myself. Dito pa talaga sila kakain no? Aba.. masaya na pamilya niya ah. Mukhang balik na sila sa dati. Parang wala lang nangyari ah. Ang galeng galeng niya naman. Geez, I couldn't be more happier for him. Yeah, right. But then I still found myself looking at them.. at him laughing so hard. Ganun na lang ba talaga yun? Wala lang talaga sa kanya? "Y-Yana? Yana? Yana.." Bigla akong napatingin kay Mommy. "Y-Yeah?" She glared at me with a sweet smile. Tapos her head tilted to the side na para bang she's saying, 'may tao sa gilid ko'. Yung parang gnaun, so syempre, tumingin din ako sa gilid. "Yana, this is Raphael, my son." Sabi ni Mrs Perez. I looked at the guy and smiled. Then I stood up to shake his hands. "I'm Yana." I said. "I'm Raphael." He smiled too. Bigla namang kumunot ang noo naming dalawa. Sabay pa talaga eh no? San ko ba nakita ang lalaking ito? Nakita ko na talaga to eh. I just forgot where.. and I'm not sure kung kelan din. "H-Have we met each other before?" I asked. He chuckled amusedly. "Akala ko ba lalaki lang gumagamit ng mga ganyang klaseng pick-up lines?" He laughed again. "E-excuse me? Pick up lines?" Abay gago pala to eh. Then this means hindi ko pa to namimeet. I saw everyone looked at him then his father glared at him and so did his Mom. "Just.. kidding." He said in between gritted teeth. "Come on, I just want to have a laugh. Galaw-galaw baka mastroke." Sabi niya and pat his dad on the back. Tumawa naman si Dad so, everyone followed. But I didn't kasi I was to busy remembering kung san ko siya nakita and all. Nevermind though. Ayoko munang mag-isip. So ayun nga, after dinner, the family talked with each other. Kaya pala sinama si "Raphael" para di daw ako mabore. Okay.. he's damn funny, as in to the highest level. I'm wondering if may sense din siyang kausap pag seryosohan na. "Hmm, excuse me." I said, stood up and slowly went to the comfort room. Tamang-tama naman ng pumasok ako, lumabas si Rhys. Bigla kaming napahintong dalawa. I looked at him silently.. hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko. Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya and he did the same. Then it's as if on cue, he snapped out of some spell and smiled at me. "Hey.. congratulations." He smiled.. yung alanganing smile, pero alam mong sincere? Hindi ko gets. "Hmm, thanks." I managed to give him a smile. Yung medyo awkward din.. and he suddenly walked through me. Ni hindi lang man nagbye or anything.. or nagexcuse na aalis na siya. Geez. I went inside the comfort room and looked myself through the mirror. Then tears started to fill my eyes again. His words kept playing back at my mind and I can't help but cry again and ache. But then, naalala ko rin yung mga magagandang moments namen.. yung mga times when I felt I was the happiest person in the world. Nakakalungkot isipin that in the end, I'll find myself hurt. Ni hindi ko nga naisip na masasaktan ako ni Rhys. I wiped my tears and went out of the comfort room, pero bigla ko rin namang nakitang naghihintay si Raphael sa wall sa gilid ng ladies' room. I looked at him. "Ba't ka nandiyan?" "Pinasundo ka nila saken, baka kung napano ka na daw eh." "Ahh.. parang grade 1 naman." I chuckled and put the handkerchief on my purse. "Hmm.. it looks familiar." He said so I followed his gaze to my purse. "My purse?" "Hindi. Yung pinasok mo bago lang." "Hanky?" "Oo." "Aahh.." "Panlalaki ang hanky e." "Ahh, oo." "Binigay ng bf mo?" "Naku.. hindi.. ano.. binigay saken dati." "Eh ba't panlalaki?" "Kasi.. ano.." "..umiiyak ka nun sa coffee shop?" Biglang nanlaki yung mga mata ko. "T-t-teka.." I found him grinning at me. "I-I-ikaw yung.." "Hmm.. well.." "Ikaw yun?" I asked softly. "Welll.. yeah." He smiled again. [spoiler][b]Chapter 15[/b] [quote][i]Hindi ko alam pero parang.. ang bigat-bigat ng pakiramdam ko. Hindi ko rin namalayang tumulo na ang mga luha ko sa mga mata. I guess these were the tears that I kept on holding back since.. last week. I missed him so much and I am so damn worried.. and I feel like giving up. "Miss.. hanky?" I saw a hand with a brown checkered handkerchief stretched out to me. I slowly looked up kasi the voice isn't familiar. "It's alright. It's clean." I was still looking at him.. puzzled. "Promise." He smiled in an assurance. I cried one last time, stood up and ran outside. [b]I never looked back[/b].[/i][/quote] [/spoiler] "Oh my gosh. Nakakahiya." I said and turned my back on him kaharap ng ladies' room na door. I chuckled awkwardly. "Nakakahiya talaga.." "No, seriously, ayos lang. Binigay ko naman sa iyo yang hanky e.." "No, hindi yan.." "Ang ano? That I saw you crying? Hhahahah." He laughed. "Ba't ka tumatawa?" "Hahhaha. Eh kasi ang cute mo pag nagbablush." "C-cut it out." "Ahhahaha. But seriously.." He cleared this throat. "Siguro ilang ulit mo na to narinig, pero if nagbreak nga talaga kayo, I dont care kung anong rason, it's his loss." He smiled and suddenly chuckled again. "Right." I answered sarcastically, but I was kind of touched rin naman sa sinabi niya. "Hi, I'm Raphael. You can call me Raph. 17 years old. Rosevale." He said and stretched out his right arm on me. Nabigla ako sa ginawa niya. But he was smiling so sumakay nalang din ako. "Hello. I'm.. Yana? 16 years old.. Lourdes?" I said. "Hahahaa. Hi Yana. Nice meeting you. Can we be friends?" He grinned. "Sure." I chuckled, half-amused half-annoyed. Bumalik nadin kami kaagad sa table nila Mommy. They asked kung bakit medyo natagalan daw kaming dalawa, sabi ko nalang maraming gumagamit. So yun nga, since "friends" na daw kami ni "Raph", we had our own conversation na din. Then out of nowhere, he just asked kung kelan daw ang prom namin and all. "So, when's your prom ball? This week right?" He asked. "Yeah." "So.. have you found a date already?" He asked. I was thinking of Vincent.. I'm sure papayag yun. "Err..Ye-" "No. Wala pa, diba Yana?" My dad suddenly answered back at Raphael. Napatingin ako kay Dad and I knew right then kung anong nasa isip niya. "Yeeeaah, wala pa." I smiled. "But.. my son.. can-" "Oh come on, Mom." He growled. "..can take me there? Ayos lang ba sa iyo?" I asked him hesitantly. He looked at me and froze for a second and two. As in, he just looked at me as if asking kung sigurado nga ba talaga ako sa pinagsasabi ko. "Well.. yeah. Wala naman akong gagawin eh." He grinned. "Then.. it's on." I smiled. "Sure." Nakita kong lumabas na sina Rhys sa resto. Nakita din nina Mommy yung family nila and they glared at me. Yung parang.. don't look back. Pero alam naman nila na nakita ko na sina Rhys kanina pa. They didn't mind though. It's as if.. Rhys didn't exist lang at our lives.. to my life. Parang wala lang talaga. And.. yeah, guess I have to give Vincent to Bea. Haissh, nakakahiya naman. Pero at the first place, I didn't invite Vince naman to go with me there. So.. kaso.. haiissh. Bahala na. Si Bea na bahala sa kanya. Ayoon nga, after the catching up, we decided to go home since it's getting late. Raphael walked with me behind the parents. We were chatting happily. Yung maganda sa kanya, he knows how to make you laugh your ass off. As in, puno ng jokes and banat. So parang.. walang awkward moment. Yung ganun? And before I got on the car, I told him about the prom. "Friday." "6pm, I'll be there." He smiled. "Bye. Take care." I smiled at him. "You too. Ingat po!" Sabi niya din sa parents ko. [i]So I guess, it's ON. Raphael Perez will be my official date this PromBall. [/i]

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