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[b]Chapter 12
Part 1[/b]
� hmmm . . bihis ka bili , pupunta tayo sa - - basta I have one last surprise for you

� . .
� huh anong surprise . . ? �
� basta get ready , am gonna be back after 10 minutes okay ? . . =P may pupuntahan tayo ! �
So I was excited pero hindi ko alam kung saan niya ako dadalhin ? - - I just got up and got dressed - - he was weaing a white shirt as always - - he told me
� surprise kc , basta sumama ka nalang

?
� sure sure , basta wala ka bang gagawing masama sakin eh , �
� kaya ?! hahaha - - - just kidding � trust me , you�ll like it ! �
� kaya !? hahaha XD . . . � I replied
So - - sumakay na kami sa car ni mikko - - sabi niya matulog daw muna ako , kasi 1 hour drive daw yun - - I told him . .
� nahhh - - hehe XD �
Lelang ako , after 40 minutes ng biyahe , tulog nako dun sa car - - -
. . . .
Then he woke me up - -
Andun kami sa - SM Fairview - - sabi ko
� at last we�re here - - - I feel sleepy � �
� lets go to coffee bean , hehe para hindi ka antukin - - �
Nag coffee break muna kami - -
After a few minutes of black coffee - - with him - -
finally naglakad kami ng naglakad hangang dun sa top floor - -
I asked him � ever heard of an escalator !? tsk naman oh - - �
� nahhh - - I don�t do escalators - - �
� - - - hmppppf ! �
� gusto bubuhatin kita ? �
� aynako , ayoko ! �
� hahaha okay - - - �
Asar talaga oh - - I wonder , bakit kaya hindi nag paparamdam si giro , kamusta naman kaya siya ? hmmm . . oh well - - mag tetext rin yun , mamaya siguro magpaparamdam nay un . its been 5 days and hindi pa rin yata siya tumatawag or something . . . hmmmm I wonder ??
Well anyway � so kinakabahan na ako kung saan ba ako dadalahin nitong baliw na to � tsk ! - -
Then we reached our so called �destination� daw - -
We went inside; then I saw a . . . . .
A gallery of rare artworks from several famous artists , Picasso !? , LEONARDO DA VINCI !!!!! - - oh my god !!!! - - - my eyes gleemed in excitement � I looked at him and smiled - - � thanks � I said

then he said � I told you , you would like it ! �
Crap ! tickets here in the gallery costs like 6k per head ? . . ang gastos naman nitong si mikko - - tsk ! - - then again he said
� your free to take home any vintage artworks

� he said with a big smile . .
� WHA !? flip ka ba ? �
� dami mong tanong ! wag na nga ! hahahaa �
� *aishhhhh sigeeeeeeeeee !! hihihihi �
I was a total art geek that time - - - mikko just sat dun sa bar - - - I was flouuuuured that time !!!! - - - -
So after hours of drowning myself in the gallery � I took home just 2 artworks since alam ko kung gano kamahal ang nagastos ni mikow sakin - - so nahiya naman ako , ihihi - - I sat down dun bar with him , I just smiled , sobrang smile ko ; abot hangang tenga . . . hahaha XD . . .
Then I walked up to him and said . .
� thanks

� with a smile - - then he smiled back - - - -
After the whole art thing - - we went down and ate something - - - dun kami kumain sa Friday�s kasi gusto daw niya yung pastries dun and he�s willing to pay naman , as always ? . . hmmm so ayun nabusog kami - - hehe . then outside �dun sa parking lot , naka kita ako ng isang napaka gandang car !!! the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 !!!!!!! OH MY GOD !!!!! - - since car geek ako � I tapped mikko and told him
� omg omg omg . . Porsche 911 2008 version !!! AYEEEEE ! . . cute !! haha �
� O.o � he gave me his weird look in the eyes . .
� whut !? hahahaha� I asked . . hyper ako ng mga panahon na yon - - - -
� hahaha - - - weird . . lam mo � may car na ganyan sa block naten

? � he said - -
� huh saan ? . . wala naman akong nakikita - - �
� try waking up early and try jogging hehe , makikita mo

�
� YEAHHH , oh my god . . naalala ko na !!! haha nung bagong lipat kami - - nung binungo mo ko !!!! � I said . .
� huh ?! eh ikaw jan ang hind nag sasalita nung mga panahon na yon then bigla ka nalang sumulpot - - sa kung saan ! hahaa�
� !? eh ikaw jan yung parang baliw na agang aga eh nagtatatakbo dun sa sidewalk ? may kalsada naman !? �
� FINE FINE !! you win hahaha - - - � . . he said . .
� right ! haha � . . and I reign victorious - - -
It was getting pretty late . . . it was almost 20:00 - - - almost one day kaming andun sa mall - - so we decided to go home na - - reaching home . . lumabas na kami sa car and he helped me with the artworks na nakuha I mean , kinuha ko dun sa gallery

and we placed it dun sa living room ng house namin - - . . .
mom is away for the business trip nanaman and giro is also away - - it bothers me though , hindi siya nag paparamdam for almost ilang araw na ?? - - oh well siguro busy - -
The next day - -
I woke up pretty early � I saw my cellphone and then I got so many messages from mikko na nagyaya daw magbadminton -- *aish ang aga aga naman - - then I heard a strange voice from somewere dun sa may computer area sa kwarto ko - -
� so you�re a writer din pala - - - � . . . .
� huh . . ? � . . I looked and saw mikko , playing with my computer - - *ARGHHHHHHHHHH
� - - haha � ayos pala mga poems mo ha . . �
� what !!?? Mikooooooo anong ginagawa mo dito sa kwarto ko ???? . . .tsk ! ! ! . . �
� hahaha , sabi ni tita eh puntahan nalang daw kita dito sa kwarto mo ! hahaha - - �
� huh ??? eh wala naman si mommy ? �
� naka sabay ko siya kanina she came home at dawn nung nag jojog ako

�
� AISHHHH WHATEVER !!! alis alis alis , magbibihis muna ako - - �
I grabbed a pillow and smacked him and told him to wait downstairs � hello ?? I was wearing a very micro shorts - - then I came down , nagyaya si mikko na mag badminton . . oh well okay ? � I went downstairs and to then mikko and I went outside . . .
- - - . . past our doorstep - -
I saw someone - - - . . . .
It was giro with a much more different hairstyle - - sitting dun sa bench - - - looking down
I whispered to mikko . . .� crap �
Mikko : � YOO pARE !!!!!! - - umuwi ka na pala ! � . . nanglaki ang mata ko sa reaction ni mikko

. . he went beside him and still ako andun lang - - speechless, or whatever - - I went to giro �
� hey - - your back - - �
Giro � dude , can I have a moment with my kc - - � aw . . seryoso si giro - - - - crapp � something�s up - -
� Sure sure dude - - � he walks away and then he shows a �call-me- gesture then he proceeds to his home , crap anong gagawin ko - - - I didn�t even bother to text him nung nawala siya - -
� heyy wubyyy . your back !! I missed you ! � I said . . in a nerve racking tone -
� . . . b-bakit hindi ka manlang nagparamdam ?? - - �
� I-I was , I thought . kasi .i was waiting for your call or something - - �
� - - my phone broke down . 4 days ago ? I called your mom using my aun�ts cellphone and she told me you took off ???? � . .. . he�s beginning to raise his voice
� y-yeah . . it was an art workshop - - � . .. sinesermoman niya na ako - -
� let me guess . . . kasama mo si mikko ?? �
� y-yeah - - � I told him � looking down - -
� nice - - - hindi man lang kayo nagpaalam o nagsabi - - - . . . damn - - �. . . he said and he looked angry � he got up and started to walk away from me , nainis ako . giro walking away from me ????? . .
� HUH ? nothing happened to me ??? - - I-its just I was really waiting for your call . . . �
�" DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED I WAS , you never even bothered to call or something ? or text !? . . damn . . i was losing my mind back there - - - - I begged my aunt to let me go back here last night !? I ended sneaking because I was so worried that I wanted to check up on YOU ! � he said in a very loud tone � I�m seeing a side of giro , I never saw before - - I was beginning to feel something in my chest - -
� - - i-I�m �
� don�t . . ( before I could finish what I was saying , I felt this finger on my lips - - - ) �
� I�m not in the mood to go back � it�s a waste of time and money � enrollment fot the second semester is next week - - I�m going back to my place � get some rest kc �
^ he said in a serious tone - - and then walked away to his car - - - I immediately chased him and grabbed his hand and said . .
� I�m really really sorry - - - - please - - its just I was really lonely not having you here - - - � . . . . .
He turned and hugged me and said .
� yeah - - I know - - that�s how much I love you keycee � I felt his tears touching my cheeks , then he went off - - I just stood there sa may sidewalk namin , shocked and hurt � hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko - - I called up Katie , she was hanging out with jillian , and eriko nasa province daw nila - - Isa nalang ang lugar na pwede kong puntahan - -
[b]Church 10:00 A:M . . . [/b]
. . . I went inside looking for kim - - I saw the church music team rehearsing and then they told me kim was there on the rooftop daw ? . . I immediately went there and ayun , nakita ko si kim � naka upo dun sa bench. .
I sat beside her
� kim . . . . . �
� KC !? . . hey . . what are you doing here ? hehe XD andito ka pala

�
I just broke down in tears and thank god may tissue box siya sa tabi niya - - - - -
Kim � I know , I know - - lemme guess - - mikko and giro right ? �
� y-yeah - - *siff *siff � tsk !! �
� hmmm - - ayos lang yan kc � - - �
� 2 days ago , . . nung after ng artworkshop - - - - mikko kissed me - - then I slept beside him - - - - - �
� WHOA ? hindi nga !??!?!?! - - tsk ! . . . �
� - - - I don�t know what happened ? - - I felt something inside of me . . that I always felt for mikko nung diniditch niya ako lagi - - - �
� you missed him ? and then nawala sa isip mo na kayo ni giro right ? �
� yeah - - - �
� kasi seriously kung ako nasa position mo - - maguguluhan din ako . . hahahhaa � she said . . . and laughed hard - -
I pinched her shoulders - -
� tsk ! hehe � . .
� hey , I�m just trying to make you laugh ? hehe �
� - - - giro came home kanina . . . �
� WHA ta/aga ?? I thought he was in paris . . . �
� he got worried - - and he felt like checking up on me personally - - �
� tsk tsk , yan kasi - - hindi ka nagpapaalam - - look what happened - - hmm just pray to god okay ? ? and let god handle it - - �
So she comforted me all day - - and I stayed dun sa church nila buong araw - - I mingled and socialized and had a bible study with them - - then I met pastor val - - he told me that he had known mikko and giro - - he said . .
� so . . ikaw pala si kc - - kilala kita � nakwekwento ka sakin ni mikko at ni giro � ironic isn�t it ? giro always shares his moments with you and so does mikko - - I don�t tell them what each of them tells me kasi pareho lang naman - - - they both like you a lot � almost 7 years na yatang mag bestfriend yang dalawang yan ? kung hindi ako nagkakamali ? - - from the bible 1 John 4:18 � there is no fear in love

- - remember that kc , I know that your struggling because both of them like you - - and the reality is , you can�t have 2 partners at one time � make a choice before its too late - - �
Make a choice before its too late . . . . naiwan nalang yun sa isip ko . . . . . I need to make a pick ? . . I made my pick . a few weeks ago ? si giro ? - - pero bakit ganito , tuwing nakikita ko si mikko laging hindi ko maintidihan !! *aishhh . . malapit na ang second sem , I need to focus . ..
I didn�t text neither giro or mikko - - I wanted to cut myself from the outside world for a moment and let my self be !!! - - hehe
- - - we were doing a bible study - - when suddenly they all turned to the entrance . . nung room . .
Kim whispered � kc , sundo mo . . . �
I turned and I saw giro - - - he was looking at me � lelang ako so I imeediately stood up and came to him and asked � heyyahh - - �
He just smiled and I felt his fingers touching my cheeks softly then he said � hey , kc - - �
I felt my heart pounded � as in sobrang bilis - - ang bilis talaga - - - - then I looked into his eyes and again saw his sincerity - - his genuine love - - i melted - - pwede ba literally melted ? pero I really really melted - - -
I heard all my newly found churchmates saying � uyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy � . . I immediately blushed and said . � tsk ! hehehe � . . . he wanted to tag along dun sa bible study pero I told him it was getting pretty late so we came home instead - - paglabas dun sa church napansin ko wala siyang dala na car . . I asked him why ? he said . kasi daw malapit lang naman yung village namen and he wanted a loooong walk with his girl daw - - nag blush naman ako - - so yeah dun kami dumaan sa may bayside area � matching yellow lights and all - - it felt like I was on movie , at the same time � he was holding my hand (he didn�t wanna let go of it - - )
- it felt good

� the heartache is beginning to ease out - - -
While walking dun sa may bayside part - - not far nakita ko may fireworks - - I dragged him - - but he pulled me closer and then - - he hugged me . . ? - -
He said . . � I�m really sorry . . about earlier - - - �
� i-its . . . okay . .

�
He was hugging me tight - - - he again looked so vulnerable - -
� heyy - - I�m the one who needs to say sorry - - so . . I�m sorry - - for making you worry . . wubbb - -

�
He smiled and gave me that ever melting look of his - -
I pouted my face and then
He kissed me . .
- - - so yes , ayos na ulit kami !!! YAY !!!! hehehe XD - -
I asked him na kung pwede sa kanila nalang ako matulog since I never been to his place long enough - - he said
� tingnan mo to . . magpapakilala pa naman ako sa mga ka churchmate mo tapos mag yaya ka na umuwi kasi ginagabi ka na . . then . now you want to spend the night at my place ? haha your weird . . �
� chigeeee naaa . . hmmmm . . hehehe - - mag titingin ako ng baby pictures moooo

�
� hahaha � some other time okay ?? �
I bited his shoulders . . hehe . pero hindi masakit . . then . he replied
� okay okay hahaha - - wait I�m gonna call tita . and talk to her okay ? �
So he called tita and pinilit ko siya na siya nalang ang makipag usap kay mom - -
Pumayag si mommy , YAY !!!! hehehe - - nag taxi nalang kami papunta sa condo unit ni giro - -
It was well maintained , parang hindi lalaki ang naka tira - - compared sa kwarto ni mikko - - haha - -
Giro said � we�re here ? hehehe XD � where�d you want to sleep . . ? �
� beside my prince . . . . .? � I smiled . .
� - - - hahaha sure ! . . �
We both took a shower (*ehem , hindi po kami sabay nag shower ) and then we went to his room � and ako kinalkal ko yung baby pictures niya !!! haha � super cuteeeee - - - I took one and without hesitation he gave it to me - - naalala ko si mikko � nung nag agawan kami ng picture , tskkkk . . aiissshhhh nvm nvm nvm � I was sleepy - - so sabi ko matulog na kami - - hehehe XD - -
We laid down dun sa bed ni giro resting my head against his arms - - and then - -for that moment on, I kept thinking � bakit parang ganito rin ang nararamdaman ko kay mikko - - - - and whats worse is , pag nakikita ko siya � parang masakit ? na mabigat ang pakiramdam ko - - T_T - - I just slept through the whole night - - - -
So yeah � after all the drama the whole semester break - - it has finally ended . . I patched things up with giro and we�re good !!! - - - yay !! . . about mikko ? . . hmmm haven�t talked to him since giro came home - - pero marami akong natatangap na text messages sa kanya - - papansin much ?? ahaha - -
all of us enrolled for the second semester - - hayyyyy after a longggg sem break . . . things was getting better or so I think ?
This semester - - I promised myself that I would keep my distance to mikko and just continue my relationship with giro - - sounds hard ? I can handle it !
Monday Monday . . hehe XD
November 10

. . .
Yey ! new subjects ! apparently , same classmates � but I like it ! hehehe - - so my first class is - -
Drama 184 � I�m classmates with mikko (gahhhh) . . no signs of giro ? . . Katie ! ( yay ! ) and jillian � and thankfully si kim andito rin - - I wonder where giro is ? he texted me and said his first class is Artificial Intelligence - - I wonder kung bakit hindi ganon ang subjects ni mikko ? hahaha - - - I sat beside kim and Katie , mikko lumipat ng chair and sat beside me - - - he tapped my shoulders and greeted me
� gooodmownin !! hehehe �
I promised myself to keep my distance from him so I showed my dark side ! ahahaha . . . � oh ? � .. yun lang reply ko . . hahaha . ..
� . . . aw taray mo naman - - ayos na ulit kayo ni giro ! �
� bakit ? � _ taray ng lola niyo - - hehe . . . pero I can see that most girls in class are getting pissed of me kasi naiingit sila na si mikko kinakausap ako . .and I�m ignoring him � then I felt his mood change - -
� oh - - geh , mukang hindi ka ayos hehe

� . . . he throwed up a somewhat fake smile ? pero hindi ko alam - - suddenly I felt guilty - - ? pero kaya ko to ! so our new professor for drama is miss L.A . . aka lee anne . . . she wants to be called LA - - and she wants to see unparalleled discipline and emotion in her class - - wow astig yata tong maestro na tao - -
Miss LA � since all you guys are the brand new breeds of the next generation Shakespearean actor�s and actress�es I want you to partner with your seatmate and make a skit , 60 seconds long . a creative introduction of each of your background�s � this is your first quiz . its do or die . . in other words , there�s gonna be only pass or fail - - capiche ? � . . . .
� astig ang lola nyo � lahat kami naka titig lang sakanya and the moment she said capiche . . . my classmates started to blabber with there seatmates - - I called up Katie and jillian partnered � Katie whispered � lilingkisin ko na siyaaaaaaa � . . . I laughed softly - - then mikko and kim partnered - - - - -
After a while � I was stuck solo , Vincent approached me ( basketball varsiety and known womanizer of the campus ) and asked me to be his partner - - - napansin ko si mikko naka tinign sakin and I felt like he was jelous or something , I showed my flirty side so I accepted and pouted my face , then mikko suddenly butted in - -
� dude , your in my seat - - � mikko said . .
� get your partner dude ? � . . Vincent replied
� uhm dude - - kc�s with me � not with you � �
� pare may problema ka ba ? � Vincent replied. . . . aww I feel tension - -
Naki epal ako kasi ayoko ng away - - � MIKKO ? partner ko si Vincent okay ? . . si kim walang partner dun ka nalang ! �
- - he showed me the face of dismay - - parang nalungkot siya or something - - hahaha . . . -
After introductions - - Vincent and I parted ways - -
Since taliwas ang schedule namin ni giro-kun ( hihihi Japanese name ) - no choice na si mikko laging sumusnod sakin - - andun lang kami sa bleachers buong umaga . . buong break namin � I needed to find something to pre occupy myself � I brought out my sketchpad and listened to Alicia keys nalang - - then mikko was reading . . . the purpose driven life

) haha . at nagpapaka banal si mikko - - (natapos ko na yung book na yun ) � nagkaka hulihan kami ni mikko ng tingin , I pretended that I didn�t see anything so I continued to sketch my heart out the whole morning , mikko couldn�t help it so he immediately closed the book and then tinakpan yung sketchpad ko - -
� kc . FLIp ka rin no !? si Vincent yon ! playboy yon ! at lolokohin ka lang non ! besides kayo ni giro diba ? � . . . . . . . I gave him the . . O.O look - -
� uhmm ? yeah ? � - - - napakamot naman sa ulo si mikko
� kc - - pwede ba � lumayo ka sa mga lalaking katulad ni Vincent ! manglolokko yon ! �
� pakelam mo ba ! - - �
� nag aalala lang po ! �
� mangloloko ?? kaya siya nakipag group sakin is because - - hindi dahil naki pag flirt siya or something - - - he was seeking advice for his �NOW SERIOUS� relationship with his girlfriend - - - - �
� O.o � he gave me that awkward look - . . � natahimik naman siya - -
� pwede ? ba ? I need to go somewhere � dito ka na - - -� . . . . its weird but I started to be bitter towards mikko , for no reason - - kasi I needed a stronger foundation sa faith ko sa aming relationship ni giro and with my growing pains for mikko starting to manifest - - kailangan ko munang lumayo sa kanya - - T_T - -
He still followed me - -
Nakaka inis na ha . . in fairness - - - hell yeah � nakaka inis ! - - - sobra - - well honestly hindi talaga � gusto ko lang maging bitter - -
I went to the mall - - and still mikko followed me - - - - - -
I started to walk fast - - mikko catched up and then hinarap nya ako sa kanya - - s
Mikko � kc wait -- - - ayos ka lang ba talaga ??? - - �
He faced me - - he looked bewildered . . . puzzled . . . by the way I acted towards him - - -
� what !? � . . I said in a semi loud tone �
� kc - - something�s up . . I can sense it ? �
� wala wala - - pupunta ako sa powerbooks �
� oh okay hehehe

, can I join yah !? hehe XD � peaceeeeee - �
� *sigh - - sure . . . �
- - tsk ! - - then ayun . he smiled again - - that�s one thing I liked about mikko � he was always smiling - - the good time and the bad - - wOoosh . . naka smile nalang lagi - - hehehe XD at nagpapatunaw naman ako - -
Bumalik kami sa school - - took up the last subject for the day � the school day ended
I saw giro with his back against the wall dun sa labas ng room namin with his big headphones on - -
� Heyyy ! . . � I told giro - -
� - - - - keychii quch - - shall we . . . ? � then mikko just stood beside me � he asked �
� dude san kayo ? � . . mikko asked - -
� date muna dude bago umuwi - - baka movie or something ? � bakit - - �
� oh - - �
Then I criticized his big headphones - - told him . . . � haha ang laki ng headphones mo wubb - - haha � buti nakaka tungo ka pa jan ! �
� hahaha you don�t like it ? the music is great !!! . . �
� tsk iwan mo nalang . . sa locker - - pati yung gym clothes ko

hihihi �
� nahh I don�t recommend the locker . . mananakawan ka jan pag nag ka taon - - haha � mautak ang mga tao dito - - �
� ganun ba - - tsk . pano to � �
� bro � favor naman pwede iuwi mo muna yung gamit namin � promise I�ll pick it up tomorrow morning - -

� giro told mikko - -
Mikko replied � sure sure - - hehe � . . . then he took giro�s headphones and my gym clothes bag with him and then giro and I started to walk to giro�s car - - bago sumakay . .
I saw mikko alone - - parang somewhat - - sad or something - - habang nilalagay yung gamit namin dun sa backseat ng car niya - - then he noticed na naka tingin ako sa kanya , he just waved goodbye and smiled . ? - - then I just looked at him and then he went off - - - - -
Its weird but I kinda felt bothered by the whole thing - - - ? or baka isa nanaman to sa mga nonsense manifestations sa katawan ko that needs clearing up = =
Well ANYWAY - - I�m beginning to sound like a drama queen again �
my giro - - ay sosyal � may MY sa unahan hahaha - - giro and I went the mall - -
typical date as always - -then he ended up taking me home - -
then reaching home - - I got a text message from kim - -
it said
� KC ! SOMETHING�S HAPPENED !!!!!! KITA TAYO A.S.A.P- - - - �
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