Sis ROCEL: Kaw rin po! He he!
.,Chapter III
Kurt changed into his shirt. P.E. shirt.
And we started.
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JULIANNE'S POV:[/b]
"Mukhang serious ata silang dalawa ah." sabi ni Hannah.
"Malay ko ba diyan." sagot ko. Natawa lang siya.
Anyway, Hannah knows about my secret. Na I'm not a really member of De la Cruz family. Well, she thinks na isa na talaga akong member ng pamilya.
"Musta na pala kayo ni Darren?"
"Kami? Fine. We're doing good. Mabait siya."
"Well, to girls, of course. He's playboy right?" tanong ni Hannah.
"Yeah."
"Halata naman e.. Mas maappeal nga yang si Darren kesa kay Kurt kung tutuusin."
"But I like Kurt more."
"Bakit naman?"
"Wala lang." I answered.
We just continued watching the game.
Darren's dribbling the ball and seems really enjoying. Pareho silang magaling ni Kurt, in fairness.
Maya-maya, nilagpasan ni Darren si Kurt and headed to the ring. Attempting to shoot, pero yung sa kabilang team, si Jude, nasanggi niya si Darren nang malakas kaya natumba si Darren sa court.
Napatayo kami lahat.
Nakahiga pa rin si Darren. Seemed really injured.
"Darren!" Kurt screamed as he went to Darren.
"S-Sorry.." sabi ni Jude.
Nagpuntahan kaming lahat kay Darren.
"Are you okay?" the teacher asked.
"No, I think I need to go to the infirmary.." He said as he sat down. Nakita ko siyang tumingin sakin.
"Okay, I'll accompany you." Kurt offered,
"No, I'll have JJ to come with me." He said.
"Me?" I uttered.
Tumingin sila sakin.
"Yeah, you're my sister after all." sabi niya tas ngumiti.
Ewan ko ba, pero I felt a bad feeling about it.
"Okay. Samahan mo muna si Darren, Lianne." the teacher commanded.
Tumango lang ako.
"Tara." I said and helped Darren.
Tinulungan ko si lumabas ng court.
"Okay ka lang?"
"Nah."
"Mag iingat ka kasi.."
"Were you worried?"
"Of course. You're my brother."
Natahimik siya sandali.
"Brother huh."
"Ha?"
"Wala."
Tinitingan kami nung mga tao habang naglalakad. Si Darren naman pa smile smile sa girls. Hay nako, playboy talaga.
Pumasok na kaming infirmary.
"Nurse? Nurse?" I help him sit down and started looking for the nurse, pero wala.
"Walang nurse e.-"
I saw Darren smiling.
"Bakit-?"
"Got you."
He pulled me and held me tight.
"Let me go-!!"
"Nope. I locked the door so no one will hear you shout. The nurse is on a break."
Anong ginagawa niya?
"Ano ba Darren?! Akala ko ba-"
"Akala mo lang yun."
"Ano?!"
"You're still easy to trick. That's why I like teasing you."
Natawa siya.
I struggled.
"Let me go!!"
"Just like when we're kids right?"
We're kids?
"Anong pinagsasabi mo?"
"When we're six. Remember? Yung nakulong ka sa warehouse."
"I don't remember."
"Ano kamo?"
"Wala akong naalalang ganun. Ang alam ko lang, lumipat ako dito nung five pa lang ako and nothing else."
Totoo yun. Ewan ko ba, basta wala talaga akong maalala.
"Don't kid me. Di ba sabay pa nga tayo maligo?"
I got embarrassed.
"Anong sabay maligo ka diyan?! Wala akong naalala noon!"
"Oo kaya. Ayokong maligo. Pero nung sinabi mong sasabay ka sakin, naligo tayong dalawa."
I got embarrassed even more.
"Imposible! Walang nangyaring ganun!"
"Oo! Nangyari yun! Natigil lang yun nung mga nine na tayo. Nahihiya na 'ko e."
"No way!! Baka ikaw yung nagyaya saking maligo nang sabay!!" I screamed.
"Hindi nga! Ikaw nga!"
"Kapal!! Hindeeee!! Pwede pa kung si Kurt e."
Napatigil siya.
"Kurt huh. You say we're siblings yet you like Kurt. How's that?" He asked.
I don't like Kurt. I just treat him as my brother.
"I don't like him!"
"You do! It's not impossible for you to like each other since hindi naman talaga tayo blood related!"
"Pero hindi ko nga siya gusto! Tsaka back to the topic, wala na nga akong naalala. Kaya wag ka nang magpumilit pa."
"Do you mean you've forgotten everything about.. About the promise..?"
"Promise?"
"Never mind!"
He let go of me.
"Anong promise?"
"Wag mo nang isipin yun.. Sorry.. Pinagtripan nanaman kita.. Bye.."
'Wait! Di ba injured ka..-"
"No. I'm not. It was just an act.. Para.. - Wala! Bye!" He rushed out.
Promise? What promise?
Is he talking about nung twelve kami? Yun na lang naalala ko e. Yung bibilhan ko siya ng ice cream.
[b]DARREN'S POV:[/b]
Buwisit. Nakalimutan niya na lahat.. Yung promise naming dalawa..
Kainis..
I sat down on the ground, sa loob ng room namin. Wala pang tao e.
"I like you a lot, JJ. Super. Nung unang dating mo palang sa bahay, akala ko wala ka lang sa buhay ko. Na you're just going to be a stranger.. Pero hindi.. You cried so much yet you still can make me laugh kahit na may problema ka.. You changed my whole life. My life was a total bore without you. Pero nung dumating ka, I felt like I'm complete.."
PART OF THEIR PAST:
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"Darren!" She called me while I was lying down on my bed. Ayokong kausapin siya. Ninakaw niya na ang atensyon ni Mama.
Umupo siya sa kama ko.
"Ano?"
"Laro tayo?"
"Ayoko."
"Bakit naman?"
"Kasi ayoko sayo.."
"Bakit naman?"
Umupo ako.
"Kasi ayoko! Leave me alone."
"Darren must be sad too.."
"Ano?"
"Kasi.. Kasi only Kurt catches Mommy Kate's attention.."
She's right. Kurt is perfect. Straight A lagi. Mabait. Hay nako, samantalang ako..
"Wala ka na run!"
"But I want to be with Darren.. Kasi we're the same.. Wala na ang Mommy ko.. Wala na rin si Daddy.. Kaya ayokong maging sad din si Darren.."
She started crying. I felt wrong.
"Don't cry anymore. Julianne- No. From now on, I'll call you JJ. Ako lang ang tatawag sayo nun ha? Don't cry anymore."
I hugged little JJ.
And I had a crush on her.
--..--..--..
The day after her sixth birthday, I don't want to take a bath. Ayoko nga.
"Darren, dali na. Wag ka nang pasaway!" Yaya told me.
"Ayoko ngang maligo e..!" I screamed.
"Darren..!!" JJ went to me.
Still cute as ever.
"JJ!"
"Ligo tayo. Darren."
"Ha?"
"Ligo tayo. Tara!" And she pulled me.
"
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I laughed to myself. Para akong tanga. She doesn't remember anything at all. She just had memories with Kurt. Just with Kurt..
She even forgot our promise..
I clenched my fists.
[b]"I'll make her remember."[/b]