Always

A2

O my goshh, bat gising pa siya

"Oh hi Andrei, and you know how to speak tagalog?" Humarap ako sakaniya, I almost died in heart attack, bat kase bigla bigla nalang siyang nagsalita kanina.

"Yes alam ko, and call me Karl not Andrei," masungit na sabi niya, well i don't care and i want to pissed him. I don't know why I'm comfortable when I'm talking to him eh kanina ko lang siya nakita, but maybe because his parents and my parents are bestfriend.

"Oh whatever ANDREI, i can call you Andrei whenever i want," i smile to tease him but he smiled to me devilishly.

"Okay whatever, but from now on I'll call you Chin, deal?" Oh shemss Chin is my second name and no one calling me like that. Well Chin isn't that bad actually it's cute but it sounds like a good girl.

"It's your choice," tinalikuran ko na siya at pumunta na me sa kusina to drink water and milk.

"San ka galing?" He asked. He know how to speak tagalog talaga, bat ba kase ako nagtaka eh tito Andy and tita Lucina grow here in the Philippines.

"Party. Birthday ng brother nang one of my bestfriend," ininum ko na yung milk ko. "So good night, have a nice sleep," i dont know why we talk like we're close.

Sabay na kaming umakyat and magkatapat lang kami ng room.

He said good night before he closed his door. I went to the bathroom to take a bath kase my body is malagkit na. Hindi na kase ako naka pagshower kina jen kanina.

I go to my bed and natulog na, siguro dahil sa pagod at anong time na kasi mabilis akong naka sleep.

Nagising ako when someone knocking in my door nonstop. Ugh kulang pa tulog ko, "Ali gumising ka na daw, ready na yung breakfast ikaw nalang hinihintay," i heard manang say that. "Okay manang, susunod nalang ako, and say to them that mauna na silang kumain," hindi na sumagot si manang.

Dali dali akong nagshower at nagbihis kase nakakahiya sa mga visitors kung bababa ako ng naka nightwear ako. Pagbaba ko i went straight to the dining. Good thing that i don't have hangover.

"Good morning everyone," nakangiting sambit ko. Umupo na ako at nag ask naman si daddy, "Anong oras ka umuwi kagabi?" Akmang sasagot na ako nang, "2 am tito," Andrei answered. I glared at him but he just gave me a teasing smile. Huh i hate him

"That explains why, but Ali next time go home early," dad said. "Yes dad," well my dad is not strict but ayaw niyang ginagabi ako. Marami raw kasing lokoloko sa daan at nag aalala lang siya na baka mapagdiskitahan ako.

After we eat, we chit chat at nalaman kong napaaga ang flight nila kaya ginising nila ako kanina kase ngayon na ang flight. Yes, ngayon na talaga agad agad.

When they're done telling their plans and the time comes, pumunta na agad kami sa airport.

"Take good care to your self and be nice to Karl, okay?" mom said. "Yes mom, goodbye and take care also. Love you," i kissed my mom and dad. "I love you my baby," they said, one hug at pumunta na sila.

Hinintay kong mawala sila sa paningin ko. I turned back and walked away. When someone hold my shoulder.

"Hey, you're so quiet today miss them already?" i gave him a death glare but he just laughed. "Hangover Drei" i just said, it'sa lie of course. "Iinom inom pa kasi," he murmured something, "What?" i don't understand what he said.

"Nothing Chin, pasyal nalang tayo," di pa rin talaga ako makapaniwala na fluent siya sa tagalog.  "Yeah, where do you want to go?," i asked him.

"Let's grab some coffee, you want? Or let's go to the nearest mall" he suggested. "Grab your own coffee in the mall if you want," pumasok na ako sa sasakyan and i said to the driver that sa mall na kami didiretso. "Dika umiinon ng coffee?" i look at him and said, "No, di kami friend ni coffee." He just nodded at pumunta na kami sa mall.

Nang makarating na kami sa mall sinabihan ko na si manong(driver) na tatawagan ko nalang siya pag susunduin na niya kami.

"Bili muna tayo ng makakapagwala nang hangover mo," at kinaladkad na niya ako papasok sa mall. We went to a shop or a bakery ata, umupo nalang ako sa upuan at hinintay siyang mag order.

"Eat this or I'll eat you HAHA kidding, " i gave him glare and he just laughed. So he ordered 1 banana cake and orange juice for me while for him it's just a cup of coffee.

"Anong course mo?" i open a topic, I'm not that talkative but i feel like i need to open a topic so it won't be awkward. "You're okay now??," well the food is refreshing so i guess im okay na. "Yeah, so what is your course?" I asked again. "Business Ad, 3rd year, you?" he answered. "Same as yours but 1st year."

When we're done eating pumunta kami sa arcade dito sa loob ng mall. Well di lang naman mga kids ang makikita mong nagplaplay here.

"Hey wanna play game?" nakita ko siya sa harap ng basketball play machine (i don't know the name). "Duh palaruan ata kase to diba," pambabara ko sakaniya, see I'm rude so my second name doesn't suit to me. "I mean truth or dare, stuff like that so we can know each other," he explained. "Okay game, paramihan nang mashoshoot na bola," i said and he agree naman so pinalagyan namin ng laman ang card namin.

"So ready, set, go!" In the first round he won. "So truth or dare??" he asked with a evil smile "Truth nalang muna." Nag isip muna siya, "Okay! I want to know about your lovelife, who is your boyfriend? Yung totoo, wala na mga parents mo dito" as if naman nagsisinungaling ako sa parents ko. "You really thought that im lying?? Yes i know I'm beautiful and a girlfriend material but to tell you the truth i really don't have a boyfriend, but i have a lot of boy friends," well i don't do boyfriend. Hindi ko alam kung matatawa ba ako o maooffend sa reaction niya, he looks like he's amaze but the same time di kapanipaniwala ang mga sinabi ko. At ang hangal tinignan niya pa ako mula ulo hanggang paa kaya napairap nalang ako.

Yung pagkairita ko sakaniya ay ibinuhus ko sa pagshoot ng mga bola, and luckily nanalo ako sa second round.

Nanalo ako sa sumunod na round, "it's my turn truth or dare??" i asked. "You chose truth kanina so truth," he answered. Ano ba naman to pa safe masyado but well kahit ako rin naman di ko pipiliin ang dare mahirap na baka maipahiya ko pa ang sarili ko dito "Okay my question is like your question to me, who is your girlfriend? Meron nga bang nagkamali sa desisyon niya na buhay??," I teased him sabay tumawa ako na parang demonyo charr. "Well i have, her name is Celine Dee," then he smiled. Binigyan ko rin siya ng tingin na di mapakapanilawa. Wala lang gaya gya lang ako sa tingin niya kanina sakin.

We talked about Celine at nalaman kong she's a Chinese but sa US siya lumaki, she's Andrei childhood friend. 3 years na silang magkarelasyon and damn girl she's pretty. "She's in China right now, since last vacation" Andrei said. "Doon na niya tatapusin ang pag-aaral niya i guess," like him i heard that dito na siya mag-aaral. Well good luck to them kasi ngayon lang sila nagkalayo and they said long distance relationship is hard.

"Yeah, let's continue our game. Nakailang tanong kana" tinuloy namin ang laro at ni isang beses di namin pinili ang dare. Napag alaman ko na allergic siya sa egg at nalaman niya rin na allergic ako sa seafood. Marami kaming nalaman tungkol sa isat-isa.

We ate our late lunch here at the mall. Tinawagan kona rin si manong para masundo na kami.

While we're waiting manong tinawagan ni Andrei si Celine. I say hi to her, she's really pretty but i feel something is wrong with her but i don't know what it is. Like may problem siya when she smiles at me. Or I'm just imagining things, right that's it.

Kahit nang naka uwi na kami iyon pa rin ang iniisip ko, siguro hindi iyon napansin ni Andrei because she's energetic when they're talking.

I went straight in my room sabay kami ni Karl at sinabi kong katokin nalang ako pag may kailangan siya o sila manang nalang ang sabihan niya. I'm tired plus kulang ako sa tulog at i guess i have a hangover.

Iniisip ko pa rin kung bat walang buhay ang ngiti ni Celine saakin but maybe miss niya na si Andrei kaya ganun. I hope magiging okay na siya soon, di ko pa siya kilala but i guess she's mabait naman. At nakatulugan ko na ang pag iisip dito.