To Love or Not

Chapter 25

Reminiscing The Past

Chapter 25

Hindi naman talaga kami close ni Dan before. In fact, we hate each other.

Were like cats and dogs. At minsan, walang pansinan. Mas mabuti 'yon. Kaysa nag aaway kami.

Nakakahiya naman kasi pag ako ang umaaway palagi sa kanya, I sceam too loud, malakas akong manapak at magaling akong mag mura.

I was raise in US, hanggang 8 years old ay doon ako tumira that's why I know how to cuss, at puro english.

Daniel always tease me when I cant talk tagalog fluently, 8 ako non, but I dont literally know his name. Naiinis ako at nayayabangan ako sa ugali nyang 'yon. Specially if he's smirking all the time. Ang sarap nyang supalpalin.

Nagkakilala kami 'coz our grand parents are partners in Business. Were in the same village too, Mama ,my grand mother in father side, dito palang sila nakatira noon.

With my Tita Carla and Tito Richard, magkakatabi lang kami nang bahay sa Village, kasama din ang isang kilalang pinsan ko na anak nina Tita at Tito. Si Samantha. Yes we're cousins. But were not close.

I met the Buenavista's when I was in 1st year high school, 13 years old. I was studying at Xavier University High School, different campus sila nang Xavier College, mind you.

Samantha, my cousin, isn't mataray like me, she's an angel-like, at tahimik sya, medyo mahiyain din. That's why mas mabilis akong naka-close nang mga Buenavista, me and Kuya Ysmael. Hindi pala-labas si Sam kaya ganon, samantalang kami ni Kuya ay palaging gumagala.

Daniel? Well, I don't really know him that time, hindi ko nga sya mamukhaan na sya pala 'yong palaging nang-iinis sakin noon. Si Kuya Ysmael ay close sa mga lalakeng Buenavista while I'm close with the girls.

Napansin ko lang si Dan 'nong isang engrandeng Christmas Party na maraming mayayamang Business Man sa isang malawak na garden dito sa Cagayan de Oro.

"Kuya!" tawag ni Erin sa lalaking dumaan sa harap namin, naka poker face. I stared at him.

He's cool and handsome. May kapatid pa palang lalake sina Erin at Einah? I didn't know!

"What, Er?" tanong nang tinawag ni Erin na Kuya.

"Mukhang hindi ka pinapansin nang crush mo ah?" humalakhak si Erin, lumingon naman si Daniel sakin and I smiled at him, hindi nya ako nginitian pabalik. HINDI NYA AKO NGINITIAN! Oh my gosh!

How dare him!? Kumukulo ang dugo ko! I was approachable when I was still at that age, kaya ngumingiti ako kahit hindi ko kilala, and they're all smiling me back!

Pero ang isang 'to?! How dare him!

Lumingon sya sa nginunguso ni Erin and I saw my cousin, Samantha. Naka dress sya. Maputla ang mukha, mapula ang mga mata, dry ang lips, at buto't balat ang katawan. Ngumiwi ako.

Crush nang kuya ni Erin si Sam? Impossible! Sam isn't really pretty, may sakit sya, eventually, kaya nangangayat at hindi maganda ang katawan nya.

I rolled my eyes. Compared sakin, lamang na lamang ako sa pinsan kong 'yan. Her eyes are reddish at singkit, hindi katulad sakin na makikita mong healthy at malalim na itim. Her lips are pale at walang kakulay-kulay, mine's reddish and pinkish!

Malamya ang kulay nang mukha nya at kaawa-awa sya. She's too good to be true. My face is super fresh na hindi ako nagkakaroon nang pimples at black heads. I dont have eyebugs, either!