Making The Sun Shine Again [COMPLETED]

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE

BRYLE'S POV

"According to everyone in town, you're in another country — continent, actually," narinig kong sabi ng isang babaeng bigla na lang umupo sa tabi ko. Hindi naman ako umimik kahit pakiramdam ko ay para sa akin ang sinasabi niya. "So... anong ginagawa ni Bryle Juarez sa Pilipinas?"

Doon na ako napatingin. My eyebrows furrowed. "Excuse me, but do I know you?"

She smiled mysteriously. "Of course not. Paano mo 'kong makikilala kung laging kay Tine ka nakatingin?"

My eyes grew wider. "Tine... Are you one of my schoolmates?" She nodded, still looking at the sky. Oh hell... Does that mean that Jairo knows? Does... does Kristine know?

Mahina naman itong natawa. "Kalma ka lang. So far, ako pa lang ang nakakaalam na hindi ka umalis ng Pilipinas."

I couldn't help but squint my eyes. "Why? How?"

She shrugged. "I'm an awesome stalker," sabi niya na para bang hindi weird ang sinabi niya.

"Stalker? My stalker?" She nodded again. "And you're not even denying it?"

She faced me and frowned. Ngayon ko lang nakita ang mukha niya. If she's a schoolmate, she doesn't ring a bell. She has this brown hair with blonde highlights. Brown eyes underneath the rectangular glasses she's wearing. And she's wearing a mask.

Why is she wearing a face mask?

"Ba't ka ganyan makatingin?"

I was pulled out of my reverie. "What do you mean?"

"You look like you're judging me simply because I'm wearing a face mask," she sounded bored, and yet her voice hints sarcasm.

I shook my head. "Who are you again?"

The girl rolled her eyes and I heard her sigh. "I'm Randle Miñoza, and I like you."

Bahagya akong natigilan nang bitawan niya ant mga salitang iyon. She did not flinch nor sounded shy about it — then again, she sounded bored. Kaya naman hindi ko na lang pinansin agad. "Yung pangalan mo... panlalake," I couldn't help but notice.

I quickly received a glare from her. "Pake mo naman kung panlalake yung pangalan ko? 'Di nga kita pinapakelaman nung nagpapakat*nga ka kay Tine eh."

I returned her glare. "For someone who confessed her feelings to me, you don't seem to care whether I'll like you too or not."

She just shrugged and faced the scene in front of us. "What can I say? I'm unique as hell." Randle then turned her head to me again. "Besides, I only confessed to letting you know that you're still appreciated." Her expression turned into a frown. "But now, I kinda regret confessing. Doesn't change a fact I guess."

Bigla naman siyang tumayo saka pinagpagan ang suot niyang ripped jeans. "Where are you going?"

Nilingon niya ako. "None of your godd*mn business." Tumalikod na siya saka nagsimulang maglakad bago kumaway. "Adios, Bryle."

Napailing na lang ako saka ibinalik ang tingin sa araw na papalubog. Someday, Tine... I'll forget my feelings for you. Someday.