Illuminated Memories (La Lune Series #1)

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"Clive, I want you to be on your best behavior this school year." Mariing ani ni Willem, my best friend.

"Bakit naman?" I stopped playing with my phone, swiftly arranging my tousled hair even if it will be back on its messy state again later. I smirked in amusement. This is new from Willem himself. Kaya nga naging kaibigan ko siya kasi wala kaming pakialam sa mga nangyayari sa paligid namin.

He stopped for a moment, his hesitation obvious on his face. Tumalikod siya sa'kin at tumikom ng marahan, facing the front view of the school from our vision at the roof top, his hair being blown by the wind the same way it did to mine.

"S-Someone important, mag-aaral siya dito." My eyes narrowed, "Mas importante pa ba siya kay Illana?" I snorted.

He glared at me, catching me off guard. Just how important is this person to him?

"Okay..." I trailed off, putting my phone inside the pocket of my khaki shorts. "Tell me more about this person."

"That important person is a girl, she's my best friend since diapers and I certainly don't want you to play with her heart."

I nodded, "What's her name?" Slowly, my feet dug into the concrete floor of the school as I walk towards the space beside him, my eyes locked at the moving clouds above us.

"Aveline Jade S. Novenche."

I smirked, "Interesting."

"Clive!" He harshly slaps my chest using the back of his hands, making me cringe at the slight pain that I felt. "What?" I scowled.

"Hurt her and I'll break your leg." He hissed.

I crossed my arm in front of my chest, I turn my head towards him. "I just said that it's interesting with how protective you are towards her."

"You also started pursuing the girls in our campus because you're interested." He reasoned. "Wag ako, Clevan."

Napailing na lamang ako at napatawa ng mahina. "It depends."

"On what?"

I grab my bag and swing it on my shoulder before walking to the exit back down to the school ground. "Clive, answer me!"

I stopped and look up at the moving clouds above us, "It depends if she's unique." I mumbled.

"Ano?! Hindi kita marinig, ang layo mo. Bumalik ka nga dito!"

I wave my hand leisurely and continued on walking, "I didn't say anything. Tara na, maglilinis pa tayo ng classroom."

I can feel curiosity in my veins flowing as weeks passed by and it's finally the first day of school. When a girl entered the classroom with skin of chocolate milk, her black hair in a low ponytail, tall nose, thick eyebrows, plump pink lips, and have those hazel eyes that almost drowned me in the depths of it when her eyes landed on me. I can feel my hands shaking because of the novel feeling thay I feel in my chest.

I raised my right eyebrow at her, taunting her to sit behind me. Gusto kong matuklasan kung anong klase siyang babae. Is she a easy target or a "hard to get" kind of girl? Knowing Willem, she's gonna be the latter.

And I was right, she sat beside the easy going girl in our class, Summer.

Interesting, very interesting.

"She's here, now behave." Willem muttered.

"I'm not a dog, but atleast I could try." I smirked, my interest on her heightening. "Arf arf, motherfucker."