FHS # 6 | Dubbed as the golden girl of Filimon Heights, everyone thinks Joana Cohen has everything a girl could ever want. However, what she has is the very thing that keeps her from getting what she truly wants.
With a life riddled with misconcep...
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""You're seriously crushing on Cyprus? Wala ka bang taste?!"
"Argentina, paalala ko lang na kamag-anak mo 'yan."
"Kaya nga alam ko ang kalidad niyan!"
I continued to stare down on my feet as they continued to swing just above the floor. Wala akong ibang ginawa kundi maupo, tumawa, at magkibit-balikat sa mga sinasabi ni Argentina. I don't think she's upset that I like Cyprus—I think she's just baffled at the fact that one of her friends is crushing on his uncle. I'd probably react the same way if I find out that one of them is crushing on my brother.
Argentina kept pacing back and forth across the living room, arms crossed and an eyebrow raised. Para siyang isang nanay na nagsesermon sa kanyang anak. Si Izzy naman ay parang isang tatay na panay ang sunod sa asawa upang pakalmahin ito. Ang cute!
"Since when did you even start liking him?" Argentina faced me with a look of disgust.
"Oo nga. Akala ko si Apollo ang crush mo?" tanong naman ni Izzy. Kalamado man kumpara kay Argentina, halata sa mukha na napakarami nitong katanungan.
I looked up at them and shrugged, unable to find a definite answer. "I don't know. It just happened."
"She has a point," Izzy said to Argentina with a faint smile on her face. "There are times when we don't even realize our own feelings. One minute we see someone as a friend, the next we no longer want to be just friends."
And just like that, the entire living room was filled with silence. Argentina slowly turned to look at Izzy, eyebrows furrowed. "Hoy, Izobel. Nahulog ka na ba sa charms ko?"
Naglaho ang ngiti sa mukha ni Izzy at napalitan ito ng ngiwi. "Hindi na lang ako magsasalita, baka maiyak ka lang."
Namilog ang mga mata ni Argentina at pakiramdam ko ay umangat ang invisible niyang mga sungay. "What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Nothing!" Umiling si Izzy at tumawa nang malakas.
Argentina looked up and let out a frustrated sigh. "Lord, parang gusto kong manapak!"
"'Wag mo ngang idamay si Lord! Gusto mo bang mabawasan lalo ang ligtas points mo?!" tugon naman ni Izzy.
While Izzy and Argentina are at each other's throats, I slowly stood up from the chair and tiptoed my way to the staircase.
"Hoy, hindi pa tayo tapos!" Narinig kong sumigaw si Argentina kaya kumaripas na ako ng takbo paakyat ng hagdan.
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Daybreak came and I had no choice but to go home without seeing Cyprus again. Gusto ko man siyang hintaying makauwi mula sa trabaho, hindi na pwede dahil kailangan ko nang umuwi at maghanda sa pagpasok sa klase. Mas mabuti na rin siguro na hindi kami nagkita. Wala akong ligo eh.
