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I looked at myself in the mirror. Nandito ako ngayon sa harap ng salamin at tinitingnan ang sarili ko. My mom will have a visitors later at kailangan daw mag-ayos. Ako naman ay magaayos dahil nga baka magkita kami ni Centineo.

"Raya" my mom knocked at my door.

"Po?" I asked her at naging daan niya iyon para buksan ng maigi ang pintuan.

"Halika na at paparating na daw ang tita Siena mo" sabi niya sa akin at hinawakan ang aking kamay at sabay kaming pumunta sa ilalim. Nakita ko naman ang kapatid kong nakabusangot na naman ang mukha.

"Harry, smile please" I pleaded and then I saw him slightly smiled.

We heard some car noise outside kaya pumunta na agad ang aking magulang para i-welcome ang aming mga bisita.

My mom didn't said anything pero ang  bisita daw namin ngayon ay isa din sa kababata ko noon at naalala ko din si tita Siena dahil mabait iyon maliban lamang sa anak niya ang sarap sapakin payatot naman noon.

Naalala ko pala ang pangalan niya si Atlas ata, yun tawag ni tita sakaniya noon eh nalimutan ko na. Bata palang kami noon kaya hindi ko na masiyadong tanda.

Nanatili din kasi ng ilang taon sila ng pamilya niya at si Tita sa Canada kaya ilang taon din kaming hindi nagkita.

Napatingin ako sa pintuan at bumukas iyon. And I saw tita Siena with her son, pero hindi ito yung nakaaway ko noon. He's three years or two years older than me ata.  

"Hiraa, I missed you" tita Siena approached and hugged me, and then I hugged her back. Napatingin din ako sa sasakyang sinakyan niya sa labas.

Ang pamilyar nung sasakyan para kay—

Napatingin ako sa pinto nung bumukas ulit iyon at bumungad sa akin ang nagiisang lalaking 'di ko inaasahan na nandito ngayon, sa bahay namin.

"Mare, you remembered my son right? Si Atlas! Ito na siya mare" napatingin naman kaagad ako kay tita nung sinabi niya iyon sa mama ko.

I was too stunned to speak and he is there looking at me at naguguluhan din. All this time the guy that I met online was the guy who keeps on teasing me a decade ago?

We we're too stunned to speak and then I heared him say.

"Raya?" he said like a whisper but his mom heared it.

"Great! Magkakilala na naman pala kayo" tita smiled and then made his son  stand next to me.

"Gagi I didn't know that you're the guy who's keep on teasing me years ago, huh?" I said and gave him a meaningful smile.

"Don't tell me na you're just keeps on teasing me 'cause you like me na years ago?" I teased him and then I was too stunned to speak because of what he said.

"What if I really like you a lot those times and I keep on teasing you 'cause I want your attention?" he smirked at me.

"See ikaw naman ang hindi makapagsalita ngayon" sabi niya sa akin.

"Look who's simp on me years ago, and still simp on me till now huh" we keep teasing each other and then we suddenly heard a flash and a click of the camera.

"They looked good together mare diba?" Tita said while smiling to my mom,and my mom totally nodded without saying anything pero nakangiti pa rin ito.

Natawa nalang kami at napansin ko ding yung kamay niya ay nasa balikat ko na at nakaakbay sa akin. Pasimple ko siyang kiniliti sa kaniyang gilid and then he suddenly looked at me while laughing, napa atras naman ako ng maramdaman kong papalapit siya sa akin.