Glowing Up (On hold)

PROLOGUE

"So what does he say?"

Aries asked me excitedly while shaking my shoulders kaya tumayo ako palayo sa kama para lumayo sakanila. Kanina pa nila ako kinukulit ni Stacy about sa ka talking stage ko sa instagram na kinwento ko sakanila but I also told them naman na we were just friends online but they just wouldn't believe.

And now na nag-aya yung guy na meet kami in person since it was three months narin and we still didn't each other faces even now. Ironic isn't it? but ayoko rin naman kasing mag pakita on people I only meet online, I was just really not comfortable about doing it.

But after all those months he made it comfortable so we decided to meet today but I wish na hindi ko nalang sinabi kila Aries yon because they kept on bothering me. Actually mukang mas excited pa nga sila kase saakin because finally daw mag kakaron na 'ko ng jowa but actually that's not what the meet up is about "Hoy! Patingin, ano nga sabi?" Singit na naman ni Stacy.

"It's already ten am oh, anong oras ba kayo mag ki-kita?" Stacy asked me alot of questions while she's sitting on the bed kaya napatingin ako sakanya.

"He told me that he will be at the Rise & Shine café at four o'clock but actually I was thinking if I should cancel it or just move it the next day?" I asked hesitantly before I sit next to both of them. Agad naman nila akong tinaasan ng kilay like they're judging me because of all the thoughts I make. Alam ko namang nakakahiya if I do cancel it but maybe I was just being paranoid.

"Bat mo naman yon gagawin bhie, edi nasayang lang yung araw! I mean you guys was already about to meet and you will cancel it tomorrow? Eh kung ngayon nyo nalang ginawa edi tapos na" Stacy kept on talking like she was part on some kind of rapping competition kaya tinakpan ko yung bibig nya. Mamaya marinig sya nila dad sa baba tapos akalain na may date talaga ako!

Because it wasn't really a date, maybe a friendly date? But no, it's not, I just really don't know what to call it. Pinapapunta lang naman nya ko so we could finally meet each other and that's it. Nothing more, nothing less.

"I know! Pero kase what if kidnapper pala sya or something? Oh baka mamaya he older than I expected, like really really old, what would I do? Or baka mamaya he doesn't look like...you know, like I imagine. Not to be a judger but what if muka syang tambay sa kanto?" Sunod sunod na tanong ko na rin sakanilang dalawa kaya sabay silang natigilan at natawa.

They're a bad influence to me, nagagaya na tuloy ako sakanila! These flirts are making fun of me instead of teaching me what to do.

"Masyado ka namang paranoid, kala ko ba hindi naman to date?" Aries said kaya napahiga nalang ako sa kama out of frustration. I don't even know why suddenly I'm acting like this pero kase it's my first time meeting someone that I just met online and I don't know what to do!

"Don't worry tutulungan ka nalang namin, right Stacy? Kawawa naman baby girl natin oh, first time makikipag date" Aries said teasing me kaya hinampas ko sya ng unan sa muka and yelled it's not a date but they just laughed at me. I actually don't know kung kaibigan ko ba talaga sila.

"Okay sige na, ito na seriously" Sabi naman ni Stacy bago sya umayos ng upo sa kama "So first things first syempre, ang una mong kaylangan gawin is ask him about his favorite and what he likes and if his answer was not you...girl hindi ka non gusto!" Pang aasar na naman nya so I playfully pulled her hair. Wala na talaga silang nasabing matino saakin nakakainis. They're annoying.

"Oh come on girl, loosen up! I'm sure your date won't gonna eat you but unless..." Aries said and gave me an meaningful look but hindi ko sya pinansin at tumayo nalang ako at nag lakad palayo sakanila. They're really wouldn't take this thing seriously, well siguro dapat ganon din ang gawin ko. I was being so nervous and frustrated about nothing at all!

All I need to do was see him there and have a little chit chat with him and done. Yon lang yon, nothing more but for now I need to calm myself down dahil baka hindi pa ako makapunta don sa dami ng iniisip ko.

Me and the girls just waste time in my room dahil it's weekend naman and we have nothing else to do. We just talked about things, guys and they finally gave me an serious advice about what to do. Nung mag hapon na ay naligo na ako to get ready. After I take a bath pumunta agad ako sa walk in closet ko and there where I caught those two looking at my stuff.

That's nothing new so I wasn't surprised, besides they me told na tutulungan daw nila akong pumili ng susuotin even tho I wasn't planning to dress up that much but these girls wouldn't let me do my things.

"It's your first date so it needs to be special!" Stacy said while holding a hanger with one of my white shirt on it and a blue cropped top long sleeves on the other hand. I was just wearing a robe ng pumunta ako sa harap ng salamin to do my thing habang nag hahanap silang dalawa don ng pwede kong isuot "You said you want it simple so what do you think about this?"

Stacy asked me while laughing and holding a pair of my sleeping pajamas on her hand kaya napairap nalang ako.

After a few minute I ended up wearing a puff sleeve cropped top na dark blue partnered with a high waisted black skirt dahil yon ang gusto nilang dalawa. Nag half ponytail nalang din ako so I wouldn't waste alot of time doing my hair. And since maaga-aga pa naman kaya sumama nalang muna ako kila Aries at Stacy para mag mall, there's this one bag daw don.

They told me that they were eyeing that bag since last week pa in one of the chanel store na nadaanan nila kaya don na din kami dumiretsyo pag kadating namin sa mall. Malapit lang din naman dito yung café na pag kikitaan namin kaya it's okay to wander around for a while para mag palipas oras.

"Omg girls!" Stacy suddenly stopped walking pag kalabas namin ng store kaya natigilan din kaming dalawa ni Aries as we both looked at her "I think I wouldn't be able to wander around with you guys anymore. Nadito na kase yung sundo ko eh" She said while pouting kaya napatingin kaming dalawa ni Aries at her back and then we saw a guy walking towards our direction.

Stacy kiss us on cheeks bago nya ibigay sa lalaking nakatayo sa gilid nya yung mga paper bags na hawak hawak nya, yon yun mga pinamili namin kanina.

"Hi! What's you name?" Aries immediately greet the guy that was besides Stacy as she offered him her hand and the guy accepted it naman as he say his name Leone. Aries and I just gave Stacy a questioning look but she just smiled awkwardly at us kaya mas na curious tuloy ako kung yung guy na'to. He look so familiar but I can't remember where did I see him.