Restless Hearts

Chapter 3 - Hidden Desires

Chapter 3 - Hidden Desires

<He's coming back.> Joan thought.

<He didn't recognized me.> as she was looking at Mr. Lucas.

When I first saw him, I was silently wishing, praying with all my heart that

he would. But he didn't. Of course, He wouldn't. I was still very very young

then. He wouldn't know that he's my hero.

I've met Lance when I was still in gradeschool. He is the brother of my

childhood bestfriend Rachelle. I live on the house next to theirs and Rach

has been a very close friend since we've gone to the same school.

I go to their house during meriendas and on special occasions. Lance was

already in college and I was till in grade 5. He already has a different

world from mine. But that didn't stop me from having a secret crush on him.

He became my hero. You're probably asking why I named him my hero? Hmmm.. its

a just a typical story I suppose.

It was a typical day for a typical new girl in school, which is me. I didn't

have many friends at school. My mom and dad are both Marine Ecologists,

hence we travel from one place to another every year. I didn't have many

friends. I didn't want to because I know I will be saying goodbye to them

after the school year ends. That time, when I was in grade 5, I was lucky to

have stayed in one place for two years because of their job contract.

I didn't want to be Rachelle's friend actually. She's the popular girl in

school and I'm considered as the NERD. Glasses and braces and all. But one

day, I think Rach got tired of all the attention. It was lunch time at the

canteen when she pulled a chair beside me at my table on the corner and

asked me if I wanted to be her friend. I just stared at her but she kept on

talking and making funny jokes that made me laugh.

She's very bubbly. And that was the time that I realized, she's not just a

pretty face. She's kind and she sees real people. We became close friends

after that. She's always with me everywhere I go. I don't know why but she

always want to go with me even if I go to the library.

Some people say I'm her "alalay". It means slave or maid or something. But I

don't care what they think. Rach was actually soft in the inside. She's

always misunderstood. Some people think she always gets what she wants

because of her beauty and power.

She's rich. So normally, everyone wants to be her friend. I guess she didn't

know who her true friends are because of that. That's why she wanted me to

be friend with her. Because I'm the only one who didn't asked for her

attention.

I haven't met Lance then even though I'm actually hanging out with Rach

almost evryday afterschool in their house. He's always away. I think he's on