Amaranth ( the unfading flower)

Chapter 4

"We have here a new student.Miss Valdez please introduce yourself "Fourth day ko ngayon sa school pero ngaun lang ako papasok sa music class. Pinadagdag ko to kay Daffodil since mahilig naman ako kumanta. Para na din daw to sa susunod na ritual sa Zephyranth. We not just chant spells,we sing it.

"I'm Aran Valdez,18. Nice meeting you all " Nakayuko lang ako throughout the introduction. Hindi parin kasi ako sanay sa maraming tao.

"Please take your seat "I looked around. Nakita ko sya na kinakawayan ako. Hindi ko akalaing dito ulit kame magkikita.

" Hi cute Ara."Napangiti nalang ako. Feeling ko umiinit mukha ko tuwing sinasabi nya yan. Nasanay kasi akong freak ang tawag sakin.

"Hello "Tapos ngumiti nalang din sya. Napaka-mysterious ng ngiti nya. Para bang may tinatago.

Eto na naman ako,nagdududa sa mga tao sa paligid ko. Hindi naman siguro mali kung mag-iingat ako. Ayoko nalang talaga maulit yung dati. I'll be nice to everyone but not to the point that i'll be attached to them. I have to be on gaurd all the time. Wala naman din kasing nababangit si Daffodil tungkol sa kanya.After class lumabas agad ako.

"Cute girl!"Hindi ako yun.Wag ka lilingon Ara.

"Ara!"O sige ako na yun.

"Can i help you?"I said pero walang halong inis. Nilalayo ko lang talaga sarili ko pero hindi ibig sabihin galit ako.

"Saan next class mo? "

"Vacant ko 'till 3,why? "

"Sama ka sakin,papakilala kita sa bestfriend ko. Promise hindi nangangagat yun."Sabay taas ng kamay nya. Seryoso ba sya?

"Ah..eh kasi..." papakilala agad ? close na ba kami? Bilis ahh.

"Sige na,pretty please" Nagpout sya tapos nagbeautiful eyes. Dinaig pa ko? It's kinda wierd kasi iba ang aura nya sa pinapakita nya. Masyado syang mabait.

"Ah ok "Sabi ko nalang.Hirap tumangi .

Pumunta ko sa Botanical garden ng school since may klase pa sya. Masarap kasi pumunta dito,nakakawala ng stress. Maybe it's not like The Pavilion of Larkspur pero maganda na din.

I was holding a five-petal,blue flower.Forget me not,. . .

"Memories, True love. . .According to a legend 'Forget-me-not' were the last words of a knight to his lady-love, after he fell in and sunk to the bottom of a river because of the weight of the armor he wore. Most of the Forget-me-nots are characterized by their flowers, with 5 blue and flat petals. Exceptions being the Myosotis alba and Myosotis aurea which has white and yellow flowers, respectively."

Nagulat ako sa nagsalita. For a guy like him,he sure knows a lot about Forget-me-not.

"I been looking for you."Nakasandal sya sa isang puno. That look. That smirk,those eyes are haunting. This is how i vissioned him with his aura.

Unti-unti syang lumapit sakin. I looked straight to his eyes. Hindi ako gumalaw pero hindi sa natatakot ako. I just want to see who he really is.

I stand there all stiff and composed. Sinasalubong ang tingin nya hanggang sa sobrang lapit nya. His eyes were emotionless.

"Pinagod mo ako kakahanap sayo, cute girl " His cold stare melted into a warm smile. How can he do that? Nakatulala lang ako sa kanya while he patted my head. He gave me a blank stare then suddenly smiled at me,with sincerity.