Hooked By His Twin

2-Flashback: My forever Love

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"I don't know that Hollywood actor that you were implying, hija. But, one thing is for sure—you missed him much." Her mom said habang nag-seserve ng nachos sa dalawang platito.

Napatawa ng malakas si Ava. Her mom's is like her sister lang 'pag nagkakausap sila ng matagal. Nabitiwan pa niya ang lapis na hawak dahil sa sobrang kilig.

"Talaga, My? Am I that obvious?" She giggled when a husky voice from behind suddenly talked.

"Absolutely, you were too obvious, Ava." Pabiglang saad ni Drake na nasa kitchen na pala at matamang nakikinig sa pinag-uusapan ng mag-ina.

Ava blushed nang tingnan niya ng dahan-dahan si Drake sa kinatatayuan nito. Gusto niyang tumakbo sa hiya!

Jesus! Narinig niya ang sinabi ko! Nakakahiya!

She yelled to herself ang hoping that she'd melt right then. Ava stared at her mom again with a big eyes—natatawa ang mommy Stella niya.

"Please seat down, hijo. We're happy to see you again." Bati ni Stella sa binatang titig na titig sa nakatalikod nasi Ava na noon ay nagkunwaring may-ginagawa sa mesa.

"Thank you, tita Stella. I didn't mean to snooped—wala kasing sumagot ng tawag ko when I was in the living room. Busy pala tong si Ava talking about 'me'." He said and teased Ava by his last word. Habang 'di kumibo si Ava sa kinauupuan nito.

Natawa naman si Stella at planong bigyan ang dalawa ng privacy. She placed two plates of nachos on the table just beside Ava.

"Have some snack, hijo. Titingnan ko lang ang garden ko, alright?" Sabi nito at saka lumabas ng kitchen.

"Hi! Busy?" Umupo si Drake sa katabing silya ni Ava.

Ava smelled his manly perfume. She wanted to hug him tight kanina pa ng sunduin siya nito but she was quiet timid to do the first move.

"Ah, yeah. I'm sketching my final design malapit na kasi ang finals namin." She shyly said at nginitian ito sa huli. Lumapit pang bahagya si Drake sa kanya na ikinailang niya.

"So, you missed me?" Nakangiting saad nito in a very confident way.

"Hmp!" Inirapan niya ang over confident na binata. Pero totoong-totoo naman na na-miss niya ito. Sabagay kahit 'di niya aminin, he heard it already.

"You know what? I guess, you'll get a low grade for your upcoming finals." Tahasan wika ni Drake habang napatingin namang bigla rito ang dalaga, amusingly.

"What did you say? Hey, I'm the top student in my class, 'no! I'm not like the girl you used to know—independent na ako ngayon." Inirapan niya ito matapos bigyan ng matalim na tingin. She couldn't believe how pessimist he was! Hindi tuloy nagsi-sink in ang mga ideas niya sa ginagawang sketch.

"Tingnan mo nga 'o. Hindi kana nakakaisip ng idea 'no? Are you thinking about somebody?" He continuously teased her like he used to before na titigilan lamang niya kapag naiiyak na ang kababatang si Ava.

"Oh my! You're so silly as before, Drake. Sino naman pagkakaabalahan ko e wala nga akong boyfriend!" Naiinis na saad ng dalaga at nagpasyang i-akyak nalang sa kwarto ang mga paraphernalia niya.

"ME, of course. Your official boyfriend is now back! So, may pagkakaabalahan ka ng isipin.." Saka ngumiti at ipinagyayabang ang magkabilang dimples.

Tumayo si Ava sa kinauupuan bitbit ang mga gamit. She wore a high waisted denim shorts and a mini white t-shirt kaya kitang-kita ang long legs niya. She got curves at pwedeng pang-model ang height. Palagin ngang may kumukuha sa kanya to be the cover model but she rejected their offers dahil gusto niyang mag-focus sa course niya.