Crazy Coward Hearts : An AlyDen Love Tale

Chapter 4

Dennise's POV

Ouch!! Are you blind , Look where you're going!!

DEN: Sorry!!! Ikaw naman kasi eh , Watch your words young lady, I'm still your ate

JUS: Ate naman eh, we've been waiting for you, kanina pa, ang tagal mo po I was just about to call you

DEN: I'm here na ok , tara let's just get inside

Pumunta na kami sa dining room nila Tita Stella nandun na silang lahat, dinner was being served at the table , umupo kami ni Jus sa table, 8 seater yung dining set , nasa magkabilang end sina Daddy at Tito Bernard , sa right magkatabi sina Tita Stella at Riley, Tapos sa left naman kaming tatlo nila mommy at Jus, may isang vacant seat sa side nila Tita, I was wondering nga kung bakit wala yung daughter niya .

TITA STELLA : Let's eat, I cooked, sana magustuhan niyo

JUSTINE: We always do tita

MOMMY: Stella, where's Alyssa, isn't she joining us tonight?

Daddy: Oo nga, this dinner's for her diba?

Natagalan bago makasagot si Tita Stella, I was wondering why, pero agad namang sumagot si Tito Bernard..

TITO BERNARD: Alyssa's up in her room, she wanted to join us kaso may jet lag pa siya at hindi pa siya gaanong nakapag-aajust sa time difference kaya tulog siya ngayon nagpapahinga ,

Tito Bernard explained after that him and tita Stella shared a meaningful glance, para bang nag tthank you si Tita, if I didn't know any better I'd think na may tinatago sila. Mabait na tao si tito, best friends sila daddy at ninong siya ni Justine, he's got a good sense of humor too, General si Daddy ng CIDG at Colonel naman siya kaya parang magkapatid na ang turingan nila sa isa't isa.

DADDY: Well, I'm sure sooner or later magiging okay rin siya, meanwhile let's just enjoy dinner, there's delicious food in front of us

MOMMY: Sayang we can't see her tonight , dalaga na siguro siya for sure

TITA STELLA: Oo,I've missed soo much, hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula,sobrang na attach siya sa daddy niya, hindi ko tuloy alam kung saan ako lulugar

DADDY : Buti nalang at pina uwi na siya ni Alexander

TITO BERNARD: It's been years, dapat lang na ibalik niya si Aly , after everything he's done

TITA STELLA : Berny , we're in front of the food, let's not talk about this, especially in front of..... Dennise at nila Justin at Riley

Tita gave me a sympathetic look, hindi ko alam kung anong ibig sabihin nun, para bang nalulungkot siya, na naawa, basta di ko nalang pinansin. Usually dinner's like this would be fun and filled with jokes and laughter, pero iba ngayon, para bang may weird na aura na bumabalot sa paligid .The dinner went by fast, mostly about sa business at work yung pinag-usapan nila. After dinner nakipag kulitan muna kami ni Jus kay Riley, tapos nag –paalam narin kami.

Pag-kauwi namin ng bahay, I took a shower,  I changed into my comfy pink unicorn pajama, I stayed up late para tapusin yung schoolwork namin , hindi ko na pinag pabukas, Sunday is my rest day, and besides ayaw ko ring mag procrastinate , procrastinaton has killed soo many dreams and failed soo many students , and I don't wanna be a victim of that same faith...

Alyssa's POV

     It's been a week simula ng dumating ako dito sa Pilipinas, hindi pa ako lumalabas ng kwarto ko eversince, may mga pagkakataon na pinipilit akong lumabas ni Stella kung ano-anong sinasabi niya sa labas ng pinto, hindi ko siya pinapansin, all I do is turn up the volume of my headphones tapos problem solved .
         
         Yung pagkain ko naman iniiwan lang nila sa ibabaw ng table sa labas ng kwarto ko, nung una di ko lang yun pinapansin hinahayaan ko lang sa labas kasi marami pa namang snacks sa bag ko yung dala ko galing pang US, pero nung na ubos yun I had no choice but to accept the food they we're giving pero binabayaran ko yun, nag iiwan ako lagi ng $5 everytime na kukunin ko yung food,pero I noticed na di rin naman nila kinukuha yung pera kaya pinababayaan ko nalang. Everytime na bubuksan ko yung pinto sinisigurado ko na walang tao tas mabilisan kong kukunin yung food sabay takbo pabalik sa loob. Isang linggo naring hindi tumatawag si dad, I've been trying to call him pero laging voicemail lang.......

          Kakatapos lang ng unang araw ko dito sa Collegio de San Agustin, the place seemed fine, my classmates seemed decent , despite ng gulo between me and Stella pumasok pa rin ako, galit lang ako sa kanya pero ayaw kong sirain ang sarili ko at mag rebelde . Ok naman ako dito, kaya lang parang may kulang, parang ang lungkot pa rin. Naalala ko tuloy yung team mates ko sa states, for sure nag ppractice sila ngayon ,the thought of them made me miss playing volleyball , then I thought of something...

Dennise's POV

        After ng meeting namin ng team ko sa locker room , I went back to the gym, ako yung assigned na mag check ng equipment at mag lock ng gym today, 6 pm na so i had to rush. Pag pasok ko sa gym nagkalat yung bola sa loob , inayos na namin to kanina pag katapos ng practice , bakit nagkalat to? ...kalahati lang nung gym yung may ilaw yung other half dimly lit lang kaya medyo madilim , may ilang bola sa "dark side" na yun , I was bending down to pick some of the balls up ng bigla akong may nakitang figure sa pinaka gilid sa first row ng mga bleachers, sa sobrang gulat ko nabitawan ko yung mga bola at napa upo ako sa sahig...

        Halos isang minuto ring akong naka titig sa figure na yon, mukha siyang babae , medyo mahaba yun buhok niya , naka pony tail, suot niya yung uniform ng school , her hands we're covering her face, nandun lang siya , tahimik na nakaupo, mukhang tulog. Tumayo ako at dahan-dahang lumakad papunta sa kanya, I was right in front of her , nag bend down ako sa level niya our faces were just almost an inch apart, yun nga lang nakatakip parin yung kamay niya sa face niya,tulog nga siguro siya, gigisingin ko na sana siya ....

GIRL : BOO!!

DEN: What the ....!! 

napaatras ako at biglang napa-upo, and this time ang sakit ng bagsak ko, magugulatin ako, and i'm not fond of surprises, specially this kind...

GIRL: Hey ! chill hahahahahahahah you should have seen you face

at nakuha pa niyang tumawa...

DEN: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING HERE!!!!????? 

I furiously stated

GIRL: Jeez, Sorry ok? let me help you up...

 She held her hand to me, nag dalawang isip ako kung kukunin ko ba,

GIRL: C'mon just take my hand, promise I won't let you fall again  she winked

DEN: fine...  i took her hand and she helped me stand up

GIRL: Sorry! I didn't mean it, I got carried away, it's been a loooong time since i  last had fun..

DEN : so ako yung pnag tripan mo? i crossed my  arms and and looked at her with a  " maldita look"  plastered at my face

GIRL : Sorry, i had no where to go...

 This time i felt a hint of sadness in her voice,  bigla tuloy ako na guilty...

DEN : Oo na , fine, apology accepted. Tulungan mo na lang ako na ligpitin to so I can go home na..

GIRL :  ayoko... then I saw her grin

DEN:  What?! teka una sa lahat kalat mo to ,  pangala....

She cut me off

GIRL: Shhhhhh, ang ingay mo, sabi ko hindi ako  tutulong, ako na mismo yung gagawa, I did this so I'll clean up this mess on  my own.....oh and by the way I'm Aly

DEN:  Aly, I'm Dennise , Dennise Lazaro...