After a half an hour of arguing, napapayag din ni kuya si Cassie na patulugin ako sa kwarto niya. Although di makikita sa mukha niya, alam kong binibigyan na nya ako ng death glares which I gladly accepted. Ano pa ba kasing magagawa ko? She seems to be an "authorized" family member
Inaayos ng kuya ko ang kwarto ko habang kaming dalawa ni Cassie bumaba. Dahil nakakahiya nga, ipaghahanda ko siya ng meryenda kahit simple lang
"Cassie? What would you like for meryenda?" I asked
She just looked at me with her usual stoic face and and pointed at the plain white cake box at sinabing,
"Those are fine. I brought a cake for all but it seems like they're busy" sabi niya. Though keeping a straight face was a good idea, there's still this tone of her voice na kung pakikinggan mong mabuti or kung feel mo siya, mararamdaman mo
And all I felt was sadness
"Oh, okay. Ilang slices?" Tanong ko and she raised her hand saying 3 slices
"And oh,"
"What is it?" Tanong ko at nakita ko na for the FIRST time na nakita ko siya, nagkaron ng emotion yung mukha niya. Gulat nga lang. I wonder why
"Nevermind. Just... eat that alone" she said at umakyat
"Bring your things later. I'm gonna do something" dagdag pa niya at dumeretso na sa kwarto na nasa third floor. Solo niya yun?
Bumaba si kuya Blade galing kwarto at ang ganda ng pambungad niya, promise
"Kakainin mo? Akin nalang" diba ganda?
"Kuya.. what's.. what's with Cassie?"
Tanong ko. Obvious naman na curious talaga ako
"Well, nevermind her. Let's go, get your things ready." Sabi niya at tinapos ng mabilis yung cake at pumunta sa hagdan
"And we're going somewhere alright?" Dagdag pa niya
Tumango nalang ako as an answer
Ash's POV:
Mom got home and I'm so excited kasi baka this year pwede ko sya makasama sa Field Trip namin. You know, sinasabay na ng mga teacher ang pakikipag-usap nila sa magulang kapag field trip or any other occasions
I went upstairs para kausapin sana si mom pero narinig kong may kausap siya sa phone niya eh. Pero... well, alam kong masama ang makinig kasi.. ewan.. but I did it anyway
"Mister Zheng, I'm sure your son will like my daughter"
[You sure? Ayoko pangit aking daughter in law]
"Zheng, would I tell you this kung alam kong pangit ang anak ko?"
[I just make sure. Gusto ko tuloy ganda gwapo lahi Zheng]
"Zheng, am I beautiful?"
[Oo, ikaw ganda dyosa]
"Then I'm telling you that she's twice as beautiful as me"
[Tiwala....]
And so on, so.. arranged marriage?
No, mom you cannot do this to me
And na-alala ko yung tungkol sa field trip, so I knocked three times until a voice spoke
So pagdarating ako, busy ganun?
"Come in"
"Mom.." I said hesitantly though a smile is still plastered on my face
"What is it?" She asked
"Mom, tanong ko lang sana. Pwede ba kayo sumama sa fielt trip?" I asked while keeping the paper crumple free though I really wanted to use it as my relaxation
"No, I'm busy"
"But mom, once lang to"
"Ano ba Ashielle? Kapag sinabi kong no, it means no. Busy ako di mo ba kita?" She said habang tinuro ang sandamakmak na paperworks sa desks nya
Wala naman syang oras sa akin eh
"You can't go to the school trip either" she said
I gasped. No, you must be kidding me! I haven't experienced field trip before!
I though as I went closer to my mother
"Why?" I asked
"We're attending Xiumin's birthday"
"And oh, by the way, he is your fiancé" dagdag pa niya
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!" I shouted and she turned to look at me
"Who gave you the rights to shout at your mother?!" She said but remained calm
"You always tell me na busy ka, but the truth is you're with your amigas all the time. You say you're proud of me but what lies behind that phrase are the words 'I hate her, I wished I didn't had her'. You always tell me na kailangan kong maging katulad mo, but how could I kung alam kong masasaktan lang din sya sa mga pinag-gagagwa ng nanay niya sa kanya. I acted like a fool. Para akong buntot nyo na sunod ng sunod, not knowing kung ano ang pwede mang mangyari sa akin. I hate you!!" After that, I stormed out and went straight at the pavilion dun malapit sa bahay nila Klaire
I stayed there for a while hanggang sa may mga grupo ng lalaki na dumaan at nagtanong
"Miss, pwede po magtanong?" Tanong ng isang lalaking may matangkad. Mga 186 cm ang tangkad. Aray bes, 156 lang ang dyosang to
"Sige, ano yun?" Sabi ko at ngumiti naman yung mga kasana niyang lakaki
"Alam niyo po ba kung saan nakatira si Cassie Flynn?" Tanong nya sabay yuko
Teka, ano ba meron? Lampo jusko
"Kung si Cassie Flynn na kapatid ni Blade Flynn ang hinahanap niyo, well I'm sorry mali kasi yung subdivision na napuntahan niyo" sabi ko tsaka ako kumuha ng papel at sinulat kung saan nakatira sa Cass. Mukha naman silang mababait at mapagkakatiwalaan eh
"Ayan oh. Wag niyo ipagkalat ah?" Sabi ko at tumango naman sila sabay alis
Bigla naman dumating si Klaire na nakasakay sa motorcycle nya na black and red. Nako, ang hirap sabihan nito
"Yo. Anyare sayo? Bat ganyan mukha mo?" Tanong niya paglapit na sakin
"Ganda talaga ng pambungad mo" sabi ko
"Syempre, maganda rin ako eh" aba aba aba.
"Nay, anyare sayo? Nagka-boyfriend ka lang eh. Wala paring forever" sabi ko
"HAHAHA. Osya sige na. Si Lea nga pala maya maya na makakapunta. Sinira kasi ni Blade yung pintuan niya eh. Oh ano nga problema mo? Bat ganyan ka?" Sabi niya. Kaya sinabi ko na lahat. Simula dun sa kasal chubera, hanggang sa nagpapanggap ako na okay lang, hanggang sa tinanong ko si mom kung pwede sya pumunta sa field trip, hanggang sa kinumpara ko lahat ng mga sinasabi niya sa amiga niya up to my outburst
"Seryoso ka bang may fiancé ka at ikakasal ka na?" Sabi niya. Obvious naman na magj-joke yan eh, obvious rin naman na nag-aalala sya sa akin. Syempre, si Klaire yan eh
Bigla naman narinig ko yung boses ni Lea sa likod ko
"Oh ano, sumagot ka" she sounded like she's a bully, yeah, pero deep inside nag-aalala lang talaga yan
"Oo. At, ime-meet ko daw sila sa araw ng field trip" sabi ko
"Pare, chixx oh"
"Tatlo pa"
"Pre yung isa lang"
"Lahatin niyo na, choosy pa kayo eh"
"Ay walanjo naman eh. Sige. Basta hati tayo ah?" Sabi ng mga tambay na nagkataong napadaan dito. Kung kelan naman eh... at dun na nga nagsimula ang gulo
~part 2 to be published tomorn~
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Where It All Started
FanfictionIn the end, no matter what you do, and how you try to forget, you'll just keep on remembering the past. You're on your present already, but the things you do, the words you speak, they're all in the past. You CANNOT avoid it. You can't. Trying and t...
