LOVE: From The Start Until Now

11

Chard's POV

It's good to see Ena. Akala ko boyfriend niya yung kasama niya. They look perfect together. Inaya niya kami mag-lunch ni Cat, i was about to decline kasi nahihiya ako when Cathy answered and accepted the offer. A part of me is happy knowing makakasama ko ulit kumain si Ena. Tony, on the other hand is getting along well with my sister. Nagkukulitan lang sila, panay ang kwento ng kapatid ko while we are eating. Nahihiya nga ako sa humor ni Cathy, pero in one point, yun talaga si Cat. Makulit, makwento, maingay. All is fine. Si Ena lang talaga ang focus ko. Nawala lang ang focus ko nung tanungin ni Cathy si Tony tungkol sa cellphone number. Alam ko na kasi ang mangyayari, hihingiin niya yung kay Tony tapos hihingiin niya din yung kay Ena. Tama nga yung iniisip ko pero hindi ko ini-expect yung sagot ni Ena, rather sagot ni Tony. Wala daw cellphone si Ena kasi bawal pa sa kanya. What the what?! At this generation?! Sino pa ba ang walang cellphone. Obvious ang sagot sa tanong ko. I just can't believe. So wala akong magagawa kundi ma-disappoint dahil masyado akong nag-expect.

Natapos kaming kumain, kaunting lakad at kwento nung biglang nagpaalam si Ena na uuwi na sila. Ayoko pa silang pauwiin ang kaso may curfew pala si Ena .. So ayaw ko man, wala naman ako magagawa. We said our goodbyes and take cares. Hope this is not the last time we will meet again. Cathy and me walked to our car. We started our way going home when Cathy asked me.

"Kuya, gusto mo ba si Ena? Halata kasi eh." Sabi niya. I did not answer, i chose not to answer kasi hindi ko din alam ang isasagot ko. Right now, what i feel about Ena is something unexplainable. Let's elaborate.

Crush ko si Ena perse.

Define crush. > paghanga, admiration

Bakit ko crush si Ena? > physical attributes: morena, maganda, matangos ilong, complementing ang height

> intellectual attributes: matalino, fast-learner, observant, malalim mag-isip, gives contrast to a certain subject

> other attributes: sings good, people person, always smiling, ever-changing moods.

Those are the reasons why i have a crush on Ena Perez.

"Hoy kuya! Ano na? Di mo naman ako sinasagot eh." Si Cathy, nakalimutan ko siya. Lumilipad ang utak ko papunta kay Ena ..

"Pwede ba Cat, i told you. Don't bring Ena as a subject." Malumanay na sagot ko sa kapatid ko. Tumahimik saglit si Cathy, maya-maya.....

"Alam mo bagay sila ni Tony noh?!" I almost stepped on the brakes upon hearing those words.

"Cathy! Will you please stop talking about them! I'm driving and please just stop talking!" I said. Cathy knows very well how to provoke me so she just smiled. Hindi ko siya sinagot sa tanong niya kung gusto ko ba si Ena kaya she will do everything just to get her my answer even ikasagasa pa namin yun. I can tell she already got what she wanted from me kaya tumigil na siya.

We reach the house. I went straight in my room. Si Cathy pupunta pa yan kay lola. Malamang itsi-tsismis na naman niya yung tungkol sa nangyari kanina. I'm really tired. Hindi man physically but i feel my body is really drained out. I laid down on my bed tapos hindi ko na namalayan na nakatulog na ko.

Ang sarap ng hangin. Summer heat is perfectly fine. Ang ganda ng weather. I looked around. I know this place. Nakapunta na ko dito pero hindi ko maalala kung saan. I closed my eyes and opened it again, someone is sitting beside me. I looked at her until my vision is clear. I saw my mom.

"Hi baby, kamusta ka na?"

"Ma, i missed you. Ngayon nalang ulit tayo nagkita. I'm fine. We are all fine, Cathy and Kuya Alex, so does Lola and Papa. Ikaw ma? Kamusta ka na?"