Fireside

Chapter 2 "New"

"Hi Kylee."

Napatalon ako bigla sa gulat. Walangya na tao oh! He just scared the hell out of me.

"Oh, sorry. I wasn't trying to scare you or anything. Mum said Aunt Carol had a daughter and I should talk to you because you're new here." The boy, who almost gave me a heart attack, said.

Antipatiko. Masanay na dapat akong mag-english nito. Pinagsisihan ko na ang hindi pakikinig kay daddy nung sabi niya na dapat english kami magsalita doon pa lamang sa Pinas. Naalala ko mga 7 years old pa ako noon.

Ganyan talaga, nasa huli ang pagsisisi. Tignan niyo, si Mikael ang galing makipag-usap. Ako, nga-nga!

"um, that's fine." you see, I'm a woman with a few words. Seriously, few words talaga kasi naman shy ako sa mga taong bago. Lalong lalo na kung ganito kagwapo!

He smiled. Ugh! Ang gwapo talaga! Okay mom hindi na ako nagsisisi bakit ako pumayag tumira dito kung siya man lang ang makakasama ko. Oh that luscious lips, that light blue eyes, that perfectly styled hair, he almost looks like someone from tumblr. He really does. Wait, I don't know his name yet he knows mine. It's not really fair. "You know me but I don't know you."

He chuckled slightly. "Yeah. I'm Luke. Luke Stauton." He held out his hand motioning me to shake it. I did so.

Wait what? I'm starting to think in English. Awesome! The English air is hitting me now.

"Oh right. Kylee, my friends are coming in tonight. I think you should meet them. They're great!" He excitedly informed me. I just smiled. Oh I'm excited. I bet he's the cutest in their group. Just then, a group of boys entered the house directly. A lot like my tropa used to do. There was about 5 or 6 guys in the room now.

"Buddy, who's this pretty girl?" One asked. I blushed a little knowing I was the only girl in the room. I also was wrong. His friends are cute! He's not the cutest thought.

"Lads, meet Kylee. Aunt Carol's daughter. The one I mention to you was coming today. And Kylee, meet my friends" He stepped in front of the one who said I was pretty. "This is Jason, and Chad, and Michael, and Pete." He introduced them one by one. The boys did some elegant bow thing in front of me. Yep, this is gonna be great.

Jason had dirty blonde hair. Has green eyes and the tallest among the group.

Chad, he has golden brown hair. His eyes are like Luke's but oceanic. And he's the shortest. Just half a foot taller than me.

Michael seemed to be brunette at first but he dyed it. I noticed because there were brown roots in his blonde hair. It looked so cool.

And Pete. Pete has Jet black hair. A lot like mine. His eyes are brown and he's the only one with an ear piercing.

"So Kylee," Chad started but I cut him off. "It's just Kyle." He nodded and continued, "So Kyle, what's your story?"

Is this normal? I'm about to tell my story to someone I just met? Well, I'm gonna live in this subdivision and I'll probably be friends with them so why not?

"Well, first, my name is Kylee Jonah Teh. Not a full-blooded Filipino. Mom's half Brazillian while dad's half Chinese. It's quite noticeable with my appearance. I'm 18 years old and just graduated." I finished off with a sly smile.

"Friends? Talents? Boyfriend?" Jason continuously asked. "3 bestbuddies; James, Kris and Paolo. Talents? I can dance and I know Karate. No boyfriend at the moment." I answered all.

"Great!" Luke accidentally cheered. Then he blushed. I can't help but to blush also. I can feel the redness of my cheeks getting clearer. I re-adjusted my glasses. Thank God my glasses aren't nerdy. And my braces looked quite well on me. I do look like a nerd but 'a pretty one' according to everyone around me.

"Are you like a nerd? Because you have glasses and braces. Don't get me wrong! They really look good on you. Quite weird. They don't usually look good on people. But you, you do" Pete asked/explained his question.

You see! Nailed it! It's like they read my mind.

"From where I came from, most students wear braces and glasses. They even look greater in them than me." I laughed. Laughing because it's true. I studied in a Chinese school and most of them have glasses and braces.

"Wow. I need to go to that place." Pete mumbled under his breath. I can still hear him clearly though. That made me laugh even more. Tang-ina ito. Para lang mga tropa ko. Pagbumusita ang mga iyon ipapakilala ko sila. Sigurado akong magkakaintindihan ang mga ito.

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"Cge guys, alis na kami" Sabi ko sa kanila.

"um.. what?" sabi naman ni Jason. Oo na pala no.

Hindi pala ito mga Pinoy. "Sorry. I forgot you don't speak that language. I meant "Guys, We're going home""

I should really speak in english from now on. Really.

"Well, you should teach me." Chad replied. "I'm good with learning new languages." He added.

"Soon." And with that I walked out the front glass door with Mikael holding my hand. I was glad I met them. We talked a bit. And now I know these guys have celebrity friends. I'm not a fan of any celebrities but who knows, maybe I'll fell in love with one! XD Yeah Like that's even possible. Tss

Aunthor's note:

Hmm, hindi alam ni Kylee na talagang maiinlove siya sa isang celebrity! Yey.

Sorry short siya. Nakakatamad talaga eh. Pero sa susunod na mga chapteres, i-try kong habaan konti.

Thank you pala sa mga bumasa ng Chapter 1 and 2!