Behind Her Smile

12-18-17

Harry Hemsworth POV

"You wanna know the hardest thing she's had to do this past few years? Learn how to be alone and not to care to anyone. She learn how to wake up in the morning without anyone in her side. She had to learn how to go throughout the day without talking to anyone. She'd had to learn how to depend on herself after depending to her family for so long. She had to learn not to get attached to anyone. She had to learn how to be cold. She'd had to learn how to get over in her miserable past and not to hope that everything will go back to the way it used to be. She's had to learn how to live without anyone beside her and continue to live alone."

I was dumfounded after what I heard about her.

I've been really bad to her since the first time we met.

"Maybe she act tough but she is not. Behind her smile there something that no one would dare to know. They think Clarrise is a bitch but no, they are wrong. She is the most kind and wonderful person I know. In her every action there's a reason behind it. No one knows kung ano ba talaga ang mga yon. Kung bakit naging ganyan sya. She doesn't trust everyone not even her own family."

"Do you know the reason why she is like that?"

Taylor convulse her head "No."

"Ang alam ko lang meron syang trust issues because of what happend to her family. Di kasi sya yung tipong tao na mag oopen ng ganong topic. Ayaw na ayaw nya ang kinakaawaan sya." She added

I can see sadness in her eyes. She really care about Althea.

"Ngingiti ngiti lang yan pero andami nyang pinagdadaanan. I feel guilty because It was my partly my brother fault."

"Erwan?" She nodded

"She has a bad trust issues. So she will not tell anyone what her problem is. What she feels. What she needs. I wan't to kill my brother for hurting my bestfriend. It was his fault bakit naging ganyan ka bato si Althea."

"By the way why did you ask?" Yea why? I dont know too. I was just curious.

Curious.

"Nothing" I take the last sip of my coffee before I go.

"Thankyou for your time taylor."

She smile and wave her hand. "Please be good to my bestfriend!"

I nod.

I want to know more about her.

"Hey bro. Ang lalim ata ng iniisip mo ah? Don't tell me you're thinking about that girl? Althea Clarrise Knox"

I raised my fist "Shut up harold"

"Chill bro. Do you like her?"

Halos masamid ako dahil sa sinabi nya. "Are you making fun of me?"

Harold laugh "No. Im just asking you"

I look at the window and sigh "I don't know. I just want to know more about her. She look's mysterious"

Althea Clarrise Knox POV

"May incoming event ang BENCH and you were given the chance to join it!" Masayang balita ni Maria sabay palakpak pa.

"Alam mo ba kung ilang artista ang dadalo doon?! My gosh! Kailangan mong mag handa ng todo todo bakla! Talbugan mo ang Keisha Ramirez na yan"

Natawa ako, galit na galit sya sa inggitera na yon pagkatapos nyang marinig ang tunay na nangyari noon sa naging banggayan namin.

Im happy dahil for the first time may naniwala saakin.

"Thankyou maria" I blurted out. She looks surprise.