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[32] Narration

(Zion's POV)

I was discharged yesterday already so I had to pack my things up for the flight,yung mga luggage nilagay na namin sa likod ng van pero since maaga pa naman niyaya ko sina Zero at Zoom na kumain sa labas.Nilock na namin yung pinto ng bahay because deretso na kami ng airport after this.

Kahapon pa umalis si Dad,ni hindi man lang niya ako binisita sa hospital then it's been a week since the incident at wala akong ganang pag-usapan yun.

"hyung pupunta pa ba sila dito?" tanong ni Zoom sakin habang nagbibihis.

"sina Ellise? nope" I said because Ellise told me that busy sila,as the student council president she'll be handling the academy's events today which is I don't know about.

Chaste joined a dance contest there,Hail and Justice has exams.Sapphire is with Chloe helping Ellise tapos sina Autumn,Briar at Flare kasali sa singing contest.

Yung tatlo naman nina Poppy,Violet at Wonder maghapon may klase so no to bidding us goodbye in person.Hindi rin naman sila papayagan ng guardians nila na umabsent para lang samin.Who are we even to bother them?

"let's go Zero's outside already" sabi ko at sumakay na kami sa van ko pero si Zero ang magdridrive since babago palang nagheheal ang aking kamay.Baka mabangga kami in no time.

Wala akong sinabing particular place kung saan kami pupunta basta nalang din nagdrive si Zero sa kung saan saan.I don't why but pare-pareho kaming lutang ngayon dahil lang sa aalis na kami.

I mean are we sad? are we even happy na makakasama ulit namin si Dad? with her mistress? Tapos pagdating namin dun Mom's funeral ang bubungad samin.Just how sad is our life.

"pathetic,Dad should be the one who's dead and not Mom" I suddenly said it out of the blue,it made Zero stomp on the brake and looked at me.Nasa likod ako ni Zoom so lumingon pa siya sakin.

"I love him but I also hate him for leaving us" luckily wala masyadong sasakyan nung biglang nagpreno si Zero kaya itinabi muna niya ang sasakyan.

"why can't I feel the way you're hurting when it comes to our family?" Zoom asked me frowning,Zero was just silent on the driver's seat.

"It's because they cared for you both while I'm the oldest Dad always hated me dahil wala akong kwenta" I replied to them crossing my arms,looking at the window.

"ask no more and just drive" both of them nodded and looked ahead the road.

Few minutes of driving around,we found ourselves stopping at a certain place.This is where we met,I know it sounds cliché but dito naman talaga nagsimula ang lahat.

"A cup of tea para sa taong allergic sa kape" Zoom mockingly said to me,bumabalik nanaman lahat ng kababalaghan na nangyari sakin dito.Taenamo Zoom.

"Rooftop tayo!" Zero screamed and ran away.Hindi siya bumili ng kahit anong inumin kaya mabilis siyang nakakatakbo.

Meanwhile I can feel my body getting heavier pero I drank medicine earlier so di naman siguro to eepekto pa.

Nung nakarating na kami kokonti lang ang tao tapos sobrang lamig din buti pa si Zoom nakasweater.Lumakad lakad lang ako sa rooftop since ayoko sa mataas nasa tabi tabi lang ako.

Merong students na nakakakilala samin kaya binabati nila kami pero ako tong si walang pakielam na hindi namamansin with matching no emotions na lumayo lang sa kanila.Just how famous are we? Di ko naman ginusto na maging center of attraction ng tao.

Just because we're the top students of the Prod Academy that doesn't mean na gusto kong ginagalang kami ng lahat.No.I don't want any attention.All I want is a peaceful life alone.Pero okay na rin kung kasama ko mga kapatid ko.They're all I've got.

"hyung hyung!" parang bata kung lumapit sakin si Zero habang tinatawag ako.

"I saw Wonder with Edward!" Sabi niya and who the fudge is Edward?

"Who? I thought may klase siya?" I asked confusingly.Tinuro niya sakin kung nasaan sila.

Lalapit na sana kami nina Zero at Zoom but I saw Flare and Autumn with two guys walking to them.Parang gusto ko nalang tumalon dito.

Buti nalang hindi nila kami kita kasi nasa pinakadulo kami malapit sa may benches tapos natatakluban rin kami ng ibang tao.

"Is that a triple date? don't tell me nagcutting classes sila?" Zoom was getting furious seeing them with guys.Tsk grabe makareact di pa naman kayo ni Flare.

"I got an idea,I know where this is heading bros" kinuha ni Zero ang phone niya tapos tinawagan niya bigla si Autumn.Matalino kang bata ka!

"Hello? Zero?" nakinig lang kaming dalawa ni Zoom sa tawag tapos sinisilip namin sila Autumn sa malayo.

"where are you? are you busy?" pagtatanong ni Zero.

"I'm at the academy,hm hindi naman" I was surprised.Damn a girl like her lying?

"Well ok,I just want to say na paalis na kami and see you soon" patawang sabi ni Zero habang tinitingnan sina Autumn.Halatang wala siyang pake,kinakausap niya yung lalaki habang kausap niya sa phone si Zero.

Rinig namin ang mga tawa nila and si Zero ay naiinis na but di nalang siya nagreact at pinatay na yung tawag.

"how about you Zion hyung?" tanong ni Zero,umiling lang ako at tinuro sina Wonder na busy sa 'date' nila.It's not like I'm jealous duh walang kami.

"Same to me,shall we go now? before they see us" Zoom asked.I nodded same as Zero,di na namin sila pinansin since bakit pa nga ba? We are just their friends and nothing more.Plus I don't want any drama.

"Malalate na tayo sa flight,dadaanan pa natin si Tito Matthew" Dali dali na kaming umalis ng cafe without them noticing us.

Zero were so quiet after Autumn lied to him while Zoom was in deep thought tapos ako naman nagooverthink lang kung paano ko haharapin si Dad.

We didn't mind about the girls because we are thinking about Mom and how she left us.

"this is way better,mas mabuti pang lumayo tayo sa kanila bago pa tayo masaktan" Zoom said in serious tone.Wow minsan lang to magtino!

"Tsaka di ko pa rin naman nililigawan si Autumn so why not" Zero says while driving.

I sighed and agreed,it's not like we're gonna see them again.Maliban nalang kung babalik kami dito agad but I don't think so.Sa narinig ko kanina,bigla akong nawalan ng ganang makipagusap sa kanila.

Let's see if you can handle us

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Shin Dong Hee as Matthew Shin (from Super Junior)