The Fake Ones

~5: Years After

6 years later . . .

×NANALIE×

KRINNNNGGGG~~~

I woke up to the sound of my blaring alarm and a very irritating voice. Umagang umaga iniinis ako ng kasama ko.

"Nana, gumising ka na!! We have a 12:00am flight, 9:00 na oh."

Mirko's voice boomed inside my room. Nakatayo siya sa may door frame ko and really looks irritated too. The heck I care. I just looked at him and went on with my usual routine without mouthing a word to Mirko.

Lumabas ako sa bathroom at mag papalit na sana nang makita ko si Mirko na nakatayo sa harap ng pintuan ko. Sending daggers to my direction. Too bad, immune nako sa pag-PPMS niya kapag umaga. I'm not a morning person and so does he. Pareho lang kami kaya masama ang timpla namin pag umaga. Magiging okay din naman kami maya-maya. Pero as of now, gusto ko muna siyang inisin pa lalo. Nag lakad ako papalapit sa pinto ko and looked at Mirko boredly. I guess he's good looking and the perfect guy of every girl's dream. Except for his PMS-ing of course. I love him but in a brotherly way. Pareho rin lang naman kami.. Cause we understand each other.

Going back to our scene, I swear if you're here, mangangatog ang mga paa ninyo. We have a stare down challenge at mukhang walang gigive-up sa amin. So I decided to slam the door shut and lock it.

Serves you right for ruining my morning.

Humiga akong muli sa kama and stared at the ceiling. This is it, I'm going back. I've been away for a couple of years and I think I can handle things on my own. If your starting to wonder kung nasaan kami ni Mirko, we're here at New York in US. I finished 2nd & 3rd year college here, kami ni Mirks. Why did we move? It's a very long story. And I don't want to go back there. Mirks followed me here, sabi niya hindi ko daw kakayanin toh' kung mag isa lang ako. I am very thankful dahil andyan si Mirko. I know that I can't handle the pressure of living alone. I was just pretending to be strong for my own sake.

Pero kilala ako ni Mirko kaya naman masayang masaya akong sinundan niya ako dito. As for Zea, Vio, and Charl, we became inseparable. Naging besties narin kami nina Vio and Charl. Nainis ako sa pangungulit nilang dalawa and I gave in. I think mali ang naging first impression namin sa isa't isa and we gave it a new start and we clicked. We kind of understood Vio and Charl's situation kaya naman pinatawad na namin sila ni Zea. Gusto nga sanang sumunod nila Zea dito. But I don't want them to come here. Pag vacations ko lang sila ina-allow pumunta rito. They have been very insistent to live here with me and Mirks. Kesyo, kami lang daw dalawa, mga teen age hormones daw namin..

But of course, never kaming naging ganyan ni Mirks. We respect and have boundaries for each other. I think kaya gusto nila Zea na pumunta dito dahil gusto nilang samahan ako. But I know better, ayokong makita nila ako in a weak and vulnerable state. I dont want to break down in front of them. If it was Mirks, okay lang. Pero sina Zea, no. Ayokong makita nila akong umiiyak, I dont want them to pity me. Dont get me wrong, I love them pero never kong ginusto na may maawa sa akin.

Let just cut the crap. *sigh* I already packed my bags and alam kong ready na din si Mirks, so I took a shower and changed.

A simple black dress with a high black pumps will do. Nag lagay din ako ng eye liner and gloss. Simple as that. I'm ready to go now.

"Nana, the car's here!" sigaw ni Mirks mula sa baba.

"Yeah, I'm coming! Come and get my bags please!" sabi ko naman sakanya. I heard a knock and let Mirko inside. Kinuha na niya yung mga bags ko. After taking one last look, I silently said goodbye to the room that I came to love. Sabay na kaming bumaba ni Mirko and our maid, Maria, is waiting downstairs.