"Class dismiss!" Prof. Declared. Nagsitayuan ang lahat at nagsilabasan.
"Susunduin ka ba ni Khielve Kyrene?" Jelian asks.
"Hindi! Hindi naman pumasok eh." Binuksan nila ang pinto.
"Oh my!" Bulaslas ni Jelian. Si Khielve nakatayo at nakasandal sa hallway may dalang bulaklak. Ngiting-ngiti, lumapit ito sakanya.
"Flowers for you señorita ko!" She gulped out repeatedly. Wala siyang masabi at hindi rin siya makakilos para kunin ang bulaklak.
She looked around, everybody is staring at her. Some of them were smiling but most of them glared at her as if they want to kill her.
"Hoy!" Jelian interrupted her.
"For you!" Khielve said and handed the flower to her. She mouthed 'thank you'.
"Let's go," he held her elbow and the other hand is on her back. They walked along the hallway, she was avoiding the students who glared at her by lowering her head as she walks.
Nang makababa sila sa building she sighed with relief as she escaped with those bitches who really want to pull her hair. Hinarap niya si Khielve.
"Sa susunod Khielve, pwede wag mo na tong gawin."
"Bakit naman?"
"Hindi mo ba nakita yung mga babae kung gaano kasama ang tingin sakin."
"Hayaan mo sila, hindi ka nila sasaktan. Lagot sila sakin pagginawa nila yun. Let's go na." Lumingon siya kay Jelian na nasa likod niya.
"Jelian, una na kami."
"Sige" Tipid nitong sagot. Umalis na sila ni Khielve at nagpunta ng parking lot at agad na sumakay na pinagbuksan pa siya ng pinto.
Agad na pinaandar ni Khielve ang sasakyan.
"Akala ko ba hindi ka papasok?" She asks as she stares out of the window at the by passing houses and buildings along the roadside.
"Hindi nga, pumunta lang ako para sunduin ka." She turned to looked at him, he smirks at her. She's turning back to the view outside the car.
"I miss your smile." He said, concentrating on the road ahead.
"Wala naman dahilan para ngumiti." She says keeping her eyes on the roadside.
"I bet, later you will." Nailing lang siya siya sinabi nito.
After 20 minutes, they reached the mansion. He parked the car and she moving out, hindi na niya inantay na pagbuksan siya ng pinto ni Khielve. Agad siyang lumabas at pumasok ng bahay, kasunod lang niya si Khielve.
"ATE!!!" Little girl yelled. Napahinto siya sa gulat.
"Bubwet! Aahhh! Anong ginagawa mo dito?" Agad na tumakbo si Ella at nagyakap ang dalawa.
"Anak!" Tumingin siya mula sa likod ni bubwet
"Nanay! Tatay!" Tumakbo siya at yumakap dito.
"Bakit kayo nandito? Aahh! Miss na miss ko na kayo. Sobra!"
Hindi na napigilan ni Kyrene ang umiyak. Habang nakayakap sa magulang.
Nakasandal lang si Khielve sa frame ng pinto at nakangiting pinagmamasdan sila Kyrene.
"Anak! Ibang-iba ka na. Ang ganda-ganda mo lalo. Mukha ka ng artista." Sabi ng nanay niya habang umiiyak.
