My Life With You

Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

"Charm!" rinig kong tawag sa akin ni Carlos. "Dinner is ready!"

Bumuntong hininga ako. "I'll be there!" I yelled and changed my clothes afterwards.

Pagpasok ko sa dining room ay nagsisimula na silang lahat na kumain, including Jasmin. Nagtatawananan pa sila. I guess the boys like her, mukhang close na close siya sa kanila. Umupo nalang ako sa bakanteng upuan at mukhang hindi naman nila namalayan 'yon. Nilingon ako ni Calvin, he looked at me like we're not good samantalang ayos naman kaming naghiwalay kanina. I wonder why, maybe he knows that I'm that girl, Jasmin talking about. Yumuko nalang ako upang maiwasan ang kaniyang titig.

"How have you been, hija?" rinig kong tanong ni Tita Emma kay Jasmin.

Ngumiti naman siya at lumitaw ang kaniyang dimples. "I'm fine, tita. I'm just busy with my studies."

I couldn't help but notice how graceful she is...

"You look gorgeous as always, ate Jas," Noah complemented and she blushed.

"Dapat lang, sa gwapo ko ba naman na 'to? Dapat ay maganda rin ang girlfriend ko," sagot sa kaniya ni Calvin.

Hinampas naman siya ni Jasmin sa braso. "Stop being so full of yourself!" aniya habang humahagikgik.

Pinaghanda ako ng isang maid ng plato. "Ako na po," sambit ko at nginitian siya.

"Oh... Charm! And'yan ka na pala. I'm sorry, hija," tita said. I just smiled at her. Mas okay na ang ganito kaysa naman pagtripan na naman ako ng boys. "Jasmin... this is Charm, my friend's daughter. And Charm... this is Jasmin, Calvin's girlfriend."

"Nice to meet you," she said in a modest tone.

I faked a smile. "Nice to meet you, too."

Nagpatuloy sila sa katuwaan nila. Hindi ko maiwasan na hindi mairita sa mga naririnig ko kung kaya't binilisan ko na ang pagkain.

"I heard from the maids that you two fought. Is that true?" I heard tita asked, tinig nagaalala. Napaangat ako ng tingin sa kanila dahil sa tanong niya.

"Mom..." Calvin frowned. Hindi ko naiwasang tumikhim dahilan para lingunin niya ako. I immediately avoided his gaze.

"It's just a misunderstanding, tita," mahinhin na ani Jasmin.

Tumawa sila. "Tell me when you break up, ate. I'll court you," Isaiah said, making everyone laugh even more. Pilit naman ang ngiti ko, I feel like I looked constipated.

"Sure, Isaiah... I'll tell you right away," Jasmin joked.

Calvin glared at her and she giggled. "Stop hoping, boy," he said and turned his head to Isaiah, smirking.

"I'm not a boy. At mas gwapo naman ako sayo, kuya," Isaiah responded arrogantly. "Right, ate Charm?" I startled because of his question. All eyes were on me now.

"U-Uh..." I stuttered. "Y-Yeah..." I added awkwardly. I admit that he's really handsome. But the same time, I knew that I said that for him to like me like how he wanted Jasmin.

He chuckled. "See?" he proudly said.

I immediately went upstairs after that annoying dinner. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako naiinis, dapat nga ay matuwa ako dahil wala silang ginawang kalokohan sa akin, but my mind says otherwise. Balak ko sanang tawagan sina Yvette pagkabalik ko sa kwarto pero hindi ko na itinuloy. I just did some of my plates and that's how my night ended.