Scars of the Past (Hernandez Series #1)

Chapter 23

"Callista..." he said in a deep voice.

It sent shivers down my spine to see him again.

"T-Theo," I uttered.

I don't know what to say. Shocked ako na andito siya. I was expecting to see Drake here, kaya nga I prepared myself to face Drake, but I didn't anticipate to face Theo instead.

Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ako nagulat, Theo did nothing wrong to me, right?

"Callista, how are you?" he asked. It's been two years since I last saw him.

Tinignan ko siya. He was wearing a white long sleeves that is paired with a black trousers. His hairstyle was just like before, a bowl cut. Bagay naman sa kanya, but I liked it more when he pushed back his hair, 'yong katulad no'ng intrams. When he combed back his hair.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ako at napailing. Why am I fantasizing over that?!

"I-I'm fine," I said as I avoided his gaze. He was looking at me intently. His beautiful eyes are shining under the night sky. Gano'n pa rin naman ang mukha niya, he just matured a bit. Strong jaw, deep eyes with a long eyelashes.

Teka nga, parang naibahan ako kay Theo. It's his first time asking me a question like that. Or maybe because we haven't seen each other for more than two years kaya lang siya nangangamusta? Well, I really don't know what to think about this.

"Buti naman..." he trailed off.

"What are you doing here?" 'di ko napigilan mapatanong. I am not really sure why he's here. Imposible naman na rito siya nag-aaral dati dahil hindi ko naman siya kilala. So what is he doing here?

"For the reunion," he said with a smirk.

Even though I considered it as a possibility na pwede nga siyang graduate rito, nagulat pa rin ako.

"W-What? H-How? I mean..." I trailed off. "You were a student here?" I continued.

Dahan-dahan siyang tumango. "Sino ka rito?!" gulat kong tanong pero agad din napatikom nang bibig nang mapagtanto ko kung anong sinabi ko.

Malamang, siya si Theo rito, sino pa nga ba?

"Ang ibig kong sabihin, what class are you in? I don't recall knowing you before?" I redeemed my self. Wala naman kasing kwenta ang nauna kong tanong.

"I don't think you know anyone else beside your friends here, Callista," he smiled.

Napairap naman ako. Well said. Oo nga naman, si Amara, Daphne at ang iba kong mga kaklase ang mga kakilala ko. I didn't really care about other people. Hindi naman sa hindi ako palakaibigan dati, because believe me, I am. Sadyang nakakalimutan ko nga lang ang mga tao.

Lalo na ngayon, I've never seen most of the for more than eight years and we were still young. Malamang ay nag-iba na ang mga mukha nila.

"You didn't answer my question, Theo," I said when I realized what he said didn't answer me. Malay ko bang classmate ko pala siya and then I didn't know? But then, if he was our classmate before, Drake would've said something, right?

O baka naman nag transfer si Theo rito no'ng wala na ako? That could also be a possibility kaya 'di ko man siya nakita rati.

Natawa siya. Probably because of my straightforwardness? I don't know pero nakakainis lang.

"Sorry. We're not classmates before so you don't know me." He shrugged.

"But you know me?" I arched my brow. Parang gano'n kasi ang pinahiwatig niya eh.

Tumango siya. "Maybe."

Kung kilala niya na pala ako rati pa, ba't hindi niya man lang naibanggit dati?