Take Me Back

Chapter 1: We're off to somewhere

RAQUEL

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!"

Nagising ako nang may pumasok sa kwarto ko at sumigaw ng 'happy new year'. Ginaya pa nito ang accent ni Manny Pacquiao. "WhoOoo!! Happy new year!!!" sigaw pa uli nya habang pumapalakpak papalapit sa akin. "Jam, for fuck's sake, get the hell out of my room!" sigaw ko sa kapatid kong lalake na patuloy pa din ang pagsigaw habang pumapalakpak. Binato ko sa kanya ang unang unan na nahagip ko at kumuha pa uli ng isang unan para ipatong sa ulo ko habang nakadapa ako. "Someone's cranky!! HAHAHA" sabi nya sabay agaw ng unang hawak ko. "Just so you know, 7:08 AM na po." saad nya. "The hell I care about the time?! Jeez get out here!!" sabi ko at sinibangutan sya. He sarted walking towards the door but his last words made me stood up my bed. "HAHAHA fine, fine! Aalis na po. Mukhang nakalimutan ng bruhilda na ngayon ang dating ni Fafa Cortez." and he closed the door.

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After taking an 8 minute shower, I hurriedly wore my school uniform without even getting the chance to wear my necktie properly. Hindi na ko nagblower o nagsuklay man lang sa sobrang pagmamadali. Kinuha ko ang bag kong nakapatong sa upuang katerno ng study table ko. I hate that our school requires high heeled black shoes! It makes it difficult to run! Argh!

"Oh my God! Tita Flor, andyan pa po ba yung kumag?" sabi ko sabay dampot ng sandwich sa lamesa. "Ha? Ah, oo kalalabas pa lang. Teka bakit ka ba nagmamadali? Ano bang-" hindi ko na sya pinatapos ay mabilis na tumakbo palabas ng bahay hinabol ang kuya ko. "Jam!!! Jam!!! Pst, Jam wait!!" sigaw ko pero hindi nya ako nililingon kahit halata namang dinig nya ako. "Hoy kase!!" hinihingal na ko sa pagtakbo ngunit hindi ko sya mahabol dahil bukod sa malayo ang pagitan namin, ay masyadong mahaba ang binti nya kung kaya't mabilis syang maglakad. Huminto ako at hinabol ang aking paghinga. "KUYAAAA!!!" sigaw ko at saka lamang sya lumingon. He looked at me and smirked. Tumigil sya at sinabing "Atta girl, dried leaf. That's the magic word.", he said. I rolled my eyes and started walking again. "Shut up douchebag. And stop calling me that or else I'll massacre your tires for the nth time." I said while aggressively marching towards our ride, his car. He just smiled playfully and raised both of his shoulder while raising his brows.

I sat on the shotgun seat and crossed my arms. I focused my eyes on the window beside me while cussing because of how unbelievable my brother is. Kung di lang talaga dahil kay Thirdy..

"How long has it been again?" I don't have an idea on why on earth my brother suddenly asked. "2 years, right?" then he looked at me. "Whatever." was all I could say.

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I looked at my wrist watch and it was already 7:23 AM. "Shoot.", I cursed as I was almost half an hour late. I don't know if I should say 'fortunately', but my brother doesn't have to worry even if he was hours late. Ms. Garcia, the old hag that's their homeroom teacher, has a lowkey crush on him. Eww, LMAO.

Huminga ako ng malalim bago pihitin ang doorknob ng room. Looks like I have to act shit again..

Fake tears started to stream down my face as I was walking towards my seat. "G-goodmorning po s-sir. *sniff*" bati ko kay Mr. Flores. "Ms. Barbosa, why are you crying?" tanong nya habang halatang nagaalala sya sakin. "I-it's nothing, Sir. You may continue the class. I'm sorry for disturbing the c-class." I said as I was forcing my eyes to drop some tears which I think, they noticed. "You suck at this, Carter!", my bestfriend Aleah whispered, loud enough for me to hear. I secretly put my middle finger up as I was wiping my fake tears. "Well, whatever what happened, I'm very sure it's sad enough to make a strong girl like you cry." my professor said which made Aleah laugh. Pinanlakihan ko sya ng mata ng pasimple. "But what's worse is, this was your third late on my class. It's only been a week since class started Ms. Barbosa." he said. "Please get a hold of yourself and proceed to the guidance office." he calmly said but it was enough to make me freak out. I could hear Aleah's laugh from here.

"Sir, please! I promise this would be the last time I'll be late! Sir, my sincere apologies!!" I begged. Ayokong magkawritten warning no! Baka bawasan na naman ni Mama allowance ko! Mr. Flores let out a deep sigh. "Fine. Kapag nalate ka na naman bukas, sa isang araw, next week, or even next month, hindi lang written warning ang ibibigay sayo, okay? What I hate the most are tardy students. You may take your seat." sabi nya at sinunod ko naman ang utos nya saka naupo. Inilibot ko ang paningin ko at nakitang wala pa din ang hinahanap ko. "Aleah!" I whispered. "Aleah!!" and then she looked. "Where the hell is Cortez?" I asked with my brows furrowed. "What? Ngayon ba sya dadating?" she said with shocked expression. "Your useless as always!" napalakas yata ang sabi ko kung kayat napatingin sakin si Sir "Shh!! Pay attention!" I made a peace sign while making an akward smile. Pinagpatuloy nya ang klase habang ako sinasamaan ko ng tingin si Aleah. Bigla namang tumunog ang cellphone ko na may ringtone na theme song ng gravity falls. "Shit!" and the whole class laughed. "THAT'S IT MS. BARBOSA!! GET OUT OF MY CLASS!! NOW!!" sigaw ni Mr. Florez habang namumula sa galit. Nagmamadali kong kinuha ang bag ko at lumabas ng room habang nakangiti at nakapeace sign kay Sir. Pagkalabas ko ng room ay sinagot ko ang tawag nang hindi tumingin sa kung sino man ito.

"Naknamputcha sino ka ba?" kung sino man to, kawawa sya dahil sya ang mapapagbuntungan ko ng inis. "Ouchie, dinelete mo ba ako sa contacts mo? Huhuhu" sagot ni Thirdy sa kabilang linya. "CORTEZ! WAG KANG PAPAKITA SAKIN!! MAPAPATAY KITA!!" gigil na sabi ko. Alam kong hindi nya ko nakikita ngayon pero pinandidilatan ko ng mata ang cellphone ko habang iniimagine na sya to. "Ay ganun ba? Sige uuwi na ko ha." sabi nya at kunwaring ibababa na ang tawag nang pigilan ko sya. "Parang tanga! Gago asan ka ba?!" saad ko at inilibot ang tingin sa paligid. Nagulat ako nang lumabas sa galing sa pinagtataguan nyang pader. Natulala akong saglit at bumalik lamang sa katinuan nang magsalita syang muli. "Let's go! We're off to somewhere!" and he grabbed my arm.

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A/N: hello again!! please don't expect anything big from me 😭😭😭 this is actually the 23rd book I made pero lahat talaga hanggang prologue or plot lang 😭😭 I've never finished a book po talaga so please pagpasensyahan nyo ko kung mabagal ako mag update o baka tumigil ako sa paguupdate 😭😭😭 ill do my best to finish this tho (hehhe dont trust my words please) yun lang!! tnx xDDD ^-^