Our Films of Yesterday (L' Amour Series #1)

Chapter 01

Ilang beses ng sinabi ni Adeline sa text na malapit ng matapos ang misa pero kanina pa ako bagot na naghihintay sa labas ng Holy Cross. It's a gigantic Catholic Church na malapit sa village namin ni Adeline kaya lagi niya akong iniimbitahan kahit hindi naman ako religious.

I decided to just wait outside kesa naman maghintay sa loob, I'm not doing anything inside besides dozing off kahit pinipigilan ko ang bigat ng ulo ko, Addi would still wake me up kaya I'd rather stay here. 'Tsaka I feel like malapit na rin'g matapos ang mass.

I stood up properly from sitting dahil mayroon ng pamilya'ng pamilyar na lagi kong nakikita sa simbahan kaya baka natapos na ang mass.

Kanina pa pala rin ako rito sa tindahan ni Manang Esther and I'm not even buying anything pero okay lang daw so I glady waited here until I saw THAT specific family.

I personally don't know them pero ever since Addi invited me every Sunday dito sa Church nila, lagi ko nang nakikita ang pamilya nila. Both the parents are present while both of their sons are following behind them. Tahimik lang.

They looked like one of those families na napakastrict, lalo na ang ina nila.

I glanced at the taller son, he looked like a model dahil sa taas at sa awra ng mukha niya. He might even be better than me kahit na part-time model pa lang ako and an ambassador for some products. He looked like a strict brother sa kaniyang teenager na kapatid, mukhang mahilig maging KJ.

I stopped looking at them when I noticed Addi na hinahabol sila, mukhang may sasabihin kaya I watched her, she was with Mabelle. Both of them are really religious kaya they always attend mass and invite me, incase I change my mind.

My brows furrowed when I felt a heavy gaze on me kaya bigla akong na-conscious. I don't know, I got conscious kasi andito ako malapit sa simbahan pero hindi naman ako nagsisimba.

I secretly looked at the direction and saw the guy watching me as if he's studying me or he's thinking about what I'm thinking OR WORST CASE! He's judging me na baka pwede na akong masunog dito dahil ang sama kong tao!

What the hell am I supposed to do? Should I look at him too as if I'm unbothered para hindi niya ako husgahan? I cleared my throat and gathered up the courage to look at him and he furrowed his eyebrows and looked at me as if I did something to him!

Ang feeling rin netong isang 'to e. I didn't even do anything wrong ah! I'm even keeping my distance from him! I rolled my eyes and he scoffed kaya hindi ko na lang siya nilingon ulit instead I just watched Addi talk to the mother of the guy and I could still feel his judging eyes on me and I just prayed for the land to swallow me kahit hindi naman talaga ako religious.

I cursed and immediately went near Adeline and Mabelle dahil bumuhos bigla ang ulan and unfortunately I got near their family. Buti nalang nakapag-payong agad si Adeline while their whole family was immediately surrounded with men in suits and they were covering them with umbrella kaya hindi sila nababasa habang nag-uusap pa rin si Addi at ang matandang babae.

I whispered a curse pero kahit mahina 'yon napalingon pa rin ang lalaki sa 'kin, he was even shaking his head as if he was disappointed of me. Bakit ba? I know I'm not supposed to be cursing tapos nasa harap pa ng simbahan, it's just that hindi ko mapigilan dahil sa inis at dahil umuulan pa.