Always

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"Hi ate! Ate Ali sama ka mamaya??" tanong ng kaibigan kong si Maureen pagkasagot ko sa tawag niya

May party kase sa bahay nila kase birthday ni kuya Heinz and we're invited, duhh kapatid niya kaya si Jen one of my bestfriend.

"I don't know if makakahabol ako but i'll try," sagot ko habang inaayos ko ang gamit ko, well I'm a first year college students and it's been a month simula noong opening of classes. At ngayon nasa condo ako nagbibihis.

"Whyy naman ate? Nandito na rin si ate Maine ikaw nalang ang kulang, we miss you na" i know this voice

"Anne i'll try, okay?? I need to go home kase" we have a family dinner at di pwedeng wala ako kase sabi nila mommy may bisita daw.

"Hoyyy Ali bilisan mo nalang mag eat sa house niyo para makahabol ka," sabi ni Maine, she's my kababata.

"Sigee naa byee na, labyya miss youu narin," pinatay ko na yung tawag. Pumunta na ako sa sasakyan ko at nagsimula ng may drive.

They're my bestfriend. Maine Terra is my kababata, tapos si Maureen Vandez at si Jennifer Ranire ay may kaedad rin mas bata sila ng one year saamin and the youngest in group is Anne Corpuz.

I park my car at the garage at pumasok na sa bahay. Madilim na ang langit because it's now 7 in the evening. Kaya pumasok na ako sa loob at nakita ko silang nagkwekwentuhan sa sala.

"Hi everyone, Good evening " bati ko sa kanila sabay halik sa pisngi nila mommy at daddy and i smiled to the guests. I sit sa tabi nila mommy.

"Hi baby, i guess you can't remember them," sabi ni mommy so i just smiled.

"Your daughter is beautiful, Seri," sabi ng babae mukhang kaedad ni mommy

"Thank you Madame,"

Pinakilala na ni mommy sila isa isa. They are the friends of my parents. The one i called madame was Mrs. Lucina Mendez, kasama niya ang husband niyang si Mr. Andy Mendez and their son Karl Andrei Mendez na kanina pa tingin ng tingin sa phone niya.

"Hija you can just call us tita and tito," and she smiled to me

"Oum, okay po tita" nahihiya kong sabi.

Pumunta na kami sa hapag kainan to eat dinner. Tahimik lang kaming dalawa ni Karl at mukhang may pupuntahan atang date dahil panay tingin niya sa oras sa phone niya, i don't care but for me it's a disrespectful act.

Our parents are nagkwekwentuhan about their past when they're in college.

When the dinner is done. Magpapaalam na sana ako when my mom remember something.

"Oh wait, before you leave Ali, i have a favor," i just smiled and,"What is it, mom??"

"Pwede bang dito ka muna matulog this month and maybe until next month, because maiiwan muna si Karl dito dahil di pa tapos yung house nila diyan sa harap." so sila yung bagong neighbors namin. "And tour Karl in your school kase nagtrasfer siya sa school niyo and mamasyal kayo if you have free time, we have business trip in Hong Kong kase with his parents" my mom said, well it's okay with me hindi naman malayo ang school from here at kabisado ko naman ang lugar namin.

"Well yeah it's okay with me, but it is okay with him??" awkward kong sabi

"Yeah it's okay as long as no one punch my face seeing that I'm with you," he has a manly voice, he looks like playboy but I think he's serious person. But damn he's handsome.

"Oh dude i don't have boyfriend so your face is safe," i smiled sweetly to him but flirty. "And next time don't use your phone when we're eating," i divert my attention to my mom.

"So it's all fix so I'm leaving now, sorry tito and tita i can't stay for too long," i kiss their cheeks of course except for Karl, "Good bye,"

I was walking paalis na when Karl said, "I'm sorry." I just wave my hand na nakatalikod ako, "It's okay,"

Nang nasa sasakyan na ako tinawagan ko si Maureen to ask if what's going on there and she said that inuman na, kaya nagdrive ako papunta doon.

It's Friday today so kahit abutin man kami ng anong oras doon it's okay, but i need to sleep at home tonight.

Iilan nalang ang sasakyan noong dumating ako siguro umiwi na yung mga may edad na and probably mga friends nalang ni Heinz ang nandito.

Pumasok na ako sa loob at pumunta sa pool, nakita ko agad sina Jen but pumunta muna ako kay kuya Heinz to greet him and give my birthday gift.

"Happy birthday kuya," and i hug him. "Ouch my heart babe you're calling me kuya, I'm your boyfriend baby Ali," sabay tawa niyaa. Heinz is now 22 and he's very protective to us

"Damn kuya, EVILnessa will kill me if she heard you," sabay irap ko sa hangin. Well Vanessa a.k.a EVILnessa (charr i was the only one who is calling her that) is his new girlfriend.

"Oh my baby is cursing now, that's bad. Don't mind Nessa I'll break up with her if gagawin niya ulit sayo yun," aba'y wag niyang ulitin yun baka mamaga mukha niya pag sampalin niya ulit ako.

"Opss sorry for saying bad word, by the way kuya punta na ko dun huh, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ULIT! and i want to say you're old na, ugod ugod ka na" at tumakbo na ako papunta kina Anne.

"Hey watsup" at hinalikan ko sila isa isa. "How's the dinner, and sino visitors niyo??" bungad ni maine at binigyan niya ako ng whisky.

"Well friends nila mommy at their son," at ininum ko yung binigay niya.

Di na sila nagtanong pa tungkol doon. We talked about school and hows the first month of it. Well for me it's good, a lot of adjustment and socialise with my classmates in different class. But so far wala namang problem except sa di na kami nakakapagkita nila Anne palagi.

"So kamusta na kayo ni kuya Clyde?" biglang tanong ni Maureen. Nawala agad yung ngiti ko. Gossh i miss him so much. Clyde Laurick Alonza is my boybestfriend at nag aral siya sa ibang bansa.

Well nagtatampo lang naman kase ako cause di niya sinabi saakin. I just know it 3 days before his his flight and it's been 2 months na di ko siya pinapansin.

"Okayy change topic," biglang sabi ko cause i know they know that we're not okay yet, but one of this day I'll reply to his message and chats to me. I really miss him na.

Patuloy lang kaming umiinom, Maine at ako ay we're drinking whiskey while the Maureen, Jennifer and Anne ay juice lang with little alcohol because they're under age pa.

I can't sleep here so i just drink moderately so i can drive safe.

After a hour nagswimming na kame. We drink at pool, play volleyball and we had fun. I saw EVILnessa na masama ang tingin saakin so i just smile sweetly to her para mas mainis siya.

When it's past midnight na mukang all guests are tired na. Ang iba nauna nang umuwi yung iba naman nakituloy na dito. When the girls fell asleep umalis na ako sa room ni Jen para umuwi.

"Oh Ali uuwi ka??" tanong ni kuya Heinz habang pababa ng hagdan. "Oo kuya kailangan eh," sabay hug ko sa kaniya.

"Oh di pa pala tulog ang malandi, hinihintay mo bang maka uwi ako, para masolo mo si Heinz," sabi ni EVILnessa na nagmula sa impyerno este kusina. "Oh hi dear, first of all you're awake pa and kahit you're here, he'll choose me over you," and i smiled to her. I guess if nakikita niya akong naka smile maiirita siya mg bonga.

"Yow stop na Nessa," at bumaling si kuya Heinz sakin. "Kaya mo pa bang mag drive, Ali??"

"Waitt babe wag mong sabihin sasabay siya satin," iritadong complain ni EVILnessa

"Oh dear don't worry and i can drive pa naman kuya. So bye, and Belated Happy birthday kuya," sabay kiss ko sa cheeks niya

It's past 1 na when naka uwi ako and i text kuya Heinz that I'm safe. I park my car in the garage at dahandahang pumasok sa bahay. Papunta ako sa kusina to drink water and milk.

"Mag uumaga na, and i thought you're good girl but hindi ito ang uwi ng mga good girl"

O myy goshh