"Since when you like me??"natatawa kong tanong sa kanya while sitting on his lap.
I could see the same Inocencio who used to smile rather than answering my stupid question. And i love him the way he is.
He embrace his arms on my waist and kiss me,
"the first time I saw you running from the kitchen,"tinatakpan mo pa yung palda mo ng dalawa mong kamay, I know you feel embarace when you suddenly fell on the floor,nadulas ka noon pag mamadali mu", natatawang dagdag pa nito.
"Nakakainis kasi , that was my first time i have my menstrual and i dont know what to do, kaya tinawagan ko ang driver ni Daddy para sunduin ako at mag half day sa school.
"Balak ko noon umakyat ng hagdan papunta sa kwarto ko ng bigla kitang nakita na nakaupo sa sofa sa sala namin,, "
"I thought walang tao sa bahay kasi tanghali noon at alam kong nasa company si Daddy and it turns andon ka sa bahay namin.."naiinis pero natatawa kong sabi sa kanya..
Nakakatuwa kasi naaalala pa niya ang bagay na yon, I was 12 years old that time.
Crush ko na noon si Inocencio ,ama nia ang bussiness partner ng Daddy ko kaya bata pa lang ako nakikita ko na siya. He is 7 years older than me, pero khit na age doesnt matter kaya pinangako ko sa sarili ko, na paglaki ko siya ang magiging asawa ko!
"Bakit ka nga ba sa kusina pumunta noon?"nabalik ang atensyon ko sa kanya.
"May malapit na cr kasi sa kusina, you know may stain na ang palda ko, pairap kong sagot sa kanya."
"Im about to help you that time, sinampal mo nga lang ako,"natatawang sabi nito.
"Nakakainis ka kasi, napahiya na nga ako sa yo tapos lumapit ka pa,"sabi ko..
"Ang cute cute mo that time, alam mo ba?"habang pulang pula ang mukha mo ,ewan ko kung sa inis mo pagkakapahiya mo na nakita kita sa ganung anggulo, "hindi na nito mapigil ang pagtawa.
"Napahiya na ako noon, at para makabawi naman naisip kong sampalin na lang kita at patakbo akong umakyat ng hagdaan.,"natatawa kong sagot.."
"And the end , nakita ko yung tinatago mo,"tatawa tawa nitong sabi.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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