Mnemosyne's Youth

Chapter 4

"Blythe!" Pheobe pop out of nowhere but thanks to her interference, she save me from a very awkward situation.

Hindi ako marunong lumandi! Kasi wala pa naman akong experience, at hindi ko nga sure kung linalandi ba ako nito kasi parang ang labo!

"Oh, hi! may kasama ka pala." Wala sa loob nyang bati sa katabi ko.

The man chuckled. "Nene." He said.

Nakita kong sumimangot si Feebs.
"Napaka mo talaga! kaya hindi kita pinapansin eh! Matured na ako! hindi ako nene, 'di kita knows, chupi!" She shoved him away but of course the latter didn't even move.

"Tara na, kaya na nyan. Wag kang didikit dito, delubyo yan, masamang balita." Turan nya sakin tapos binelatan lang yung lalaki.

Wala na akong nagawa nang hilahin nya ako palayo. I look at him once again and our eyes met. He smiled at me kaya ngumiti rin ako pabalik.

Ang gwapo talaga, posible palang magkaroon ng ganong mukha?

"You know him." I said at Pheobe out of nowhere.

"Who?" nagtatakang tanong nya. I rolled my eyes. Nasa iba nanaman ang atensyon nitong gagang to.

"Yung Ray."

"Ahh, oo pero hindi kami close. Parang yung pinsan ko yun, tahimik pero mas matindi yun. Kaya kong pagtyagaan si Kuya, pero 'yun  nakakademonyo 'yun ng pagkatao."
Bigla akong natawa sa pag explain nya.

I don't think he's that bad, alam ko naman na OA 'tong kaibigan ko so I shrug it all off.

"He got green eyes." I informed her with a tiny smile on my lips.

Hinintay ko syang mag react pero wala akong nakuha.

"He's tall, and he's moreno." Pagdagdag ko.

Unti unting bumilog ang mata nya at hindi makapaniwalang tumingin sakin.

"Last night.."

"Uhuh"

"So sya yung crush mo at hindi 'yung Oppa?!"

My face crumpled. "Sino ba kasing nagsabing crush ko 'yun?"
Natahimik naman sya.

"Pero na gwapuhan lang ako, hindi ko crush. And you know who I like"

"Ah, yeah." she sounds disappointed.

Hindi talaga nya gusto para sakin si Augustous. Hindi ko naman sya masisisi.

I like that man, kaso may baby na kasi sya.

He got his girlfriend pregnant... Ex-girlfriend now, when they were in high school.

Pero gusto ko kasi talaga 'yun. plus I think our families are friends. We're not close tho, hanggang pagpapansin lang ako sa kaniya.

He knows how to sing, he got great voice. He knows how to play the guitar.

Downside lang naman na may baby na sya, pero okay lang sakin yun. Wala naman akong pakialam sa ganon. It's his baby and he's a good father to his son.

Alam ng mga pinsan ko na crush ko si Augustous. Siyempre hindi alam ni Papa. Mapapagalitan ako dun, he likes Augustous but not so much, and I know he won't like him for me.

Atsaka, close lang naman ako sa anak ng mga kapatid ni Papa.  Pili pa, maybe because I felt like an outsider. Even in our own house.

Kaya nga rin nag request akong bumukod, ayaw pa nga nila but I needed it.

I'm not yet legal but I pulled some strings, my kuya forge me some legal ID's so I'm living fine, and every weekend my parents visits me, okaya naman umuuwi ako sa bahay.