Denied (Revising)

Chapter 21

THIS IS FLASHBACK- memories to lahat ni Paris hehe, happy reading!!

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"London and Paris, meet my girlfriend, Ashley." Nakatulala lang ako habang tinitignan si France na ipakilala ang girlfriend kuno niya sa amin ni London.

"Ha? Anong jowa? Fifteen ka pa nga lang!" Reaksyon ko. Rinig ko ang pagtawa ni London sa pagsinghal ko at humagikhik naman si Ashley while France scowled.

"Oh eh ano naman? Matanda na kami." Napanganga ako sa sinabi niya.

"Matanda na ba yung fifteen? You're not even legal yet!" He just smirked saka hinawakan sa kamay yung babae niya.

"In three years time, we will be. Tatlong taon nalang din naman hihintayin." Sabi niya saka ngumiti nang humarap siya kay Ashley. I huffed.

"Hintayin para ano?" Tanong ko. He just shrugged then smirked na para bang may alam siya pero hindi niya sasabihin sa akin iyon. London smiled knowingly saka umiling.

I already met Ashley since last year pa nang una pa lang siya mapadpad dito sa private beach house na pagmamay-ari ng mga magulang ni France. She came and introduced herself to me while I was too busy picking some seashells to at least sate myself dahil bored ako noon. London and France was talking to their parents kaya hindi ko sila kasama.

"Hi! We met again!" Masiglang bati niya sa akin. Ngumiti ako sa kanya.

I admit, insecure ako sa gandang taglay niya. She is so beautiful, kind, and confident. Inggit ako sa kung anong mayroon siya. Sa edad kong twelve, I'm not that matured yet physically but I already am in mental aspect.

Siguro dahil sa galing siya sa ibang bansa kaya mukhang liberated siya tignan and she doesn't look like she's fifteen, she looks mature for her age. Dumako ang tingin ko sa dibdib niya and agad akong napanguso.

Pinagpala!

"Oh, nakanguso ka! Halata masyadong nagseselos eh!" Nakaakbay na biro sa akin ni London. He also pinched my nose kaya agad ko siyang inirapan.

Nang tignan ko sila ulit, they were busy talking to each other, whispering about something. Umirap lang ako saka humalukipkip sa inuupuan ko.

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I spent summer in London's family's private villa and hinahayaan lang talaga ako ng parents ko to stay with London's family since they are a family friend.

Simula bata pa lamang ako ay dito na talaga ako namamalagi every summer with London and France, though, si France doon siya nags-stay sa private villa nila.

Palagi kaming magkasama and the two of them are my playmates. We play with each other, naliligo kami sa dagat at maglalaro ng pagandahan ng sand castle. Every year, I always feel excited whenever summer is coming dahil masaya silang dalawa kasama.

However, last year, France spent his summer in Europe. Bumalik din sila agad when summer is almost over and Ashley was with them. She was introduced as a family friend too kaya akala ko nagbibiro lang silang dalawa when they said they were in a relationship a year after. But looking at them now, they looked so sweet.

This year's summer is not fun at all. France is very attentive with her so-called girlfriend. Both families are very attentive to her as well, it was almost like she bewitched them and got them focused on her in a very short time. She gained their trust that fast and she became very close with France's and London's parents na para bang parte na siya ng pamilya.

She was very sweet. Kaya siguro siya minahal. Ako kasi ay nahihiya pa rin kina tito at tita kahit na ang tagal ko na sila kilala. And France, he looked really in love with her. Palagi na siyang tumatawa at ngumingiti samantalang ako nga ay palagi niyang inaaway.