"You look awful, kuya." Genieva said beside me. I was drinking water when she came inside the kitchen.
"How awful?"
"As awful as Daddy's face when Mom told him she'll leave him for Harry Styles."
"That awful?" Natatawa kong tanong. Humikab siya at tumango. She sat on the stool and asked for milk. Pinagtimpla ko naman siya.
"Late na kasi ako nakatulog." Paliwanag ko while giving her the milk.
"Why?"
"Basketball sa Messenger. Naadik ako eh." And I didn't give up until I beat Sav's high score. And I did beat her!
39 siya, 41 ako. Though it took me five hours to do that. Ang hirap naman kasi kapag nakaabot na ng 30 iyong score. I need proper calculations to shoot the ball.
"Pahatid pala sa school, kuya. Mom and Dad needs to do something later. Ayoko namang sumabay kay Kuya London. He'll just babble about his new crush tsaka sa mga gitara niya."
"What time? Nine pa ang pasok ko ngayon. Eight naman si Sav."
"Eight din, kuya."
"Can I drop you there early?" I asked. Ang hirap imanage ng oras kung sabay ang pasok nila ni Sav.
Sumimangot si Genieva, "No! Ayoko nga! Ayoko maghintay, kuya. Ang boring noon."
"You have your frie—"
"They don't go to school early." She's acting spoiled again. Nice kid.
"I have to drive your Ate Sav to school."
"Well, you can drop her to school first. Huli na ako."
"Genieva..."
"Bahala ka, kuya. Magkakagalit kayo ni Ate Sav kapag hindi mo ako—"
"Fine. Lemme think about it. Itetext ko lang si Sav." I surrendered. Genieva won't stop kapag pinagpatuloy ko pa ang diskusyon.
Bumalik na ako sa kwarto ko para maligo. I checked my phone first. Napangiti ako agad nang may makitang mensahe galing kay Sav.
Today, 5:30 am
Angel: Wow. You beat my score at around 3 in the morning...congrats.
5:55 am
Angel: Dwight's here.
Nangunot agad ang noo ko habang binabasa ang lahat ng messages niya.
Angel: He wants to talk to me. Nandito sina Mommy to entertain him. I stayed in my room.
6:15 am
Angel: Bumaba na ako...he said he'll drive me to school.
Angel: Is it okay?
Angel: Cryd?
Seen 6:22 am
Constantino: Gusto mo bang siya ang maghatid sa'yo?
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I Heard You
Romance{ Constantine Series: Book 1 } "I love you. Do you hear me? I said, I love you..." - After getting rejected by his long-time crush, Cryd Constantine meets the shy and timid girl, Savanna Esquivel, who is crying alone on a rainy day in a waiting shed...
