The Manila Charmers : TROY

19

I don't know what went inside my head at nasabi ko na kilala ko siya. Malakas ang pakiramdam ko kasi na noong childhood ko nakita ko na siya, but I'm not sure.

She looks so familiar. Noong una ko siyang nakita sa Boracay, I was amazed at how brave and adventurous she was, pero mukhang hindi pa yun ang mga dahilan kung bakit magaan ang pakiramdam ko around her.

I just can't remember when or where pero Rox's face is familiar. Parang..

" Gising! Hahahahaha!", ginulat ako ni Abby habang naga-iPod siya. " You're spaced out Kuya! Anong nangyari?"

" Ah.. Ehh.."

" Ikaw ba talaga ang kuya ko? Why can't you even answer me that quick? Haaay. Iba talaga inlove ano?"

" Abby.."

"Yeah?"

" Have you seen some pictures from my childhood before?"

" Hindi ko alam kuya eh. Ask Mom, baka kasi...teka!" i hurriedly went to the master's bedroom at naabutan pang umiiyak over One More Chance si Tita Vera.

Kailan kaya magsasawa ang nanay ko sa One More Chance? More like one million chances!

When the scene was on Popoy's(John Lloyd) side, nilakasan pa nya ng kaunti ang TV..

Bash! Hindi mo ba alam yung 3 month rule lahat ng taong na inlove at nakipagbreak alam yun, Bash? Maghihintay ka muna ng 3 buwan, diba 3 buwan bago ka makipag boyfriend uli. Hindi mo alam yun? Bash may 2 linggo pa ako eh, 2 linggo pa! Ba't katingkati kang palitan ako?

And yep, sinabayan nya pa every word ang sinabi ni Popoy. Girls.

" Oo nga! Dalawang linggo pa! Haaay!", my stepmom reacted with tears in her eyes. I cleared my throat that made her look at me on the far end of the room. " Jusko! Tinakot mo akong bata ka!"

" Tita Vera, have you seen some of my childhood photos?"

She paused the movie and went to the small drawer in the side of their bed and pulled out a small light blue photo album. " There you go."

" Thankyou." Pagkalabas ko ng room, rinig na rinig ko si Tita Vera na nakiki-emote ulit sa movie. Unbelievable.

I went inside my room and opened the album. May mga photos namin ni Joaquin from elementary. Yung iba naman highschool graduation photos. Nothing special. Kilala ko ang mga mukha ng mga taong nakita ko sa album.

When I was about to close the album, a small photo fell out of it.

One boy and a girl na halatang galing sa wedding. All smiles .

I know that the boy was me. Naka-thumbs up pa nga eh. But the girl? Hmmm..

Parang kilala ko. I looked closely at her face.

It's Roxanne.

How did I meet her? How come we look so close here?

I looked at the back of the photo. There was something written on it.

Roxanne Marie Salvador-Troy Luis Herrera Nuptials ( July 7, 1998 )

Nuptials lang pala, there is nothing wrong with.... What the f*ck did I just read? Nagpakasal kami?!

A/N

Hey readers! Miss me? Hahahahaha! The long wait is over! Comeback is real,people! Sorry naman at ngayon lang po nakabalik, pero don't worry, tuluy-tuloy na po ang The Manila Charmers. I hope masubaybayan niyo po ang story. Thank you!

LP