Love from Within (A Jeron/Jeric Teng FanFic)

Chapter 29 ~ Forgotten Memories

“Ba’t parang ngaun lang ulit kita nakita sa school?”

“I drop my entire subject, I am planning to take BS Psychology next sem in other school.” Unti-unti naman akong napatingin sa kanya.

“Kaya pala. Bakit? Masaya naman ang pagiging Archi student ah.”

“Inayos ko lang ung mga papers na kakailanganin ko sa paglipat. Masaya nga siya but it’s not my field.” I gave her smile. There was a long silence, hindi naman kami ganun kaclose ni Althea para mag open ng ibang topic pa.

“Nakalimutan ko itanong. Kakilala mo pala sina Tita Dulce? Yung party sa tagaytay?”

“Ah, oo. My mom and Uncle Ramon are somehow relatives.”

“Talaga? Wow. Kaya pala parang kilala na kita nung first meeting natin. Nagkita na ba tayo noon?” hindi ako makapaniwala, parang sobrang liit lang ng mundo.

“Oo nung pinakilala ka ni Kuya Tristan kila Auntie noon as his girlfriend. I doubt na maalala mo ko.” Natatawa niyang sabi. May naalala nga ako that time may party din kasi noon nung pinakilala ako ni Lance.

“Ikaw yung batang maitim at mataba noon? Yung nagtatago lang sa kusina? Ikaw si Marie?”  nahihiya naman siyang tumango.

“You look adorable that time. Sorry if I did not recognized you. Teka bakit di mo sinabi sa akin na nagkakilala na pala tayo?” natutuwa kong sabi. Ang laki ng pinagbago nya, I remember she’s totally fat and add the dark skin, ngaun ang ganda-ganda niya na.

“Kasi ayoko na ipaalala kung gaano ako kapanget noon at nakilala mo ko ulit, the new Althea Marie! Mas maganda ung bago diba?” she stated and I just nodded.

Ang dami ko pang nalaman about kay Althea, tumira siya sa San Francisco at doon siya unti-unti nagbago. Napagkwentuhan din namin kung gaano tumino si Lance nung time na kami pa at yung mga kalokohan na pinaggagawa nito.

“One time nagkwento sa akin si Kuya Tristan, noon nagkaroon kayo ng love quarrel. He told me that you keep asking about Totoy that’s why he’s jealous. Sobrang panget ng itsura ni Kuya noon. Haha!” bigla naman akong napatigil sa pagtawa. Si Totoy, kilala niya? I frowned at her and Althea was just laughing.

“Nakalimutan mo daw ung real name nang best friend mo and only Totoy ung naalala mo kaya ayaw sabihin sayo ni Kuya Tristan noon kasi sobrang nagtatampo siya.”

“The funny thing was-” she stop as she took sip on her drink and the next words she said was totally blown on me. It keeps replaying in my head.

“That Jeron and your best friend Totoy is just the same person.”

 

“Err-! I really don’t like your name. Ang baho kaya!”

“Addi naman! Why you keep saying that! Jeron Alvin ang poging name diba?” he makes some funny poses as if he is one of the contestants of Mr. Pogi.

 

“Yuck! It’s ewwwe! Para patas I call you Totoy. Hi Totoy, I’m Addi!” I was secretly smiling, Totoy, I got him, he agreed while nodding his head.