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People will say I'm just simply infatuated, but I will say it's not.
One glance and he caught my attention. I watched him walking on the hallway outside our classroom, I silently adored him. That's the day how my Young Love began.
"Uy, Nai-nai sinong tinitignan mo d'yan?" tanong ni Lily.
Sinulyapan ko lamang si Lily at dali-daling ibinalik ang tingin sa lalaking dumaan ng hallway.
"Lily.. Anong pangalan niyon?" itinuro ko ang lalaking unti-unti nang nakalampas ng aming classroom.
Sumingkit ang kanyang mata na tila ba inaalala talaga ang pangalan ng lalaki. Mahina niya akong tinapik nang naalala niya.
"Ah! Si Gabriel ba kamo? Ang gwapo niya, Nai-nai.. Maraming nagkaka-crush doon!" sabi niya at humagikhik.
Napakurap ako bago siya tinanong, "Lily, crush mo?" kinakabahan kong tanong.
"Ano ka ba? S'yempre pogi eh, pero marami akong crush, Nai-nai." aniya at ngumiti ng pagkalaki-laki.
I was in 6th Grade when I knew his name, Gabriel.
"Yehey! Graduate na tayo! Excited na akong mag-hayskul, mas masusulyapan na natin yung mga crush natin." kinikilig na sabi ni Lily.
Namula ako, hindi ko naman itatanggi na crush ko si Gabriel.
Gabriel is in 8th Grade when I was in 6th Grade, but now that we already graduated in elementary ibig sabihin lilipat na kami next school year sa building ng high school! Sabi kasi nung Teacher namin sila na 'raw ang mage-enroll sa amin kaya sa pasukan na kami babalik ng School.
I am smiling from ear to ear with my Parents beside me dahil they will treat me in a restaurant together with the Family, so we were heading out from School but Gabriel showed up.
Napatigil ako sa paglalakad, he's looking at me! No, he's smiling.
"Iha, what's wrong?" Mom asked.
"I thought you're excited?" Dad asked.
Gabriel's smiling at me! Not until someone spoke behind me.
"Hi, Gab!" tumakbo ang babae papunta kay Gabriel, and.. Gabriel hugged her!
The smiles were not for me.
Suddenly, it feels like I can't breathe.
Bumaling ako sa Parents ko, "Tara na po, nagugutom na po ako." I smiled, but not from ear to ear.
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Young Love
Romance"People will say I'm just simply infatuated, but I will say it's not. One glance and he caught my attention. I watched him walking on the hallway outside our classroom, I silently adored him. That's the day how my Young Love began." - Thenaira Leviz...
