Chapter 4 : |WELCOME BACK|
AC DE VEGA'S POV
I was in my dream land when my phone alarm, I was half asleep when I get my phone and check the time and 'oh my it's already 6pm' the time got me wide awake I immediately go straight to room's bathroom after showering, I have my bathrobe wrap around me and head straight to my walk-in closet and wear this
after changing my clothes, I saw Thea's chat
I immediately go downstairs together with my two luggage and I think that it's a bad idea for not asking everyone's help because 'IAM HAVING A HARD TIME BECAUSE OF HOW HEAVY MY LUGGAGE IS' I mentally shout thankfully one of the maid saw me and offer me some help "oh my goodness let me help you dear" one of our maid named Laura said "thank you" I thank her for helping me after we successfully made it downstairs I go straight in the living room when I'm shock to see Thea and the others "wow you guys are fast to make in here cause if I remember correctly Thea just chat me" I said in amazed tone
"what's with you girl it's not like we're that far away from each other remember we're just only block away from you" Thea said while looking at me weirdly "oh hehe let's go" I said to them and they just nod, we immediately walk through the door Gelo being a gentleman he help me carrying my luggage and before we even pass the gate mom and dad call the four of us to bid both of their goodbye's mom and dad walk us through the gate and Dad help Gelo to get my luggage inside the van "be careful there, and strictly no starving yourself okay" mom said while tearing up mom kiss me in my forehead dad walk straight to me after helping Gelo
"we're going to miss you sweetheart enjoy your life in there" dad said and just like mom he kiss my forehead, I gave both of my parents a last hug before get inside the van, after a tearful good bye the Gomez driver Mr.Eric start the van and fortunately that the airport where we going to is just an hour away from the house so after a hour of drive thankfully we arrive safe call me OA but I don't care the Mr.Eric help us with our luggage and perks of having an own airline me and the others got help from the workers in this Airport
actually this Airport is own by MONTEFALCO and yes I'm also a Montefalco since my Mom is Gelo's dad younger sister so basically me and Gelo's family owned this the workers guide us in one of the private airplane that owned by Gelo's father and the flight stewardess help us to settle down Gelo sat beside me while Thea and Ash sat beside each other "are you ready?" Gelo ask me "well yeah" I answer
AJ SALAZAR'S POV
I suddenly wake up from my sleep so I check the clock and it's already 6:50am I waste no time and get ready it's still early I know but I don't care I walk towards my room bathroom and take a bath after a 12 minutes of bathe I immediately head straight to my walk-in closet and wear my uniform I looked at the clock and it's already 7:05am I immediately go downstairs and head straight to the dining room and I see the maids already done preparing the breakfast at pasin kong wala sila Mom and Dad
"Manang Rina asan si Mom at Dad?" tanong ko sa head maid namin "ah sila ba na umalis kaninang mga alas sais ng umaga dahil may flight pa raw sila pa Korea dahil may conference nagaganapin doon" paliwanag sakin ni Manang oo nga pala nasabi na sakin ni Mom about dun sa conference nagaganapin sa Korea "salamat nay" pasalamat ko dito umupo nako sa isa sa mga upuan at agad na kumain pag-katapos ay nilapag ko ang pinggan sa lababo at kinuha ang bag at ang susi ng Range Rover ko since susunduin ko pa sila Gelo mamaya
I drive my car into school at tulad ng dati pag labas ko sa sasakyan mag kahalong complement at hate commentsang maririnig ko galing sa ibang studyante dito
'ohmy ang hot nya as always'
'shut up di naman sya hot'
'inggit ka because'
'ang pogi mo'
kahit na medyo nakaka tawa yung mga comment nila I still display may stoic face and and continue walking I checked the time and I still have 40 minutes before class I walk towards mine and the others meet up place which is the school garden
and when I arrive there as usual Alexa and Kael is always the first ones to arrive "hey there" tawag ko sa dalawa "oh ang aga mo ha" sabi ni Kael "hehe well hindi kasi ako masyadong naka tulog eh" paliwanag ko "bakit naman?" tanong ni Alexa "well you know me pag nagising ako medyo hindi na ko nakaka balik sa tulog ng mahimbing isa pa kailangan ko kasing umalis mamaya" paliwanag ko ulit
"hah susunduin sino?" tanong ni Kael "wag nang maraming tanong" hirit ko sa kanya "nga pala asan na yung ib-" mag tatanong na sana ako sakanila about sa whereabouts ng iba ng biglang "NANDITO NA KAMI!" sigaw ni na galing kay Mary,Chen at Rose nanlaki ang mata namin nila Kael at Alexa habang naka-titig sa kanila "u-uy a-anong nangyari sainyo bakit mukha kayong tumakbo sa 150 meter run?" tanong ni Kael sa kanila habang tumatawa sa tatlo mukha nga namang kasing galing sa 150 meter run dahil pawis na pawis ito bago pa man sila maka pag salita ay dumating si Lyn habang pinanlilisikan ng mata ang tatlo tatakbo na sana sila ng
"hep hep tama nayan" saway ni Alexa sa apat "ano ba kasing nangyari?" tanong ni Kael "itong tatlong toh tinawag ba naman si Caleb tapos sinabing may crush ako dun!" inis na paliwanag nito at walang emosyong naka-titig lang kami sa kanya "b-bakit?" dagdag na tanong pa nito "bakit hindi ba totoo" sabi ko sa kanya "totoo per-" nagsalita ito pero agad din namang pinutol ni Kael si Lyn
"oh so ano naman eh totoo naman pala eh bat nagagalit ka?" tanong ni Kael sa kanya "kaya ng-" sasagot na ulit sana si Lyn ng may pumutol ulit dito "so bakit nga?" putol ni Alexa "EH ANAK NG TIPAKLONG PATAPUSIN NYO MUNA KO!" malakas na sigaw ni Lyn habang may lumalabas na usok sa ilong at tainga nito at sheda sakit sa tainga "Patapusin nyo muna ko pwede, sige nga sayo ko daw gawin sayo yun beh tignan ko kung di ka magalit, ngayon pa ngalang kami naging magkaibigan tapos dahil sa sinabe nyo baka mamaya hindi nako lapitan nun!" mahabang paliwanag nito habang bakas parin ang inis sa tono ng pag sasalita nito
"okay chillax lang mare what if gusto ka din nun" sabi ko sakanya "and how you so sure about it aber?" masungit na tanong nito "lagi kayang nagtatanong sakin si Caleb sakin tungkol sayo" sabi pa ni Alexa "weh?" tanong ulit nito pero unlike kanina medyo naka ngiti ito "oo nga mukha ba kong nag sisinungaling eh parehas lang naman kaming member ng dance club diba kaya nag kakausap kami" paliwanag pa ni Alexa kaya natahimik nalang si Lyn, five minutes nalang before mag start ang klase aalis na sana kami ng dumating si Earl
"oh muntikan ka nang malate anong nangyari sayo?" tanong ni Rose sa kanya "na overslept anong oras na kasi akong natapos sa pag gawa ng research nag madali na nga lang ako kasi exactly 7am nako nagising" paliwanag ni Earl "halata nga tignan mo nga necktie mo" sabi ni Alexa na agad na mang inayos ni Earl "tara na mag be-bell na" aya ko sakanila tulad ng kahapon agad kaming nag hiwa-hiwalay at pumasok sa kanya-kanyang klase and as usual for me dun ulit ako sa dulo uupo habang nag hihintay kung kailan matatapos ang boring na discussion after an hour of a boring discussion tumunog ang bell at nag dismiss na ang prof. namin, I check the time and it's 9:30am already agad-agad akong lumabas ng classroom dala-dala ang bag ko at dumiresto sa parking lot at sumakay sa aking kotse at nag drive patungong airport, I was still on the road nang maalala ko di ko pa pala sila na inform kaya naman nag chat ako sa gc
CROISE EARL MONTEMAYOR'S POV
after the bell rung I immediately pack my things and go outside of the classroom, I was walking peacefully nang
madaanan ko ang classroom ni AJ, 'it's weird dahil walang AJ ang tumatawag sakin' I was lost in my thoughts at hindi ko namalayang ilang minuto na pala ako naka titig sa kawalan ng "uhmm excuse me kanina kapa nakatulala jan ha may hinahanap ka ba?" sambit ng isang babae matangkad ito at maganda maybe more tall than Chen and Rose
"ahh yeah sorry hinahanap ko kasi si AJ Salazar" I apologize first before I ask about AJ "ahh so isa ka sa mga kaibigan ng Campus bad boy ha, well sorry to disappoint you pero wala sya dito kanina pa umalis" sabi nito sakin "nga pala I'm Maria Cynthia but you can call me Thia" pakilala nito sakin "ah I'm Croise Earl Montemayor" pakilala ko naman sa kanya "oh yes I know, I mean you're pretty popular that's why" sabi nya "ano nga palang last na-" mag tatanong sana ko ulit ng
"THIA LET'S GO!" sigaw ng isang babae "oh yeah bye" nag mamadaling sabi nito sakin at agad na umalis, after the conversation I have with Thia agad akong nag tungo sa cafeteria at nakita silang lahat except kay AJ agad akong umupo sa tabi ni Kael "ohh nag order nakami para sayo" sabi ni Alexa sabay abot ng tteokbokki at sprite "bat ba ang tagal mo?" tanong ni Chen sakin "ahh ano kasi hinap ko pa si AJ, nga pala alam nyo ba kung na saan?" tanong ko sa kanila pero binigyan lang ako ng mga ito ng nagdudugang tingnin "ba-bat ganyan kayo maka tingnin?" I ask them again while stuttering "yun lang ba talaga?" nag dududang sambit ni Mary "o-oo nga" ninenerbiyos na sagot ko "di ako naniniwala" dagdag pa ni Alexa "hah bakit naman ako mag sisinungaling?" tanong ko sakanila "alam mo ba kung bakit, kasi nag chat si AJ sa gc di mo nakita? eh kanina ka pa online" sabi ni Lyn teka hah and I get my phone and check the gc and oh.my.I'm.doomed
"ahh hehe diko nakita eh pero I swear! yun lang talaga yung eason kung bakit ako natagalan" I said "siguraduhin mo lang" sabay-sabay nilang sabi sakin and heck I was startled
AJ SALAZAR'S POV
after an hour of driving nakarating nako sa airport I park the car before going out I check the phone and it's already 10:34 dang it I'm 34 minutes late I chat Gelo first before going out the car
after reading his chat I go outside of my car and walk towards the exit and I immediately recognize Gelo since his face didn't change at all his still look young as ever "GELO!" I shout and he immediately turn to me I walk towards them "hey guys I miss you and sorry because I'm late" I said to them I give Gelo a high five while I hug Thea and Ash "you guys didn't change at all" I said to the three "oh really look at you still the same bad boy as ever and it's okay" Thea said to me and the three of us laugh at what Thea said "but yeah we miss you too" Ash said
"ah before I forgot, AJ met my cousin" Gelo said and nudge the woman besides him "introduce yourself" Gelo whisper but it's still loud enough to hear "ah nice to meet you I'm Andrea Claire De Vega but you can call me AC" Gelo's cousin said and give me an awkward smile "well my name is Alexander Julian Salazar but just call me AJ" I introduce myself to her "ayan very good" nakakalokong sabi ni Gelo at binigyan ako ng pilyong ngiti "so let's go?" aya ko sakanila at tinulungan sila Ash at Thea sa mga luggage nila
"AJ we can do it" both Ash and Thea's complain while I give them 'no complaining' look kaya naman hindi na sila umangal, I guide them towards the car, and when we arrive I open the car door first before me and Gelo put the luggage inside, we let the girls in first and let them settled in passenger seat, after letting the girls inside the car me and Gelo put all the luggage inside the car's compartment and I walk towards the driver seat while Gelo walk towards the shotgun seat and we both open the door I sat in driver seat while Gelo sat in the shotgun seat, and before I start the car
"is everything settled no things are forgotten?" I ask them first "no everything is okay" Ash said while the others just nod after making sure that everything was already settled I start the car and drive "nga pala bro san kayo mag stay?" I ask Gelo who's sitting beside me "dun parin sa parents house namin while AC is staying in my house" Gelo said "nga pala nag cutting classes kaba?" Gelo ask me "obvious ba" sarkastikong sagot ko naman sa kanya
ANGELO MONTEFALCO'S POV
it's already 10:33 we arrive 30 minutes ago but AJ still not here I know the others is getting impatient or more like AC is getting impatient I was using my phone when a message pop out I click my messenger to see who is it, and saw AJ's message
"guys AJ is here" I said to the three and they immediately stand from their seats "GELO!" I heard a
shout from a familiar voice I immediately turn around and I saw AJ walking towards us wala paring pinag-bago ganon parin ang itsura nito pero I noticed na mas lalo pang tumangkad ang mokong "hey guys I miss you and sorry because I'm late" He said to me,Ash and Thea, he give me a high five while and hug Thea and Ash
"you guys didn't change at all" he said to me and the others "oh really look at you still the same bad boy as ever and it's okay" Thea said to him and we laugh at what Thea said "but yeah we miss you too" Ash said to him "ah before I forgot, AJ met my cousin" I said and nudge AC who's standing beside me "introduce yourself" I whisper to AC but I it's still loud enough for the others to hear "ah nice to meet you I'm Andrea Claire De Vega but you can call me AC" AC said and give AJ an awkward smile
"well my name is Alexander Julian Salazar but just call me AJ" AJ introduce himself to her "ayan very good" nakakalokong sabi ko at binigyan si AJ ng pilyong ngiti "so let's go?" aya AJ sa amin at tinulungan sila Ash at Thea sa mga luggage nila "AJ we can do it" both Ash and Thea's complain to him while he give them 'no complaining' look kaya naman hindi na sila umangal, AJ guide us towards his car, and when we arrive he open the car door first before me and AJ put the luggage inside we let the girls in first and let them settled in passenger seat, after letting the girls inside the car me and AJ put all the luggage inside the car's compartment and walk towards the driver seat while I walk towards the shotgun seat and we both open the door He sat in driver seat while I sat in the shotgun seat, and before he start the car
"is everything settled no things are forgotten?" he ask the girls first "no everything okay" Ash said while the others just nod and after making sure that everything was already settled AJ start the car and drive "nga pala bro san kayo mag stay?" he ask me who's sitting beside him "dun parin sa parents house namin while AC is staying in our house" I said "nga pala nag cutting classes kaba?" I ask to him nang mapansing naka suot ito ng school uniform "obvious ba" sarkastikong sagot nito sakin "okay chill sorry ngayon ko lang napansin" sabi ko sakanya,
on the way to our houses tahimik lang ang lahat I look at the passenger seat using the mirror and I'm not shock na tulog na ang mga girls since dahil nga rin sa 15 hours na flight while me medyo antok na nang konti pero dahil malapit na rin naman kami pinigilan ko nalang "nga pala Gelo?" I was cut off of my thoughts when AJ called me "yeah?" I ask while looking at him confused "are you guys going to school tomorrow?" He ask "well yeah since everything is settled" I answered and look at him confused
"why you asking?" I ask him "well just wondering if you guys need a ride tomorrow" he answered "well you can take Thea and Ash with you since they're the one who's near to your house" I said "okay then what about you and your cousin?" He ask me "well I already have my Philippines driver license kaya walang problema" I assure him "okay" he shortly said, mayamaya pa ay nakarating na kami sa subdivision at mayamaya bahay nila Ash
"Ash we're hear" I said while tapping Ash "auhmm okie" Ashley cute said AJ stop the car and go outside to open the door for Ash while me I also go outside of the car to get Ash luggage from the compartment we make sure first that she get inside the house before returning to the car AJ start the car and drove few blocks away para makarating sa bahay nila Thea "Thea we're here in front of your house wake up" I said while repeating what I did to Ash
"okay,okay gising nako" Thea said and just like what we did earlier AJ open the door for Thea while me I get Thea's luggage from the compartment and make sure na nakapasok na si Thea sa loob ng bahay nila bago bumalik sa sasakyan AJ continue to drive at nang papalapit na kami sa bahay ginising ko na si AC "AC wake up we're almost there" I gently wake my cousin up, nagising ito at umayos ng upo mayamaya pa ay nakarating na kami bumaba nako sa sasakyan and so AJ pinag buksan ni AJ si AC ng pinto pagkatapos ay tinulungan ako sa mga gamit namin after making inside the maids greet us while umalis na si AJ, I guide AC in one of the guest room and let her settled, while me I walk straight to my bedroom and put my luggage inside at nag decide na mamaya nalang mag ayos nang gamit at nag pahinga nalang