"Alona, be good to our visitors okay?"dad smiled at me and kissed me on my forehead
Hindi ko alam bakit ganito maghanda sila mommy at daddy dahil lang sa bisita namin! Bunso ba naman ako sa pamilya kaya nasasanay ako naispoiled nila daddy
"Okay daddy!"I fakely smiled and kissed him on his cheek
"That's my girl!"nakaupo lang ako sa kwarto ko at tinignan ang repleksyon ko sa salamin. Bumaba na din ako ng tawagin ako ni mommy.
"Ito nga pala si Alona ang bunso naming anak"pagpakilala ni daddy sa akin sa isang pamilya
"Si Jasmine nag-aaral diba sa U.S.?"
"Oo doon niya gusto kasama ang magulang ko"sabi ni mommy na nakangiti
"Ito nga pala si Luca, nag-iisang anak namin"pakilala ng lalaki sa amin

"Luca, saan ka nag-aaral?"tanong ni daddy sa kanya
"Sa Ateneo po"sagot niya sa daddy ko at tumingin siya sa akin. Inirapan ko siya ng makaupo kami sa sofa namin
"Alona be friendly to Luca baka sa susunod siya yung tutulong sayo sa studies mo"sabi sa akin ni daddy
"I can handle my grades dad"
"How old are you Alona?"tanong sa akin ng babae
"Im 12"
"Napakagandang bata, Luca was older than you 2 years. Call me mommy Lily sweetie okay?"I shrugged at her
"Dito muna kayong dalawa, mag-uusap lang kami about businesses"umakyat na sila sa study room ni daddy at ako naman nakamasid lang sa harapan ko
"It's rude"he suddenly said
"Whatever!"I rolled my eyes on him, I lay on the sofa while playing games on my phone
"Do you play?"
"I don't, I just study and do some trainings"he answered while looking at me
"Your life is boring brother"I said and sat in the sofa
"I study because I wanted to be a lawyer"I looked at him like he was joking but he is serious
"Such a long process"I said while smirking
"Yeah but its gonna be worth it"he said while looking at his phone
After an hour, our parents came out and my mom was smiling at Luca.
"Amir Luca, I heard you wanna be a lawyer someday"
"Yes ma'am"
"That's a good mindset"he just shrugged at my mom
"How about let your daughter enrolled at Ateneo when she will be in her junior year"Mommy Lily said to my mom
"That's a brilliant idea"dad said and I rolled my eyes for what he said
"Alona! Finally!"Azekiel hugged me as he saw me at the room. My parents did enrolled me at Ateneo and I joined the dancing club. Sino ba kasi gumawa nitong club, I can also sing but I prefer dancing.
"Aze, lumayo ka nga ng kaunti sa akin. Parati ka pinapakamalan na jowa ko"I pushed him away
"Alona!!"eto na naman ang isa
"Owen, take a distance!"I raised my eyebrow and he just laughed at me
"Ano ba yan?!classmate ko pa din kayo?"maldita na sabi ni Sophia at agad din naman ako niyakap "Asan si Tyron?"
"Hindi ka pa ba nasasanay doon Sophia?"natatawa na sabi ni Azekiel
"Oo nga pala no"agad din siya tumabi sa akin sa upuan
"Goodmorning grade 7, for today's task know your classmates dahil first day pa lang naman"
"Ma'am kilala ko na po tong tatlo"sabay na sabi ni Owen at nagpacute
"Ano ba yan Owen, nakakadiri ka!"si Sophia na nagsabi, tinarayan naman siya ni Owen
Owen is a gay after all...
"Nako dai! halos araw-araw ko na kayo makita. Nagsasawa na ako sa pagmumukha niyong tatlo at isa pa yang si Tyron" tumawa yung iba naming kaklase sa sinabi niya
"Owen sayang ka crush ka pa naman ng kaibigan namin"sabi nung nasa harapan namin
Peke naman siya nagsusuka sa sinabi ng kaklase namin at ngumuso.
"Dai, nakakadiri talaga parehas tayong babae"sabi pa niya at tumingin sa kanila
"Jusko Owen! hindi kayo parehas siya merong matres ikaw wala!"
"Sophia, alam mo panira ka talagang babae ka simula pa nung elementarya!"
"Tama na yan, pwede na kayo magrecess"sabi ni ma'am sa amin. Kaming tatlo naman dumiretso sa cafeteria at nakita namin si Tyron doon nakikipag-usap sa babae
"Kaya pala hindi pumasok lumandi!"pinisil ni Owen ang tenga niya
"Aray ko naman Owen"tumawa sina Sophia at Azekiel
"Sino ba kasi nagsabi lumandi ka?"mataray na sabi ko
"Alona!"akmang yayakapin niya ako ng inakbayan siya ni Aze
"Alam mo pre, bilhan mo na lang kami doon dahil late ka naman"
"Bakit ako?"
"Sino ba kasi nagsabi pumasok ng recess?!"sabi ni Sophia na tinignan siya ng masama
"Eto na nga bibili na po"
"Alona saan ka na club?"tanong ni Owen
"Hip-hop"sabi ko sa kanila
"Sana all talaga marunong sumayaw"sabi ni Sophia
"Literary na lang kayo kundi sa sports"
"Girls, ang gwapo oh!"nguso ni Owen sa isang table at tinignan ko naman
Si Luca! Isang taon ko din siya hindi nakita. Nagiging mature na talaga siya, kinalabit siya ng isang babae at nginitian.
Ang landi...
"Nako Owen wag puro gwapo"Sophia rolled her eyes
"Pano ba naman kasi itry mo nga din magkacrush"
"Lahat naman nang-iiwan katulad ng daddy ko"she whispered
"Tara na nga kain na!"pag-iba ko ng topic ng nilapag ni Tyron ang pagkain namin sa mesa
Pagkatapos ng klase namin dumiretso ako sa studio ng club ko. May iba nga na 3rd year halos lahat na year levels pero hinahati sa 4 na members.
"Hello grade 7 ka diba?"tanong sa akin ng isang lalaki
"O-oo"
"Ako nga pala si Cole and you are?"
"Alona"I shake his hand and he smiled at me
"Can you show us your talent Alona in dancing? May screening kasi"napakamot siya sa batok niya
"It looks like you underestimate my ability"I smirked and crossed my arms
"Its not like that"
"Okay, I will show you my talent. Put the music on"
Tinititigan ako ng ibang miyembro ng grupo sa pagsasayaw lalo na si Cole at kasama niyang lalaki.
Tap infront...
Touch the shoe and back shoe
In 1,2,3 spin and pose
"She is good at the young age"some of the 3rd year said and 4th year.
"Alona, im sorry for underestimated you"Cole said
"I don't accept sorry"I grin at him and walk passed him to drink my water
This is the dark side of me, I don't say sorry or accept sorry especially when the person already offended me
"Hi Alona can you join my team?"A guy said while pointing the two members and one of it was Cole
"Okay" I told him and went out of the studio
I waited for Zach to picked me up and when the car parked infront of me. I smiled and went in at the same time I was shocked because it was not him
"Lu-Luca?"I was stuttered saying his name
"Your parents asked me to pick you up because your cousin is very busy"he explained
"Okay then"I said while looking outside of the window
"I didn't know you already transferred here"he said while driving
"Yes I did"
"That's good and maybe we will see each other often"
I didn't respond to him and I just put my earphones on. I was typing a message for Owen because he said that he really needed me to act as his girlfriend so that this girl stop chasing him. The girl didn't know he was gay.
"We are here!"I looked at him and left me inside of his car
What's his problem? Okay pa naman kami kanina ng makauwi kami ang lamig niya na makatingin. Tsk. Bipolar!
I went inside of our house and saw my mom talking to mommy Lily. Mommy lily hugged me tightly as she saw me behind Luca.
"You became so tall so fast darling"she said and cupped my face
"You should study like Luca. He was focusing on his career and looking forward about his future"dad said
I bit my lower lip for what he said
Most of all I don't wanna be compared to anyone not even to Luca. Edi siya na yung magaling sa mata niyo daddy. Yan ang gusto ko isumbat pero hindi ko magawa dahil nirerespeto ko siya.
"Alona, do you understand?"dad asked me while staring at my eyes
"Yes daddy"I politely answered him even it was against to my will
As the elders went to the study room. I stared at Luca who is holding a book while staring at me too
"I hate you!"I told him as I walked passed him
"Alona!"my yaya followed me upstairs but I locked my room and cried there
Ate Jasmine! I called my sister in U.S.
"A-ate"I cried
"Alona? Why are you crying?"she asked while looking at me through the phone
"Daddy keep on comparing me ate"I sobbed
"Oh Alona, an advice I can gave you for now is do what makes you happy. Don't mind daddy okay? Don't stress yourself darling"
We talk for a minute about what's going in the school and we laughed together
"Ate Jas, thank you dahil pinapagaan mo ang pakiramdam ko"sabi ko
"Im your sister for a reason"she smiled "Anyway I'll call you later, I need to prepare for school"I nodded at her and she hang up the call
I check the messages and most of the message came from my friends Sophia, Owen and Tyron.
I sighed and lay on my bed and Luca's face flashing on my mind
"I hate you!"I muttered and stared the ceiling