“Saan ba kase tayo pupunta?” I asked Chandelier.

“Inip na inip ka na ba talaga? Kakasakay palang natin sa sasakyan Maureen” Tsk. Sa ayaw kung sumama kanina pa tumitibok ng malakas ang puso ko baka marinig niya at yari ako.

“Saan nga kase tayo pupunta?” pag-uulit ko, sinamaan niya naman ako ng tingin kaya’t binalik ko rin ang tingin niya sa akin.

Hindi pa niya pinaandar ang saskyan kaya nagtinginan kami ng masama ng ilang minuto, walang pumiyok ngunit ng mahimasmasan ako naalala kong si Chandler pala itong kinakalaban ko.

My eyes went dry while my heart is pumping so fast that I thought that it might burst. I blinked twice before looking away. He sighed heavily and I saw him at the side of my eyes grinned widely. Psh.

“Saan nga kase tayo pupunta?”

“That’s the seventh time” he then started his car.

“What?”

“That you asked where we are going” he looked at me before he manuever the car. “We’re going to the Lantern show but before that let’s have a dinner” dinner? It’s still five thirty in the afternoon.

“I know what you’re thinking; the show starts at seven so I want to invite you home. I want you to meet my parents” what! I laughed.

“What?”

“I didn’t know you’re such a joker hahaha” he looked at me deadly. Sabi ko nga hindi siya nagpapatawa. I stopped myself from laughing although it was sarcastic at first I still can’t help to laugh.

“I am not joking, I told my parents about you” why would he do that? Hellooooo close ba tayo? Besides I’m no one, I’m just the pretentious Maureen Mariano trying hard not to get caught that I’m not a real Mariano.

I know I must not think of that when there isn’t a connection or point with seeing his parent. The deal is that, if he is serious about this whole thing, because if it is I’m pulling off. People will get interested of me if they knew that Chandler Geller is courting me.

And certainly it is the end of mine. I don’t know with the Codes in school what if my so-not-really-bothering Code white might get worse.

What if people will judge me that I’m pretending for the sake of fame and worst the greatest penalty Code may possibly hit me.

I can’t rely to Ella neither the Class A or to Chandler.

This is my own battle of truth and I’m step behind to my end if I continue this nonsense.

“Stop the car!” I said

“What?”

“I said,. STOP THE CAR!” I can’t help but to shout. He stop the car abruptly thanks goodness I wear the seatbelt or else masasapak ko siya.

“What the hell are you shouting!?” if his mad well I deadly mad as more than him.

“What’s wrong with you? What kind of nonsense is this?” I said calm this time but my eyes were madly scared and confused.

“You are meeting my parents, what’s wrong with that?” he held my arm but I shrugged it immediately. He looks confused and slightly hurt if that’s what I can see in his eyes. But why would he get hurt? It’s just his ego maybe.

“Tell me, why would I meet your parents? Why would you want me meet them?” he held my arm and motion me to move closer to him which of course I didn’t do, ang tanga ko naman kung ganun. Galit nga ako diba. Galit ako sa kanya.

“I’m sorry” he looks at me calm and sad and then move closer to me.

What’s his sorry for? Napagtanto na niya na mali ang ginagawa niya?

“If you don’t want to meet my parents today we could schedule another time” napairap naman ako sa kanya. I thought he would gave up and tell me to forget what happened today. I’m stupid.

“I don’t want to meet your parents and never will I. Do you know that if someone sees us at your home they might misunderstood and it is probably my end” kumunot ang noo nito at tumingin ng malalim sa akin. I hate those eyes. They make me confused if I’m doing right now is right or wrong.

“And why would it be your end? Your meeting my parents because my mother wants to meet the person I like. Why are you afraid of, why would you think with other people thoughts when in fact you said to yourself that it’s yours over others?” he held my hands and this time I didn’t pulled them off. He’s right I don’t think of other people but myself but…

“I’m scared. I’m scared losing my friend. I’m scared losing Ella. I’m scared losing Erica and the other Class A. I know that it’s too soon but I wanted to be out of my shell and have friends again” he looked at me closely and after a while of reading my eyes he smiled.

He smiled widely that I’m about to jump because of my heart beating too fast.

“You won’t lose them I promise” he assured me while he softly caresses my right cheek. His eyes were hypnotizing kaya wala akong nagawa kung hindi ang tumango.

In just that snap I forgot everything. I forgot what I was concluding my mind awhile ago. I forgot my fears and point of arguing.

What made him do this to me? What right he has to make my heart beat abnormally?

Just because of his words made me suddenly change. Mahina ba ako? Marupok? Am I fragile? Is this bad? Those questions keeps bothering me that I didn’t aware that were already at front of their mansion.

He held my hand before going inside. The maids were lining up as we went inside. Ang bonga naman ng mga tao rito. He held my hand tightly as we both see his parents waiting meters away from us smiling widely.

Her mom approached his son with a warm hug and then her gaze was mine. She looks happy and then a few seconds of her stare she hugs me. Prince father joined us and both of them laughed.

“Finally, he brings you home” hid dad said habang papunta kami sa sa mahabang sofa.

“A-aah hehehe” nakakaloka ka Maureen!

“Mom, dad I took her by surprise that’s why she can’t prepare a pleased speech” ika ni Chandler, siniko ko siya at tinawanan naman kami ng magulang niya o baka naman ako lang. Psh.

Walanghiya ka talaga Chandler dapat good impression dapat e. Wow! Talaga lang Maureen parang kanina lang ayaw mong pumunta? You’re really an idiot!

“Hahaha be comfortable iha, actually kinulit naming ito si Chan na ipakilala ka saamin. We didn’t knew that it’s my Kumare’s daughter hahaha” ika ni Mrs. Geller.

“Sorry po a-ah M-mrs. Geller” nahihiyang tugon ko. She caresses my arm so I raised my head. She smiled at me.

“Tita, Tita Marcel nalang iha” I nodded to her. “And call my husband Tito or Tito Stalin” I smiled to her and nod again. Irony kapangalan pa talaga ng kaklase ko.

“Okay po Tita Marcel and Tito Stalin” ngumiti ako sa kanila ng wagas ng sa ganun mapansin nilang maganda ako hahahaha, ganyan nga Maureen,ganyan nga.

“You’re really pretty iha, the first time I saw you at the party I knew that someone would fall hard to you and I wasn’t wrong hahaha” see, ang ganda ko talaga! Hahaha hindi naman sa pagmamayabang pero parang ganun na rin.

But wait, just because of my beauty? Nah hahaha of course Maureen, maganda ka lang but your attitude is beyond those mean squad. At the rate of bitches, cheaters and idiotism you’re the top.

I shrugged that thought.

“Salamat po” I said.

Mr. Gelle- I meant Tito Stalin went to their wine cellar with  Chandler so I left behind with his mom. Mahaba-haba rin ang na pag-usapan namin she asked about my childhood life and coincidently the orphanage I was in before was their property.

“You grew up at Real Angel Orphanage so you must knew Chan, he always visited everyday at the orphanage before” Tita Marcel, hmm I never heard that name at the orphanage before. Umiling ako sa kanya.

“Hindi po kase ako mahilig makipaghalubilo po at isa pa po no kids want me to be their friends.” Kumunot ang noo niya.

“And why is that? Were you bullied?” she asked curiosly

“More like the bully. I’m not a good kid nor a good teenage that’s why people distance at me isa rin pong rason kung bakit po ako nagtransfer” I was involved with a scandal at my former school kaya pinatransfer ako ni Tito Ross dahil lage ko na lamang dinudumihan ang pangalan nila.

In order for me to stay with them a rule was bind and that’s me to stay careful of my action pero first day ko palang sa UGS nakapagsinungaling na ako worst is that my Code white pa.

“Anyway, I won’t judge, everyone has a reason and whatever that is making sure it won’t hurt you. Though I’m telling you, we all have a choice either to be wicked or to be inspirational. Pick your option before it’s too late and will end up you not just losing everyone but also yourself.” Losing myself? Parang mababaliw ako ganun ba yun?

I nodded to Tita Marcel and then she excuses herself maghahanda raw ng meryenda bago kami aalis ni Chandler.

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