I heard a cough before stretching my legs and arms just to wake up. WAIT! Fuck! No!

I immediately rose and sat in the bed and I saw Gilbert was in his uniform now. Did I just fucking sleep?! I didn't even finish my presentation!

" Breakfast is already ready. Catch me downstairs," he said to me like he owns this mansion! UGH!

After he closed my door room, I walked fastly, going to my loptop to continue the presentation that I have been working on.

I turned it on the presentation ones so I can know what I need to put designs and stuffs, but my presentation has already proper fonts, backgrounds, complete transitions and beautiful animations!

I shook my head and I know who fucking did this! All of this!

I just wore a robe and went downstairs to eat my breakfast before going to school. I am heavily sighing because Gilbert was playing with Savannah, Kuya Roland and Ate Lita's baby.

I was eating and drinking with my brow rose up.

" Aga-aga, ang sungit!" Gilbert chuckled and went back with playing Savannah. They were running back and forth.

" Ma'am Tash! Pagpasensyahan niyo na po yung anak ko ha," Ate Lita suddenly came out and poured an orange juice to my glass.

I shook my head and I pound my fork to the pancake that made a loud bang. " Fucking shit," I rolled my eyes.

I suddenly caught Gilbert's attention and carried her into his arms. " Look, Savannah! Ate Natasha's being grumpy," He even pointed me out.

" Ate is scary," Savannah pouted.

" Ma'am, ga... galit po ba kayo?" Ate Lita said to me with her worried eyes. " Are y-you mad with everything po ba, Ma'am, I mean!" She corrected and gave me a nervous laugh.

I am!

" I am not," I whispered to her so she can only hear it. " It's okay what is happening right now."

" Talaga po ba, Ma'am?" Ate Lita gave me a wide smile.

" Where's Mum, by the way?" I changed the topic because it was getting awkward and I am not getting like this atmosphere.

" Office po, Ma'am tapos mamaya bibisita raw po kay Sir!" She replied to me. Maybe Kuya Roland drove for my mum that was why she knows those details. My bad mood rose because I heard again the word of Sir which was pertaining to my father.

" Hoy, Kitty! Ano na naman 'yang ginagawa mo sa ref!" She suddenly went to my other house helper. " Puntahan ko po muna si Kitty, Ma'am. Iwanan ko po muna kayo."

Gilbert was now done playing with Savannah. They were now drinking water and sat in front of me.

" Bakit ka galit?" He furrowed his brows, so curious why I am mad. "Care to enlighten my confused mind?"

I just answered nothing and sliced hardly the pancake with the use of a knife and gave a devil look to it.

" Hey, Savannah. Why don't you go to your mommy first and I will just play with your Ate Natasha?" He let her down and talked nicely like a 'nice' kuya but inside he is a devil peasant. It was funny because I still described him like the way I described him the day when he bumped me in the hall fucking way of STE! UGH!

" Okay!" Savannah just gave Gilbert a cute giggle and walked away.

" So... What kind of game do you want to play?" He asked me like I am not angry with him. UGH!

I was biting the pancakes inside my mouth until the smallest piece came and still bite it because I don't want to make a conversation with him.

" Mad?" He asked and I gave him nothing again.

" Hmm! You really love the pancakes I've made that's why you're not talking to me, right?" He replied to me and gave a smirk.

I fired back a sound when I first time cooked a hotdog and I just realized that he made this! UGH!

" Taste likes you," I rolled my eyes to him.

Fuck! That sounds wrong! Self! UGH!

" I see," And he replied with a poisonous smile.

" Fucking no! It tastes like a hundred percent yuckyness! Thousand percent of ewwyness! And million thousand hundred and one disgustingness," I raised my brow.

I was now walking away from him and went back from my room to changed my wear into a school uniform until he grabbed my hands that made me looked back at him.

" So you're mad?" He asked, calmly.

I was taking my hands off away but he still not getting me off even though he was holding me softly. I breathe hardly.

" Yes! So if you may? Keep your hands off," I replied in a cold voice. UGH!

He took away my hands off and now I was walking , but now, he was now in front of me that made my brows rose.

" Why being mad?" He pouted, hindi niya talaga ako tatantanan until he didn't get the answers.

I crossed my arms, " Did you finish my presentation?" And I received a calm and repeated nod.

" Then that's bull shit," I skipped him and now walking away again. I mean I can do it by my own self! Why he was always helping me? UGH!

" If you're just mad then I am sorry. Just take care," The last thing I heard from him and I think that sounds like a bad trip. I went back looking at him and now he was walking away with his bag carrying at his back that made my eyes furrowed.

I was now in UST, in the classroom. And I realized that it was so really that fucking piece of shit. My report mates had a final meeting because we will gonna present ours while we were waiting for our professor.

Minutes passed from talking and the atmosphere being stressed, we just finished presenting our report and we got uno for that. My professor also had a special mention for our PowerPoint and also he said that our presentation must be an example that made me shook and surprised.

" Those slides were phenomenon, Natasha," My report mate said to me while we were preparing for another class.

" Kaya nga! So lit!"

" Pa-send ng template, ha!"

And I just crossed my arms while they were appreciating Gilbert's work.

My classes were officially done and we just had a meeting with my mates. Another project and reports! UGH!

I don't know but I'm feeling bad for him because why I'm raising my voice like that earlier at him in the morning!?

I got a calendar alarm on my phone and it says 'Ezekiel @ 7th'.

I know that this is a special event for him. I called Kuya Roland to pick me up here and minutes passed.

" Kuya, can we go to the mall first?" I asked him while we were spanning the road and he gave me a nod.

We were now at the mall, walking while I'm still in a school uniform.

" What do a 7-year old boy like, Kuya?" I asked him, curious. I mean I never have a younger brother because I am the youngest in our family.

" Ma'am, toys po!" He suggested.

" That sounds clichè," I replied to him and thinking of another present.

" Chocolates?"

And I shook my head.

" Hmm, stuff toys po, Ma'am?" He suggested again and just shook my head like 10 times.

" Maybe... this," I stand still while looking in front of the National Book Store.

I just grabbed art materials for Ezekiel. Maybe he's an artist like Gilbert. I just don't know what he likes that's why I picked a guess gift.

I even ordered boxes of Krispy Kreme and also pizza, just a treat for them. I don't want to go there empty-handed.

I was now getting ready and wore a mint lace elegant dress partnered with silver sandals that I bought earlier at the mall. Kuya Roland insisted to braid my hair and it looks so awesome!

I was now handling all the things I bought and standing in front of the gate. I can hearmloud noises, singing.

I saw her mum who was still in a white medical dress maybe she just came home from her home.

" Hija!" She greeted me with her big smile. " Pagpasensyahan mo na suot ko!"

" That's fine po, Tita," I chuckled.

" Ate Natasha!" And now Giselle was on my sight now.

" Alora, anak. Pakiasikaso naman si Natasha. May niluluto pa 'ko," she said to Gilbert's sister. " Papasukin mo na!"

" Sige po, ma! Ako na po bahala rito," She replied.

We were now entering their house while my sight was glazing to their outside. I saw many people who were drinking and singing.

When we were now inside, I didn't saw Gilbert. Like no him! I just saw a pile of gifts on the table.

" Bibigyan ko lang ng pulutan sila tito, naubusan na raw!" Giselle told to me while she was bringing food on her tray and I just gave her a nod.

I walked to her mum who was cooking there to give the foods that I bought earlier.

" Nag-abala ka pa, hija!"

" Small thing po," I chuckled. I mean it though.

And I heard a door from their comfort room opening.

" Berto! Bihisan mo na si Zekiel!" Her mom shouted to the guy who was in a sando and a basketball shorts.

I looked at him but he was not looking back. Like he was treating me like a ghost!

I helped her mom to prepared everything. Ezekiel, the celebrant, came back with a sky blue unbottoned dress shirt inside of it was a white tee tucked in light brown shorts partnered with a black belt. His hair was in gel too! He looks so handsome.

" Gwapo!" A random guy entered their house and his body leaned on the door. Probably this is his tito like Giselle called earlier.

I looked to Gilbert who was now in a white dress shirt with two unbuttoned partnered with dark jeans and a designer belt. His hair looked like Ezekiel's. He just chuckled at what his tito said.

" Ate Natasha, you're here!" Ezekiel was now in front of me. He looks so surprised that I came here and gave me a wide smile. He looks much more handsome!

I looked at Gilbert, he stuck his tongue inside of his mouth and looked at his side. Is he just ignoring me?!

I went down a little bit to fix his dress shirt. " You look adorable and cute tonight, Ezekiel!" I even pinched his cheeks that made him smile.

Gilbert suddenly coughed that made Ezekiel come to him. " Let's go to your tito and tita outside," Gilbert held Ezekiel's hands while going outside.

" How about Ate Natasha, kuya? We will gonna leave her here?" Ezekiel stopped him, pouted, pleasing his kuya that made me awkwardly standing still while holding his gift.

Gilbert pursed his lips and finally look at me. I mean he was looking at my eyes and I just gave him a crossed arms.

" Uy! Ezekiel!" Giselle was finally back empty-handed. " Ang igop naman!"

Igop? What the fuck is that word?

Gilbert whispered something to his sister that made Giselle held Ezekiel's shoulder and went outside.

" So you're not gonna put down that?" Gilbert suddenly walked to my place and pointed out the presents I have been holding on to.

Since the table full of presents was on my side I put it there.

" Peace offering," I gave him an extra paper bag full of art things so he can use this when he will study. I mean I just bought him three sets of highlighters and some are pens.

He gave me a teasing laugh. " Talaga?" And he smiled that made my eyes roll. " Thanks,"

I punched him on his chest hardly that made him ouch. " Wanna go outside?"  He suddenly asked me and I shook my head. Because it was so unpleasant and loud there!

" To my room?" He asked again.

We were now in his room and I'm just on his bed. It wasn't that new because I had already slept here.

" Thanks for this again," He showed me the gift and placed it on the table. He was still on the door, standing still.

" You know what, I am so sorry for what I did earlier," I directly said because I am feeling so guilty. " Got a great grade with the presentation you've made," I added. 

" Nice news," tipid niyang sagot. So he was mad now?

I pursed my lips " You're... mad at me?"

" No! No!" He laughed, " Still processing,"

" You look just gorgeous... tonight," He sincerely said to me and he looked beside him, feeling awkward that made me heat.

I nodded, " You, too!" I giggled.

" Ha?!" He panicked. " Gorgeous din ako?!"

I stand and walked from him and put my hands at my back, " You look pogi!" I giggled. Did I just say that? I just remembered his graduation! I even punched his chest because he was saying me that he was pogi that time, but now I just said it.  UGH!

" You're blushing, aren't you?!" I teased him.

He chuckled, " No!" he defended. " Let's just eat downstairs. Hindi ka pa kumakain diba?"

I nod at him and just eat down there. He even prepared the meal that I will eat! He even taste me the foods that I didn't eat yet. I really like the violet-yellow-white sticky ones! I think it is called sapin-sapin.

I am now on the gate with Gilbert and just saying goodbye from him until Giselle and Ezekiel came.

Giselle whispered to me, she said that his younger brother was being frowned because I didn't even greet him!

I went down a little bit so I can talk to him. " Happy birthday!" I smiled that made Ezekiel chuckle.

Gilbert shook his head, " Such a spoil!"

" Ate Natasha, wait po!" Giselle suddenly shouted to me before I continue my walk, she was running so fast going to their house.

We spent outside while waiting for Giselle. I heavily breathed so hard because I only have one big problem.

" What's on your mind? You seem bothered," He crossed his arms while looking at the road.

" I don't know if I can still talk to him," I heavily said to him. I mentioned this to him because I just want to pour this feeling.

" There's a right time for that,"

" Ate Natasha!" Giselle went back with a jacket. She handled me it shyly, " Nakalimutan ko po kasing ibalik po!"

I remembered the jacket that when we were in UST.

" You can take it, Giselle!" I said. I mean I'm not using it.

" Alora po talaga tawag sa akin dito!" She whispered. I looked to Gilbert and now his brows furrowed.

" When did you use your first name, Alora? I thought you hate it?" He asked, curious.

" Bye!" She even scratched her head while going now with my jacket. " Salamat po rito!"

I looked to Gilbert with worried eyes. " Are you available tomorrow night?" I asked him.

" Hmm! I think I have a clear schedule for tomorrow," He replied, his hands were in his pockets.

" Can you come with me?" I questioned to him, my chest was getting heavy.

" Where?" He replied to me and looked at my eyes sincerely. Wanting to get the question badly.

" I will visit him," I let out a heavy sigh and just gave him an 'I hope I can do this' smile.

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