Third Person's POVNakangiti na ngunit kinakabahan si Topher sa kaniyang pinaplano. Biglaan kasi niya lang iyon naisip kanina. Mabuti nga at naroon ang personal assistant ng Lolo niya na si Mr. Santos para ibili siya ng bulaklak.Nang makapasok siya sa gate ay nagulat pa siya nang makitang naghihintay si Elise sa pintuan wearing a smile that Topher would do everything just for him to see it over and over again."It's cold here outside ,you should have waited na lang inside. I told you pupuntahan naman kita sa room mo," Topher said the moment he got near to her."It's awkward there, Kuya Amiel's not talking to me," Elise replied, almost a whisper."He's still might be shocked, no one's ready for your return, give him time." Elise just nodded as her response and that's where she only noticed the flowers on Topher's hands. "Oh, new beginnings..." Topher told as he gave the flowers to Elise. New beginnings, that's what yellow daffodils means. And that's what they are going to have."Than
Axel Topher's POVAng tahimik ng dining area ng mga Guevarra habang kumakain kami, tanging tunog lang ng mga kutsara't tinidor kapag tumatama sa pinggan ang naririnig ko.Elise might be feeling uneasiness din, si Tita kasi pinapanood siyang kumain. I can't blame her, I know how much she misses her daughter, her only daughter na kasama niya all her life bago umalis si Elise."Baby, pinalinis ko ulit ang room mo. Wala kaming binago ro'n, inalagaan lang namin ng linis para pagbalik mo ay ganoon pa rin," masiglang sabi ni Tita na bumasag sa katahimikan na kanina pa bumabalot sa lugar na 'to.Usually naman kasi ay hindi naman ganito katahimik kapag nagdidinner ako rito nung wala si Elise. It's either sinesermonan nila Tito ang kambal or nagbibilin dahil aalis na naman sila for a business trip."Uhm...Mommy, sasama ako kay Topher pauwi. Doon muna ako sa condo niya," Elise said na ikinagulat ng lahat, including me."Elise, no, this is your house. Why—" Tita Elisa was cutted off by Tito."Lov
"Baby, ibaba mo na ang mga gamit mo. Parating na raw ang Daddy mo," utos ni Mommy na kasalukuyan ding nagbababa ng gamit niya.Ngayon na kasi kami lilipat sa bahay nila Daddy, my step-father. Nung isang araw ay kinasal na sila kaya pumayag na si Mommy na lumipat kami ro'n. I already met my step-brothers too and they are nice. I know them naman na since they are my schoolmates since I started studying and they are really famous.Siguro if we went to school together ay susugurin ako ng mga fans club nila."Mommy! Can I bring my book shelf there!?" pasigaw kong tanong kay Mommy because I am upstairs and she's busy organizing her luggages downstairs."No, baby, may book shelf na raw ang room mo ro'n. Bumaba ka na rito, ayan na ata ang Daddy mo."I just shrugged with her answer and followed her. I carried my luggage and went downstairs. Tatlong beses akong nagpabalik-balik sa pagbaba ng mga gamit ko.Sinipa ko na nga lang pababa ang isang backpack ko na puro damit lang naman ang laman dahi
Chapter 1As planned, I am now at the mall with bodyguards. Daddy insisted to bring this old guys with me. I can handle myself naman, I don't have a threat for my life, I don't really understand why should I have these bodyguards with me."Ma'am, hanggang 11AM lang po ang paalam niyo, mag-10:50 na po. Marami pa po ba kayong pupuntahan?" tanong ng isa kong bodyguard."Uhm...sa supermarket na lang. Can you wait me here na lang?" I answered, building a plan in my mind on how will I escape these oldies."Hindi po pwede, baka po takasan niyo po kami. Mapapagalitan po kami ni Sir Amberson," the other one said, holding his nape."Why would I do that? I'm not pasaway," inis kong sambit sa kanila.Nakakainis kaya! Kahit totoo naman na tatakasan ko sila."Whatever, let's go home na nga," sabi ko na lang at naunang naglakad sa kanila.Sinuswerte ata ako ngayon, biglang dumagsa ang mga tao na nakakasalubong ko. I walked faster at saka nag-iba ng daan ng matanaw ko na ang exit ng mall.I watched h
Chapter 2Maaga akong nagising, almost 7 AM pa lang. Kulang na kulang talaga ako sa tulog at medyo sumasakit pa ang ulo ko.Agad akong bumaba sa kusina pagkatapos kong maghilamos at magtoothbrush. Abala ang lahat sa pagluluto at paghahanda ng agahan."Good Morning po Ma'am Elise, ang aga niyo po atang nagising ngayon?" bati sa akin ni ate Glenda na naghihiwa ng potatoes."Good Morning rin po, hindi na ho ako makatulog e," bati ko rin at ngumiti.Apat na oras lang ata ang itinulog ko, ang likot kasi matulog nung kambal. Pero kailangan kong mag-exercise, ang dami kong kinain kagabi. Ayokong namang tumaba pero aminado akong medyo matakaw ako. At tinatamad akong mag-workout kaya bahala na."Ate Glenda, wala pa po ba kayong naluluto na food?" tanong ko habang sinisilip ang ginagawa nila."Eli, wala pa, kung gusto niyo po ay igagawa ko na lang po kayo ng cereal," suhestiyon ni Ate Glenda."Sige po, salamat." Nakakatamad naman ngayong araw, wala akong gagawin. Nagsasawa na rin ako kababasa
Chapter 3Mary Elise NicoletteI've talked to Topher last night to confirm my suspicion about the guys na kaaway niya kahapon. And I am right. One of them was a very close friend of mine. Was.I spend my night finding Kuya Colm's Facebook account to talk to him too. He's the old very close friend I'm talking about. If you're going to ask what happened to us. He fell, I'm too young and he left. That's all.Fortunately, I was able to find his account and sent him a message that I wanted to talk to him. I haven't got any reply yet though.I am currently in the mall, again. But this time I'm with my family na, we just went from the store and decided to go here.The twins is with me right now at the Robinson's Department Store while our parents are nowhere to be found. Right, and they call this our family day.Kuya Ams is looking for a shirt, plain-colored shirts because Kuya Am's always wearing his shirts."How many colors do you have for this?" tanong ni Kuya Amstel doon sa saleslady na
Chapter 4AXEL TOPHER'S POV"May itatanong nga pala ako sayo." I said to Elise. I am really bothered about it since yesterday. "Ano 'yon?" she asked. She's really cute, lalo na kanina nung namula siya. I saw it."Bryce stopped yesterday when he saw you and you asked me about him, are you somehow related or close to him?" I asked."Bryce? Oh, are you talking about Kuya Colm? Ay oo nga pala, his real name was Malcolm Bryce. To answer your question, yes we are, he's our neighbor before and we're really close....before." A hint of sadness can be heard from her voice through her last word."How about the others? Do you know them?" I asked again."No, I only know Kuya Colm but I think they are his cousins that he was telling me before." I felt like she's holding herself to tell something."Really?" Come on, tell me what happened between you and that Bryce. "Why do you call him Colm? Is that some kind of your endearment to him?""Like what I have said, he was our neighbor in our old home. W
FINALLY, 10 minutes have passed and we're already in school. As soon as I got out the car. Students at the parking lot na kabababa lang ng school buses were all looking at me or us.... "Shocks! The nerve of that girl!""Such a flirt! All three pa talaga huh?""Tanga! sabi ni Ate kapatid daw niya yung kambal! kaklase kaya ni Ate sila Axel."I looked at the whisperers and gave them a smile. Topher, Kuya Ams and I were already out of the car, we're just waiting for Kuya Am. "Kuya Am, where's my books?" I asked when Kuya Am already got out from the car."I'll carry it," he said. Where did he put it anyway? Hindi ko nakita 'yon kanina sa backseat, I didn't even see Kuya Ams holding it. Nang makalapit siya sa amin ay hawak niya na ang books ko. "Let's go," aya ni Kuya Am at naunang naglakad. Sumunod naman kaming tatlo. Hindi ko alam pero parang sinadya ni Kuya Ams na bilisan ang paglalakad niya kaya naiwan kami ni Topher at silang dalawa ni kuya Am ay nasa harap namin. Sobrang awkwar