“Oh Eion, thank you for taking care of my daughter. Punta ka sa bahay namin sa susunod hinahanap ka kasi ng bunso ko, right Nate-nate?”“Yes, Eionyy! Let’s play again next time!” Exclaimed Nathan. Lahat natahimik, and I could feel Emma’s hands on my arms, wanting to tease me now. “Oooh, nakapunta ka na pala sa bahay ni Snow?” Leroy asked his friend, his eyebrows raising playfully. Nagkibit balikat si Eion, “Yes.” Hinarap nya si mama, “Anyways, it’s great to finally meet you, Ms. Waterstrings.” Leroy spoke up, strangely polite now, and introduced himself. “I’m Leroy by the way.” “Yes, thank you, Ms. Waterstrings, I’m Dax naman po.” This time, it was Dax who spoke up.“You’re welcome, and I’m glad to finally meet you all since I hadn’t had a chance last time at Maggie’s wedding. I’m happy.” Sagot ni mama, beaming happily. “You can all call me Aunt Evy,” Lahat sila tumango, “Yes, thank you again, Aunt Evy.” Hindi nagtagal

Judging from the bored look of my classmates, nararamdaman kong nakakaexcite tong klaseng to. Note the sarcasm. Just like every transferee does, tinawag nya ako para ipakilala ang sarili ko at tumayo ako sa kaba as this is what made me very anxious the entire time. I glanced at Emma, who was motioning me forward, encouraging me. I stood on the platform that was placed in front so that the teacher could see us all when she stood there. Mrs. Thompson fragilely nodded her head at humugot ng malalim na hininga. "Hi, I am Leizel Snow Waterstrings...16..and I uh…we just moved here in Springfield last month." Pagsisimula ko pa. After saying things about me, Mrs. Thompson motioned for me to sit and started telling the Dos and don'ts and regulations of the school. Nakinig ako ng mabuti, I even took out my notebook and pen to jot down notes.In my second class, I found out that Hannah is in the same class as me which made me very happy. We gushed and talked a

Nang marinig to, my classmates did not make an effort to hide their protests and disappointed grumble. I didn't hide the frown on my face, hindi gusto ang ideya. From my previous school until now, hindi ko talaga gusto yung mga ganitong sitwasyon. Lagi akong malas pag ganito dahil hindi ko close ang mga napipili sa akin. "Complain or fail." She yelled through the motion at natahimik kaming lahat. "Good." Habang nakangiti, she took out a piece of paper from her envelope.In front of me, a girl with blonde hair raised her hand. "Um, Mrs. Johnson, can we please choose our own partners?" The class agreed to her, not backing down.Mrs. Johnson smiled in return, but I did not fail to notice the evil smile she sent to the girl before started to call out names. Wala na talagang makakapagiba pa sa desisyon nya. "Mr. Wright and Ms. Richards. Group number one," she started to announce.Tumingin sakin si Ember at biginyan ako ng tingin na nagsasabi

“Well, to my house?” I announced I was unsure if it's okay with him. I am stupid. I know. I really am. Besides, it’s not like it’s a big deal right? I only decided to bring Eion to my house because we didn't have a choice. Plus, nakapunta na rin naman sya last time dito. Well, during that time, inis na inis pa yun ako sa kanya. it was him himself who came there, pero ngayon ay ako naman ang mismong nag invite sa kanya. It’s just awkward on my part...And that's the reason why I was here, sitting awkwardly in the front seat of his car habang nagmamaneho si Eion. Nakatingin lang ako sa bintana the whole time, focusing on it like it was the most interesting thing in the world. The scent of something dark and masculine was lingering in the air, intoxicating me. I knew I had already ridden his car before but I suddenly long to smell fresh hair, not feeling comfortable. It was very different from Luke's car which smells something masculine

I look at the two in shock who were playing like in a battle. Gosh, magkasundong magkasundo talaga sila dalawa. Well, at least Nathan's water gun had no water in it because it would be hard to clean up after. They continued firing habanag ako ay pinpanood lang sila sa gilid where I won't be hurt by the 'monster'. Finally, the sound of guns they made stopped."Okay, you win, kid." Tinaas ni Eion ang kanyang kamay, surrendering.My brother jumped in joy. "Did you see it Snowwy? We won!" He exclaimed to me. Eion turned his attention to me as if hindi nya ako napansin the whole time. He stared at me blankly and I stared back, at biglang ngumiti ako sakanya. When I couldn't take it anymore, I giggled. A slight tinge of pink was on his face, probably embarrassed that I caught him acting like that. I laughed at his reaction. "Hindi ko alam na ganito ka pala kaclose sa mga bata, Eion," sabi ko pa when I recovered. He stood up from his current