"Pamamanhikan"

After a couple of weeks, the school days have started, Anna got busy with her studies. it was already 12 o'clock in the afternoon when Tom called her,

she felt something churn in her stomach, her blood gushing through her veins, and felt hot flushes on her face. Anna's heart was racing especially when he remembers the time when Tom steal her first kiss.

she doesn't want to answer his call, she covered her phone with a pillow so that she will not be disturbed by him...but a few seconds Anna can't resist, Tom still calling her. she answered his call.

"Get down... I am in front of your gate...we need to talk"

"tsk" Anna clicked her tongue "demanding?" she says

"it's important...get down in here" he commanded

"Im busy right now...it's the first week of our school..."

"I know..." he replied

"So...I am not free this time," she said and ended his call "Tsk. tsk.. you're so demanding, you don't know how to say I'm so sorry..." Anna murmured "Tsk" she threw her phone on the bed

a moment after Tom called her again, she ignored it and Tom sent a message to him

"if you don't want to talk to me now, I will talk to your sister" he sent a message

"What ?" she replied

"I will count 10..." he replied " 9" and he started to count

"Alright alright Im coming..." she sent a message "Please don't... my parents are in the kitchen," she sent a message again "Ughhh!"

"8" Tom replied

"grrrr" Anna murmured and hastily came downstairs

"7" Tom replied again

Anna went out and saw Tom standing in front of the gate. Tom waved and she opened the gate

"Hello, Sistah!" he greets her "Uh seems you were running ...how many stairs are there?" he teased her, he taps her on her head

Anna removed his hand from her head and gave him a despised look

"Glad to see you again," he says

"what do you want?" she asked

"let's eat " he invited her

"I'm not going," she said

"Come on..." and he pulled her

Anna struggled and Tom looked at her

"I said I'm not going," she said and looked at him

"What is wrong with me?" she asked "You proposed in front of them..." she whispered "Why did you do that?" she asked again

Tom smiled and exhaled

"Don't smile" she said after seeing Tom smiling at her and shaking her head

"I already talked to Chairman Yang," he said

"Then what?" she was curious

"He agreed"' he replied

"What ?" Anna kicked him on his tibialis anterior, his legs

"Ouch!" he says while massaging his leg "Seriously...?' he angrily asked

"he agreed?" she confirms

"I told him that I am not going to marry you and he agreed," he says "damn you "

"What?" she protested "Did I hear right?" she says

"let's eat" he invited

"tsk..." Anna replied and turned around

Tom grasped her arms, "Please come with me, I need to tell you something"

Anna exhaled "Make it fast my parents are here. What do we need to talk about..." she says

"shh," he says and they continue walking to the mall

they go inside the Starbucks, and Anna sits on the corner while Tom walks to the counter and makes an order for them.

Tom walks and sits parallel to Anna

"So?" Anna inquiry

Tom looked at her, he was confused if he was going to tell her or not, he took a deep breathed and folded the receipt

Anna kept observing him

after a minute, Tom called at the counter, He took his order and brought it to their table.

Anna looked at him

Tom caught her gaze and he smirked at her

"I am sorry about what happened..." he says and Anna interrupts her

"Ohh dear... don't do that next time," she says and grabs her drinks and sip

Tom straightened his lips grabbed his drink and sipped.

Anna secretly looked at Tom, she kept looking at him from head to eye, nose, and lips...Tom's lips were thin and bow-shaped, Anna looked away, she looked at the counter while clearing her throat, she remembered the night he kissed her.

"What is wrong?" he asked her

"Nothing!" she answered him bowing her head and wiping her lips

" hey I already talked to Lolo this morning"

"Lolo?" she asked and chuckled

Tom nodded "What?"

"you called him now Lolo?"

Tom looked at her, he was embarrassed

"Alright...sorry, because that is not your true nature..." she continued to laugh

"Please Anna, Stop it... I am trying to be nice ..." he leans back in the seats

Anna stopped and smiled "Sorry," rolled her eyes and sipped her drinks

"how're your studies?" he interrupted the silence that surrounded them

Anna raised her right eyebrow and smirked" Same...and you ?" she asked

"What?" he asked "studies?" he confused

" any trace about her? " she inquires

Tom's aura became sad

"hm," Anna noticed that " you should go and find her "nothing will happen if you're going to sit here and wait for her" Anna suggested

Tom nodded and smiled "That is why I am here ...going to say goodbye," he said

Anna was shocked when she heard him...she felt something struck on her heart when she heard the word goodbye

"Happy or sad?" he asked

Anna smiled "Of course I am..." she paused and Tom looked into her eye, Anna felt something churn in her stomach, so she gulped and laughed "I am happy for...really I am " She smiled

"Thank you, Anna, you really my lil sis ..." he says and messy her hair

"Hey!" she stopped him

"I'm gonna miss this..." he says and smirks at her

Anna pouted her lips and rolled her eyes

"hey if you need anything...don't hesitate to call me, I ugh " he sipped " love to help you "

"don't bother... I'm sure Daniel will help me "

Tom chuckled "Ah yeah... I'm sure he will do" he replied

Anna looked around "Can we go home now..." she invited him

"Why?" he asked, "ok no problem..." he continued

Anna and Tom went outside, they walked straight ahead to Anna's house.

at the front gate, Anna opened the gate to get inside

"Can I meet your parents?" he asked

"No" Anna replied "Goodbye Tom and hope you will find her," she said

"Thank you," he said while pushing Anna to get inside the gate so that he could enter also. Tom ran towards the door and opened it while Anna followed him and tried to stop him but they were both shocked and surprised by what they saw.

Anna gulped and looked in the eye of her parents ...they were mad and surprised too, she didn't realize that Chairman Yang and Mrs. Yang were there, together with Tom's parents were sitting on the sofa.

"What are you guys doing in here?" Tom was surprised when he saw them

"Pamamanhikan" Chairman Yang replied

Anna and Tom were surprised