TWO: Meeting him

Ate ( ah-teh ) is a Tagalog word that means:

the appellation for elder sister, used with or without the given name (term of address reference)

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" ATE ELIANAAAAAA " someone who is currently standing at my door was shouting my name but I couldn't care less. " WAKE UP OMG! ATE! DINNER IS READY ". Who the fuck is disturbing my sleep????. " FINE STARVE THEN " the person said before leaving my room. Finally peace- OH. SHIT.

I woke up and went to the bathroom to fix myself. Fix my glasses and went downstairs and saw my brother " finally you woke up " he said and I just rolled my eyes. Both of us went to the dining room and there we met our mom and my mom's husband and..? a guy? I'm guessing he is the son of my mom's husband

" Oh Eliana and Leo this is Grayson, my son," my mom's husband said to us and the guy who was sitting beside him stand up and smiled at us, " nice to meet you " he said we did the same and smiled to him and said it was nice meeting him too.

I was looking at my food with a fork in my right hand and I was about to take another bite but I stop and I suddenly realized something, what even is happening right now?

Everything was so sudden. One night I was just so stressed about my homework and now I'm having dinner with other people that is not my mom nor my little brother and they are now considered as MY family...

" Eliana? " someone called out my name. " huh?" I said confused, I was so busy talking to myself I forgot that I was with a lot of people right now. " Do you not like the food? " The man asked me "n-noo! I really like it! thank you for the meal....sir " I said.

His face showed a little disappointment, I guess he was expecting me to call him a different name...but he soon smiled at me. He knows that we just met and I still need more time to get used to this.

" Eliana " The man once again, called out my name " yes? " I answered fast. " As you know your old school is very far from here...so we decided to move you from another school that is close, I hope that's okay," he said. " oh Its okay, I'm okay with it " I smiled at him. " I enrolled you to the same school as Grayson, Grayson? please guide Eliana next week " he looked at Grayson then to me " Yes I will Dad " the guy said.

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holy moly I am so full, those foods were dangerously good. Okay now, where is my toothbrush? .....ah wait I think it's still in my bag.

I walked out of the bathroom and kneeled down and started searching all the bags I have on the ground. " AHA! FOUND YOU! " I said to my toothbrush, stand up and was about to go back in the bathroom when I heard my phone rang.

I went closer to it to see who was calling me and it was my best friend, Hana. Grabbed my phone and answered " OMG HI " I screamed.

" YOU LITTLE BITCH. I TOLD YOU TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY " she screamed back. " I KNOW OMG I'M SORRY OKAY "

" OKAY OKAY FINE SO HOW WAS IT? THE HOUSE? THE MAN? ANY SIBLINGS? "

I went to the bathroom again while I was still on the phone with Hana,

" chillll, only one question at a time " I said and laughed.

I brushed my teeth and jump onto my bed, I was still on the phone with Hana. We spent all night talking to each other and eventually we fell asleep too.

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" Why are you not dress up yet? " my brother asked me.

" eh? " I said confused as hell. " Didn't Grayson told you we were going out today? " he said.

Oh...uh???....OH

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" OMG YOU TOO???? " I said, Hana and I laughed. Suddenly, someone knocked at my door and said " are you still awake? ".

" hold on Hana, someone is calling me. Be right back " I said to Hana and left my phone on the bed and went to open the door.

I saw Grayson standing there and he said " Dad and Your Mom asked us to hang out tomorrow. Us three, You, Leo and I. Be ready at 11am hmm? " " Oh yeah sure okay " I said and with that he left.

I went back to my bed and grab my phone " Okay continue your story! " I said and lay on my bed again

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Oh yeah, Grayson told me last night AHAHA SHIT.

I imminently let go of the spoon that I was holding, I was about to eat my cereal but fuck that...for now...

I'll be back for it...and run upstairs to my room. " I guess you forgot huh " my brother teased me " WHATEVER! " I yelled at him and he just laughed

" hurry up omg " my brother said, he is standing in front of my room right now being noisy as hell. Oh well that's my little brother," shut up, I'm trying my best. I'm almost done okay? " I said as I tied my hair " wait ew no no "

I untie my hair and tried to find something else to put on my hair and saw 2 white clips on top of my desk" eh I guess this will do " I told myself and grab those 2 clips

I opened the door and glared at my brother " I'm done. Happy? " he faked smiled and said " very happy. " kinda want to punch him right now...I sighed " ugh let's just go " and I started walking and he followed me from behind

" were leaving! " Grayson yelled, " Yes! Enjoy! " My mom yelled back, she was in the kitchen. " Take care of them Grayson " his dad said as he pats his shoulder " I will, Don't worry ".

We followed Grayson outside and he went inside in 1 of the 3 cars that were parked there. " You know how to drive? " I asked him and he chuckled and said " yes ofcourse, don't worry you will not die today " and I laughed before saying " That better be true " and went inside the car too