That Boy~

"Hi, Mom." I greet my Mom laying on the hospital bed not having conscious. "Happy birthday?" I laugh on my self blowing the candles at the cake for her. I put the cake on the table before holding her hands , laying my cheek on her bed.

She was diagnosed as coma, but she's been in here since I was in high school, I'm now almost on my senior year in college but still she's not improving or making signs to say that she's fighting, recently the doctor said she's now a brain dead person. I just cant believe it. I sometimes want to give up but my heart says No.

"Ate!!" I even scream her name out of excitement. She lightly bump my head making me laugh a little. She embraced me making me feel at ease for minute. "Miss you so much." I kissed her cheek hugging her again.

"Oh? You're early than usual?" I smiled on her looking at my watch. Yeah it's just pass eight at night. I have nothing to go to. I came here straight from the hospital. I don't have friends to hang out and I always says NO when someone ask me. I have a big trust issue.

"Hmm, my schedule ended before the time." I giggle sitting one of the tables. She's talking to a guy on his uniform as a crew.

Gessie is the one who handle the KFC's branches here around Ermita. It supposed to be me but I refused. If I just know, I shouldn't give it up. This is Mom's business, I just found it tough and hard, I may messed up the whole stuff if it was me whose handling. I'm glad I have a sister.

"Yeah, what am I saying?" I pouted rolling my eyes on her. She chuckles caressing my cheeks using the both of his hands. "Dinner?" I nod on her, standing up asking if I can wait. I just look around watching the group of other students eating while talking to something, they were laughing like there's no forever, people were glancing at them. I smiled on my self looking down on my hands over the table.

"If I had one, will I laugh like them?" I bit my lips clearing the thought. "You have your self, Louize. You can be independent." I cheer up my self 'coz no one will do it, for me. My Dad always telling me that, 'be independent' 'be the best' 'don't just try but will' I just cant handle those words anymore, I grew older now, I have too much responsibilities to handle, I cant be the best just like that. I don't want to be the best.

"HAHHAH, &%#$, ops..." I look at the guy who shouted that cursed. He's holding his mouth out of embarrassment. made a peace sign to the guardians who look at him because there are kids near them. I was sitting just right beside them, He's adjacent to me that's why I can clearly see his face.

He's having this bowl cut on his hair, divided in the left side, making some styles. It's the popular hair style in korea, I assume. He's wearing a white shirt underneath his black bomber jacket also tucked in his denim pants and a black leather watch strap belt, partnered it all with his navy blue high cut converse. I tried to look at his eye glasses to see if it has a degree but it's just a reading glasses I guess.

"Here." Gessie handed me a salad, bit of pasta and 2 bottles of water. "Who you looking at?" My eyes widened shooking my head to deny. "Wehh?" She teased roaming her eyes! I really got nervous when it landed to the guy I was staring at a while ago. Damn, Am I that obvious and easy to read?

"Don't look at him, he might noticed it!" I said lowering my voice, getting embarrassed. I drink my water glancing at the guy. I choked when our eyes met and he smiled! Gosh! Gessie immediately wiped my chin, because of the water drip on my chin.

"Tsk-tsk. Now tell me, Am I the one who's making it obvious?" I rolled my eyes on her and just finish my plate. I finish my salad and all but Gessie still looking at me like solving how many movements I made in each angles.

"Am I missing for months for you to stare at me that long?" She laugh at me waving her hands saying its not.

"Where's Audric, by the way?" I look up on her before opening my phone to check the notifications. Audric is my Guy friend, he's been there since grade school, he even follow me at US when my Dad enrolled me there when I'm at secondary school.

"He's, on the-" I look up on her, and lightly overpass my gaze. "Ow, he's there." I pointed Audric's direction, he pushed the the glass door brushing his hair and the other hand is now playing with his keys. He even made a 'pogi' sign winking on me. Disgusting.

"Hey, Sis!" I roll my eyes covering my face lightly. He's such a shameless so I'll just be ashamed for how loud he is. "Hey, babe. Done eating?" I sarcastically look at him dragging him to sit down. Girls are looking at him like, they're going to eat Audric or something. He even attracted some guys, like how normal days happenings when I'm with him.

"What should I expect from this guy?" I gave him an amused face when he smiled at me before standing up beside the college girl ask to take a picture with them. "He's not even that handsome." I muffled finishing my water. My eyes caught the guy's direction I was staring at a while ago, ready to leave with his friends.

"I'm tired. I even still can hear the ventilator from Mom's room." I pouted at Audric eating a burger. He look at me with concern. I chuckles to let off the atmosphere. "Joke," I said roaming my gazed around.

"Stop looking at me like you want to knelt down in front of me to ask for marriage." I teased him laughing a bit. I hear his groan while crumpling the trash, he cleans the solid waste by himself putting it in the garbage can. I fixed my stuff so we can go after he come back.

"Should I do what's in your idea?" I look at him with such of confusion on what he's trying to say. "Shall I knelt down in front of you, take out a ring, to ask you a marriage?" A goofy smirk plastered on his lips but his eyes were serious. I smack his arm to stop him.

"Where did you get those dump ideas? That's why I didn't doubt you get in Harvard." I rolled my eyes standing up. I cling my arm on his. He's about to walk but I let go walking towards the table beside ours.

"Why?" I look down under the table, I knew it was an ID. Maybe its from that guy friends. "What is that?" Audric glance under the table before looking at me having an inquisition in his eyes.

"See that?" I pointed the ID, he nod on me bending his knees a little. "Get it." I demand, I look at him when he didn't move. "What? Just do it." I pushed him a little. He get it looking at the information.

"It has a number." He said showing the back of the ID. I take it from his hand to check the name. "They may came back to get it, just leave it with, Gess-" I cutted on what he's about to say, A smirked plastered on my lips having an idea.

"Josseph Gabriel." I chuckles, his name is more like tito names. Well not really. "How can he be so perfect on the ID picture?" I pouted reviewing his face. He has a thick fine eye brows, glazing brown eyes, a pointed nose and pinkish thin lips.

"I'm more beautiful than he is." I gave him an amused face and even mocked him.

"You know, what? You're just lack of sleep, come on." I said goodbye to Ate before following Audric at the parking. I was looking at Gabriel's ID until we get at the condo.

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Hi! Just realize that using numbers as titles is a bad idea, Anyway, Thank you for reading! sorry for the filipino words occur, I might didn't notice it, bear with me:(

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