ECG - The Last Beat Of Her Heart (Temporarily Stop Of Updates)

Chapter 5

| Wednesday

   Winter's PoV
Hawak ko ang isang pile ng mga papeles habang isa-isa kong tinitignan kong saan ba don yong kailangan ko, Sabi nong babae na nasa desk nandito lang daw yon eh.

"Ayo~n" Agad akong nadismaya ng mahulog sa kamay ko yong mga papel, ayon na nga eh ano bayan. Nilapag ko yong natirang mga papel sa kamay ko at tsaka ako bumaba sa ilalim ng desk para kunin yong mga nahulog.

"I don't know, but have you heard about the new girl? Others says she seems to be close to Prince Cal" Napahintu ako ng marinig ko yong pangalan ni kuya .

"I heard that too! And some says that she often goes to the Football Field to meet the Captain of the Team— isn't that like way too much, i mean grabe naman" Nagtaka ako sa sinabi ng kasama nya.

"Girls!... Go back to the work i assigned you with" Naghintay ako ng ilan pang segundo bago ako tuluyang tumayo, hmm-that's weird they mentioned kuya Prince and not directly but kuya Timmothy as well.

"Punishment ba yan?" Agad akong napalingon at naging pamilyar naman agad yong mukha nong lalake sakin.

"Ah- hindi may hinahanap lang" Sagot ko sabay ayus nong mga papel.

"You still remember me right?" Tanong nya at napatingin nalang ako ulit sakanya... "Hala di nya na ako naalala" Biro nya at tsaka ko lang naano yong pangalan.

"Justine! Right?" Tumango sya at napangisi nalang ako, I do remember him it's just his name. Lumapit sya sabay kuha ng isang libro na nakaibabaw sa Lamesa.

"Ano bang hinahanap mo dyan?" Tanong nya habang nasa libro lang ang tingin.

"Yong Research lang pero tapos kuna, nahulog ko lang kanina" Sagot ko at tsaka kona binalik yong ibang papel sa box.

"Isn't it interesting when the main Character in the book that you're reading has the same name as yours?" Nagtaka ako sa sinabi nya, tumingin sya sa'kin ng may ngiti at tsaka nya inabot ang librong hawak nya. "You have the same name" Dagdag nya kaya kinuha ko yong libro at ang pinakaunang nabasa ko ay yong— pangalan ko nga, Winter.

"Did you...?" Taka kong tanong sakanya.

"No! I just picked it up hindi ko rin naman alam, chamba lang" Sagot nya at muli kong binasa ang mga kasunod na salita sa libro. "Can i ask you something?" Agad akong napatingin sakanya.

"Of course, ano yon?"

"I know that i shouldn't really be asking you this but i'm really curious... I've been seeing you with Both the Captain of Baseball and Football team (natigilan ako) actually nakikita na kita kasama sila kahit nong hindi pa tayo nagkakakilala and i'm just curious dahil sinabi mo bago ka dito— i just don't want to think of something else regarding that so i want to ask you about it first" Napaisip ako, he does seem to be a little concern as well based on his voice.

"O~h, Well... Both of them are actually my step-brothers" Nagtaka sya.

"Step-brothers?" Tumango ako.

"Sa madaling salita yon, Kasal kasi si Mama sa Tatay nila and i believe that makes me their step-sister" Para syang napaisip

"Then that only means, The Captain of Basketball, Baseball and Football Teams are your step-brothers? Because they're all brothers... Right? (Tumango ako) Well that much more to process (Para syang natulala) But wait if your their Step-sister then why does no one here knows you? I mean if you ask someone they'll just say they did saw a girl with ginger colored hair but no one really knows you" Napaisip ako.

"Maybe because i don't really tell people i'm their Step-sister?"

"Well why not tell them?" Iniwas ko ang tingin ko.