Cursed Kiss (Curse #1)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Nostalgia

He's nuts.

Why would he want to hug me that day? He doesn't even know me!

"You don't remember me?" he chuckled. "We made a deal at this same day last year. Maybe you're drunk that time kaya hindi mo maalala. It's fine, I won't force you to remember."

"Anong drunk? E hindi nga ako umiinom," I said.

Sumandal siya sa pader at humalukipkip still facing me. "Hmmn... then maybe you're suffering memory loss or short term memory."

I tried to maintain my emotions as he guessed it right. Short-term lang ang memory ko lalo na kapag hindi importante ang bagay, madali kong nakakalimutan. Which is the thing that I have to overcome because I'm a nursing student. I have to remember the lectures always for the future. That's why I'm studious.

I looked back at him, medyo pamilyar nga siya. Ayaw ko lang alalahanin kung anong nangyari noong party rin ni Don Hiñago noong nakaraang taon dahil may nagawa akong nakakahiya at agaw eksena. Bahala nang hindi ko siya matandaan.

"Whatever..." I murmured.

"Ang sungit..." ngiti niya. I saw his smile on my peripheral vision as I walk past by him.

Marunong naman akong magpatawad. It's just that he doesn't look that sincere and guilty. Maybe he's used to those 'accidents' that's why it doesn't bother to him as much as it does to me.

"What's with the face?" Lau asked.

"Nothing," I looked to where the male Hiñagos are sitting. Umupo yung Deo sa tabi ng isa sa mga kambal. I don't know which one is it. Nakakalito. It could be Rheese or Frian.

"Nga pala, malapit na ang orientation di ba?" Satari paused. "

"I have to orient a certain person by myself around the university that day. Lola instructed me to guide him," she said nonchantly.

"Him? Lalake?" Claire asked.

"Yeah. So kita na lang siguro tayo that day if magtagpo tayo."

"Sure," I smiled.

That day came, pinarada na ni Rahim ang sasakyan sa parking lot at sumunod ako sa kanya. I'm a third year nursing student this year at si Kuya naman ay 4th year sa legal management.

I saw Claire and Satari at the entrance of the gymnasium at agad naman akong pumunta sa kanila. That's when I noticed na kasama pala nila ang mga pinsan ni Satari, Pati yung imported galing UK.

"Weng," Claire clutched my arm. "Ang tagal niyo naman ata? Asan si Rahim?"

"He went over to his circle of friends probably. Natagalan kasi may inutos pa si Mama kay Kuya," I answered.

She and Satari guided me to one of the bleachers where pinagigitnaan nila ako. My friend's cousins were sitting on the bleachers on top of us.

We were listening to the dean when I felt like someone was looking at me. I turned sideways at nakita ko si Deo, umiiwas ng tingin.

Nothing much happened in that day. Hindi namin nakatagpo si Lau nung araw na yon. Well, NMSU is big. Kahit pa libutin ng kalahating araw di parin matatapos.

A week after the first day of school. I opened my locker and to my surprise, andaming sulat. Usually in the shades of pink and romantic red.

Sobrang dami naman ata nito ngayon?

I would get these letters often out of my box. Sometimes out of boredom I read some of it. And sometimes reply politely through a message box for anonymous letters at the hall. Nagmimistulang mailbox ang locker ko imbes na lalagyan ng libro.