CID

"cid? anong spelling? s-e-e-d?" sabi niyang pabiro at nagseryoso. "joke lang. nice to meet you." sabi niyang seryoso pa rin at nakipagkamayan.

napatango ako at nagsmile. “hello po kuya cid! ako po si asher pero minsan po tawag sakin ashu!” i said, laughing softly as i fiddled my fingers. “kung gusto niyo po pwede niyo rin po ako tawagin ashu or brylle!”

napatango na lang ito. "ah. mukha ngang kakaiba." she puts her hands on her back again. "ako? ako si hecate. ikaw?" she casually asked. 

“hala! thank you po kuya— ano po name niyo?” i asked enthusiastically. masaya din because kuya is comfortable with me na! it just means i’ve gotten myself another friend!!

"oh, hi again." she greeted back but this time she smiled genuinely. may napansin siyang bagay doon na ginagalaw nung lalaki kanina. tumingkayad siya at sinilip niya ‘yung bagay na iyon. ah halaman. "woah, gusto mo rin ba ng mga halaman???"

hands on her back, she kicks the pebbles that she sees on her way while strolling slowly around the camp. hecate can't feel any other camper's presence not until she sensed someone made a creak sound from afar. now hiding behind a tree, she took a peek at the other body (which happened to be you) then heaved a sigh. "oh it's a person. alright, hecate, you can do this." she encouraged herself.
          
          she slowly shows herself to the lad and says, "um. hi?" she forces herself to smile and gives him a little wave. "i hope i'm doing this right?"

"h-hello there!" i shyly approached and bended my head as a greeting. "i hope we can be friends!" i said as i stretched out a red little pouch containing cookies and candies.

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          ring, ring. the bell signalled the start of break time for the students. instead of running to the cafeteria, she went to the quadrangle, for she didn't feel hungry at all.
          
          after roaming around, aria scrutinized a very clean whitewashed wall in the school's campus. it was a very clean slate and was tempting to put graffiti on. the sunlight perfectly complemented it, as it gave a sheen shine to the wall.
          
          temptation was her bestfriend and she always gave in to it. she dropped her duffel bag filled with spray paint cans and got ready to work.
          
          that's when she heard footsteps. for all she knew, this person or student, would immediately tell the headmistress. but she couldn't care less.
          
          "what do you want, hoe?" she scowled at the student, her spray paint bottle pointed at him/her. she also didn't care about the foul word she used, for this student, in her eyes, was clearly a nuisance.

"crush ko si aria noona. ang ganda niya. wenk wonk."
          
          [ apologies. this is only a dare. hope you had a great day. ]

Stumbling into an open forest field, Chase realized that the field was completely empty. There was no one—all is but empty bench underneath the tall oak tree, a quiet hush and the smell of flowers seeping in around. The young Herondale embraced the ambiance of the environment, letting his guard down as he sauntered towards the empty bench whilst clutching the straps of his favorite leatherbag. He sat down on the bench, opening his bag and picked up a book inside, and with care bring forth another one of his babies; Alicia. A newly sprouted cactus.
          
          He flipped the book opened and sat comfortably, even crossing his legs. "Alicia, you can enjoy the sunlight whilst I read here." He said as if he was talking to a little child, placing them onto the ground in front of him. He smiled, satisfied that he found this open area without anyone here. They would probably find him weird talking to a cactus as if it's a baby. Soon, his ears perked up, picking up the sounds of the rush footsteps in the distance.
          
          He closed his book, scrutinizing the environment yet found no one. He massaged his temple, momentarily closing his eyes. "I must've be paranoid—" The footsteps was once again heard but this time, it seems to be much swift. Chase stood up from the bench, turning his back and furrowed his brows, there seems to be no one but where does the sound came from? "A cactus?" Someone spoke that made Chase startled, he turned his back to face Alicia but found her plastic pot habitat was flattened.
          
          His face turned pale. "Alicia...?" He blurted out, staring at the tiny sprout cactus beside lying beside the flattened plastic pot. He kneeled down, picking up the sprout and put it in his palms; completely neglecting the stranger in front of him who was giving him judging looks.