CHAPTER 18

Karina's POV

A lot has changed 

A lot of realizations

It all makes sense tho. 

Me ending up liking the same gender

(FLASHBACK) 

3rd Person's Pov

Pre-school Rina

"He-hello po ako po si Karina Azure. Nice to meet you all po"

A shy tiny girl introduced herself in front of other tiny people. 

She came from a city miles away from where she is now. 

She doesn't speak their native language. She only speaks tagalog but the kids here speak ilonggo. 

"Hello Karina"

Sabay sabay na pag bati sakanya ng kanyang mga kaklase. 

"Since Karina is from Manila, Hindi siya marunong mag Ilonggo and since si Krista lang marunong mag tagalog You can sit with her baby Karina"

"Is that okay with you Miss Yu?" 

"Okay lang Po sakin Teacher" The teacher smiled at her cute new student. 

The tiny Rina slowly walks towards her seatmate Krista 

Krista stood up and offered the seat next to her. She pulls out the chair for Rina. The tiny Rina blushes at the action. 

"Thank you Krista"

Both girls smiled at each other, showing off the gaps between their teeth. Both have missing tooths. 

And they laughed about it. 

(END OF FLASHBACK) 

My first girl crush was Krista

She was the only girl who knew how to speak tagalog. 

She was so patient with me. 

Lahat ng mga di ko naiiintindihan tri-natranslate niya para lang sakin. 

Eh apaka curious ko pa naman. Lagi akong nagtatanong sakanya. 

We were inseparable. Our moms became friends too. Natuto din ako ng ilonggo dahil sakanya. 

I used to be so possessive of her. Gusto ko ako lang bff niya and she doesn't mind kasi ganon din naman siya sakin. 

Di kami mapaghiwalay

Not Until...... 

I had to leave

Babalik ulit kami sa Manila. Para sa work ng dad ko. 

I was inconsolable. Nagtampo ako sa parents ko. Kahit anong aya nila mag ice cream di ko parin sila pinapansin. 

But then I met another girl   Rosie 

(FLASHBACK) 

3rd person's POV

"Rinaaa..."

"Anak? Sorry na po"

"Alam ko namang namimiss mo si Krista pero di talaga tayo pwedeng bumalik agad. Next year pa baby. Patawarin mo na ang Daddy oh"

The little girl was facing the wall of her bedroom. 

She's still sad that she wasn't informed of the sudden move. 

She wasn't able to say goodbye to her friend. 

"Marami ka namang makikilala dito anak. Maghanap ka kaya ng makakalaro mo sa labas."

"Okay, fine"

She unwillingly stood up from her bed. Di naman talaga siya maghahanap ng makakalaro. Gusto niya lang lumabas at magpahangin. 

But when she opened the door

She saw a kid. 

A little bit taller than her. 

"PAPA! may boy po dito sa labas"

ever since she was a kid she hated boys. And there is a reason fo