First Meet Novels & Stories

"BTW dapat yong mga babae…lalaki ang partner, understand.’’ Dagdag pa ni maam. 'hate ko talaga ang MAPEH! Hindi namn ako marunong mag sayaw tapos ipapasayaw ka baka mapahiya lang ako, ah tama makapal pala 'tong pace ko' Bigla na namang lumapit si sofia the first kay Mr. Sungit. "Josh partner tayo." Aya nya napailing iling nalang ako. "Malandi talaga." bulong ko sa sarili. "I have my partner already." sagot ni Mr. Sungit pero wala namn akong maintindihan.

He looks kinda scared of something, but his face so serious. "Rain. I need to tell you something..." Ano naman yun? Tumango naman ako dito. "Ano naman yun?" Nakakunot noo kong sambit. Habang nilalapag ko ng dahan dahan si primo sa higaan namin at senenyasan ko itong maupo sa upuan na nakaharap sa aking kama kung saan ako nakaupo. "Ganto yun... Our first meeting is isn't a coincidence, it is an intentional." What?! Pero parang hindi naman yun intentional para sakin! Pero... anong dahilan?

Paano ko naman sasabihin na, "ah, ayun po may nangyari sa amin ng unang beses na magkita kami. Pareho kaming lasing kaya hindi ko nabilang kung ilang round." Napatingin ako kay Chancy. Tumitig lang siya sa kanyang ina, waring babantayan ang bawat salita nito. "Actually po," sagot ko, pinipiling maging mahinahon, "we met in a very unexpected way. Wala pong kinalaman sa trabaho. It was... personal." "Personal?" takang tanong ni Dra. Sarina.

Ava's POV The first time I met Al in a short distance, my heart nearly stopped beating. I will never forget how his cold eyes looked at me, the very first time he saw me. I didn’t know what to do especially since I couldn’t find my voice in that unexpected moment. Our families had arranged a meeting at a restaurant, a gathering meant to discuss business but I didn’t understand a single thing or any of it. I just sat there, staring at Al, who didn’t say a single word. He looked down at his food, then after a while, he started looking at his phone, scrolling as if the world around him didn’t matter.

Hanggang muli nilang maramdaman ang r***k ng kanilang pagmamahal sa isat-isa. “Feel good?” masuyong tanong ni Liam. “Sobra.” Makalokohan namang ngumiti si Liam. “Round 2?” Tinapik ni Lara si Liam sa braso. “Ano ka ba katatapos nga lang natin e.” Natawa silang pareho at niyakap ang isat-isa. This is their first time to sleep together and holding each other tightly. Naalimpungatan na lang si Lara na hindi na si Liam ang katabi niya kundi si Nate na nakayakap nang mahigpit kay sa ama. Buti na lang nagdamit sila.

Walang katok at walang goodmorning. "I'm here, a*shole." mayabang saad nung lalake. Basta nalang ito umupo at dumekwatro sa silyang nasa tapat ko. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang mainis, matalim ang tinging ibinigay ko dito. His forhead knotted ng mapansin nitong masama ang tingin ko. "What?" Ngumisi ito, "first time mo ba makakita ng ganito ka-gwapong mukha?" Hinawakan nito ang baba at hinaplos.

I didn’t realize I was trembling until my knees gave out beneath me. I felt my chest tighten as my tears continued to stream down my cheeks. The wind breeze from the open window brought chills to my body, I buried my face in my knees trying not to remember the day when we first met. Clout and I met online…It all started online A conversation with a stranger that was supposed to mean nothing eventually became the reason why I started doubting myself. “Kuya Kiee sige na kasi baka may gc ka diyan or hoods na pwede kong salihan.” I chatted with my online big brother.

“Ngayon ka lang ba nakakita ng mga tao? Bakit tuwang tuwa ka ata diyan. Inimbita mo pa sila sa kasal nating alam mo naman na hindi totoo.” Mahina siyang natawa bago ako hinarap. “Don’t be such a brat. This is the first time that I have met people that were happy to meet me.” utas niya. “Even you weren’t happy with me when we first met, can’t you remember?”

Ano kaya ang nangyari? "Mabuhay ang bagong kasal. " yumakap sa amin pareho si Dusk na naka ngiti. "Hi Mrs. Simpson ang swerte mo" biglang sulpot ni Aela at nakipag kamay sa amin. "And oh! Grey I bought a friend, Say hi to the new couples my friend. " dugtong pa nito. "Hi I'm Kenneth Archivos, Nice meeting the both of you most especially Mrs. Simpson" kukunin niya pa sana ang kamay ko ngunit tinapik ni Grey ang kamay nito kaya kaya napatingin ako sakanya.

He paused for a moment, remained staring at me. I avoided his gaze and cleared the lump in my throat. Hindi ba dapat nasasaktan ako ngayon dahil nasa harap ko na naman ang dalawang nanloko sa akin? Why am I distracted by a mere man that I haven’t even known for too long yet? “We met in a convenience store.” Pinigilan kong matawa sa sinabi ni Viscenzo. Sa dami ng lugar, sa convenience store pa? Does he even know what kind of place that is?