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THE SOUND OF THE RAZOR BUZZING IN MY EARS AS I AM SITTING ON A GREEN CHAIR. I FACE THE MIRROR IN FRONT OF ME AS MY HAIR IS BEING CUT, MY DARK SMOOTH HAIR FELL AND I THOUGHT HOW MANY HAIRS HAVE I ACCUMULATED FOR MY SIXTEEN YEARS OF EXISTENCE. I FELT A TINGLING IN MY SPINE AS THE RAZOR CUTS MY HAIR. THEN THE BARBER TOOK HIS SCISSOR AND A SPRAY BOTTLE CONTAINING WATER. THE BARBER SPRAYED THE WATER ONTO MY HAIR AND COMB ME THEN CONTINUED CUTTING MY HAIR WITH HIS SCISSOR. WHEN THE BARBER FINISHED CUTTING MY HAIR I POWDERED MY NECK AND BRUSHED OFF THE STRANDS OF HAIR IN MY NECK .
AS I WENT OUTSIDE THE BARBERSHOP I GAZE TO THE SKY AS IT WAS SO PEACEFUL NO CLOUDS COULD BE SEEN, THE BLUISH COLOR REALLY ATTRACTED ME THE MOST BECAUSE BLUE IS MY FAVORITE COLOR. THE BLUISH SKY MADE ME FEEL SO LIGHT THAT I FEEL LIKE SOARING THROUGH THE SKY. THEN I HEARD SOMEONE CALL MY NAME.
"PERCY!"
THE VOICE SEEMED SO FAMILIAR, ITS VOICE SOUNDED LIKE A GIRL WITH A SLIGHT DEEP BOYISH TONE. I LOOK TO THE RIGHT AND THERE I SAW MY FRIEND YNNA AND SHE'S ALSO MY CLASSMATE BUT SHE WAS WITH TWO OTHER GUYS BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THEY WERE BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY BECAUSE OF THE SUN STRIKING DIRECTLY AT MY EYES. YNNA AND BOTH OF THE GUYS MOVE CLOSER TO ME, THEN I SCRATCHED MY EYES SO I COULD SEE CLEARLY AS I WAS DONE SCRATCHING BOTH OF MY EYES I HUGGED YNNA AND WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE EACH OTHER.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" I ASKED.
"WELL, UMM"
THEN SOMEONE INTERRUPTED US, IT WAS ELI. HE SMILED AT ME AND I WAS MESMERIZED BY HIS SMILE WHILE HIS TEETH SEEMED TO SPARKLE LIKE DIAMONDS IN A CAVE, HIS TEETH IS COVERED IN BRACES BUT IT LOOKS PERFECT TO HIM, HIS EYES WERE LIKE HE HAS A CHINESE BLOOD RUNNING THROUGH HIS VEINS.
"ELI, WHY, WHY ARE YOU HERE?" I ASKED.
"AREN'T YOU GLAD TO SEE ME?" HE ANSWERED THROUGH A QUESTION.
WELL ELI AND I FYNNALLY, YOU CAN SAY BECAME FRIENDS JUST LAST MONTH IN OUR FYNNAL EXAMS AS HONOR STUDENTS. HE WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED THE CONVERSATION DURING LUNCHTIME IN OUR EXAMS, I WAS A BIT HESITANT AT FIRST BECAUSE I DON'T MINGLE TO PEOPLE AND I AM A BIT SHY BUT SINCE THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM IN OUR SCHOOL,WELL... I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM AND I WAS AN INTROVERT.
YNNA CONTINUED, "WERE HERE BECAUSE ME, MARCUS AND OUR RELATIVES, HAS A HOUSE HERE."
I WAS LOST WHEN YNNA SAID MARCUS, MY EYES LOOKED TO THE LEFT AND THERE I SAW MARCUS, HIS SKIN WAS FAIRLY WHITE AND HIS FACE LOOKS AS TIMID AS ALWAYS BUT HIS EYES WERE SO BROWN AND HIS JAWLINE AS PERFECT AS I CAN IMAGINE. I SAW A TINY SMILE ON HIS FACE AND I WAS SO SURPRISED TO SEE HIM SMILE AT ME.
"PERCY, HEY, PERCY!" YNNA INTERRUPTED.
"YE, YE, YEAH?" I STUTTERED.
AFTER OUR CONVERSATION WE WENT AT THE SEAWALL. WE WERE WALKING WHEN ELI LOOKED AT ME AND I WAS KINDA THINKING ABOUT WHY HE WAS HERE SO I ASKED HIM AND HE WAS ABOUT TO ANSWER ME WHEN YNNA DRAG ME.
"PERCY, UMM I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, IT'S ABOUT ELI AND YOU."YNNA STATED IN AN ANXIOUS WAY.
"WHAT ABOUT ME AND ELI?" I ASKED NERVOUSLY.
YNNA CONTINUED "WELL YOU SEE I KINDA SAID TO ELI THAT YOU WERE INTO HIM."
"WHAT?!"I SHOUTED. "SO THAT'S WHY HE'S HERE?"
"YOU CAN SAY THAT"YNNA SAID IN CERTAINTY.
BOTH MARCUS AND ELI WENT UP THE SEAWALL AND ELI WAS AMAZED BY THE SCENERY WHILE MARCUS HIS FACE WAS EMOTIONLESS, HE'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT. WE SAT BY THE BENCHES AND ELI WAS BESIDE ME TO THE RIGHT AND YNNA TO THE LEFT BESIDE MARCUS.
I THEN ASKED YNNA "WHERE'S YOUR HOUSE LOCATED?"
YNNA ANWERED "WELL OUR HOUSE WAS RECENTLY DONE AND MY FAMILY AND RELATIVES DECIDED TO WELL NOT COMPLETELY MOVE HERE BUT JUST VISIT HERE LIKE A VACATION HOUSE."
"OHH." I REACTED.
YNNA'S FAMILY AND RELATIVES WERE SOMEHOW RICH AND YNNA AND MARCUS WERE COUSINS, THEY WERE SO CLOSE THAT YNNA IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN MAKE MARCUS TALK, HE WAS AN INTROVERT LIKE ME. ELI THEN TAP MY RIGHT SHOULDER AND I FEEL HIS PALM LIKE A SHEEP'S WOOL, IT WAS SO SOFT BUT HEAVY. AFTER ELI TAPPED ME I LOOKED AT HIM AND I, SILENCE THEN ENTERED WHILE STARING AT EACH OTHER. OUT OF THE AWKWARDNESS ELI STARTED THE CONVERSATION, AS ALWAYS. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER OUR RECOGNITION CEREMONY. YNNA AND MARCUS WENT TO BUY FOODS FOR US.
I AM AN INTROVERT AND TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE ISN'T MY FORTÉ. ELI WAS SO VERY ENERGETIC AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT TO SAY, I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE TALKING TO HIM. WHEN YNNA AND MARCUS WERE COMING AT THE BENCH WE'RE SITTING, MARCUS' FACE HAS SOMEWHAT JEALOUSY ON IT. BUT I'M NOT SURE, ASSUMING IS NOT GOOD. YNNA GIVES ELI HIS FOOD WHILE MARCUS GIVES MINE, WHEN RECEIVING THE FOOD I COULD FEEL MARCUS' AURA SEEMS TO BE VERY CALM BUT SOMETHING'S THERE, I COULD FEEL IT.
"CAN I SPEAK TO YOU." MARCUS SAID.
I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR HIM ASK ME AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE TALKED TO ME.
"YEAH."I SAID WITH A SMIRK.
ELI AND YNNA THEN STOOD UP AND WENT A BIT FARTHER AND TOOK PICTURES BECAUSE MY PROVINCE IS IN FRONT OF THE CAMIGUIN ISLAND AND THE SEA IS CALM.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME?" I ASKED CURIOUSLY.
"WELL... YOU SEE I, I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU."
"WHAT IS IT?"
MARCUS CONTINUED "ABOUT YOU AND ELI"
"WHAT ABOUT US?" I INTERRUPTED.
"LET ME FINISH FIRST."
"OKAY"
"I KNOW BOTH OF YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER AND"
AFTER WHAT I HEARD I LAUGHED SO HARD. I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I HEARD FROM MARCUS. AS I LOOKED AT HIM HIS FACE WAS MAD SO I CALMED MY SELF AND I SAID TO HIM THAT ELI HAS A GIRLFRIEND AND I DON'T THINK ELI HAS FEELINGS FOR ME. MARCUS THEN SILENCED HIMSELF AND WE WERE IN AN AWKWARD SITUATION. ELI CALLED HE ASKED FOR A PICTURE WITH HIM AND I FELT MARCUS' WAS REALLY JEALOUS.
I STOOD NEXT TO ELI READY TO HAVE PICTURE WITH HIM BUT I WAS CONFUSED.
"WHY DO YOU NEED TO HAVE PICTURE WITH ME WHEN YOU CAN JUST HAVE YOURS WITHOUT ME?" I ASKED IN CONFUSION.
ELI JUST LAUGH AND HE PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND MY SHOULDERS, WE BOTH SMILED WHEN YNNA SNAPS A PICTURE. I KNOW I SAID EARLIER THAT ELI HAS A GIRLFRIEND, BUT IF YOU WERE IN MY PLACE YOU WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PICTURE WITH YOUR CRUSH. AFTER THE PICTURE I WAS HAPPY AND SMILED AT ELI. YNNA WENT TO MARCUS, NOW IT'S JUST ELI AND ME BUT I FOLLOWED YNNA BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A MOMENT WITH ELI BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE MORE FEELINGS TOWARDS ELI, HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND AND I DON'T WANT TO EXPECT FROM HIM. I LOOKED AT MARCUS AND I SKIPPED A BEAT AND MARCUS' FACE IS STILL MAD BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DECIDED TO JUST SIT BESIDE HIM WHILE YNNA TOOK A PICTURE AND MARCUS WAS MORE MAD AND HE STANDS UP AND ASKED YNNA TO DELETE THE PICTURE BUT YNNA JUST TEASED HIM MORE HE THEN SAID.
"DELETE IT, PERCY DOESN'T LIKE IT."
"IT'S OKAY, JUST DON'T POST IT" I STATED WITH A GIGGLE.
MARCUS LOOKED AT ME AND HIS FACE CHANGE FROM MAD TO SURPRISED WITH HIS FACE BLUSHING AND IT'S ALWAYS VERY WEIRD WHEN I LOOK AT MARCUS I ALWAYS HAVE MIX FEELING. DON'T ASK ME WHY I ALWAYS HAVE MIX FEELING WHILE LOOKING AT MARCUS' FACE. IT'S JUST THAT HIS JAWLINE ALWAYS BEGUILED ME AND HIS EYES SO BROWN I WISH I COULD HAVE HIS. I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL TOWARDS MARCUS. DO I HAVE FEELINGS FOR HIM ALSO. MY LIFE HAS BECAME MORE COMPLICATED.
"I THINK I'M CATCHING FEELINGS" I SAID IN MY HEAD.
IT WAS 12:30 PM AND IT WAS LUNCHTIME SO WE WENT IN SEPERATE WAYS TO HAVE LUNCH. AFTER I ATE MY LUNCH AT MY AUNT'S HOUSE I WENT TO THE KITCHEN TO DRINK. MY COUSIN THEN CALLED ME THAT SOMEONE WAS LOOKING FOR ME. I KNEW IT WAS THEM BUT WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE THEM IT WAS JUST ELI AND MARCUS STANDING IN FRONT OF ME. I FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE BACHELOR'S SHOW AND IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO CHOOSE. I FEEL LIKE I WAS DROOLING AND THAT I DON'T WANT TO CHOOSE ONLY ONE BUT I WANTED THEM BOTH.
AS I WAS FANTASIZING MY COUSIN SLAPPED MY BACK AND IT WAS PAINFUL. SHE LAUGHED AND SHE ASKED ME WHO WERE THE TWO BOYS.
"MEVZ THIS IS ELI AND MARCUS" I CLAIMED.
"NICE TO MEET YOU" ELI GREETED WHILE MARCUS JUST SMILED AT MY COUSIN, HE IS VERY SHY AND A BIT UNGENTLEMAN.
"WHERE'S YNNA?" I SAID.
"SHE'S WAITING FOR US" MARCUS CONCLUDED.
CURIOUSLY I ASKED "WHY IS SHE WAITING?"
"LET'S GO TO BALINGOAN" ELI SAID GLEEFULLY.
I WAS SURPRISED THAT ELI KNEW BALINGOAN, IT WAS THE NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITY IN OUR TOWN.
"I NEED TO ASK MY MOM FIRST." I CONCLUDED.
I ASKED MY MOTHER, AT FIRST MY MOTHER WAS A BIT CURIOS AND MAD BECAUSE IT WAS TWO BOYS AND MY MOTHER DOESN'T LIKE ME GOING WITH BOYS BECAUSE MY MOTHER IS VERY PROTECTIVE AND THAT SHE FEELS LIKE I'M GAY. JUST TO BE CLEAR I AM NOT GAY I'M BISEXUAL. MY MOTHER ASKED ME WHO ARE THEY AND I ANSWERED THAT THEY WERE MY CLASSMATES AND THAT I WAS JUST TOURING THEM AROUND AND HESITANTLY MY MOTHER ALLOWED ME.
WE WALK TOGETHER AND THERE I SAW YNNA WAITING FOR US, I WAVE MY HANDS TO AND SHE WAVE BACK. I WAS BETWEEN MARCUS AND ELI THAT I FEEL SO SMALL THEY WERE FIVE FOOTERS AND ME ONLY 4'6. I WAS VERY INTIMIDATED THAT MY FACE FROWNED. ELI CHUCKLED SEEING ME SO LITTLE AND THE MORE I WAS INTIMIDATED. MARCUS STARED AT ME, HE TOUCHED MY HEAD THAT AND NOW I'M ANGRY I LEFT THEM BEHIND AND WALKED FASTER TO GET TO YNNA.
AFTER I TOURED THEM WE STOP BY A MILK TEA SHOP NEAR THE PORT AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME. IT WAS SEVEN IN THE NIGHT I WAS READING A BOOK WHEN MY PHONE RANG, IT WAS A MESSAGE FROM BOTH OF THEM SAYING GOOD EVENING. IT WAS A LONG NIGHT FOR ME I COULDN'T SLEEP I TUMBLE AROUND MY BED THINKING WHAT AN UNEXPECTED EVENT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMMOROW.