Chapter 2: Crossroad

Sera: Haaaayyyyyy, salamat. Tapos na po ang klase.

Audrey: Mahal na reyna, gusto niyo po bang mag ice cream na muna tayo doon sa kanto.

Sera: Maraming salamat, tapat na tagapaglingkod, ngunit ako'y uuwi na sapagkat mayroon pa akong gagawin

Audrey: Walang problema iyon sa akin, mahal na reyna. Hahahahahaha!!

Nahawa si Sera sa tawa ni Audrey kays natawa na rin siya. Wala silang pakialam kung pinagtitinginan na sila ng kanyang mga kaklase. Sapagkat nakabawas iyon sa kalungkutang nadarama niya


Sera: Ahahahahaaaa..... Para tayong mga baliw. Pero, thanks for cheering me up a little bit.

Audrey: Naku, wala yun. As long as you're happy, I'm happy


Sera: Aaawwwww. Thanks you're the bestest friend ever.


Audrey: Aaawwww. You too

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Pagdating ni Sera sa bahay, nakita niyang marami ang nakahandang pagkain

Sera: Pa, what's with all the food?

Mr. Madrigal: We're having dinner with them, hija

Sera: With who, papa?

Mr. Madrigal: The one that bought half of this house and the company and his son. So get dressed, hija.

Pagkatapos mag-ayos ni Sera sa kanyang sarili ay bumaba na siya kaagad.

Sera: Are they here na Papa?

Mr. Madrigal: Malapit na silang dumating hija.

Wala pang one minute pagkatapos nilang mag-usap ay dumating na ang mga bisita. Sinalubong agad sila ng kanyang Papa

Mr. Madrigal: Kevin! Mabuti nalang at nakarating ka.

Kevin: Sino ba naman ang tatanggi sa isang reunion, Bernard?

Bernard: Wala naman siguro. Tuloy kayo, ipapakilala kita kay Serafina.

Sera: Papa, are they our guests tonight?

Bernard: Yes hija. Come, meet your ninong, Kevin Castillo, and his son, Kenneth Castillo. 

Sera: Good evening po ninong Kevin, Kenneth

Kevin: Good evening rin, hija. Such a bright girl, right Kenneth?

Bahagyang namula ang mga pisngi ni Sera dahil sa sinabi ng Ninong Kevin niya

Kenneth: Right. Yeah, I know

Sabi nito sabay ngiti sa kanya.

Sera: Salamat. 


Bernard: So, let's have dinner?


Kevin: Yes, yes, let's have dinner.

Pagkatapos nilang mag dinner, ay hindi muna umuwi ang mag-amang Castillo

kaya nagpasya siyang ilibot si Kenneth sa bahay nila

Sera: Mind if I tour you around the house?

Kenneth: Oh, I don't mind but, let' have proper introductions first. I'm Kenneth Castillo. 

Sera: Pleased to meet you Kenneth, I am Serafina Madrigal.  You can call me Sera

Saka niya tinanggap ang nakalahad na kamay ni Kenneth.

Kenneth: Okay, Sera let's tour around your house.

Sera: Let's go the garden first

Kenneth: Okay.

Sera: So tell me about you.

Kenneth: Well, we came from Cebu, but my dad had sudden job transfer so we decided to transfer here.

Sera: Where's your mom?

Kenneth: She already died 4 years ago..

Malungkot na sabi nito

Sera: Oh, sorry to hear that.

Kenneth: No, it's okay

Sera: So what school are you going to?

Kenneth: We're just new here so, I don't know what school I'll be going to.

Sera: It'll be nice if you went to the same school with me.

Kenneth: Yeah

Kevin: Kenneth! Uuwi na tayo

Kenneth: Yeah, Dad, I'll be right there.

Sera: Mukhang uuwi na kayo. Sige, paalam na

Kenneth: Sige, bye Sera!

Sera: Bye, mag-iingat kayo ha?

Kenneth: We promise!