WINTER'S POINT OF VIEW

"Hello? I'm asking," I said while looking at him. Kumaway-kaway pa ako sa harap niya to get his attention.

"Ah, sorry. What was that again?" he asked.

"Your smiling like an idiot then you will ask me what was that again. Argh! Stupid!"

"I'm asking, when did you do this?" I rolled my eyes.

"Earlier." He smiled like an idiot again.

"Can you stop smiling?! You look like an idiot, you know?"

He faced me said, "Sorry. I just can't help but to smile. Anyway, do you want food?"

I rolled my eyes. "You brought me here in the field then you will ask me if I want a food? Seriously?" I looked at his eyes but I can't see an emotion except for happiness. "Duh! This is a field and not a restaurant or cafeteria. Like 'duh'!"

"Erase what I said. Do you want to go to the cafeteria?"

"I was there when I saw Flinn and she brought me here."

"Okay." He get something from his pocket. A small box.

"What's that?" I said as I looked at the box.

"This is for you." He smiled.

"I'm asking if what is that. I didn't asked if that was for me. Your stupid, you know?" I said as I rolled my eyes.

"Can you stop rolling your eyes?"

"No and I won't ever stop rolling my eyes. Also, you don't care. So back to my question. What's that?"

"Guess it," he said as he smiled.

"I don't have time for guessing. I still have an afternoon classes. Just tell me what's that."

"Just guess it, Ms. Schneider."

"Just tell me what is that, Mr. Kingston."

He pouted. "Please, Ms. Schneider."

I rolled my eyes. "You'll tell me what is that or I'll leave. You choose, Mr. Kingston."

"Guess it, Ms. Schneider."

"Time is running, Mr. Kingston." He still didn't answered me, so I stood up. "Your time is finished. Bye!" I am about to leave when he grabbed my arm. "What do you want?"

Instead of answering me, he opened the box in front of me and I saw a Lamborghini car key that's familiar to me. "This is my last surprise to you, Winter."

"Where did you get this key?" I asked, but he didn't answered me. I looked at the tree and I realized that the car keys that was hang there was also familiar to me. "Where did you get these?"

"I don't know," he said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm serious. Where did you get these?" I asked as I faced him. 

"I'm also serious when I said that I don't know," he said. I get the key from him and took a closer look.

I also came closer to the tree. I took a closer look on every key. When I realized where these all came from, I faced him. "What the heck?!"

"W-What?" he said as he controlled himself not to laugh.

"These car keys..." I stopped to look at his eyes. "...are ours! It's ours!"

"So?" He laughed.

"Do you know that 3/4 of these car keys are mine?! And the Lamborghini key that you gave me is the key of the latest version of Lamborghini and it's 'my' car that you drove yesterday! Do you know that?!"

"Yes," he said while laughing.

"You know?! Then, why did you still surprise me using my 'own' car keys?! Do you know what did you do?!"

"Yes. I just surprised you."

"No! What you did is called 'stupidity'!"

"What's happening here? Why are you shouting?" I heard Lauren's voice and I saw him walking toward our direction.

I rolled my eyes. "Do you know that he surprised me using our car keys?"

I saw how she came shocked. "W-What did you say, Winter?"

"He surprised me, but he used our car keys."

"Sorry, Winter. We didn't know that these are yours."

I faced Louiegie because of what Lauren said. "So they didn't knew that these are ours. You're the only one who knew." I clapped my hands. "How did you get these?"

"You know what, Winter? Why can't you just appreciate my surprise?" Louiegie said that made my eyes bigger.

"Wow! If these keys aren't ours, maybe I can 'appreciate your surprise'. But no, Louiegie. These are ours and you used it to surprise me. Do you think I can appreciate your surprise? No, I can't and will not ever appreciate your surprise. Never ever." I rolled my eyes before I left the field.

I went back to the cafeteria and at my table, I saw Flinn sitting there while smiling at me. I approached her with a disappointment on my face. "What's wrong, Winter? Don't you liked our surprise?" Flinn asked.

"Tsk. Of course, I won't like your surprise 'cuz you just used our own keys," I said as I rolled my eyes.

I saw how her forehead twitched. "W-What do you mean?"

"So, you didn't also knew?"

"I can't understand you, Winter."

I sighed. "You know those car keys hanged on the tree?" I asked and she nodded. "Well, those are ours. And do you know what's more irritating? He bested the key of my favorite car in a small box then he said earlier that it was his last surprise. Argh! He's so irritating!" She laughed sarcastically after I said those words. "What's funny?!"

***

FLINN'S POINT OF VIEW

I faced Winter and said, "I knew it!"

"Huh? Mind explaining to me what's in your mind, Flinn?"

"I knew from the start that those are yours and Tito Jerome's. But I didn't say it to you because I wasn't really sure earlier."

"What do you mean?" she said as her forehead twitched.

~FLASHBACK~

"Argh! Bwisit 'yang Kingston na 'yan! Bwisit!" I shouted after Louiegie left the field.

Lauren faced me. "Can you please calm down?" I can sense that she's irritated based on her voice.

"Eh paano naman kasiㅡ"

Idinikit niya sa labi ko ang hintuturo niya. "Hep! Stop! I know what will you say. 'Pinaasa ka ni Louiegie.' That's what will you say, right?"

I raised my eyebrow. "Paano mo naman nalaman?"

"You already said that earlier while Louiegie is still here. Stupid!" Idinikit-tanggal niya pa ang kamao niya sa sintido niya as she said those words.

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever, Lauren. By the way, how can we design this field? This is a wide field, you know."

She touched a strand of my hair. "You know what, Flinn? Why can't you just fetch Winter?"

Tinabig ko ang kamay niya and I faced her. "I'll just do that later. For now, we must need to design this field katulad ng utos 'nung pesteng Kingston na 'yon."

"Fine. Can you bring the red carpet that's in my car's compartment?" she said. "Here's the key," she added bago niya ibinato sa akin ang susi ng sasakyan niya.

"Wait me here." I went to the parking lot. I easily found Lauren's car because it's just next to mine. I opened the compartment and I get the red carpet. After it, I went back to the field. I saw her hanging the car keys on the tree that Louiegie said. "Why do you have a red carpet in your compartment?" I asked that made her faced me.

"I'm bringing that everyday in case we need a red carpet just like today." Ibinalik ko sa kanya ang susi pagkatapos niyang magsalita.

"What will I do to this?"

"Just put it there. Help me first with this one."

I came near her and get some other keys to hang on the tree. While I'm hanging the keys, I can't help myself but to examine the keys. "I think I saw these before," I whispered to myself. I examined it closer and I realized that these are Winter's and Tito Jerome's car keys. "Argh! That Louiegie! But wait, how did he get these?"

"What are you doing?!" I heard Lauren shouted.

"Sorry." I hanged the keys on the tree and get another to hang it again. I can't be wrong! These are Schneider's keys. But how did Louiegie have it? Argh! Maybe, I was just wrong. We hanged the keys until we're done. "Lauren, I'll fetch Winter. Ikaw ng bahala sa red carpet," I said before I left the field.

~END OF FLASHBACK~

"What?! You have an idea those are ours, but you didn't bother to tell me?! Even if we met here at the cafeteria earlier?!" Winter shouted after I told her about my idea that those car keys are Schneider's.

"Calm down, Winter. As I have said earlier, I'm not still sure if those are yours," I said.

"Why didn't you tried telling what you noticed to Louiegie?"

"I didn't have the chance to talk to him because I fetched you after I left the field." I looked at her eyes and all I can see is anger. "I'm just wodering, Winter," I said that made her looked at me seriously.

"What do you want, Flinn?"

"If those are really yours, why are you acting that way? Isn't that overreacting?"

"Overㅡwhat?! He stole our keys, the you will say that I'm overreacting?! Seriously, Flinn?" she said as she laughed sarcastically.

"I mean wala namang nawala, right? Bakit hindi mo na lang bawiin mula sa kanya? At saka, baka hindi naman niya ninakaw."

"I'm being like this because those car keys are important to me. You and Lauren know that each of them have an important memory to me. Memories with my mom. Our memories when mom is still alive." Nakita kong nangilid ang luha niya. "Now tell me, is this still overreacting?"

"That's what I mean. Sorry."

"It's okay. You already said it. Why do you have to say sorry? Also, there's no room for that word in my heart, even in my brain. Because our memories with mom is the only thing in my heart and brain." Her tears fall because of what she said.

***

WINTER'S POINT OF VIEW

"I'm really sorry, Winter. Sorry," Flinn said.

I smiled at her. "I already said that it's okay."

"Sorry. Sorry."

"Stop saying sorry, Flinn. Your sorry or anyone's sorry aren't enough for me to forget that mom is already dead. And I can't see her again," I said as I wiped away my tears. "I don't want to do drama right now. What time is it?"

She looked at her watch. "1:15 in the afternoon, why?"

"Don't we have classes?"

"We have."

"Why are we still here if we have classes? Our afternoon class already started and we're 15 minutes late." I am about to stood up when she spoke.

"I'll just tell to our lecturer that you're not feeling well. Don't worry, I'll just share my notes to you later. For now, just relax here," she said as she smiled.

"But what if we have a recitation or a quiz?"

"I'm pretty sure that we will not have a recitation or a quiz."

"Okay, fine. But send me your notes later, okay. I don't want to miss every discussion that Miss will discuss."

"Bakit parang mas mahal mo na ang History kaysa Music ngayon?" she said as she laughed. Our subject right now is History.

I also laughed. "I didn't. My love for those subjects are equal. I love History and I also love Music. That's it!" I said.

"Sige na, dito ka na muna. Wait for me here, I'll be back after our History class."

"Tsk. I'm not a kid anymore, Flinn Jane Azelart!" I said as I rolled my eyes.

"Whatever, Winter Jin Schneider!" We both laughed.

"Bye," she said as she stood up. She waved her hand as she walked away from me.

"Now, I'm lonely again."

I cried because of what's in my mind. I saw from the near tables that the other students are taking a glance at me and I also saw that others are whispering while looking at me. I looked each of them with my deadly glare and they diverted their gaze away from me. Suddenly, I remembered again our Flinn's conversation. I remembered the things that I said about mom. I cried again because of it.

"Mom, if you're here right now, will we be happy?" I laughed because of what I think. "Of course, Winter. If mom was here, we're definitely be happy. Always happy. But mom wasn't here, so there's no way that I could be happy. Mom is the only person that can make happy me even if she won't do anything. When I always see you mom, I'm already happy." I smiled.

As I lowered down my gaze, I heard the other students shouted something that I vaguely hear.

"Here."

(To be continued...)

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