"Cassandra! Jusko ang bagal-bagal mo!". Sigaw ni Abigail na nasa unahan ko naglalakad. Aba! Ang lupit nitong babaeng ito, kung makasigaw akala mo nasa Mars ako jusko. "Wait lang naman diba?! Itikom mo nga iyong bibig mo ha Abigail? Ang ingay mo jusme". Sigaw ko pabalik kay Abigail, ang ingay ksi ng lola mo kainis. Tawa lang ang itinugon nya sa akin at humakbang na palayo, iniwan daw ba ako.
Papunta na kasi kami sa apartment nila ni Jairah, nag-rent na lang sila ng apartment malapit sa UST ksi yung mga bahay nila kalalayo. Pagsakay namin sa elevator tumingin sakin si Abigail. "Ang creepy mong bakla ka, ano yang tingin mo na yan?". Sabay angat ng kilay ko sakanya. "Cass, bakit ang ganda ko?". Legal bang pagbukas ng elevator ipitin ko itong kasama ko? Ang galing manira ng mood. Aarghh!!
Pagkabukas na pagkabukas ng elevator lumabas na ako ng may nabangga ako. My ghad! Yung mga librong bitbit ko! Tinulungan naman ako ng nakabangga sakin, aba pasalamat sya busog ako kaya di ako mangaaway. Pagbangon ko nakita ko ang lalaking may magandang mata at maputing balat. Posible bang bumaba sa lupa ang isang anghel? Oppss... Joke lang pala. "Sorry miss, hindi kita nakita".
Sabi ni kuyang may magandang mata. "Ayy okay lng, sorry din". Mahina kong sabi, nakakapanliit naman ang kagwapuhan nito. Tiyak akong aasarin ako nito ni Abi, speaking of Abigail lumapit sya sakin at hinawakan ang braso ko. "Hello po, single po itong best friend ko na toh. DM nyo nlang po ako sa IG for more info". Agad ko namang hinampas si Abi sa braso, loko to binenta pa nga ako rito. Nakita naming tumawa si kuya, anong nakakatawa? Baliw siya gurl.
"Miss, may I know your IG account?". Malokong tanong ni kuya mo kay Abigail, ito namang loka-lokang ito tamang kilig pa. Bakit ko nga ba naging kaibigan ito? "Ackkk!! Sge kuya ano name mo, iaadd kita". Bago po magsalita si kuyang gwapo binasag ko na sila. "Sorry po sa kaibigan ko, iniwan po ksi kaya ganyan kakalog. Mauna na po kami". Sambit ko habang ngumiti lng si kuya mo.
Hindi ko na hinintay magreply si kuya at hinatak ko na si Abigail, nilingon pa nga ni Abigail at kumaway tapos ngumisi sakin. Arghhh!! Nakakahiya!! "Hoy Abigail Laurene Austrai... Hindi porket pinayagan kitang ganunin ako kanina akala mo okay lang ha". Nanlilisik na tingin ko sakanya. Tawa lang ang tinugon nya sakin. Sarap tapusin ng babaeng toh kainis!
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"Bro! Sumama ka na kasi samin! Sabi ng wala si Nicole ehh". Nakakarinding pangungulit ni Cole. What's wrong with this man? I just sigh and look at him with no emotion at all. "Hartmond, may I remind you that you're a guy? So, stop being talkative like an annoying woman. I won't go there, period". After leaving that dude alone at the sofa I approach my room. Boring na kung boring ang buhay ko pero mas okay na yun kesa naman masira yun. If you are wondering who is Nicole, that's our schoolmate and she keeps on pushing herself to me, every time she goes near me, I pity her. She is a woman who can stand on her own but she thinks she needs me for her life. My thoughts got interrupted when dad called me...
"Yes dad?". Sabi ko habang inaayos ang mga plates ko. "Nak, can you find a restaurant near your school? Your mom misses you so much and she can't stand being ignored by you". Mom? She never bothered to call me even at once. "Really? Is mom, okay? I mean she loves her work more than me, why so sudden?". After that call, I was convinced na humanap nalang ng restaurant near Ateneo.
The loud sound of the bar hovers my whole system, as I approach the table. Hiro welcome me with a bro hug, Cole should be punished if I didn't enjoy this night, I should be at my house doing my plates and all. "Welcome Tyrone the KJ, buti napapayag ka nito ni Cole?". Tanong ni Grey, I remove my specs and Cole answered them na kakarating lang.
"Wag nyo ng ipaalala, kung alam nyo lang na buhay ko ang nakataya dito pag hindi nag-enjoy yang si Tyrone". Pagsagot ni Cole sakanila at lahat sila nagsitawanan, buti alam nya. Nakita kong nag-angat ng kamay si Hiro and he ordered Tequilla. "Oh, my goodness bro, mukhang mapapalaban tayo ahh". Tsk, looks like we will wake up with a disastrous hangover because of this fella right here.
"Yoww! Bro, ang ganda nun ohh". After that sentence of Grey, their heads turn towards Grey's eyes direction. Hiro tapped my back and sip in his Tequilla and whispered to my ears. "Bro, look at that woman in khaki shirt and black pants. She's your type". Being hypnotized by this fella, I turn my head towards the girl that he is referring to, just to see a beautiful girl with a beautiful tantalizing eye.
She lookin' just fine, I chuckled when I saw her friend trying to tease her about her height. She's not that short not tall either, my thoughts were interrupted when Cole talks. "Engineer Martinez, mukha kang timang dyan kakangiti". The heck?! Me smiling?! I remove all the emotion in my eyes and sip in my Tequilla and eat a lemon.
"Awit bro, sbi ko tignan mo lang hindi titigan". Please remind me why did I become friends with these peeps? Tampulan nanaman ako ng tukso, loko tlga tong mga toh. The sky is getting darker and everyone here is becoming louder than ever. Gaano katagal na ba akong di nakakalabas sa bahay ko? It's like I am a prisoner of my own mind, na hindi na ako pamilyar sa saya ng mundo.
I was depriving myself to sleep for those nightmares keep on coming back, hunting me, and continuously hurting me. Just one night, just give me at least one night that I can sleep peacefully.
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Can I at least rest? Hindi ba pwedeng magpahinga muna? I received a call from mom nagging me about that school representative thing. "My god Cassandra Luna! Can't you just prove that you are much better than anyone? I told you to run for that election but you being a badass child you did not listen. Gosh! I won't give your allowance this month, goodbye". Kahit anong gawin ko hindi pa rin naman sapat, khit mabaliw na ako kakameet ng expectations nila hindi ko pa din kaya!
Can't I be peaceful just for a day? Yung walang pipigil sakin, yung walang magsasabing palpak nanaman ako, yung may tatanggap sakin kung sino ako at kung ano lang yung kaya ko? Only my friends and kuya can do that...
Maybe if I excel... Maybe mom and dad can love me even more.
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Thank you for reading!
Have a blessed day ahead!
-KC
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