Juliet and Juliet [GLT 1]

Chapter 12

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"How can we identify if a net present value is negative?", tanong ni Sir Salazar habang nakasandal ito sa teacher's table.

Nasa klase kami ngayon ng Financial Accounting, our last subject before lunch break. Madali kong binuklat ang notebook ko to check if my answer is right. I raised my hand.

"Yes, Miss Rivera?"

"A net present value is negative when the present value of cash outflows is greater than the cash inflows.", I answered.

"Correct."

Mabuti nalang at nag-advanced reading ako kagabi bago ako natulog. When I arrived home, my parents were ecstatic upon seeing my sash and trophy. Sa sobrang saya ni Mommy, nagkaroon kami ng mabilisang picture session kahit alam niyang hindi ako mahilig sa mga ganon. Pinagbigyan ko nalang siya, minsan lang naman ako mag-uwi ng korona. Nakailang ulit din sila sa pagsabi ng "I'm proud of you" at "You should join pageants more often", which I disagreed on. Kahit naman nanalo ako ngayon, I am still not into pageants 'no! Nakaka-stress kaya yung preparation! Idagdag mo pa yung anxiety attacks. Okay na muna ako sa isang korona.

After the pageant, sinalubong ako ni Gabbie pagkababa ko ng stage. He hugged me and thanked me for what I did. Sabi ko lang sakanya na wag na siyang matakot at magsimula ulit. He also gave me his contact details incase lang daw na may pageant ulit or kung kailangan ko ng make up artist.

Naalala ko bigla si Jal.. at yung babae niya. Napapa-irap nalang ako kapag naalala ko kung paano siya hawakan nung babae.

She was supposed to drive me home after the pageant. But I was too pissed, hindi ko na siya hinintay. Tinawagan ko nalang si Dustin at nagpasundo ako para umuwi sa bahay. Hindi din ako nagpaalam sakanya. Bakit ako magpapaalam? Magsama sila nung babaeng yon. She was ringing my phone but when I didn't answer, nagtext siya saakin nang paulit-ulit, asking my location, if I was okay, at kung sinong kasama ko. Pero hindi ako nagreply, malamang.

Nang makauwi ako at makaligo, I opened my phone gallery at bumungad saakin yung letrato naming magkakaibigan that night we had a sleepover at my condo. Napa-zoom in ako sa gawi ko kung saan nakatingin ako kay Jaleya habang hawak niya ako sa balikat, at hawak ko siya sa bewang. She looked really cute on my pajamas. And I couldn't deny how my eyes gleamed even in the photo.

I closed my eyes when I realized something. Hindi ko natanggal sa isip ko yun hanggang naghatinggabi na. Kaya bumangon nalang ako at nag-aral to atleast relieve my thoughts.

Sir Salazar dismissed us at exactly 12:00, sana lahat 'no?

Kinuha ko ang phone ko dahil aanyayahan ko sana sina Khloe and Alana to have lunch with me. A message notification popped up just when I unlocked it.

From jalmax: Let's grab lunch? :) You owe me a treat!