P.R.N

25

I yawned. I've been awake for almost 48 hours now because of our upcoming finals. God, I can't believe that it's already December.

"You know what I think?"

Tinignan ko si Brent na nakatingin na pala sa akin. Since we are study partners and we're, basically, friends, we study together from time to time.

Brent is different when he's studying. Normally, he's very opinionated, sarcastic, and a bit of an ass. But when he's studying, he just doesn't care about anyone. You must never initiate a conversation whenever he's studying.

And I don't— probably why we always study together. We work as a team.

"That better be good." I told him.

"I think you should sleep."

"I can't." I answered. "You know I can't."

"Actually, you can. You're allowed to. Finals is in two weeks." He said using a matter of fact tone. "You're studying so hard as if you don't study everyday."

"I know I should rest, but I just can't." I explained.

It's hard to rest because I always feel like I'm going to fail.

I can't fail.

Not because my parents. Not because of Tory. Not because of money. Not because of anything but me.

This is the only thing I think I'm good at.

This is the only thing I'm confident about myself.

I can't fail this.

"Look at you, you look like someone who's about to faint in three seconds."

"I'm just naturally pale, okay?"

"Vienne, I see you everyday. I can, pretty much, differentiate natural paleness from overfatigue."

I sighed. "Just let me study peacefully for another hour."

The ass rolled his eyes on me. Pagkatapos ay bumalik na rin sa pag-aaral.

I checked the time and it was already 10 in the evening.

There were no updates from Cole.

He's two times busier than me, for sure.

He's a lot more sleep-deprived than I am. His subjects are seriously hard. Good thing he found his favorite— Surgery. He once mentioned that he's considering General Surgery as his specialization.

Along with the finals, his birthday is also coming up. He's turning 25, next week.

"Brent."

"What?" He looked at me with his eyebrows creased. "Are you going home?"

"C's birthday is coming," I started. He lift a brow, letting me continue. "I don't know what to buy. What do you think?"

"Does he need anything?"

"I don't know."

"What does he like?"

My brows furrowed. "I'm asking you for a reason."

"If you don't know, how should I know? Am I the one dating this guy?"

Inirapan ko siya. Bakit pa kasi ako nagtanong sa taong 'to?

"Why don't you just ask him?"

"Then, he'd know I'm preparing something."

"Are you seriously aiming for a surprise? You don't even give yourself time to sleep."