Through The Rain

Twenty-Eight

Weeks have gone by so fast at tapos ko nang i-defend yung research namin. Ako pa ang napiling Best Researcher sa strand namin.

I felt proud of myself. After countless times of sleepless nights researching our chosen topic. Ilang coffee date with myself din ang ginugol ko para mai-defend ko ng maayos ang research namin. I'm proud of myself.

I will be graduating next month already. Tapos in two months, I will be a college student already.

I already enrolled myself in UST. I was actually considering going to UP and ADMU, since Blake will be going to Ateneo. Kalandian ko nanaman. Mapapa-all the things I did nalang talaga ako.

But since it was not my original plan, I didn't go there. I went to the school of my dreams instead. Since it was actually my original plan, to go to UST for college.

My parents already knew that I passed the scholarship programs for all of the schools I took the entrance exams with. Kuya told them already. Di na ako nag-aksaya ng oras para sabihin sa kanila kasi alam kong wala naman silang pake.

That's Good. That was what my father told me. I was actually expecting a bad remarks but I was wrong. Well, at least, he wasn't rude this time so it was pretty acceptable, and I admit, I kinda felt proud of myself because of that. Parang pakiramdam ko masaya sila para sa akin kahit hindi naman nila pinapakita 'yon.

I also told my grandparents about it already. They were the happiest. They were very happy, kulang na nga lang ay magpa-party para sa akin, pero sinabihan ko silang wag na.

Di pa naman board exam yun kaya dapat chill lang muna. Saka na ang bonggang party kung sa board exams na ako nakapasa. Mas ikatutuwa pa ng puso ko kung ganon.

They just treated me for a date to Tagaytay instead.

I was the happiest naman. All of the things I'm doing, it's always for them and for myself. Lahat ng mga achievements na nakukuha ko, kasama sila sa mga yon, and I'm just very thankful for having them in my life. The both of them are my sanctuary.

"Have you already saw the latest news?" Tanong sa amin ni Keena habang nandito kami sa library. Chismosang chikadora talaga 'tong babaeng ito, partida silid-aklatan na yan ah. Kahit saan may nasasagap na chismis, pero ayos lang nakakabenefit naman kami. I love chikas!

"Spill." Clei said in an excited tone.

"Di ko alam kung legit 'to, pero sabi naman sa hallway, legit daw," Ay naku po jusko! Chismis pa nga. "Pero nagkaka-labuan na ata sina Blake at Issa." She stated.

Huh? Paanong nagkaka-labuan? Eh it's been months pa nga lang since mag-comeback sila eh. Ang speed naman ata kung ganon.

Tumingin silang tatlo sa akin and I don't like their stares. Not at all.

"Why?" Tanong naman ni Erin.

"Issa cheated on Blake ata, with someone from her past." Pagku-kwento ni Keena. "Blake saw them hanging out daw, ah basta mahabang kwento. Send ko nalang sa GC yung tea. Mainit init pa kaya for sure, patok na patok sa masa."

Ito talagang babaeng 'to napaka-chikadora.

Anyways, wala na akong pake doon. Aaminin kong, gusto ko pa si Blake, pero wala ako sa lugar para mangealam. It's not my business so I'm literally out of it. It's not my thing to meddle with someone else's affair or relationship. Di ako ganon. Marunong ako kung saan lulugar. Alam ko kung hanggang saan lang ako.

"It's not our relationship girls, so let's stay out of it. Let them do whatever they want, sila yun eh." I said to them, at pinagpatuloy na ang pagbabasa ng libro.

It's our free day today kasi may assembly ang mga teachers, at isa pa, deliberation na ng grades, at the same time, completion week ng mga may kulang pang activities. Infact, pwede nang umuwi, pero since tinatamad pa kaming apat at nagpasya muna kaming dumito muna sa library para magpalipas ng oras. Uuwi narin kami maya-maya for lunch.