II - 21: Tulip Person

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15 Years Ago
Loyola Heights, Philippines
Leonor's POV

"Dito ba talaga maayos mag-aral? What if I try to study in UP? I want to take up law and study economics." I said to Leila as we walked around the long sidewalks in Loyola Heights. "Oo! Ano ka ba? Sobrang privileged na school kaya ng Ateneo. Bakit ayaw mo?" she asked.

"Ewan. Siguro di ko lang bet?" I told her. "Hmmm? Di mo ba afford?"

"Gaga! Gusto mo bang bilhin ko pa yan?"

"Iba talaga! Rich kid ka, Leonor. Di na ako magsasalita. Mag-aral ka kung saan mo gusto, ikaw naman magpapa-aral sa sarili mo eh," she said as she clung her hand bag and I shaked my head with laughters.

As we passed by Ateneo's Main Entrance. I bumped onto another woman. "Excuse me! I'm sorry!" she said and ran away. Leila and I looked at each other. "Clumsy." I said and we laughed.

I didn't get to see the woman's face, but as she is carrying files during the enrollment period, baka new student lang din siya dito.

I parked my Benz right outside. Leila and I leaned on the car as we take a review towards some schools that I can enroll to. "Feeling ko, UP talaga ak-" I wasn't able to continue after hearing people reacting. "Huy!" the people shouted from afar. They were encircled around two people.

I tried to sneak from our distance. "Nadapa na naman yung babae. Buti na lang nasalo." Leila said. Then, she was right.

"Are you okay?" the guy asked.

"Oo. Di mo naman ako kailangang saluhin." the woman answered.

"Secret na lang name ko. Call me Mr. Salo muna." the guy said to her.

"By the way, Sasa nga pala nickname ko." she said and that name remained in my head.

"Sasa." I repeated in my mind. Leila pulled me to snap me out already. "Huy! Wag mo pairalin kabaklaan mo rito ha! Sa UP ka mag-aaral. Wag ka dito maghanap." she said and I cackled with her words.

"Gaga. Anong kabaklaan? Di mo ba nakikita? Ang ganda nung babae." I told her while I crossed my arms and retained my sight on the woman called Sasa. "In other words, kabadingan na naman ang umiiral. Ay sus! Wag ka ngang ano! Halika na. May lakad pa tayo." Leila pulled me to head inside the car already.

"Wait lang." I pulled my phone out, zoomed the camera, and took a photo of the woman. "Huy gagita ka! Stalker yan? Bakit mo pinicturan?!" Leila knocked on my head. I smiled contentedly as I took a nice view of the photo. Sayang I didn't have the nicest phone. Naiwan ko sa bahay so I used the old one that I had.

 Naiwan ko sa bahay so I used the old one that I had

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"Sasa." I said as I drove. "Sasa ka nang Sasa dyan. Sasapakin na kita." Leila said. We laughed together, but in between those laughters remain my thoughts of that woman.

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