Chapter 24: Babysitting Elle

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Chapter 24






"Hindi ka hinatid?" my classmate asked when I arrived alone.


"He's earning flying hours." I slid on my seat and took out my laptop so we could start.


I and my friends decided to meet in Starbucks for a group study. Malapit na ang major exam kaya kailangan naming maghanda. Hindi laro ang college.


"Hi, babe." I kissed his cheek after I hopped in.




"How's your class?" he asked while driving.


"We had an examination kanina. Medyo kinakabahan pa ako sa resulta."




"You studied, right?"


"Yeah, but what if that wasn't enough?"


"You did your best to have a good grade. That's enough, babe."


"What if I failed?"




"Then you failed."


"Dustin!"




He let out a small laugh. "If you failed, your mom still love you, your siblings would still respect you, and you still have a pilot boyfriend."




"Sana all graduate na."


"Malayo-layo pa lilipadin ko."


"Paano pa kaya ako? Ni hindi pa nga man lang ako nakaka-graduate ng college. At least ikaw graduate na. Ang tagal ko pa." Bumuntong hininga ako.


"Hindi naman importante kung gaano katagal. Ang importante nakapag-umpisa ka na."


"Ga-graduate din ako."




"You will, love." He patted my head.


"Anong oras darating bebe mo?" tanong ni Ate Ponkan na nagtatanggal ng alikabok.




"Maya-maya lang nandito na iyon."


May usapan kami ni Dustin ngayon. Inaya niya akong lumabas dahil Sabado naman at pareho kaming free. Masyado kaming abala sa mga buhay-buhay namin nitong nakaraang linggo. Nakarinig ako ng doorbell kaya dali-dali akong tumayo upang pagbuksan iyon.


"I'm rea—" Natigilan ako nang makita ang batang akay niya. "Elle?" She didn't bother to speak and stayed in her usual maldita look while hugging a bunny stuffed toy.

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