It's quite a fine weather. Some of the sunlight rays are passing through the cumulus-nimbus clouds gently taken away by the cold wind. It's clear to say that it'll rain again after several hours. Now, it's been decided.
At the rooftop building, my eyes are fixated on the pool. Almost three-fourth of the pool water there is already drained, kaya't tanaw na tanaw ang mga puting tiles nito sa ilalim. Bending my knees, I put the bouquet of flowers at the poolside, commemorating him.
"Unfair daw ako, sabi ni Darlene..." I said like I'm actually talking to him. I chuckled and stood up, resting my hands inside my pants pocket.
"Pero alam mo kung sino talaga iyun? It's not me, it's you..."
I sighed deeply at pinanood na lamang kung paanong gumalaw ang ibabaw ng tubig dahil sa pag-ihip ng hangin.
"You made a promise, but you broke it. I expected a lot from you. Akala ko ba magtatapos tayo ng sabay? You even asked me to treat both of you into a vacation abroad. Ikaw mismo ang pumako sa pangako mo..." I murmured while still fixated into the thin air.
As the sunlight showed again, something at the pool bed caught my attention. It was glittering below, so I got curious on what is it.
Dahan-dahan akong bumaba nang mahubad ko na ang sapatos na suot ko. I let the coldness of the water sink until my senses realized that I'm actually soaking. Naglakad ako papunta sa gitna ng pool at pinulot iyun.
It's a broken necklace. I started to wonder how the necklace was brought beneath after touching it. Umahon ako at kinilatis ng maigi ang kwintas. I was only distracted from being perplexed when my phone rang. It was Professor Jed calling...
"The meeting will start in 30 minutes." kaagad na pambungad niya sa pagsagot ko ng tawag.
"Give me some minute. I'll be there..." after the response, i'm about to hang-up but he suddenly spoke.
"Hindi mo naman kailangang makinig. Usually, you didn't care about----"
"I'll be there..." I just cut what he's about to say at ibinaba ang tawag.
I keep the necklace inside my pocket at naglakad na pababa galing ng rooftop. I pass in front of my room at nagtataka ang mga kaklase kong naroon kung bakit hindi ako pumasok. I ignored some of them who were asking and headed down from the Architecture building.
Hindi na ako nag-aksaya ng oras at dumiretso sa faculty office. Mula sa salaming bintana ng lobby ay tanaw ko si Professor Jed na naghihintay. Nasa tapat siya ng pinto na nasa kabilang dulo ng hallway. Huli ko na nang mapansin ang tatlong lalaking estudyanteng seryosong kausap niya roon. The question crossed my mind, asking what the students doing there. Mula sa kinaroroonan ko ay hindi na maaaring pumasok ang sinumang estudyante, it's only for the faculty members.
"Anong kaganapan sa loob?" Kaagad na tanong ko pagkarating ko sa pwesto nila.
"Nagsisimula na..." Maikling tugon niya at nilingon ang mga kausap nito.
I give a glance and they seem familiar to me. Nagtataka ang mga mukha nila sa pagdating ko. Hindi ko na sila binigyan pa ng pansin at binuksan na ang pinto ng assembly hall.
As the door opened, I gawked at the people who gathered inside. Lahat ng professors, faculty members, at stake holders ay nandoon. They are seated at the three long tables, arranged in front of each other. At the centre, there's a small desk and upfront is the big screen for projections. The overall ambiance is cool theme.
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Novel·la juvenil[Soon to be Published] BLURB Eve I. Meneses, a principled fourth year Architecture student and an artist who started hating people after what happened two years ago which changed his outlooks in life. The loathing in his heart created an overwhelm...
