I tried to look okay, after all that's what I've been doing. I asked the make up artist to do some retouch. Baka magalit si Mommy na mukha akong basahan.
Hindi ko mahanap si Enia. I badly want to talk to her. Maya-maya pa ay nag-aya si Mommy magpicture kasama ang ilang business partners nila. I am hoping that after this maging stable na ang shop namin. Troy is nowhere to be found. Hayy. Masama siguro ang loob niya sakin.
"Hija, can you please find Troy?" His mom sweetly asked me. Magtatapos na rin ang party.
To Troy:
Troy, you're mom's looking for you. Can you come back here? I'm sorry again.
I hit the send button hoping he'll show up. And after a few minutes, dumating siya. Ang awkward.
"Oh, Troy's finally here. Avi dali na magpicture kayo ni Troy." Tinawag ni Mommy ang photographer at di ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko.
He suddenly put his hand around my waist and smiled. Okay, we're acting that everything's fine in front of our parents. Ramdam ko ang pagiging cold niya.
"Aww look how good our babies together. " Ani ni Tita. "After years of talking online, nagkasama na rin kayong dalawa. Nako, alam mo ba Avi, pinagalitan ko pa yan si Troy noong una kasi nakikipagchat sa kung sino-sino online. But I guess, it's the fate that works. Tingnan nyo, we're now here, our families has this tie and I'm so happy of it."
Nakikinig lang ako sa pinag-uusapan nila. I can't digest it. They're still pairing us. I should be happy, if it happened two years ago. Sinisilip ko ang cellphone ko kung may text si Wil, pero wala. Tulog na siguro. Nang iangat ko ang tingin ko, naabutan kong nakatingin si Troy sa akin. I smiled but he just look away.
When the party's finally over I tried to find Enia. The hotel's big and I don't know where to find her since she's not picking up.
I went to the other garden and I saw two men talking to Enia. Nakatalikod ito sa akin at si Enia lamang ang nakaharap.
"Enia." The two boys started to leave. "Who are they?" Agad na nagkibit balikat si Enia sa akin at hinila na paalis ng garden.
"Wala, nagtanong lang. Tara na matulog na tayo."
Nilingon ko ulit yung dalawang naglalakad palayo. Ang weird parang nagmamadali sila.
"Kanina pa kita hinahanap. Umuwi na ata sila Tita."
"Nasa tabi-tabi lang ako naghanap kasi ang gwapo, hayaan mo na sila Mama."
Ang weird, hindi dahil sa sinabi niya kundi yung kilos niya. Enia's not good in lying.
"Ermenia ang weird mo." Tumawa lang siya at pumasok na kami sa room namin. See, di niya pinansin yung pagtawag ko ng full name niya.
"Kamusta si Troy?"
"Galit?" I draped myself in the bed. I'm tired. Ang sakit ng paa ko sa heels. I know Troy's here also in the hotel. I need to be okay with him before he leave.
*beep*
Andrea:
Have you seen you're grades? It's up online. Mine's not that good :/
Ohh! May grades na agad kami. Dali-dali akong nagconnect sa wifi at naglog in sa portal. I'm nervous.
Tuazon, Avi Gail Cassandra S.
BA-1
Ave: 92.56
No way! I visited my grades in each subject. Parang gumuho ang mundo ko nang makita ko ang dalawang line 8. H-how? I studied well!
To William:
I hate my grades, how's yours?
I throw my phone on the bed and changed my dress. I can't let my parents see that! Bakit ganun yun? Di ko tanggap! Nag-aaral ako ng mabuti tapos yun lang? Kung ako lang okay na yun pero hindi eh, they're expecting 95 and above.
William:
My lowest is 94, culture. It sucks and 98 in math. What's wrong with yours?
Oh! Ghad! Can I exchange my grades to him. I just wanna strangle myself.
To William:
I got two line 8 :( ang sakit.
William:
How come? You're doing great in school. Reklamo natin.
I sighed. Damn pressure.
I slept my disappointment away. Morning came and Enia's gone. Oh well, malaki na yun, makakauwi rin siguro. I went home and naabutan ko si Mom na kumakain. Di sila natulog sa hotel.
"Good morning ma." I kissed her cheek.
"Upo ka na. Daddy, Avi's here na!" Dad came and I greeted him.
"So what do you think of your grades Avi?"
Nice greetings dad. Napalunok naman ako dahil alam kong alam na nila. The school gave notification to parents.
"I'm sorry. Babawi po ako next sem."
"Darling, how will you get NYU if you're not consistent to your grades? I'm not mad okay?" He sighed. "Sayang naman ang inasikaso ni Troy kaya sana ayusin mo ang grades mo."
"What? Inasikaso ni Troy?"
"Yeah, di pa niya nasabi sa'yo? He's been working for months for your papers and scholarship in NYU. "
My jaw almost drop when I heard that. What the hell? He's working on it that's why. Ghad! I should have known it!
"Actually, pwede ka na ngang magtransfer eh. Gusto mo doon ka na lang magsenior high?"
Hindi ko naigalaw yung pagkain ko. Nandito si Troy para sunduin ako hindi para bisitahin, yun ang napagtanto ko. Troy planned everything.
"I'll stay Dad."
"Okay, so sa college na lang. You should tell Troy-"
"No po. I mean for college. " napahinto si Daddy sa paghiwa ng pancakes. Si mommy nakikinig lang. Kinakabahan ako pero ito ang gusto ko. Sana pakinggan ako ni Daddy.
"What changed your mind? Noong nakaraan lang ay gusto mo rin umalis ng bansa. "
"Ayoko na po."
"So this is the first time you said no. Come on darling enlighten me why you want to stay."
Dad is a listener. He'll listen but when it's his turn to say something sisiguraduhin niyang makukumbinsi ka niya, na mas tama siya.
"Please dad."
"Let's see darling. Eat your breakfast and talk to Troy. I think they're going to leave in few hours. Ewan ko ba kung bakit sasama siya sa parents niya, pwede naman dito sa bahay."
Because of me dad. Nakokonsyensya ako, lahat ng ginawa ni Troy mapupunta sa wala kung sakaling di ako papayag. But what would I do? I wanted to stay.
I'm afraid if I'll leave, everything will change and I'll lose him. Pero paano ang future ko? Oh ghad! Carl's right. Magulo pa ang buhay ko ngayon.
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