Dear Max

"Dan!" I looked over my shoulders only to see my teammates running towards me

"Oh? Bakit?" tanong ko nang maka abot na sila sa'kin

"Anong oh! Tara na! we're celebrating our win, teka nga, wag mong sabihing nakalimutan mo" shoot! Oo nga pala, we're suppose to go out kasi we won the basketball championship

"Heheh, sort of, maybe susunod nalang ako. I still need to go to the library kasi, alam niyo na" napakamot nalang ako sa ulo and smiled at them sheepishly

"Hay! What can we do right? You're Mr. running for summa cum laude" bago pa ako maka singit ay nag salita rin ang isa ko pang teammate

"O sige, we'll just go ahead ok? Continue what you're supposed to do"

"Bye captain!" I just smiled and waved at them

Yup! I am the captain of our varsity team. And also a fact, running for summa cum laude din ako, Business Administration, may sarili kasi kaming companya. And I get a lot of questions on how I handle both.

Naglakad na ako papuntang library, wala nang masyadong tao kasi nagsi uwian na ang mga estudyante though, the library would still be available hanggang 6:30 pm and the time is still 5:40

"Daniel" tawag sabay tango sakin ng libraria

"Mrs. Adolfa makiki gamit nanaman ako ng library" batik o din sakanya

"Aysus! Wala naming bago diyan eh hahaha" palati kasi ako ditto sa library, especially if I want peace of mind

"Ano naman ang business mo ngayon Daniel?"

"Ahh, exams na kasi next week kaya kailangan ko ring mag basa basa para medyo libre narin ako mamayang gabi at sa mga susunod na araw" sagot ko naman sa tanong niya. Tumango siya at nagsimula narin akong maglakad papunta sa favorite spot ko

"Hi Daniel"

"Idol"

Nginitian ko lang ang mga iilang bumati sakin

Nang maka upon a ako kay nag simula na akong mag basa at mag aral pero wala pang isang oras ay na boro na ako

I looked over my watch to see that I consumed only 30 minutes

"Well, that was easy" nasabi ko nlang sa sarili ko

Tumayo na ako at nag ligpit na ng gamit, nag lalakad nna ako sa pasilyo ng may nakakuha ng atensyon ko

Something was glistening in one of the shelves ditto sa library, I walked towards it and saw a book orr a notebook?

"Odd" nasabi ko sa sarili ko habang ppinagmamasdan koi to, I grabbed it from the shelf

I'ts a notebook that looks like a book, hard bound cover that's color brown, sa harap ay may nakaukit na salitang "My Max" at sa gilid nman ay may salitang "My story is about to be told" it's written in cursive and gold

Without even thinking ay bumalik ako sa pwesto ko kanina at unti unting binuksan ang notebook

Dear Max,

I don't know whom to talk to, mukhang ikaw muna ang mapag didiskitakan ko, Max, That's your name! hahaah

Max, why do people think that my life is perfect? Is it because I have a lot of friends? Perfect Grades? Wealthy Family? Luxurious Life? Good Physical Traits? And most of all, "oh so called" Perfect and Loving Family?

How foolish!

Max, bear with me as I tell how un perfect my life is. Bear with me as you witness how my story is going to unfold, through the ink of my pen and the paper of your pages.

Love, Jessica