UNIVERSITY SERIES # 3

CHAPTER FIVE

Party lights are touching my body. Were here on the bar kase sa Siargao.

We used Dad and Tito Gio's car. Day 3 na kami dito. At ngayon lang kami nakapag-bar.

Madami kase kaming ginawang water and land activities. Sobrang saya. Being with my Family is the meaning of happiness. 

I am currently sitting on the couch. Hindi nila sinama si Cali and Claui. Nagpupumilit pa nga si Claui but then ayaw talaga nina Kuya Cedric.

6 lang kami at sina Karleen at Kuya Karius ay nasa gitna na ng dancefloor.

Its kinda boring kase wala akong kausap, and ang lakas ng music dito.

"Hey, Princess, are you okay?" Tanong ni Kuya Klaus habang umiinom ng alcohol.

"Yes, I am fine, kuya," I said kahit hindi naman.

"You sure you okay, ha? Im just going to the dance floor. Kailangan ko ng magbanat ng buto," Ani Kuya Klaus habang nagwawarm up.

Akala mo naman talaga magaling sumayaw.

Natira na lang si Kuya Cedric dito. Si Kuya Sy kase may nakalandian na. I don't know if nasa bed na agad sila ngayon.

"Can I just go outside, Kuya Ced?" Sabi ko kay Kuya Ced.

Wala namang ginagawa kase si Kuya nagiinom lang sya talaga. Looks like may inaantay den sya.

"Sure, just call or text me if something happened ah, and wag lalayo," Pagpapaalala nya.

I just nodded and kissed him on the cheeks. Bata pa lang ako ganon na ako. I used to do that because super sweet talaga ako. Sweet as candy. Umay.

Tumayo na ako at lumabas. Super crowded sa loob ng bar. Amoy alak den lahat ng sulok. Kaya nakakasuffocate.

I sat down sa gutter at doon nilanghap ang fresh air. Cold breeze of air is touching my skin.

Whenever I am with my cousins, feeling ko laya ako. Like there's no limitation. Walang magbabawal sa akin.

Ayoko na ngang mag-end 'tong vacation na 'to, coz I know pagbalik namin sa manila, calvary na naman for me.

It's so tiring maging isang top student, mataas ang expectation sayo ng lahat.

Just one mistake, you're all over the news agad. Lalo pa na ako binabantayan ng mga competitors ko.

Madaming naghahangad ng position na meron ako. Sabi kase nila, "I am living the word perfect" daw. Wala daw mapipintas sa akin. From my skin, face, weight, height, body, teeth, hair, eyelashes, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, even breath, also family name, especially my IQ level.

In short, beauty and brain daw ako, pinahaba ko lang.  Umay diba? Cliché ng buhay ko. Walang masyadong happenings.

Puro lang ako aral, house, aral, house. Nakakatakas lang ako because of Gen and kina Arlo, Lucca, and Shiloh eh. Sakanila kase, nalalabas ko yung ako talaga.

Coz kahit gaano pa kami close nina kuya, I can't show them na ganito ako ka pariwara. Ayokong mabahidan yung tingin nila sa akin na I am the oh-so-goody-one.

Its so hard to fake my attitude in front of them. How I act in front of the others. That I should do this, do that. I should have done it, done that. It's so tiring.

Madaming naiinggit daw sa akin because ako daw ang heiress ng Andrade. They didn't know if gaano ka-difficult ang maging isang Andrade.

People loves to judge others, they love gossip even if its true or not. Even how good are you, or even tho you are a saint, may masasabi at masasabi pa den sayo. Nasa sayo na lang if how you would handle that. If magpapaapekto ka ba.