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Sasha Sloan - Until it Happens to You

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Sasha Sloan - Until it Happens to You

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Cameron

A week passed and nothing eventful happened. My routine remained the same. School-House-School-House. Ilang araw na ring walang paramdam sina Diva at Kaiser. Malamang ay busy sila dahil sa baby na parating. I can't help but to feel sad.

While all of my classmates have saturday class, cram schools or group study, ako naman ay buryong buryo na sa loob ng sarili kong bahay. Wala sina Manang Sol at Veronica dahil umuwi sila sa Cloverleaf kaya naiwan akong mag-isa. Like what I have always been.

When I moved here in Wilford, I thought I would never be alone anymore because Diva and Kaiser are with me. Idagdag pa sina Manang at Veronica.

But maybe, there will always be a time when I will be left alone again.

Like before...

Kinabukasan ay ganoon pa rin ang set up. Wala pa rin sina Manang at baka sa weekend pa sila babalik. Sina Diva at Kai naman ay nagpapadala lang ng mga pagkain mula breakfast hanggang dinner. Kuya Max is still the one who fetch me every morning and after school.

Rinig ko na ang busina ng sasakyan nito kaya nagmadali na akong lumabas at sumakay sa kotse. He greeted me when I sat in the back. I replied with a nod. I stepped out of the car and walked to my first class. It's just ten minutes before the bell. I took out a workbook and started answering it to avoid boredom idagdag pa ang mga kaklase ko na nagkakagulo na naman sa pintuan kasabay ng mga tilian.

"Ang gwapo nina Varron at Hiro." I was so close on looking outside of the door but I controlled myself. I have too much on my plate right jow to even be bothered by those two assholes. Ilang araw na akong walang maayos na kain dahil puro prito lang naman ang alam kong lutuin kaya umaasa lang ako sa mga food delivery. Argh!

Sina Diva at Kai naman ay busy na sa pagpaplano para sa baby nila. They are even planning the baptism of their child, like hello, two months palang yung bata ni hindi pa nga iyon truly developed tapos may baptism na agad. They're such panickers. Buti pa ako chill lang. Iniisip ko lang kung paanong wala pang nakakakilala sa akin dito. Like duh, I have a very influential surname, it's just a mystery to me that people here are thoughtless, not that I want to found, wala lang nagtataka lang ako.

"Sayang nga lang at masyadong magulo ang buhay nilang dalawa." Earlene said and sighed beside me. Feeling close talaga ang isang ito.

"Oh, ano nanaman  iyang dinadal-daldal mo?" mahinang tanong ko habang nagbabasa. I don't want to sound curious or interested.

"Wala lang. Their lives are too complicated to be involved with." she added.

"Care to elaborate?" sabi ko at binaling sa kanya ang tingin.

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