The Retrospect of Serendipity

CHAPTER 1

Friendship

"Gabriella, Out ka na. Paki bilang nalang yung sa cashier if tama na." wika ng manager ko.

After that binilisan ko nalang bilangin ang pera sa cashier para maka-out na ko dahil may class pa ko after ng duty. I changed my uniform instantly after my shift. Medyo traffic ngayon dahil biyernes. Baka imbes na 15 minutes lang ang byahe ko papuntang school, maging 1 hour pa sa sobrang traffic.

"Manong para po!" Sigaw ko but boys with huge bodies get inside the jeepney first before me. It was supposedly my turn to get inside and that's the only spot left but I saw a elder woman.

"Teka lang yung matanda muna oh!" I carefully grab her hands to help her enter jeepney.

"Salamat anak ha?" she said, I just nod and smile at her.

Sa sumunod na jeepney naka-sakay na ko, mabuti nalang eh naka-singit ako kahit papano. Ang init at usok sa labas at loob ng jeep pero kailangan ko ng mag madali dahil kung hindi, baka anong oras na ko maka-pasok sa school. Habang nasa jeep, kahit na sobrang ingay, sinubukan ko pa din mag-aral ng mga subjects namin para ngayon. Medyo magulo na din ang buhok ko at ang pinang palit kong damit ay nadumihan na. Baka sa locker may extra pa kong damit.

Luckily naka-dating ako sa school 15 minutes before the class with our terror prof. Pinag-tataka ko lang eh nauna pa ko kela Camilla samantalang may apartment siya near the school at wala naman siyang work.

I decided to change my shirt kaya pumunta muna ako sa locker and para na din kunin ang books ko.

"Uy sis, sorry! Kanina ka pa ba?" Camilla said while walking to me.

She wore a above the knee red and black checkered knife-pleated skirt pairing with black top. She also wore a small backpack while holding a frappe from starbucks. Ano namang mailalagay nito sa bag niya? Eh parang cellphone lang ata ang mailalagay niya.

"Oo 15 minutes ago pa. Nasan si Margo?" I asked

"Nandun pa sa CR nag papalit. Male-late daw si Sir pero papasok siya." I only have a white round neck t-shirt on my locker so I decided to wear it.

Pumunta na kaming CR kung nasan si Margo para na din makapag-palit ako. We saw her na nakatulala while facing the mirror.

"Huy! Bakit ka tulala diyan?" Cams said habang kinakalabit siya.

"Ha?" She reacted late and fixed her eye glasses instantly.

Before she said something, a couple went out from the cubicle. When the girl saw us she blushed and just bowed to cover her face with her long straight hair. The guy just smirk at us like he is proud of what they did. Dito pa talaga sila gumawa ng himala! Knowing na hindi naman pribado itong CR. Nakakainis.

I just roll my eyes to the guy. The audacity.

"Magpapalit lang ako and then punta na tayo sa room." I said and entered the cubicle. I chose another cubicle because who knows what they did in that cubicle!

I wore my white rounded shirt and tucked it in on my mom jeans. I combed my hair and its natural curls on its tips. Camilla put lipstick and blush and Margo kept on fixing her eye glasses like it's her mannerism.

We entered inside our room at halos karamihan ng mga kaklase namin nandun na, so the only seats left are in front. Halos karamihan ng mga claasmates namin ay takot sa prof namin.

I also saw the guy from the cubicle sat in front, katabi ng mga vacant chairs. We sat on the vacant chairs at inunahan talaga ako ng dalawa sa chairs na malayo sa guy so I don't have a choice but to seat next to him.