Kabanata 21: Promise
Kinabukasan, ay maaga akong nagising. Inayos ko ang mga kalat sa silid ko at inimis ng mabuti ang mga gamit ko. bawat sulok ng silid ko ay nilinis ko at siniguradong walang alikabok na matitira.
Nakakahiya naman kasi baka mamaya magreklamo pa sila. Pero sa totoo lang talaga wala akong pake kung magreklamo sila. Basta ang alam ko sinipag lang akong maglinis.
At habang madami pa akong oras ay nagsearch na ako sa google para makakuha ng idea kahit pa-paano. Ang topic na napunta sa amin ay Leadership and business in the modern world.
Hindi kona namalayan ang oras dahil sa kakasulat ko sa notes ko. Nakagamit ako ng dalawang papel dahil sa haba ng naisip ko. Ghad. Feeling ko natuyuan ako ng utak dahil sa kakaisip. Dumagdag pa 'yung tanong na inassign samin ng prof namin.
Magtatanghali na ng makaligo ako. I blow dry my hair and wore a celeste floral puff fit dress partnered with pink adidas Adilette sandals. I tied my hair with a high bun, making sure there was no stray hair on my face. I also put on light make up to lighten up my face.
"Mang Ben, alis na po tayo!" Tawag ko. Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko sa pouch at nagchat sa gc namin.
Amara:
Paalis na ako.
Bi-nack ko ang messenger app at pinindot ang facebook app. Nag s-scroll lang ako habang hinihintay si Mang Ben sa loob ng sasakyan. Bumukas ang pinto pero tutok pa rin ako sa cellphone ko. Gumalaw ang sasakyan sa pag upo niya sa driver's seat.
My forehead creased. A familiar scent filled my nostril. umiling nalang ako at sinearch ang pangalang Rocky Ethaniel Sullivan. Madaming lumabas don. Sa palagay ko ay mga poser. Agad ko ding nahanap ang profile niya dahil sa libo-libong followers niya.
I clicked his profile picture. He is seriously staring at the camera. Shirtless,exposing his chiseld chest, hands tucked in the pocket of his khaki short.
I can't deny the fact that Rocky is really handsome. Kaya nagkagusto ako sakanya no'n. Narealize ko na hindi ako dapat magalit sakanya o kay Roxanne. Kasalanan ko, e. Wala naman akong magagawa kung gusto nila ang isa't-isa. Ang magagawa ko lang ay ang tanggapin ang katotohanan.
I need to come to terms with the fact that Rocky doesn't like me. And chances are, I can't change that. So instead of beating myself up or asking myself dozens of questions that you'll never have the answers to, I understand that your Rocky's feelings for me is nothing personal, It's just a sister love. She sees me as is sister. she loves me as a sister not as a woman.
"Tss.. 'Di naman gwapo."
"Gwapo kaya.."
"Mas gwapo ako, Amara." May diing sabi nito.
I immediately turned next to me and I was shocked that Mang Ben is not the one who's driving.
"What the hell are you doing here!?" I shrinked.
"Driving you..."
He's driving with his right hand while his free hand was resting on the window.
My brow rose. "Driver kana rin pala. Hindi ako nainform."
He shrugged. "I love driving cars. And besides you're inside of my car."
Kumunot ang noo ko. Tinignan ko ang likod. Sa pagkakaalala ko ay hindi naman ganito ang hitsura ng sasakyan niya.
"Oh.. my bad. It's Amadeus' car, I mean.." He shrugged his shoulder.
Sus, Pa cool.
"What's your dream car, then?" I asked. I was suddenly curious about him. He loves driving car and so I am.. the only difference is that I haven't been able to drive yet.
