Vow of the Dawn (La Carlota #2)

14

"Oh my God? I mean, SFU Summer fair is really near na, thank God we're almost done with second year, jusko!"

Freshmen and Sophomore years in college didn't drifted away like a smooth butter on a newly toasted bread. It was hard but it was fast. I massaged the bridge of my nose and nodded to what Jean said, blockmate ko ngayong last sem ng second year college. After a week, summer camp na and all those activities of SFU, bust lalo na sa arts department because mostly we're the ones who's in charged.

I closed my eyes and sat at the bench at St. Therese avenue, with folders on top of my lap, I sighed and felt bad for the freshmen students, just from thinking about summer camps and events, I can remember how hard it was for my 16 year old self being enslaved by my seniors to organize our booth or run to the quadrangle to get the forgotten stickers. Buti nalang talaga at sophomore na ako and junior na next year. I'm almost half-way done with college!

I really thought studying itself would be the most exhausting part of this journey, but coming from the arts department? Extracurricular activities just proved my hunches wrong. "Pupunta ka ba sa camp?" Tanong ko habang nakapikit pa rin, I'm thinking about my unfinished patterns at home, ang dami ko pang ipapasa na plates at designs.

Akala ko kasi before college is not that hard as to what other people has been saying. Turns out I'm wrong. College is much worse than those testimonies. I thought I'd never find it hard since I'm learning naman and it's my dream to learn how to design and how to be the fashion designer I've been dreaming about, but no! It's not like those in films!

Hell. That's college in one word. God, I don't have any energy na to be attending camps, may fashion show pa sa Arko sa susunod na bwan and our org joined that event, I need to sew my final piece, just thinking about it stresses me out already. Jean sighed, I opened my eyes and watched the tall trees dance to the wind's direction. Onti lang ang tao because it's already quarter to 6 and normally sophomores lang ang may mga ganitong late schedules or even working students.

"Oo siguro, maraming gwapo 'pag Summer camp at open house e," she giggled, I just shook my head and massaged my nape, pagod na ako. I want to go home although Mang Bert is not here pa. I pursed my lips and took out my iPad to look for my deadlines.

"Puro ka gwapo, you always say that whenever there's an event," puna ko at tinignan ang notes app, and there I saw my never-ending home works.

"Alangan namang humanap ako ng pangit, Ophelia! I mean sorry Andrew E., but I won't find someone who's panget! Tsaka, if may chance e'di sunggab na!" She exclaimed, muli nalang akong umiling at tinaggal ang buckle ng I.D ko, I need to log in sa school portal, pero kahit buong buhay ko naman is sa SFU ako nag-aral, hindi ko pa rin memorize ang student number ko.

"Ewan ko sa'yo, Jean," I laughed and bit my lower lip, malapit na dumating si Mang Bert and si Jean naman ay may driver's license na kaya hinihintay na niya nalang akong maka-uwi because she'll drive herself home.

"Eh ikaw ba? Pupunta ka?" Naagaw niya ang atensyon ko pero wala akong ibang ginawa kung hindi paningkitan siya.

"I don't know," I shrugged. "Maybe not because I'll be busy with my ballet practice and my fashion shows," I puckered my lips in the realization. I got recognition from different people because of my dancing, but I think I'm not that good enough, I mean just not yet. But I think this is also because my practice days lessened and I'm not used to that, so I feel like I'm not improving or I'm not as good as my old safe, hindi kasi tulad ng dati na marami akong oras.. Now that I'm a college student parang wala na akong time para sa kahit ano.