HS2: Matchmaker's Tragedy

CHAPTER NINETEEN

"Is she serious?"

I am on call with Blake and I told him that my mother wanted me to invite him here. He couldn't believe it like me. Ilang beses ko pa siyang tinanong kung bakit pero lagi niyang sinasagot ang 'basta'.

"Well, I guess. I don't know. Maybe? Hindi naman siya palabirong tao." I shrugged it out. "Y-You don't have to go here if you can't. I'll just tell her----,"

"No, no. I would love to go there." Excitement is evident in his voice making me smile a bit. "Uh...I'll hang up na. Tinatawag na ako ni Papa. Goodnight, Xi."

"Yeah, goodnight." As much as I want to hear his voice, I also have something to do. Hindi lang naman umiikot sa isa't isa ang buhay namin.

Mabuti na lang at hindi masyadong marami ang binigay na assignment sa amin. Pinagagawa lang naman kami ng miniature na building and it will just take me a day to finished. Of course, I won't finish it now. I won't rush this so I'll have a better output. As of the moment, iginuhit ko muna ang design na gagawin ko.

Tatlong building na magkakadikit pero magkakaiba ang height. I think, sky blue or baby blue will fit the color of glass. What if dirty white? What if I just colored it white paint? Oh, that was silly idea. Sa huli ay shade of blue na lang ang inilapat kong kulay sa dri-na-wing ko. I just thought of some exterior design but I know that on the process, it will just ruin everything.

Wow, fuck this. Junior Highschool pa lang ako, ganito na ako ini-stress. What about senior highschool's research? And college's thesis? I wonder if I can do all those things. Sa ngayon pa lang, kinakabahan na ako. Parang ayoko na lang mag-senior.

I immediately clean my workplace when I heard knocks. Akala ko si Mama na pero 'yung maid lang pala. She informed me that it's already dinner time. She left when I answered yes.

"How's your performance in school, Xia?" As I sit down on my chair, that's the first question my father asked me. But this time, I didn't feel that exhausting feeling like I always feel whenever he's asking me that. Instead, I smiled and answered him proudly yet politely.

"I'm still one of the honor students so don't worry about it."

Dapat ka naman talagang maging proud kapag kasama ka sa honor students. Magagaling din ang mga kasamahan ko sa section na 'yun so nakakatuwa kapag isa ka sa mga nakakasurvive.

But being honor student has it's own cons; if you fail, even just once, everybody is disappointed with you.

Dibale, ilang buwan na lang naman, matatapos na ang school year. Makakapagpahinga na rin ako from all academic stress.

That night went well and I sleep peacefully after Blake called me. We just have some random conversation. Hindi daw kasi siya makapag-review ng maayos.

"It's annoying. Everyday that God created, our teacher can't just stop giving us graded recitation and tests." He release a heavy and exhausted sigh.

"Review when you feel like doing it, don't force yourself. You don't have to put everything in pressure. You're too young for that." I chuckled and I heard his chuckles too. "Just do your best and believe in yourself. You're great."

Funny how I gave advice that I can't even done to myself. That's it. I told him to rest his mind before reviewing so his brain won't overload. Naantok na ako kaya hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog pala ako habang katawagan siya. Ayaw niya kasing ipababa ang tawag! Tinulugan ko tuloy. Pag-check ko ay nagtext lang ito ng 'goodnight, babe' na may emoji'ng kiss. I just snorted to conceal my smile. So corny.

So, this is another day of survival. Half of me doesn't want to attend school but the other half does. Sobrang gulo pero sa huli, pinili ko pa ring um-attend. Baka mamaya bigla na lang mag-announce teacher namin na merong surprise quiz. Ganon pa naman 'yung teacher namin especially the teacher in AP subject. Akala mo naman major.