The Only Exception

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Pagbagsak akong nahiga sa kama ko. Gamit ang unan ay tinakpan ko ang mukha ko at nagsimulang magpagulong gulong at tumili.

I don't think I can sleep tonight. I can't even stop thinking about what happened a while ago.

I sighed as every word we said keeps playing back to my mind.

"Bakit hindi niya pa iyon masabi?" I sighed and pushed myself on the pillow to scream some more.

I can't even sleep!

Iyon ang paulit ulit na naisip ko dahil mag uumaga na ay hindi pa rin ako nakakatulog. It's his damn fault for not being straight forward!

If only he will say the words, I've been wanting to hear then this never-ending what ifs will be answered!

"Nakakainis ka!" I whispered and tried to get some sleep. Thank God, I was able to sleep at least two hours.

My mama wakes me up because my friends were already here.

Busangot ako na sinalubong ang mga kaibigan kong nakagayak na. Pilit nilang pinagkakasiya ang sarili nila sa sofa.

"Rise and shine, Curns!"

"Good morning, Curns!"

They greeted me with smiles in their faces as if they are having a good morning, while I don't know what's the good in the morning when they disturbed your sleep.

For God's sake! Ilang oras pa lang ang tulog ko at heto na sila—nambubulabog!

"Why are you all here?" I asked them. Never minding their greetings. "You're all so hyper, it's still morning. Save your energy." sabi ko saka humikab sa harapan nila. Nag squat ako sa harapan ng coffee table at isinubsob ang ulo ko ron.

I'm still sleepy! I wanna cry.

"Did you forget? Ngayon ang celebration natin ng mga classmates natin, Curns." Mei informed me.

Napaangat ang ulo ko dahil sa narinig. Shit! Ngayon ba 'yon?

"You didn't tell me!" I suddenly shouted.

"We did! You're just too preoccupied siguro that you forgot about it..." Nikhaule said. "And my, look at that eye bags, super mataba na. Did you even have an enough sleep?" komento niya.

Umiling ako. "Hindi ako nakatulog..." nakangawang sumbong ko saka binalik ang ulo sa pagkakasubsob sa coffee table.

Natawa naman sila. "Why?" si Yngrid.

"Basta, hindi ako makatulog." I dismissively said, ayaw kong sabihin na si Conrad ang dahilan ng kulang pagkapuyat: na buong magdamag akong tulala at inisip si Conrad.

"Kunwari na lang na hindi namin alam na dahil kay Conrad kaya hindi mo nagawang makatulog." Si Mei iyon. They teased me for about five minutes before they urged me to go changed and pack all my things that I will bring.

"Can I just ditch it? Inaantok pa talaga ako!" reklamo ko. Sabay sabay silang umiling.

"Don't you wanna spend time with us, tsaka iyong mga classmates natin?" ani Leesh.

"Hindi..." sabi ko para lang iwan nila ako pero hindi sila nagpatinag and this time, they helped each other just to get me up.

"Ayaw kong pumunta! Inaantok pa ako!" maktol ko habang nagpapabigat para hindi ako tuluyang maitayo.

"Sige na kasi, Curns!" pagpupumilit naman nila.

"I want to lay down on my bed not to dip in a shore! Hindi naman ako marunong lumangoy," dahilan ko pa.