Take It Slowly (High School Series #2)

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Anniversary

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Is it worth it?

My hard works... Are they worth it? Yes, they are. They are worth it because look where I am now, improving while achieving things that I never expect to achieve. All the nights of breakdowns because of my low grades are worth it. All the sleepless nights for exams are worth it. All the complaints that I said are worth it. My tears are worth it. Everything is worth it.

I graduated high school with high honors. Marami akong nakuhang medalya dahil sa lahat nang nasalihan kong program sa school. Although my medals are nothing compared to Atlas' medals, I still feel appreciated and proud. May nag-bigay sa 'kin na scholarship sa ano mang school na pipiliin ko. Since I don't want to be away from my family, I chose to closest one, Cohen Academy. Mahal ang tuition sa Cohen Academy if we won't inlvove the scholarship that I got. Palaging may discount sa mga estudyanteng mataas ang marka. Sa katunayan, Cohen Academy won't accept a student who has a failing grade. They are strict when it comes to their students' grade, so being accepted by Cohen Academy is one of my accomplishments.

I am now a college student, studying civil engineering. A second-year college student. All the whimpers and cries that I had are all worth it because I could finally see myself getting successful while still studying for a real job. Ngayon ko na nararanasan ang tunay na hirap bilang estudyante dahil kagaya nga ng sabi nila, being a college student will make you laugh at the nights that you cried back in high school.

Ngayon ko nararanasan ang mga gabing lubha akong maiiyak dahil sa hirap. 'Yung talagang hahagulgol ka talaga kasi hindi mo na maintindihan 'yung binabasa mo, but at the same time, you felt alive because you know that you're doing your best to do something to accomplish your first goal which is to graduate.

Well, whenever I cry for my studies, there's someone on my side to comfort me and to give me the strength to laugh at myself, too. It's Austin. He's with me whenever I needed someone to lean on. I am also with him whenever he feels down. We have each other. The years that he courted are all worth it because look at us now, both studying while dating each other. Instead of making our relationship a distraction to our studies, we made our relationship to be the inspiration of our hard works.

Austin and I have been together for two years. Two years, and still counting. He's my escort on my debut that we celebrated successfully. I am his muse on his 18th birthday that we celebrated simply. On his 21st birthday, we will celebrate his birthday the way we did on my 18th birthday. We celebrated our birthdays, anniversaries, Halloweens, Christmas, New Year, graduation, level-ups, and achievements together. We accomplished a lot together. We gained a lot together. We did so many things together. With each other.

I am so glad that we take our time slowly. I am glad that we chose to wait to be with each other. The slow flow of our story is worth it. Lahat nang paghi-hintay na ginawa naming dalawa, worth it lahat ng 'yon dahil tunay kaming masaya ngayon.

"Kheerah, sa'n ka pupunta?" tanong ni Adam sa 'kin nang makita ang pag-tayo ko.

"Uuwi na. Obvious ba?" masungit kong sagot dito.

"Pasabay naman d'yan, friend!" aniya habang nakangiti sa 'kin.

"May pupuntahan kami ng boyfriend ko. Sana, ikaw din meron," sabi ko pa.

"Sorry, ha? Study first kasi muna ako. Kaya nga kita ghinost, e," aniya, nanga-asar.

"Kaya nga kita ghinost, e," panggagaya ko pa. "Una na nga 'ko sa 'yo. Yumayabang ka na naman, e. Past is past na nga!"