Bitbit ko ang aking dilaw na bag sa aking kanang kamay habang naglalakad ako papasok sa cafeteria. I held my chin up while walking and swaying my hips. Kung sa iba lamang ay maaaring maging katawa-tawa iyon, but in my case, it's definitely not.
I took off my sun glasses before removing my cap. Nang nasa harap na ako ng pinto ay dahan-dahan ko iyong itinulak pabukas. I quickly walked my way inside and find a chair. And when I saw a vacant one, I sat there. I roamed my eyes around the place, it's nice, but too plain.
Dapat sana ngayon ay nasa eskwelahan ako, but I escaped my class. I don't want to see Mr. Espiña's face right now. Dahil naalala ko lamang kung bakit ako pinagbawalan ni daddy na magpunta sa studio. And it is because of that old ugly professor of mine.
I thought I would be able to hide it from them until I graduate in my college, but it turns out that it's not. Because that damn Espiña told my parents about it. Na napapadalas na raw ang absences ko sa klase. When my dad confronted me about it last night, ay todo tanggi ako. I even told him that Espiña is the one who's always absent. But of course, he wouldn't trust my words. As usual.
"What do you think you're doing, Sansevieria?!" My dad yelled at me one night.
I just rolled my eyes at him and turned my back against them. Bago ako tuluyang makatalikod, I saw in my peripheral vision that my mom was trying to calm my dad. Ngunit hindi ko na iyon pinansin pa at tuluyan na lamang silang tinalikuran.
"Dense?" Nag-angat ako ng aking ulo nang marinig ko ang aking pangalan.
I saw Azy, my best friend's brother.
"Yes?" I asked him, bored.
Luminga-linga muna siya sa paligid bago muling bumaling sa akin.
"Have you seen Gil?" he asked me.
Agad ang pagtaas ng dalawa kong kilay dahil sa naging tanong niya.
"What do you think of me? Aso niya?" I rolled my eyes.
I saw him rubbing his hair after hearing those words from me. "Hindi naman... Ano, it's just that, kung nakita mo lang?" tanong na naman niya.
"You know what? Hindi kami close, okay? So stop asking me about that old guy," narinig ko ang tunog ng tawa niya dahil sa sinabi kong 'yon.
"Here comes the bratty best friend of my sister..." he murmured but I heard it.
"Puwede ba? Kung wala kang sasabihin, just go away. Stop pestering me!" Padabog na saad ko.
Lordel and I are best friends, but her brother? Oh god, spare me! I hate his guts! He's always like that! Nakakasira ng araw ang mukha niya. I didn't hear him talking after it. Narinig ko na lamang ang halakhak niya bago siya maglakad paatras sa akin. He even waved his hand. Papansin.
I rolled my eyes at him. Pinili ko na lamang ang buksan ang selpon ko, tutal naman ay may isang oras pa bago mag-uwian. I was scrolling on my phone when I saw a post from a page. Saying that, they're looking for a woman who can endorse their products.
Agad kong pinindot 'yon at tinignan kung anong produkto ba iyon. Its jewelries. I just continue scrolling on their timeline for check-out, when a photo got me. It was a photo of one of my seniors, endorsing. Sheena.
She's a fourth year college student, taking law course. Sa hirap ng kursong pinili niya ay nagagawa pa niyang isingit ang bagay na kagaya nito. I wonder how can she do that? Dahil ako kahit tungkol sa business lang ang kinuha kong kurso ay hindi ko nga magawa.
Does her parents know about it? Did they support her? If yes, then I envy her. How I wished that I could be like her. Na kayang sabihin sa mga magulang niya ang mga bagay na gusto niya. Na suportado kahit sa anong bagay.
