👤Albay Series 1: Perfect Strangers

👤Chapter Two

Svetlana

"Magii-start na ba kayo mag module mamaya?" tanong ni Zhei.

Today is the deadline of our modules and a new set na naman ang makukuha namin after we pass mamaya. We are currently walking down the street heading straight to the school. Tirik na tirik pa ang araw with the reason that it is one o'clock in the afternoon. Of course we brought an umbrella.

"Yeah, sayang sa oras, e." Rai replied.

I raised my hand. "Yep, ako den."

Zhei just nodd.

Malapit lang ang eskwelahan na pinapasukan namin sa bahay, just ten minutes of walking and you're there. Well, except for Zhei. She needs a fifteen to twenty minutes drive before she get to school.

Pagtigil mismo ng trycicle sa sentro, sakto na sa harapan ng bahay nila Rai. Sa unahan kasi ng bahay nila nagpa-park ang mga trycicle. Then just one minute of walking nasa harap na ng eskwelahan.

Pero nakaugalian na nilang pumunta muna sa bahay para sunduin ako bago pumunta sa eskwelahan. So, instead of going straight to school, they'll instead skip it to go at my place to fetch me. Then sabay sabay kaming maglalakad pabalik sa school.

And that's one of the reasons why I love and treasure my friends. I'm so glad that I have both of them. I only have few friends- and that's them. Silang dalawa lang ang mga kaibigan ko and I have no plans on having another.

We headead straight to the faculty to pass our modules. Pinagbabawalan kaming pumasok o umapak man lang sa loob without the teacher's permission to go in kaya nanatili kami sa labas.

When we got permitted, pumasok kami at lumapit sa table ng advicer namin.

"Goodafternoon, ma'am. Eto na po modules namin." Rai said while collecting our modules.

Iniwan ko saglit sila Rai at Zhei sa faculty at lumabas. Binilinan ko muna silang i-pass ang akin at ikuha din ako ng panibago.

I pulled out my cellphone from my pocket. I smiled when I saw his name on my contacts. I clicked the "call" buttton. Ilang beses nag-ring. At first hindi niya sinagot, maybe he was busy. Pangalawang beses, sinagot niya na.

"Hey, babe." I said sweetly on the phone. "Naka-pass ka na ba ng modules mo? Miss na kita. Ngayon lang ulit tayo nagka-usap." I pout.

He didn't answer immediately. I even heared him sigh in the other line. It's true, ngayon lang ulit kami nagka-usap after some time. I understand it din naman. We were both busy in doing school works especially our research.

"I'm sorry babe, I'm just busy. And no, I'm not yet done. Maybe sa lunes ako makaka-pass nito." he sighed again.

Tumango ako kahit alam kong hindi naman niya ako makikita.

"Well, you better finish it na. Hindi ba't may deductions ang mga students na late nagpapasa?" I reminded him.

"Yeah, I'm working on it." he answered. "Babe, you see... I am kindda busy right now. Later nalang tayo mag-usap, ah."

"Yeah, sure. Take your time. I love you."

"I love you too, babe. Bye."