I never realized that being popular was so physically tiring. With all the after school activities I've been dragged into, at isama ang walang katapusang assignments at tests, I could barely find time to really enjoy my senior year. Sometimes when I get home from school and I would get five minutes to just lie down and stare at the ceiling, I would be oh so happy with it. My mom was starting to get worried. She said I need time to inhale and exhale. Pero kahit na ganito ay naitatawid ko pa rin naman ang studies ko.
I became a member of the prom committee at isa ito sa nagpasakit ng ulo ko sa taong ito. Sino ba naman ang mag-aakalang ganun pala kadugo ang magplano ng isang class party? I swore to myself hindi na ako uulit kasi feeling ko nakakabawas ito ng kagandahan. Nevertheless, I looked forward to it kasi syempre kasama ko si Cody. Hindi ko naman hinahangad na maging prom queen pa rin pero hindi naman ako hipokrita para i-deny na hindi ko naisip na pwedeng mangyari ulit. At gaya nga ng iniisip n'yo (siguro), hindi nga ako nanalo. Ang 'Queen Bee' ng batch namin ang prom queen at si Cody naman ang king. Hindi naman ako nalungkot o nagselos. I am quite secured about my status in his life. What's important is I am the queen in his life.
I may not graduate with honors but my grades are high enough to back me up in getting into the university that I want - a school away from Cody. He, being a good student and a great basketball player, got in Grant's school. What is up with these guys and their basketball career? Oh well, at least may 'bantay' ako doon, not naman that I don't trust Cody. Kaya lang alam naman nating lahat how a new environment can be uhm.... tempting.
On graduation day I finally met his parents. Both of them are working abroad. He and his two younger sisters are left in the care of their yaya, who has been with them since Cody was a toddler. Mukha naman silang mababait. His mom hugged me at nakipagbeso pa kay Mommy when they got introduced. Sabi ng mommy n'ya ay tuwang-tuwa daw siyang makilala ang babaeng palaging kinekwento ng anak n'ya sa kanya. I blushed kasi hindi ko alam na may ganung ganap pala. At ano naman kaya ang kinwento ni Cody sa mommy n'ya? 'Yung holding hands namin sa school, 'yung mga tampuhan namin o di kaya ay 'yung first kiss namin? Waaaaah! Ano ba? Sana maganda lang lahat. Ayaw kong ma-bad shot sa future mother-in-law ko.
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I've been fixing my hair for about thirty minutes now to make it perfect for my date with Cody. Today is our anniversary. He said we are going somewhere special that's why I should wear something really nice. At dahil masunurin akong bata ay 'eto ako at nagpapaganda ng bonggang-bongga.
"Anak? Ready ka na ba?" my mom said from outside my room.
"Mommy, pasok po kayo."
My bedroom door opened and in came my mom. "Kanina ka pa nag-aayos ah. Hindi ka pa tapos?"
"Malapit na po. Bakit, nandyan na po ba si Cody?"
"Wala pa naman pero nadyan ang Poopie mo. Gusto ka daw makausap bago ka umalis."
"Sige po Mommy, bababa na po ako."
