#2: Strumming the Pain

Strumming 14

It was raining when I woke up the next day. Sumilip ako sa bintana ko, malakas ang hangin. Kumunot ang noo ko at bumalik muli sa kama, kaagad na kinuha ang cellphone ko. When I opened my messenger, I saw a lot of messages in our group chat.

I clicked it— looks like all of them are online. Ngayon-ngayon lang kasi ang mga message, Epione even mentioned me when she saw me seen the messages. Kaagad ding nagseen si Ariell... and I think the one who doesn't have a profile like me was Lizzie, kaagad din siyang nagseen.

Group Name: Seven Dwarfs

Epione ni Jacen: @Khaisia, good morning!

Khaisia: yeah, good morning

Binasa ko ang pinag-uusapan nila kanina, puro lang naman asaran. Looks like maaga silang nagising ngayon kaya may oras silang mag-asaran sa group chat. I was about to get up to get ready for school when I saw Lizzie's chat.

Lizzie Einstein: Wala raw pasok ngayon. Nag-announce na sa amin, sa inyo ba?

Ariell Detergent Soap: rEALLY?!?!? OH MY GOSH TALAGA WHAT A GOOD MORNING <3

Kiel na na-whatever sa babaeng nabunggo niya: KAPE TAYO MGA BEBE QHOE

Jellyghorl: WHAT'S WITH YOUR NICKNAMES, GUYS? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Napapa-iling kong binasa ang mga chat nila— they're becoming weirder as day pass by. Saka ko lang din nabasa ang announcement na walang pasok dahil may bagyo. Meron ba?

Ariell Detergent Soap: gago ka talaga kiel ikaw na naman may pakana nitong nickname ko

Shalem yarn: may storm pala?

Epione ni Jacen: ay oo teh kakagising mo lang, 'no?

Shalem yarn: yuh

Ariell Detergent Soap: expensive naman no'ng yuh

Ariell even put a sparkle sa magkabilang gilid no'ng salitang 'yuh'. I was just reading the chats on our group chat when I received a text— from Kirk.

From: Kirk

Good morning, crush. Walang pasok ngayon, 'no? Huwag mo akong masyado ma-miss, ha?

From: Kirk

This is not fair.

From: Kirk

Bakit miss kita? :(

I scoffed after reading them, I was trying hard to stop myself from smiling. I remembered the last call we had, he did stay on the line until I told him that I calmed down. He even made sure that I'm telling the truth before he hang up and told me to rest.