Chapter 55
My last year in college was never easy. There were times that I would think to give up, but whenever I remember Caleb's words back then, I continued to trust the process. His words before...
Alam mo, Julienne, para lang 'tong buhay ang tinatahak natin. In life, there's really a lot of pothole roads or paths that need to be crossed before we reach the beautiful outcome. In order for our hardwork to be paid off, we need to surpass different milestones in this process. We must not give up if we really want to see the beauty at the end of this. Kung pasuko na tayo, tandaan lang natin ang rason kung bakit ba tayo nandito... Why are we here in the first place? Dahil gusto nating makita ang magandang naghihintay sa atin sa dulo.
I often look back to my reasons. I often look back the vision of me when I was a kid, deciding what I want to be in the nearest future. I want to be a journalist. A successful one. And I succeeded one of its miles.
All my sleepless nights, efforts, and everything that I poured to my studies have been already paid off. Most of my grades were flat one, two subjects have 1.25.
Pagkatapos kong makita ang grades ko sa card ay agad akong pumasok sa chapel ng FEU. I cried in glee while thanking Him. Sa huling taon ko sa kolehiyo rito ay 'lagi akong nagdadasal at bumabalik dito sa chapel sa tuwing nahihirapan na talaga ako.
What made me more euphoric the most is... I am the valedictorian in our class. I just can't believe it. Not that I don't entitle myself as 'smart', ramdam ko lang na may mas magaling at matalino pa sa 'kin sa klase.
"You promised me to tell everything before the graduation, Venice. Please don't break your promise. Ilang buwan na akong naghihintay," saad ko at tinungga ang alak sa baso ko.
We're here in my apartment, indulging ourselves to drink together as a celebration for our hardwork that have been paid off. She's one of the cum laudes in their batch.
Hindi ako sumama sa mga kaklase kong magsaya sa bar dahil sisingilin ko ang atrasong paliwanag ni Venice. My soul wouldn't be silenced if she'll keep it from me forever.
Nakailang baso na rin ako kaya nahihilo na. Hindi ko na rin alam ang ibang sinasabi.
"Nagseselos na nga ako sa Aiden mo dahil alam niya. Ako... ilang buwan nang hindi alam. Sino ba unang nakilala mo? Ako o si Aiden mo? 'Di ba, best friend mo ako? Haha, sino ba naman ako, 'di ba..." I ranted and pouted.
It was true. I was astounded when she told me that her Aiden continued to chase her since first year... and she told him everything that she went through.
May namumuong luha sa mga mata ko dahil na rin sa paglukob ng alak sa katawan ko. She squinted her eyes at me with her astonished eyes, and then she chuckled afterwards, holding her tummy.
Nakanguso ako nang inis siyang tiningnan.
"Ashia n'yo sadghorl..." Humalakhak pa siya nang malakas.
Lumaklak pa ako nang ilang baso, at magsasalita pa sana ulit, pero tumunog ang phone kong nilagay ko sa higaan.
Gumapang ako sa kama at sinagot ang tawag, nakahiga na ngayo't hilong-hilo. Half of my body was being lie on the bed, and half of it wasn't. I'm too tired to think of a comfortable position.
"Hello... Who u?" pagod kong sambit, nakapikit ang isang mata. Naririnig ko pa rin ang tawa ni Venice na tila walang katapusan.
"Your engineer, ika mo nga. Lasing ka ba? Bakit parang may tumatawang isang delubyo sa background?"
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