CHANDRA

CHAPTER 54

AMARIS CHANDRA'S POV

Kasalukuyan kong kinukuhan ng litrato sila ate Yvaine, mom, at dad. Si kuya Aero naman ang pinaka-malakas na pumapalakpak nang tinawag ang pangalan ni ate Yvaine kanina.

Natawag na din kanina si kuya Melvin kaya naman ay kinuhaan ko din siya kanina ng litrato kasama ang parents niya.

Bumaba na sila mom at dad sa stage saka dumiretso sa pwesto namin, si ate Yvaine naman ay bumalik na din sa upuan niya sa unahan.

"Melvin's dad is throwing a party for Melvin and Yvaine, wala na tayong dapat gawin." Sabi ni mom sa amin.

Kaya pala hindi na nag-abala sila mom at dad na magpa cater.

"Saan daw po mom?" Tanong ko.

"In their place." Maiksing sagot niya.

Woah! First time kong makakapunta sa bahay nila kuya Melvin mamaya. Kaso wala akong gift sa kanilang dalawa ni ate Yvaine, ayos na siguro yung presence ko na kasama nila ako HAHAHA.

Tinawag na ulit si ate Yvaine ni Ms. Cruz para ishare sa amin ang graduation speech niya bilang Summa Cum Laude ng batch nila.

"Thank you for introducing me, Ms. Cruz. And thank you to the students, teachers, parents, and staff who made these four years everything that they were. It's my honor today to deliver the commencement address for this incredible student body. A pleasant afternoon to all." Panimula ni ate Yvaine."

"When I was a kid, I want to go with kuya Aero to his school, because when he comes home from school, he always have three stars in his hand, I also want it. So I forced my parents to send me to school at an early age. As I recall my pre-school education, I always come home happy because my teacher always stamps three stars on my hand, lalo na kapag pinapa drawing kami, lagi ako ang pinakamaraming stars. Lagi kong pinapakita yung mga star na iyon kanila mom at dad, pati na din kay kuya." I saw myself laughing because of ate Yvaine's story.

Ate Yvaine had a wonderful memories when she was a kid.

"Moreover, I am grateful because that passion grew in me and stayed until I went to college. I face different struggles every day, I mean who doesn't, right? Just like every college student, I also had a terrible experience of waking up as early as 5 o'clock in the morning and I also faced a multitude of academic stressors especially when all those projects, assignments, reporting, paperwork, drafts, and exams were coming at once. And for that, let us offer ourselves a big round of applause." Pagkasabi ni ate Yvaine nun, ay nagsipalakpakan ang mga students na gagraduate.