Connecting Notes (OFF-CAMPUS SERIES #1)

CN 07

#CN07

For our final requirements we are tasked to do a miniature house that symbolizes our personality, hindi ko rin maintindihan bakit kailangan pa naming gumawa ng ganito kung malapit na ang graduation.

I prayed to God na sana hindi ko maging ka grupo si Dame because I know for a fact that if my ears are on the verge of breaking I will stuff papers on his big mouth. Masaya na sana ang buhay ko na hindi kami magkalaro pero parang ayaw yata ng mundo.

I was so shocked when he was the last member that completed our group. At the end of the day Tobias assured me that Dame will never dare to open his big mouth.

"Si Atom Araulo pala ang endorser ng Ariel ngayon!" I almost jumped when Sola said that, she cover her mouth with her left hands and smack Sage on the back buti na lang hindi ako malapit sa kanya.

"Ay oh? Akala ko si Piolo Pascual?" Reign butt in while wiping her glasses

"Gaga hindi, kung si Atom Araulo lang din naman pala ang endorser ng Ariel mapapalaba ako araw araw!" We all laughed at how she sounds so amaze.

Sometimes I don't get them. I've never experienced having that kind of crush, iyong mapapatili ka or mapapahampas? Maybe at some point? But I was still a kid at that time, counted ba yun?

I just focus on walking,  we are still at my house. Medyo malayo ang front door mula sa kwarto ko kaya minsan pakiramdam ko ay ilang kilometro ang nilalakad ko bawat araw. I saw Sola and Reign grab something nang mapadaan kami sa kusina, I just smile at how comfortable they were.

Nauuna na silang dalawa na maglakad habang nasa dulo kaming dalawa ni Sage, I bump on her side that made her look at me. I smiled "I'm always here if you need someone to talk to" I said iyon kasi ang sinabi sa akin ng therapist ko.

She said that those simple words can uplift someone's mood, and she's right Sage give me a side hug. It's nice to know that by saying those simple words someone can feel they are not alone. We are friends but I treated them like my sibling, I smiled to myself and thank heavens I have the best people in my life.

"Iyan yung bahay nila" sabay turo ko sa bahay nila Tobias na katapat lang namin, I waited for their reply but all of them went silent. I slowly looked at the three of them pero pare-parehas na silang nakanganga ngayon.

"Diba ang chika kurakot daw Lolo niya?" Reign whispered and I nodded kasi iyon din ang balita.

"Yeah I told him that" pag-singit ko sa usapan nila, for a second I thought mababali ang leeg nilang tatlo kamuntik pa akong kutusan ni Sola glad hindi ako malapit sa kanya.

"You and your little mouth" she hissed that made me shut up "Hindi naman totoo yun and next time don't spread rumors' kung wala kayong matibay na ebidensya it's like we are talking behind his back and that's not a right attitude. Got it?" we all nod in unison.

I'm scared when her Mom attitude makes an appearance, I feel like mas takot pa akong magkamali kapag siya ang nakikinig. My parents never told me those things, they were busy minding their own business and sometimes I caught them talking about someone.

"Oh dahil ikaw ang kapit-bahay Chai ikaw ang kumatok, kunwari mahiyain kami" Sola announced and sabay sabay silang pumunta sa likod ko.

Dali kong pinindot ang doorbell ng bahay ni Tobias, I think we waited for just a minute before Dame and Ryder welcome us. Hindi ko ba alam kung ako lang ba nakakaramdam but I much prefer Tobias than these two.

"Nasa kusina pa si Tobias wag kayong choosy gwapo naman kami ni pareng Ryder a!" we all look at him with no emotions before Reign step and make a first move para pumasok sa loob ng bahay.