Sunset of Times

Kabanata 13

Finally. End of school year—and also the starting day of finishing all of your missing requirements. Pero buti na lang ay complete na ako. The only thing that is gonna be my problem right now? Is myself, and our upcoming competition.

Which is tomorrow.

And that tomorrow is gonna be... Well, hindi ko pa alam kung ano ba dapat ang mararamdaman ko bukas. Happy? Excited? Sad? Or maybe feel angry?

I zipped my bag and went outside the classroom dahil naroon na naghihintay sina Mika. Sidney was wearing a crampled face but when she saw me stepping out the room, binuksan niya agad ang bibig niya.

"Fur fur, Steph! Pre-Calculus is my death! Akala ko nga ako yung may mali pero correction pala ang naganap kanina. Mag reklamo kaya ako? Kase naman! Akala ko talaga mali ako huhuhu. Muntik na akong umiyak noh!" Umakto pa siyang umiiyak at pinaypayan ang sarili gamit ang mga kamay niya

"Sus, I bet Steph already knows that it's a mistake. Nakita ko reaction niya kanina, she was not surprise nung sinabi ni sir na may mali sa test paper." Sabi naman ni Mika

"Edi wow! Ikaw na matalino!" Siniko ako ni Sid kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. She just gave me a cute smile and made a peace sign.

"Cassy!"

Napalingon kaming lahat matapos marinig si Zeya na tawagin si Cassandrielle. She was walking away from her classroom and walked towards the stairs paakyat ng third floor kung saan ang classroom namin but when she saw us, she happily smiled at us and waved her hand. Agad siyang lumapit at kumapit sa braso ni Sidney.

"Pupuntahan ko sana kayo. Ano na gagawin natin?" Bungad niya

"Syempre, practice! And since all of your instruments are in my house, edi sa bahay namin tayo." Sarcastic na sabi ni Mika

Tinaasan ko naman sila ng kilay. Why would Cassy asked about our plans for today when it's obvious that we are going to do our last practice for today? Naubos na ba braincells nito dahil sa exam?

"Tara na, Nandyan na si Mommy." Sabi ni Mika habang nakatingin sa phone niya

"Hello po Tita! Naks, looking good ah!" Sipsip talaga itong si Sidney.

Natawa si Tita Maine kay Sidney. Mika went infront and sat there. She kissed Tita Maine's cheek. Kami naman apat ay nasa likod. Kasya naman kami, Kaso nga lang ang ingay at ang galaw ni Sidney kaya nakabusangot tuloy ang mukha namin. Kami ang nabibingi sa kanyang ingay.

"Ano ba yan, Sid. Ang ingay mo kahit kailan," Natatawang sabi ni Cassy

"How's your exam, girls? Hindi naman siguro mahirap?" Tita Maine opened a conversation

"Hay nako Tita! Kung alam mo lang. Pero sige, Dahil nag aral naman ako ay madali lang ng slight lang naman yung exam." Sagot ni Sid

"Is that so? Then I guess you all deserve an ice cream." She smiled

Napahiyaw naman sa excite itong si Cassy at Sid. Napailing iling na lang ako sakanila. Zeya beside me is just quiet as usual while Mika is hyping up Sid and Cassy.

We stopped on a restaurant near our village. This restaurant serve not just coffee and actual foods but also ice creams kaya dito na kami bumaba at bumili saglit. I'm familiar with the place actually, dahil sa tuwing papalabas na kami ng village (kung saan ako nakatita) ay nadadaan ko itong restaurant na ito. It has second floor but come to think of it, Hindi siya masyadong malaki sa labas pero iba ang expectations kapag nasa loob ka na. Cool.