When The Weather Is Nice, Let's Meet Again (El Diva Series #1)

EPILOGUE

_CYTHELIGHT: Thank you for reading Cha and Alas' story! WTWINLMA has ended! I'll see you all in the next book! Don't forget to thank yourself for surviving another day! Kinaya mo at patuloy mo pang kakayanin! Always CYTHELIGHT (see the light) despite being surrounded by darkness.

"Pasensiya na ho kung huli na naman 'yung bayad ko. Dinagdagan ko na rin ho 'yan para sa susunod na buwan. Pasensiya na ho ulit," The old lady's expression didn't even change after I lent her the payment for my rental.

She was still raising her eyebrows. "Bakit ba kasi kayong kabataan, eh, ang hilig-hilig ninyong magmayabang na kaya ninyo nang tumayo sa sarili ninyong mga paa. Tsk. Wala kayong mararating kapag puro yabang ang pinairal ninyo!" I didn't say anything and just bowed my head and went inside my apartment to rest.

People are just like that. It is easy for them to judge someone without knowing what that person is going through in life. It's not my place to correct and educate them because a person whose ears are closed to feedback and change is a draining type of person. Because no matter how hard you try to explain to them that they are living their life in the wrong way, they won't understand. It's only their opinions that matter.

I opened the cabinet to look for something to eat and sighed heavily as I only got a can of sardines. Ayos na 'yon kaysa naman sa wala. Kailangan ko lang naman lagyan ng pagkain ang sikmura ko. Hindi na kailangan ng masyadong mahal. Pamasahe ko nalang 'yon para bukas.

While I was eating dinner, I was reading some articles. I have exams tomorrow. I can't mess up right now. Ngayon pang isang taon nalang, eh, ga-graduate na ako sa law school. Everything will be worthwhile in the end.

Halos hindi ko na nagalaw pa 'yung kinakain ko sa pagkawalan ng gana sa pinagsabay na sakit ng ulo at antok. Madali para sa akin na kumabisa ng mga articles kaya lang kapag umaatake ang sakit ng ulo ko, wala akong ibang nagagawa kundi ang matulog talaga.

When times like this arise, a single medicine tablet will suffice, but lately, the pill has been unable to ease the pain inside my brain. It's just getting worse and worse day by day. Perhaps it's due to the fact that I'm overworking my body. Both physically and mentally. But do I have a choice? Wala naman akong ibang pinagkukuhanan ng pera para ipanggastos sa sarili at bayarin ko sa school kaya kailangan kong pagtrabahuhan lahat.

My mom didn't allow me to go to law school, so I lived alone and faced the real world on my own. It's never been easy. It's tiring. It's lonely. But it's okay. As long as I am on my dream course, I won't give up, regardless of how tough the road is to get there. Alam kong para sa akin 'to. Dito ako naka-tadhana. This is the future that was meant to be mine. Kaya hangga't walang atty na nakasulat bago ang pangalan ko, hindi ako puwedeng tumigil. Hindi ako titigil.

"Congrats, Zainmir! Mukhang ikaw na naman ang bubuhat sa buong block natin!" I simply nod my head to one of my blockmates. They were always like that, praising me when I was facing them, and after I started walking away, they would begin to talk behind my back as if I had committed an illegal crime.