NOCTURNAL - INFIRMARY
"Dahan-dahan naman, Camille. Nawawalan kami ng ganang kumain eh."
"Ang sarap kasi! Akin na 'tong isa ha?"
"Tirhan mo si Brooke."
The apple pie is delicious indeed. I've never tasted anything like this before. I'm not really fond of eating pies but this one's an exception. I can truly understand why this pie is limited edition only.
"Masarap ba, Brooke?" Alex asked while quietly chewing the pie inside of his mouth.
I nodded my head. "Yes. Thank you for treating us."
The cafeteria's crowded today. Well, this place is crowded everyday but today, it's two times crowder than usual. If it hadn't been for Alex's classmates who just finished eating their meals, we wouldn't even get the chance to eat the limited edition apple pie.
"Wala iyon. Matagal ko na talaga kayong gustong ilibre ni Camille kaso nga lang ay palaging busy sa student council. 'Tsaka graduating na rin ngayong taon kaya mas lalong tambak talaga ang gawain." He explained.
What a hardworking guy he is. I sometimes wonder if he secretly wishes to quit his position as the student council president and just be a normal honor student instead.
"Ang sipag mo talaga, Pres. Samantalang ang ibang members ng student council, ayon, pa-chill chill lang. Kayong dalawa lang yata ni Ate Xy ang palaging busy eh. Sumali pa siya sa photography contest sa Manila at ang alam ko ay pupunta siya roon sa October kasama si Brooke." I swallowed the pie and immediately looked at her.
"Huh? Kasama ako?" I asked intriguingly.
Xylem never mentioned anything to me that we're going to Manila for the photography contest she had joined in.
She looked back at me with her eyebrows furrowed. "Hindi pa ba sa'yo sinasabi ni Ate Xy? Eh, ano... sabi niya kasi ay kasama raw ang mga models ng mga photographers na sumali sa contest kaya syempre ikaw iyong isasama dahil ikaw ang model ni Ate Xy."
"Really?" Maybe she'd forgotten to mention it to me.
"Sa sembreak pa naman daw kayo pupunta at saka meron pang one month. Kaya siguro hindi pa sinasabi sa'yo ni Ate Xy dahil masyado pang matagal." She replied. I nodded my head in response.
Oh, so I'll be going back in Manila. It's not been so long since we came here and I'm still adjusting. Going back to the place where I grew up is like going back to my old self where I'm all alone and away from the world. Although I'll be going back there as a model for Xylem's photography. It's different this time.
I heard someone cleared their throat.
"Yari ka kay Xylem, Camille. Surprise nga niya 'yon kay Brooke eh. Bakit mo sinabi?" Alex butted in.
We both looked at him and he pointed someone behind his back. It's Xylem, staring at us as if we have said something that was supposed to be a secret. Uh-oh.
"Ay! He-he. Ate Xy! Nandiyan ka pala?!" Camille stood up and walked towards her table.
Hinila siya ni Xylem at binulungan sa tenga.
Camille looks so constipated right now.
"Hay nako, talaga. Alam ko naman na ang tungkol diyan kaso hindi ko lang sinasabi sayo dahil nga surprise sana pero sadyang madaldal talaga si Camille at inunahan pa ang may karapatang magsabi sayo." Alex muttered while shaking his head.
It's not really a big deal. So what if Camille spilled the beans? They're aware that I grew up in Manila. We just moved here and Xylem knew that I studied there since Aiden also studied to where I was studying when we were still staying in Manila.
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Nocturnal (Ability Series #1)
Teen FictionMoving in a rural place after growing up in the city did not bother Brooke Ishizaki- an asexual teenager aged sixteen. She wants nothing but to start a new life in a place unfamiliar yet cozy and safe. The idea of it interests her, actually. She wis...
