"C'mon Faye, It's not like he's the only guy left on Earth. Come back to your senses." Sage said sabay higop ng Milk tea nya.
While busy tapping on my laptop keyboard, kita ko sa peripheral view ang pagpunas ni Faye sa mga luha niya.
This girl be crying over a guy na wala namang ibang ginawa kundi ang mambabae.
"He told me it was just a friend" Faye answered while sobbing.
"Of course he would. Every guy will say that eventually kasi nahuli na sya, diba Rue?" Sage then turn her face to our one friend who's busy tapping her phone.
Waiting for a response, Rue didn't seem to bother and give one.
"Rue!?"
"Sage, stop pressuring Faye. It's her decision to make" Rue replied.
"I'm not pressuring her" she said then face Faye. "Am I?"
It has been like this for the past 2 weeks. Faye would come crying at us dahil sa boyfriend n'yang bano. Faye is a kind and genuine girl. How could he even? God! Men are really getting into my nerves.
"Pero there's a lot of fishes in the sea. Hindi ka naman mauubusan Faye" sambit ni Rue.
"What do you mean 'There's a lot of fishes in the sea'? The sea is full of plastics and fishes are dying. That's why we have global warming. Watch the news" I interrupted.
I stopped tapping on my laptop at sinimulan itong iligpit. The three of them was obviously staring at me dahil sa sinabi ko.
I look at Faye for a moment saka bumuntong hininga. "Why cry over one guy when you can pull out six of them?"
"That's what I'm trying to say" Sage said.
"Now, the thing that we should be doing is to enroll ourselves." I said saka tumayo.
Sumunod naman sila sa akin at agad naming nilisan ang Café.
Now here is where the real challenge starts. Finally, we're going to College pero the problem is that I haven't received any confirmation email from my desired course. Unlike this three musketeers with me, their enrollment form at the University is already saved.
"Astrid, How about you? Sa Gym daw yung enrollment area" Faye said.
"I can't go to gym. Wala pa nga akong slot"
"What's your plan?" Rue asked.
"Pupunta sa Biology Department"
"Pero diba the Admin office already informed us na departments cannot cater students for slots?" Sage asked.
"Oo nga. Pero based from the seniors we'll have to take chances."
"Paano kapag wala ng Slot?" Sage.
"Lilipat ako ng school"
"Hoy Wag!" Faye.
"Ikaw magpapaaral te?" Sage sarcastically asked Faye at agad naman itong tumikhim.
"Chat ka nalang if anong balita. You should get going. Baka marami ding students who are asking for slots."
Tumango ako sa sinabi ni Rue and bid my goodbye bago kami naghiwalay ng landas. Kung hindi ko lang dream school ang University na 'to, I won't bother getting my ass so worked up.
Our University have seven colleges:
College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)
College of Business and Accountancy
(CEBA)
College of Computer Studies
(CCS)
College of Education
(CED)
College of Nursing
(CON)
College of Engineering and Technology
(COET)
College of Science and Mathematics
(CSM)
With that being said, my Dad wanted me to enroll in CEBA and take BS Accountancy for the sake of Business pero ayoko. My dream College is CSM because nando'n yung mga biology courses and being a Doctor is my passion.
I can't let them dictate this things for me. Ayoko ng pati dito sa kurso na kukunin ko ay kontrolado nila ang buhay ko.
"Any Biology courses po" Sambit ko sa teacher mula sa Administration Office.
I got back here ng madatnan na sarado ang lahat ng Department offices ng CSM.
"Just Please write your name there. We'll call you when we have some vacant slots"
I forced a smile and turn my back frowning. I'm sure they won't call. Sa dami ba naman ng students can vacancy still be considered?
"Dad will get mad at this" I whispered.
I sat on the corner while thoughts were circling my mind nang biglang mag ring ang phone ko. I immediately rolled my eyes ng makita ang pangalan ni Kuya Kevan sa screen.
"What is it this time?" Bungad ko nang sagutin ang tawag.
"How was it?" he asked.
"It's not fine" sagot ko. "I'm still waiting for slots"
"How about the girls? Already enrolled?"
"On their way there"
I've heard my brother chuckled.
Tumawag lang ba to to tease me?
"Just grab the Accountancy"
"No"
"You can shift courses after"
"And you think papayag si Dad?"
"Why? Sa tingin mo ba papayag si Dad d'yan sa ginagawa mo?" he asked. "Either way, hindi nya magugustuhan. So what's your plan?"
"Any courses basta under CSM" I answered.
"You're hella crazy yet brave" Then he burst out laughing. "Lots of students are actually doing their best to avoid that College. Well, freshies aren't. You don't know the struggles yet"
"A junior 3rd year is to speak" sambit ko saka umirap.
"I guess goodluck. Let me know if may slot ka na. We'll celebrate without Dad knowing"
"Got it. Bye"
Agad kong binaba ang tawag at muling lumapit sa Administration Office. I'm going all out.
"Excuse me ma'am"
"Just write your name and-"
"Any courses in CSM nalang po" I interrupted her.
She looked at me straight. "-and we'll call you if we have vacant slots" she continued.
Oh C'mon!
Napapikit ako ng madiin bago muling kinuha ang ballpen para isulat ulit ang pangalan ko nang biglang tumunog ang phone ko.
A confirmation Email
You have been accepted in BS Physics. You can show this confirmation email for your enrollment. The College of Science and Mathematics is looking forward to Welcome you!
- Department of Physics
"Physics? What the hell?"
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