ARIANNE's POV
Time flies so fast. Parang kailan lang nung nasa probinsya ako noon dahil napagdesisyunan ng mga magulang ko na doon muna ako mag-stay after I failed my studies. Pero ngayon, naka-graduate na ako. I did my best this year. I had sleepless nights for doing my plates and other activities but it was all worth it now.
Mom and Dad, both of them attended my graduation. Ang sabi ko, okay lang kahit isa lang sa kanila ang makasama ko sa graduation but they were both together with me. Si lola, lumuwas din dito sa Manila. Kahapon siya dumating.
Ngayon pauwi na kami sa bahay. Supposedly, my parents will just have a reservation in a restaurant for the celebration but I suggested that we'll just celebrate at home. Mabuti nalang at pumayag naman sila.
"Hey, Anne, wait,"
Pababa na sana ng kotse dahil nandito na kami sa labas ng bahay when Mom stopped me.
"Why?" I asked her.
Nakita kong may kinuha siya sa bag niya. She handed it to me kaya kinuha ko naman iyon. My brows furrowed when I realized that it's a car key.
"Yan ang gift namin sa'yo ng Daddy mo. Happy graduation, anak." she said.
Hindi agad ako nakapagsalita.
Kotse? I didn't expect a gift like this from them!
"T-Thanks..." saad ko.
Lumabas na agad ako sa sasakyan. Sakto naman ay nakita ko ang isang bago at di pamilyar na puting kotse na naka-park sa harap ng bahay.
My lips parted while looking at it. I can't believe that it's mine.
"Your Mom and I decided to finally get you one. Just remember to be safe always wherever you would go." I heard Dad said.
I looked at them nang sumunod sila sa akin. Walang pasabing niyakap ko silang dalawa sa sobrang galak, tuwa, at pasasalamat na nararamdaman ko.
"Thank you, Mom, Dad." I told them. Wala naman akong hiniling na ganito sa kanila. Their presence is enough for me.
Mom just caressed my back gently. Pagkatapos ay lumabas ng gate si lola at kasunod lang niya ang mga kaibigan ko. Lola welcomed me with a hug kaya agad naman akong lumapit din sakaniya at yumakap.
"Congratulations, apo." she said.
"Thank you, lola." I said, sincerely.
Pagkatapos ay binalingan ko naman ng tingin yung mga kaibigan ko. Xandra, Johanna, Aleah, and Reign are here. Nag-group hug kami tsaka nila ako kinongratulate.
"Nice car. Ngayon hindi ka na talaga pwedeng sumobra ng inom dahil magddrive ka na pauwi." Xandra said.
"Hindi naman na talaga." sabi ko. Nagbago na 'ko, no. I'm not the same as before pagdating sa alak na sumosobra kung uminom.
We all went inside the house afterwards. Maingay ang bahay dahil sa mga kaibigan ko. Conversations are everywhere. Lahat kami ay nagsalo-salo sa hapag kainan bilang selebrasyon.
Pagkatapos nito may plano pa kami ng mga kaibigan ko. Alam na 'yon ng mga magulang ko dahil nakapagpaalam na ako sa kanila. And I guess it's time to use the car they gave me as a gift.
Nasa kwarto ako at nakapagbihis na. I'm dressed up and ready to go dahil lagpas alas syete na rin ng gabi, paalis palang kami ng mga kaibigan ko. After looking at myself in the mirror and got satisfied with my look, lalabas na sana ako pero tumunog pa ang phone ko kaya napatingin ako roon.
I received a message... A message coming from him...
Ethan
7:19 PM
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When We Met
General FictionArianne, the manila girl who enjoys living her life to the fullest with her friends partying every week to different places they can think of, meets Ethan, the hard working and selfless province boy that always think of other people first especially...
