Slice ng Life

Pang-dalawampu't Tatlong Slice

Jet's POV:

"Game ha! Dapat same tayong four." - Carl.

"Jet ha. Walang KJ!" - Erikson.

"Jet...Jet...Jet!" - Neil

I finally looked at the three of them, "What?"

Carl took my phone away, "You're not even listening."

I stood up, trying to take it back, "Give me that."

Carl passed my phone to Neil who read the text that I was reading, "No. I'm not going."

I finally was able to take a hold of my phone and sat back on my chair.

"Di pala pupunta yung boyfriend mo eh. Edi better." - Neil.

I raised an eyebrow at him, "Not funny....anyways, what were you saying?"

Neil took a deep sigh and said, "Okay again. Dapat same tayong four ng outfit sa grad party. I'll take care of it. Then si Carl, may ni-rent daw syang bus that will take us to the venue."

Parang na weirdohan naman ako sa mga plans nitong mga friends ko, "A bus? Is that even necessary?"

Carl answered me with so much excitement it's like he's already seeing what'll happen on Thursday, "Hell yeah! Dapat we'll be the center of all attention pag arrive natin sa place. And don't forget I've already reserved a room for us sa nearby hotel. Just go there earlier, doon na tayo mag change and the bus will take us from there to our party."

We'll be having our grad party na kasi this coming Thursday evening. All boy school kami so wala kaming prom. Instead, we have this theme party. The theme for this year is, "Techno at the Disco." So, sa sound palang nya, very retro na. Ewan ko what's running in the heads of Carl and Neil but they're just so excited about this. Sila nga nag plan ng lahat ng gagawin daw naming four sa night na iyon. Excited din naman ako for that but I'll just go with whatever it is that they want.

When we finally got back to our proper seats, I texted Joey again, "Are you sure you're not coming?"

He replied immediately, "Yeah. You enjoy."

I sighed, "Oh well."

Why am I not surprised? It's Joey. Kailan ba sya sumama sa mga ganyang events. Pero sayang lang kasi, last time naman na, we're almost near graduation.

"Oh graduation..."

Napapaisip nanaman ako ng lonely thoughts. I'm happy na mom allowed me to take the course that I want but I can't help but feel blue. Almost a month nalang I'll be leaving my school na. More than twelve years na ako dito, kami ng mga friends ko. "I'll surely miss this."

"Excuse me." - Philip, wanting me to move a little. I think he's trying to get something from the desk beside me.

I just gave him a dead expression, "Be my guest."

Ever since that incident with Erikson sa coffe shop, wala namang sinasabi si Philip. That's really good. Buti nga di na sya nagsumbong. Sobrang natakot siguro kay Erikson. But he's the same, insecure and bitter, as always.

"Oh yeah." I remembered din pala that night. Nakakahiya because I cried nga pala to Richard. He's really nice naman kaya rin siguro ako comfortable sa kanya. He's a really pure soul and I like that about him. He's like a true friend, very genuine and caring.

I thought to myself, "Wow may milestone ako. Nagka new friend ako, si Richard. When was the last time ba nagka additon ang circle of friends ko? Hmmmm, si Joey yung latest, three years ago pa. Double milestone pala kasi may nalaman akong name ng helper sa house, puro Kuya and Ate lang kasi talaga yung tawag ko sa kanila. Hehehehe. So that's kuya Alex, manang Alice and now, Richard."