Twilight Sky Daydream | Personality Series #1

01

-chapter one-

"Yrizielle! Cute mo!" I was walking in the hallway of the university when a random guy called me. Hindi ko ito pinansin at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad.

Itʼs not that I dislike talking to someone I donʼt know, strict lang kasi ang parents ko sa mga ganitong bagay one wrong move paniguradong lagot ako.

Hindi pa naman ako nananalo sa mga arguments naming magpapamilya, lawyer parehas ang magulang ko tapos isama pa ang kapatid kong gusto rin maging abogado. This is the reason why fine arts ang kinuha kong course.

At first, my family didnʼt approve my decisions to be an artist because they wanted me to continue the legacy of our family. They also think that pursuing a career in the arts is too risky and unstable.

Buti nalang talaga napapayag ko sila sa hindi pagkain at pagpansin sa kanila ng ilang araw. Iʼm the favorite child of course they don't want me to act like that to them.

"Rodrigo, dito." Alok ni Zhania, blockmate ko and also my only close friend.

Nagtinginan ang iba sa akin ngunit kaagad rin silang bumalik sa kanilang mga ginagawa. Masyadong malakas ang pagkasabi ni Zhania kung kayaʼt nakuha ang atensyon nila.

In the campus ang apelyido ko ay Rodrigo, which is my motherʼs maiden middle name. Hindi ko pwedeng gamitin ang real last name ko sa public dahil maraming mga kaaway ang parents ko. They wanted me to keep in a low profile para hindi ako madamay sa panganib na dala ng trabaho nila.

Feeling ko nga para akong character sa isang movie o novel. Pero minsan hindi ko gusto ang idea nila na i-hide ang identity ko sa lahat. I often wonder, what is even the point of it all?

Itʼs not like someone will try to kill me just because my parents were doing their job as lawyers.

"I just discovered something incredible earlier." Sabi niya right after kong makaupo beside her.

"What is it?" Curious na tanong ko.

"Sereia Montefalco, the popular young actress, is currently dating Azickielle Calderon from the law department. I'm so kinikilig dahil bagay sila." Saang lupalop ng mundo naman niya nakuha ang ganoong klaseng information?

"Talaga?"

"Actually, it's only a rumor pero sana totoo. If ever na mangyari talaga yun, ako mismo magiging president ng loveteam nila." Sagot niya.

"Wala kang pag-asa dyan. Rumor is just a rumor." Mapait kong saad. She looked at me with an angry face.

"Negative mo naman, Yrizielle. Palibhasa magkalapit pangalan ninyo ni Azickielle sa tingin mo kayong dalawa ang magkakatuluyan." Pinalo niya ako sa braso.

Naiimagine ko na ang mukha ni Kuya kapag nalaman niya ang tungkol dito. Knowing him, isang tao lang ang nagpapatibok ng puso niya.

We stopped talking because our professor in art history arrived. This is my last class for today, so I listened attentively and took down some notes. Bukas pa ang start ng challenges in my life kaya relax muna tayo ngayon.

Fine arts isnʼt really my first choice na i-take for college. It's actually psychology. I love understanding human emotions and behavior. Gusto ko ring matulungan ang iba sa kanilang mental well-being. However, bigla nalang ito nag-iba, donʼt know how it happened maybe it was destiny.

After the lecture, Iʼm unsure of what to do next. Itʼs too early para umuwi, but at the same time gustong gusto ko na humiga at magpahinga.

"Sama ka?" Zhania asked, fixing her things.