Chapter 16
Who would've thought Synestine and I ended up being together?
I had the most unforgettable summer I ever had in my whole life. It's been a few months since then, but man, I never thought I would be in this situation where I'm happier than ever. Looking back to all the times I wished I would have a girlfriend, I didn't guess it would be someone like Synestine. The girl I only thought would be just a dream of mine and now I call her mine, and mine alone.
When Tomas found out about me and Sy, he was so excited for us. Para ba siyang nanalo sa lotto dahil sa sobrang tuwa. He knew all the things I thought about when it comes to Synestine kaya ngayon na in a relationship na kaming dalawa, he wished it would last forever at hindi matulad nang nangyari sa kanila ni Cameron.
Deep in my heart, I know Synestine didn't become my girlfriend just so she could forget her ex-boyfriend. I knew she was genuine enough that she said I love you first to me.
Our relationship also became a hot topic around the campus. Hindi kami nakaligtas ni Synestine ro'n. I would hear some words na ako raw pala ang dahilan kung bakit naghiwalay sina Synestine at Cameron. I ignored them all dahil alam ko naman sa sarili ko na wala akong ginawa masama.
Hindi rin naman inintindi ni Sy kung ano-anong mga pinagsasabi nila. I don't want anything to hurt our relationship so anything that we would hear badly against us, we tried not to put attention to them.
There were times we came across Cameron when passing down the hallway. Hindi niya kami pinansin. Patuloy lang siya sa paglalakad niya. He has a girlfriend and all of his attention was put on her. When sometimes I caught her looking at him, I couldn't help but wonder if she was missing him.
Nang mahuli niya rin akong nakatingin sa kanya nang mapatingin siya kay Cameron ay natawa na lang ito. I don't know what to feel at that moment. Tatawa ba ako o malulungkot? Ilang beses na rin naman niyang sinabi sa akin na wala na siyang nararamdaman kay Cameron. She was looking at him to see if he was happy with his girlfriend. Masaya siya para kay Cameron, pero sinabi nito na kung dumating ang puntong aagrabyaduhin niya kami, he would meet her fist and she promised that would happen.
"Once we graduate—"
"I can't wait," pagputol niya sa akin at sabay pag-ikot ng mata. "I'm so over this phase of my life. Gusto ko na lang tapusin 'tong college ang mabilisan, e."
I chuckled. "We've got a lot of time in the world to be together while we're in college," paliwanag ko pa. "At saka pa, once we graduate, I feel like we'll be doing a lot of things and our time would be divided."
"So, you're saying you won't be able to manage your time?"
I shook my head. "Hindi naman. I mean, I'm not sure what's life like after college. Nasa corporate world na ba ako o ako na ang naghahandle ng coffee shop business namin. A lot of things could happen in the next few years."
"So, once we graduate, ano bang plano mo?" balik nitong tanong sa akin.
"I was asking you the same thing."
She giggled. "I will answer it. You go first."
Umayos naman ako nang pagkauupo, but she squeezed herself in me while my arm wrapped around her. "Alright, Madame. Of course, after college, I would love to share it with you and do all the things with you. I thought of applying to big companies and if that didn't work out, I would continue working at the shop. . . That's all I can think of right now, to be honest.
She giggled. "That's actually a good plan already! I don't have a plan. . . I just want to graduate and live a life I couldn't freely live. And this might be too early to say, but I want to grow old with you and have our own family."
