Chasing Ephemeral Whispers

CHAPTER 1: Senior Year

2016

"You're blocking my way," my head immediately tilted as I felt strong arms tightened around me in an embrace as me and my boyfriend, Josh, took a step on the side to offer a space on the brunette who's now rolling her eyes towards us.

"Calli!" I exclaimed upon noticing that it was my best friend. "I should get going, babe. I'll see you tomorrow," I quickly place a chaste kiss on my boyfriend's cheek and sprint towards the woman who doesn't have a plan stopping and wait for me.

I swear, those long legs of hers and wide stride was too hard for me to catch up.

"The two of you is such a sore in my eye."

"Oh come on! Where did you go last night? Nawala ka nalang na parang bula," tanong ko kaagad ng makaabot ako nito sa gilid nito.

"If you can just remember me telling you last night that I'm going home, Elise," she pushed the button on the key of her car and the head light flickered twice bago nito binuksan ang pinto ng driver seat at pumasok in which I also done the same on the passenger side.

"But I'm sleeping, Cal. You should've woken me up."

"As if you'll be able to hear me with that loud snore of yours," hinampas ko ito ng marahan sa braso while she pushed the engine of her car that came roaring alive after.

Her hands expertly maneuvered the car out of the parking lot at muling binaybay namin ang daan papuntang Harton Subdivision. I always hitched a ride with Callista because first, I don't have a license yet and secondly, iisang subdivision lang naman kami.

"Sweetie, can you grab my lipgloss please?"

"Where?"

"It's on my bag, tinapon ko sa likod."

I rolled my eyes and made a 'tsk-ed' sound before I unbuckled my seatbelt and bend over the center to reach for the Louis Vuitton shoulder bag on the back seat. "Nakuha mo na?"

"Oh please have some mercy on my short hands, Calli. Kaunti pa makukuha ko na," I said, arching my back a little and extended my hand further.

Maya't maya pa ay naramdaman ko ang paglapat ng palad nito sa puwetan ko and I slightly tilt my head in curiosity in why she's touching it at tanging naniningkit na mata at matiim nitong bagang ang nakita ko while she's glancing on the side window, glaring at something.

"Fucking dimwits," she mumbled with her hand grasping the edge of my skirt and pulling it down  bago muli nag drive. Agad kong tinulak ang kalahati ng katawan ko pabalik ng passenger seat at hinalungkat ang bag niya.

"Are you okay?" I asked, twisting the lipgloss to uncapped it.

"Just a bunch of manyak kanina sa truck while we're on the stoplight. They are peeking on your butt," napatawa naman ako dahil sa narinig which earned a raised eyebrow from the woman beside me.

"You and your lil protective ass, Calli," I said bago nilagyan ng lipgloss ang labi ko at humarap sa kanya. "Part your lips," she obediently comply habang nakatutok parin ang mata niya sa kalsada. I grazed the tip of the applicator on her lips gently. Leaving a shiny tint of pink that makes her lips more plump.

I watched her press her lips together to distribute the gloss, and I used the opportunity to silently view her side profile. God truly does have a favorite, and my dearest friend is one of them. She was gifted with such beauty that practically every boy in our school drooled over her. But who wouldn't? She's hella gorgeous .

We started our friendship on the first day of school back in our junior year. I am a freshman and she's a transfer student from the states. We are seat mates at halos ayaw ko pa nga ito kausapin dahil straight english ito at naririnig ko palang ang prominent accent niya ay parang dudugo na ang ilong ko.