A Better World With You

Chapter 40

After winning the district level, the professor gave us three days only to rest and began with something new. A new theme was announced and a new challenge is born. Well, as a college student under an undergraduate program, which is BS Architecture, it is mind blowing. We didn't waste any time. We are on fire on daylights and suffered many moonlights. It is totally fine if it just filled with typical school works but this is really in the whole new level.

Imagine handling things in the same time. You have to attend student government meetings, get the proposals signed by the authorities, continuously disseminate important information and announcements online and onsite, and then you have to put some time on doing your school works such as architectural designs, presentations, studying sessions for quizzes and exams, and passing the finished outputs on the said deadline and a lot more of things to think about.

After school works, you have yet to put some of your extra time for doing the output for the contest to have another victory and reach Spain. This is really exhausting because they are hundreds of them and I'm just one person getting those things finished as I am willing to compromise. For the whole two months we won first place in the provincial and the regional level, I am beyond happy but I am struggling with time management and I lack of sleep.

Resting for a whole day is just so rare like a fine gem and I keep on telling myself that next year, the routine that I am used to will return as soon I finished this contest together with my amazing group mates. So far, even though these tasks are a massive torture to my physical and mental wellness, Justine was always by my side. There are often times that we do face times while doing our school works until we fell asleep. He never fails to keep me motivated during difficult times.

And yeah, there are times that I am embarrassed to face him for a short while. Why? Because I don't want him to see me crying too much for experiencing hell and then he'll just laugh at me but at the same time he comforts. He's really good at many things and I'm just really adoring how he handles things on his own. Just how can he balance making songs, practicing their music, doing school works, and making time for me. I always understand his part but he knows how to take a great grasp on his priorities. He can even smile and have fun in the midst of hardships.

That's the Estrellas's Charm as the whole group are like that. And speaking of them, I kind of miss them, especially Chris. Nowadays, I feel so close yet too far with him. Inside those two months, our interaction gets lesser and lesser. He is becoming sadder and sadder every month. It is just disappointing that I'm one of his best friends but I can't be with him all the time. However, he still has tons of people that got his back and besides, they are all good friends.

I just really hope that one day, he'll find Eliza and got his questions answered.

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"Nicole, baka naman sa sembreak makaattend ka." Tanong sa akin bigla ni Chris habang abala ako sa pag-aaral ng lessons namin since malapit na ang final exam for the first semester.

"Saan aattend?" Tanong ko naman pabalik habang hindi inaalis ang tingin sa aking notebook kung saan maraming magulong salita ang nakasulat. Nabigla naman ako at napa-aray sa hindi inaasahang pagpitik ni Chris sa aking noo kaya naman napaharap na ako sa kanya at sinamaan siya ng tingin.

"Sa concert namin. Hindi ka na nga umattend ng showcase namin sa Nuvali, huwag mo naman ding sabihin na hindi ka pa rin aattend ng concert namin sa MOA. Kailangan ko ng suportang best friend at huwag kang mag-alala dahil presyong tropa na ang ticket na mayroon ako para sa'yo makaattend ka lang." Pagmamakaawa niya sa akin at natawa naman ako sa mga choices of words niya. He never fails to make it sound funny.