Push And Pull

Chapter 5: Besties

"Shit!" Late na ko, late na late na ko. At kung papasok pa ko sa last subject ko malamang kanina pa yun nagsimula at mamarkahan pa rin ako ng absent. Napasabunot ako sa sarili ko! Lagot ako neto!

Bumalik ako sa kama, at humiga. Gusto man matulog ulit, Hindi ko magawa. I'm so pissed in myself. Nagtext ako Kay lizzy, "Honey, text mo sakin ang assignments, pretty please?"

"Sure! So far wala naman assignment dahil last meeting diba nagbigay na?" Damn! Yung assignment kong pinagpuyatan ko, nakisabay pa ko pag aaral nun kay Jaise. At talagang literal na pinugpuyatan ko yun.

"Really? That's good!"

"Yung assignment mo, honey?" Lizzy asked.

"Don't ask it. Hindi na rin naman yun tatanggapin." Nagsasalita ako habang nagtetext. Literal.

"Okay, 10 more minutes uwian na. Pasok ka tomorrow ah? I have kwentos."

"For Pete sakes! Papasok talaga ko, Thursday pa lang!"

Tumawa lang si Lizzy sa kabilang linya, "Naiwan mo nga pala yung card keys mo sa car ni Matt. By the way we have a recitation tomorrow."

"Thanks for reminding me honey."

Nagbabasa ko ng novel, nang narinig kong nag click yung door namin, So hinintay ng mga mata ko kung sinong papasok.

"Gale!" Nanlalaking mata niyang sabi.

"Jaise!" Sabi ko rin bigla, Sa itsuta niya feeling ko papagalitan niya ko.

"Saan ka nangaling? Bakit di ka umuwi? Nabasa mo ba mga text namin?" She hold my hand and I really felt that she care for me.

"Sa condo ng friend. Uuwi talaga ko last night, but nawala yung card keys ko. So yun, nakitulog muna ko." I explained.

"Dapat nag text ka man lang, Hindi kami makatulog ni Aga last night kakaisip sa'yo, gale." Speaking of aga, biglang nagbukas ang pinto at niluwal siya nito.

"Gale!!! Buti naman andito kana! Pakshet! Sobra kaming nagalala sayo." Sabay takbo at yakap sakin. "Lalo na yang si Jaise. Di mo yan pinatulog, Where did you go? Where did you sleep? Nag alala talaga kami sayo. Delikado pa naman dito sa Metro Manila." So I explained again.

"I'm so sorry. Nag chill kasi sila, at napasama kami ni lizzy, When I'm about to go I found out that I lost my keys so nakitulog ako sa condo ni Abby, dahil may sleep over pa sila. Itetext ko sana kayo, pero di ko kabisado ang contact number niyo. Lobat na rin ako, Nabasa ko yung mga text niyo umaga na. I'm really sorry. Hindi ko naman sadya na pag alalahanin kayo. Don't worry di na mauulit."

That's a real talk, Hindi na mauulit. Dahil weekdays palang bar na? 1st sem palang ganito na. I'm only a first year college and that kind of life style ay maling mali.

"Alam mo bang hindi kami nag lock ng pinto last night? Kahit kanina nung pumasok kami sa school. Para pag dumating ka makapasok ka." Jaise.

"Oo nga, nag iwan ako ng  note nabasa mo ba?" So kaya pala hindi naka-lock ang pinto pagdating ko kanina.

"No, but thank you ha? And I'm really sorry aga, lalo na sa'yo jaise. I'll be more focus on my studies with you guys." Then we hugged each other. In the short time I've lived here I've made them care for me. I'm lucky.

"Besties?" Aga.

"Besties!!!" Me and Jaise.

That night we study our ass of. These guys are all pretty great and have made me feel so welcome. I'm glad I moved here. And I feel that I found my family here in the metro. Buti na lang tama ang desisyon ko na wag kumuha ng sarili ng apartment.

"Good afternoon, miss."

"Hehe. Good morning  Prof. Barbara"

"You're late." Grabe naman 'to, walang patawad.

"Prof. barbara my wrist watch says it's quarter to 12 pa lang po." Pinakita ko pa yung relos ko na tinignan ko 12:05 PM na. shit.

"You're 5 minutes late." She gave me an evil smile that makes me shiver. I'm dead. "So, let's start the recitation and... let's start with you."

"Me?" Turo ko sa sarili ko. Kahit alam kong ako naman talaga yun. Tumawa naman ang mga ka-block ko.

"Of course." She smile again, evil witch! "What is business entrepreneurship?"

"Business entrepreneurship is simply entrepreneurship practiced in business, and one who practices entrepreneurship in business is called an entrepreneur." Ha! Take that! kala mo ah nagbasa ko ng libro kagabi. Nagpakawala ako ng matamis na ngiti sa classroom.

"What else?" Tinaasan niya ko ng kilay. Anong what else what else? yun lang nakasulat sa libro! Gusto kong sabihin yun pero syempre hindi ako sumagot ng ganon takot ko nalang mag-ulit, May ganon pa namang prof pag trip ka bigyan ng singko o ibagsak ibabagsak at ibabagsak ka.

So I cleared my throat. "On my opinion I define entrepreneur as individuals who develop and implement new combinations of the means of production." Ngiting tagumpay ko, pinalakpakan naman ako ng mga ka-block ko, victory is mine.

"Then what's the difference between entrepreneur and businessman?" Ano? Ako lang ba estudyante dito?

"The literal definition of entrepreneur is anyone who runs or organizes a business enterprise with high risk and initiative. A businessman is simply any person male or female engaged in business, Prof. Barbara." Sabi ko ng may diin.

"Very impressive, Miss Wilson."

"Thank-" I was about to sit down and say my thank you but she quickly cut me off, so I stand straight again.

"So how many are types of entreprenuers?"

"Honestly, I can't remember you already teach us your question but I still answer that." smile sweetly. "As entrepreneurs, each of us is different and unique. The one common element we all share is the desire to create freedom in our work and life through entrepreneurship. One example of entreprenuer is The skeptical entreprenuer. This entrepreneur sees the success of others and immediately starts to question it. They examine that person's business and looks for the "lucky" breaks, or inheritance they think that successful entrepreneur received. Second, The copy cat, This entrepreneur sees the success of others and tries to copy them exactly. Their website is the same, their business cards are the same, and the way they present themself is the carbon copy of a leader in their industry. Third, The research, This entrepreneur loves to learn. They research every possible scenario and outcome for strategies to start or grow a business. There is nothing wrong with learning, but when that's all you do, it becomes a problem. The research ends up becoming an excuse for not taking action." Shit! Photographic memory gumana ka! Di ko na alam ang kasunod!

"Do you want more Prof. Barbara? Because I think I might take all of your hour in this class if I'm gonna be the Proffessor of the day."

"That's enough. You may sit down."  God, that was close!

My roommate and I didn't seem to text as much as some other people did and maybe that's why–but I still think it's important to try and make an effort to get to know your roommate prior to meeting. We are here in the nearest mall. We are shopping.

"Besties, next week I'll celebrate my 19th pero hindi tulad nung naka-gown and so whatever, Just a simple dinner with you guys." Jaise.

"Happy birthday!!!' Aga screamed.

"Happy birthday bestie!" I greeted Jaise too.

"MacDong ulit?" Aga joked then we all laughed.