Dos: Lablab, may klase ka pa?
I read Dos' message after hearing the beep of my phone. I was sitting at the cafeteria with Sheila and my other classmates.
Sola: Currently at the cafeteria, vacant namin.
"Ano, Solana? Pagbigyan mo na kami this time, please." Sheila nudged me, hopeful. Inaaya nila akong kumain sa Jollibee mamaya after our last subject. Half-day lang kasi kami ngayon.
I sighed. Lagi na lang. Lagi nila akong inaaya, lagi rin akong tumatanggi. I'm not close to them. I have my walls, and I always keep my circle small. Hindi talaga ako friendly by nature.
"Girl, two years na tayong classmates, hindi mo pa inaaccept yung friend request ko," Shane, my other classmate, said with a fake hurt expression. Bigla akong nahiya. They've been nothing but nice to me. Almost everyday kami magkausap sa class.
"Fine." Finally, I gave in. What's the worst that could happen? A meal won't kill me.
Their cheers were loud enough to make me question my decision. But okay na rin siguro. For once, maybe it's time to be normal.
My phone beeped again. No points for guessing who it was.
Dos: Sarap yan?
Dos: Lablab, hindi pa kami tapos. Pero 'wag kang mag-alala, si Gio lang ang katabi ko.
Nag-attach pa talaga ng video. Showing himself, then panning to Gio na busy sa laptop. Typical. Computer room. Computer Science life. Konting adjustments na lang ata sila sa thesis nila, tapos defense na.
After that ay bumalik na rin kami sa room. I let Dos know about my plans with my classmates and hindi naman siya nagreklamo, he's actually happy about it. Marunong na daw ako maki interact. Tss.
Dismissal came and my classmates are so excited, though hindi lahat ay kasama.
"Solana, sumasakay ka ba ng tricy?" Biglang tanong ni Sheila habang palabas kami ng building.
"Hallah! Baka naman hindi!" singit nung isa.
"Nakasakay na ako," I answered, almost offended. Ano bang tingin nila sa'kin? Hindi lang madalas, pero of course I've ridden one before. Minsan kasama pa si Cleo.
Sumakay kami. Dalawang tricycles, dahil madami kami. The whole ride was... airy. Mahangin. Siksikan. Tatlo kami sa loob, tapos dalawa pa sa likod ng driver. Hindi ko alam na pwede pala yun. I thought pang-dalawa lang yung seats.
Pagbaba, nag-inat agad yung mga sumakay sa maliit na upuan. I know this is the part where we pay, pero wala akong idea kung magkano. Kaya inabot ko na lang yung one thousand ko.
"Neng, wala ka bang barya?" tanong ng driver.
"Girl, coins lang," bulong ni Sheila.
I shook my head. Not even a fifty.
"Magkano po lahat?"
"Trenta isa. Lima kayo. One fifty."
Trenta? What's trenta? Is that thirty? Why not just say thirty? Anyway, parang unfair yata kasi pati yung nasa likod counted? Whatever.
"I'll pay for everyone."
"UY!"
"Pucha, sana d'yan na lang ako sumakay."
"Sana all!"
Hindi ko sila pinansin.
Habang binibilang ng driver yung sukli ko, tumagal. Should I just go in? "Sandali lang neng ha, kulang pa barya ko. Magpapa-barya lang ako saglit."
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