Chapter Four: Thirst days
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed! What happened? Ba’t andito ako sa kama ni Michelle habang nasa couch naman sila ni Ella? I hate this feeling. Yung feeling na nauna kang magising sa isang slumber party. Wait? Slumber Party? Aisssh! Ang sakit ng ulo ko!
Buti naman at gising na ‘tong si Ella!
“Good morning, ate Andi! Okay ka na ba?”
“What happened? Ba’t ang sakit ng ulo ko?”
“Kasi nga, strict ang parents mo, binatukan ka nila sa ulo. Tas naglayas ka daw sa inyo. Bigla ka naming nakita sa daan, walang malay. May nagtangkang i-rape ka. Tapos…”
“Heh! Alam ko na style mo, Ellaby!” We both laugh. “Di mo na ‘ko mauuto.” Binato ko siya ng unan. Pillow Catapult Fight!
“Ang ingay niyo!” Gising na ang dakilang taga-suway. Ayun! Sapul!
“Good morning, Michi!” Ella and I both giggled.
“Maligo ka na nga, Andi! Your breath smells awful, No offense.” So serious. Inamoy ko naman yung sarili kong hininga. Amoy alak na parang may laway na din. LOL. So awful.
“Ayoko maligo mag-isa. Sabay na lang tayong tatlo!” The best suggestion I’ve ever made.
“Paboo-ya!” Binato naman ako ng unan ni Michelle sa mukha. Didn’t see that one coming!
I walked into the bathroom and I can still smell my awful breath! Brush-brush-brush, three times a day!
Every shower is a karaoke to me. So as I step into the hot-steaming water. Ahh, ineet!
“Kabilin-bilinan ng LOLA! Wag kang uminom ng serbesa!
Ito’y hindi inuming pambata! Mag-softdrinks ka na muna!
Ohhh, DIYOS KO! Kase laklak maghapon, magdamag!” Sarap maligo! Refreshing!
“Sige, Andi! Tagay pa! Kanta pa!” Pasalamat yung mga ‘yun! Andito akong MP3 Player nila. Hindi ako kakanta ng ganito kung hindi ako vocalist ng banda sa school namin! Excuse me, Vocalist ata ‘to!
“I got a boy meotjin! I got a boy chakhan!
I got a boy handsome boy nae mam da gajyeogan!” I Got a Boy by Girls' Generation, my favorite girl group!
“Wag yan! Di namin maintindihan eh!” And obviously, they’re not a fan of Girls' Generation.
“Sige, eto na lang,
And I’m standing alone in this crowded room and we’re not speaking!
And I’m dying to know, If it is killing you like it’s killing me…
I don’t know what to say since a twist of fate and it all goes down…
And the story of us looks a lot of like a tragedy now…”
A deep and splendid bath! I step out of the shower curtains, of course, in a bathrobe. Then bigla na lang bumungad yung mukha nila Michelle at Ella sa mukha ko! Tapos na sila maligo? Bilis naman! Nakabihis na rin!
“Tapos na kayong maligo?”
“Oo, sabay kasi kami eh…” They both laughed.
“Unfair!” Andaya talaga ng dalawang ‘to!
“She’s just kidding, Ands, 25 minutes ka kayang naligo.” Mich laughs again. “You’ve got to watch this.”
Pinakita niya sa ‘kin yung Video. I’m so crazy! Was I that drunk? Nagfree-freestyle swimming sa bath tub! Sumasayaw. Nagca-cartwheel, nagha-handstand. Kaya pala masakit yung ulo ko! Nabaliw pala ako kagabi!
“I wasn’t drunk. I swear. I was just sober.” I protested. “Why do we always have our sessions, like these, on Thursdays?”
We enter the main gate of West Minster Academy, the school of the elite. Pagbaba namin ng sasakyan, Tinginan na naman ang lahat. Tas biglang may lumapit na guy, classmate ata ni Ella.
“Hi, Ella. Ako na lang magbubuhat ng bag mo.” Offer naman ni Patrick.
“Hinde, kaya ko na ‘to, Pat.” Ella refuses.
“Ang pagmumukhang yan, Ella? Tatanggihan mo?! How dare you?” I teased. Michelle and I both laughed.
“Patrick, may gusto ka ba kay Ella?” Napakastraight-forward naman nitong si Michelle.
Kroo. Kroo. Kroo. Total Silence.
“Ellaby, Ha. May love life ka na pala ngayon. Hindi mo man lang sinasabi.” Michelle says.
“Sige, una na kami, Pat, ha? Salamat na lang.”
“No, Patrick, Stay. Samahan mo na lang kami since we will part ways later. Solohin mo nalang siya mamaya.” I said as Patrick smiles.
“Ate Andi!” Di ko alam kung kinikilig o naiinis siya sa akin. Basta, ako, kinikilig sa
