10:00 pm Until Dawn

Chapter 3

Nagising ako sa mataas na sikat ng araw. My windows are already open probably binuksan na kanina ni Yaya.

If other people love the setting of the sun, mas gusto ko naman ang pagbati sa umaga. I appreciate new beginnings rather than endings.

What happened last night is still vivid to me. I chatted with a guy kesa na mag'basa ng libro. Is it a good thing?

A knocked on my door startled me out of my reverie.

"Kisses gising na! Ready na yung breakfast."

"Sige po Ya!"

I pull myself out from my bed and take a shower. I do all the routines at bumaba na. Yaya Fina is in the kitchen preparing my breakfast.

"Good morning Ya! How was your sleep last night?"

"Maayos naman. Mukhang ikaw ayos na ayos ha.Hmmmn?" tukso naman ni Yaya sa akin.

"Naku Ya..something happened last night. A guy chatted me and telling me that I know him a long time ago."

"Aba..natatandaan mo ba siya?"

"Hindi nga eh. Aside from Anton wala na akong naging kaibigan na lalaki..Diba Ya?"

"Oo nga naman. Nakita mo ba yong mukha..gwapo ba?."

Naku!..ikaw talaga Ya!.."

"Oh, patingin..gusto kong makita ang maswerteng lalaking nakabihag sa mailap mong puso." madamdaming sabi ni Yaya.

"Ya!..nka'bihag sa puso agad?..hindi ba pwedeng sa isip muna.Well, not even naka'bihag it's more on naka'gulo sa isip."

"Siguro iha ito na yong time na makipag'kaibigan ka sa iba pang mga bata...hindi puro libro at si Anton."

"Ya, I still have my cousins."

"Ang ibig kong sabihin ay yung mga taong hindi mo pa kilala..masyado ka kasing komportable sa kong ano lang ang nakasanayan mo."

"Ya, nakakatakot naman po kasing mag'take risk. What if pagsamantalahan ka lang...tas sa huli iiwan ka lang."

"Naku..ganyan talaga ang buhay..kailangan mong matuto sa mga maling desisyon mo minsan at natural lang na'masasaktan ka kase pano mo malalaman ang tunay na kasiyahan kong hindi mo alam kong pano masaktan." pangaral sa akin ni Yaya.

"Oh siya, kumain kana diyan."

I'm thinking of what Yaya Fina told me. Tama naman siya eh..I'm just too comfortable in my comfortzone..I'm scared on taking risks and on the process maybe I'll get hurt or I'll hurt other people. Maybe Yaya's right it's time for me to breakfree from the walls I've built for a long a time.

I finish my breakfast at ginawa ang mga activities ko for studies. I answer my modules which is a lot. When I'm doing my school stuffs I'm not bringing my phone with me. Nilalagay ko lang ito somewhere na malayo sa akin so that I won't be disturbed.

It's almost 12:00 ng naka'ramdam ako ng gutom so I decided to take my lunch. I get my phone from my bookshelves and check if I got a message.

Facebook Notif:
Friend Request from Sky_ruz

Message from Messenger:
Sat at 12:00 pm
Sky_ruz
Hi Loves!!.. It's Day 2 of you knowing my existence.😊😊😊.. I'm counting from yesterday to infinity.
Seen

Why Am I smiling?..maybe because of the butterflies fluttering inside my stomach or the horses leaping in my heart...I don't know.. I just can't keep myself from smiling.

I accepted his friend request and ignore his message. There will be a right time for chatting with him. He'll wait for the 10:00 pm to come.