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𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚢 - 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎

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𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟼, 𝚝𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝟹:𝟷𝟻 𝚙.𝚖.

"I'll just buy a drink, ha," I told my guildmates and left the clubroom. We were making props for a competition na sasalihan ng guild namin in January. It was a group cosplay and we were doing the Straw Hat Pirates.

They wanted me to cosplay Nefertari Vivi, but I told them I still had to ask Shishi kung papayag siya. Papayag naman siguro siya. Kaysa naman si Nico Robin or Nami ang i-cosplay ko. Pinaka-modest na para sa akin si Vivi.

The door to Mangakas Guild was closed noong nadaanan ko kaya hindi ko rin nakausap si Gwen. She was there, doing their sketches, and Helen was in her IB class.

Mukhang may problema sila Helen at Gwen na ayaw nilang sabihin sa akin. I tried to ask Helen kanina kasi siya yung mas malapit ang seat sa akin, but she told me to drop it. When I went to Gwen, she looked away and did not answer me until I asked a different question. She seemed okay naman noong iba na yung topic. Nakakatampo kasi parang I was left out, but ayoko namang sumabay sa kung ano man ang problem nila.

Nahalata ko rin na may something simula pa lang ng araw kasi I told Gwen na umupo na siya sa seat ni Shishi dahil wala ang buong Vandalics today. But ayaw niya. Mas nagustuhan niya raw sa unahan.

I went to Yon kasi doon yung may malapit na vending machine, katapat lang ng clubroom ng Kapisanan and Theater Club. Tatlo lang ang vending machine sa school. Yung isa, nasa labas ng gym and the last one was in the cafeteria. While I waited for the machine to spew out my drink, I received a text from Shishi.

𝐘𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢-𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨. 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐛𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐨 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐤𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐠𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧.

Napatawa ako nang mahina. I checked the photos that he sent in the same text na rin.

They were absent kasi they did a photoshoot today for a new brand of locally made energy drink, Rock & Rolla, which they endorsed. Gumawa rin sila ng single for that brand's first ever commercial for its release. Hinatid lang ako ni Shishi kanina, reminded me na 'wag akong lalapit kay Zach and told me he trusted me. I never talked to Zach talaga. Binigay ko kay Gwen yung diary niya so she could give it to him, but I had no idea if naibalik na sa kanya.

The pictures that Shishi sent of the five members of PAD were very aesthetically pleasing. Parang straight out of a 90's magazine yung kuha kasi ganoon din yung porma nila. The way that the sunlight was utilized in every shot was very appealing kasi it highlighted the colors in their clothes and surroundings.

The first one was of Paris. He was facing the camera with a toothy smile and offering the drink in a plastic bottle to the viewer. Siya lang yung may pose na parang fourth-wall breaker, yung sa iba kasi ay parang candid shots. Nasa loob siya ng isang records store kasi there were discs sa likod niya. The second one was of Kyo. He was wearing eyeglasses here which looked super bagay sa kanya. He was reading a book habang umiinom siya ng drink using a foldable straw. Parang nasa rooftop siya kasi nakasandal siya sa isang water tank and kitang kita yung sky sa background niya.

The third one was of Kuya Clark. He was sitting on a pavement outside what looked like an abandoned lot kasi may chain-link fence sa likod niya where there was a signage saying CAUTION: DO NOT ENTER. May hawak siyang bottle ng drink, pero may dalawa pang empty bottles sa tabi niya at nakatingin siya sa malayo. The fourth one was of Kuya Chico. He was standing outside a red-bricked establishment. Yung wall sa likod niya had an arc na parang entrance into the building. In one hand, he was holding the bottle, and in the other, he was holding a cigarette. Nakatingala siya nang slight habang ibinubuga niya yung usok.