Malakas na katok ang naririnig ko galing sa labas ng aking kwarto "Ma'am Aviana, andito na po ang iyong mga kaibigan.." I slowly stood up and checked the time, it was almost 10am in the morning, halos mag panic ako palabras ng aking kwarto para kumain ng umagahan, ni hindi pa nga ako nakaligo e.
"Ababa! Good morning, saan ang punta mo?" tanong ni Tristan sa akin, kitang kita ko na gulat ang mukha nila sa pag labas ng aking kwarto, hindi ako makapag salita, I couldn't speak, I don't even know why. "It's a Saturday, Aviana" singgit ni Cara. Muntik ko na malaglag yung hawak kong plato. Thank God. Akala ko pa naman weekday at may pasok pa, late na naman ako kung ganoon. Bad shot na naman kay Levi, I don't want that to happen again, palpak na nga ang designs eh, parati pa akong late. Nakakahiya na masyado.
Over breakfast I told them about Jayce's comments about my building design, I saw Cara looking at me intently, it was like she was reading between everything I was uttering. "Nakakabwisit. I mean..ugh basta hindi ko talaga alam" inis kong sinabi, "Well. You majored in fine arts, Ababa and not in Architecture. So why don't you just tell him that?" sabi ni Ezekiel, napatigil ako sa kanyang sinabi. Oh right, Tristan and Ezekiel didn't know that I finished architecture and not design. I need to fix that but I don't think this is the right time.
Cara was still staring at me, I think she wanted me to tell the boys now, over breakfast really? I didn't want to, "Oo nga, Aviana. Why not just tell your boss of yours that you don't know shit about Architecture. Baka naman ialis kana nun sa project" dagdag ni Tristan, tinanguan ko nalang sila ayaw ko ng dumagdag sa mga sinabi ko kanina. I didn't wanna add more little white lies. I think it was enough for today, marami pang pag sisinungaling ang gagawin ko sa buhay ko.
Lying was never my forte, during high school every time I would lie I would giggle and just make a complete fool of myself. I hated liars, I deserved the truth, we all do that's why I was always against lying, I always went with the unsugar coated truth, the bitter truth if you may. But since I moved to the Philippines, I had to start over, I can start over, and I can keep my darkest secrets unrevealed. Start my life all over again. A fresh start by myself, without anyone from my past. (Well except Cara, she doesn't count)
We decided to stay at my place, tinamad na kaming lumabas. Unang una dahil mainit sa Pilipinas at pangalawa tinatamad na gumalaw ang kalalakihan dahil sa madaming kinaing pancakes and waffles. We did our usual stuff, we bonded. We played monopoly, and as usual pikon-talo si Tristan "Tangina, gago ka Ezekiel nandadaya ka eh. Move ko kaya! Bakit ikaw yung nag-dice?" sabay hila sa dice na hawak hawak ni Ezekiel, tumawa lang ng malakas si Ezekiel at tinulak si Tristan.
"Boring na nitong Monopoly mga tropa. Labas tayo?" anyaya ni Cara sa amin habang naglalaro kami, "Ang sabihin mo kasi natatalo ka. Wag ka nga Cara, I'm winning" asar ko sa kanya.
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Chance to fall or walk
ספרות נוערCan Aviana still recover from the pain she has endured for the past years, can the past still destroy her, or will she find the will to walk away from the things that can kill her and walk towards that things and people that won't.
