THE PAST - Haunting Past Book 2 /Prequel (Lesbian Story)

Chapter 20

(Kate's POV)

It never occur to me that I'd come to a certain point where I could find myself to be a member of a certain group who'd think of each other as family. For me, everyone's the same. They'd praise you head to foot when you're facing them but stab you as soon as you turn your back. Yet every single thing of my point of view where slowly changing since Sherri was introduced to me by Candice. Aside from letting me go out of my shell effortlessly, she opened my mind more to the fact that the world's consists of different kinds of people who deserved to be given a benefit of the doubt and it's all up to you how to deal with them. They could be bad or good, rich or poor, slow or smart and many more comparisons but in the end, they'll fall back to the same one word, human.

Ngayon ko lang napagtunton na pwede pala akong makipaghalubilo sa ibang tao nang hindi nasasaktan. You can talk to them, smile at them, enjoy with them, for as long as you keep yourself always on guard.

Sa pagsali ko sa publication team ay dun ko mas nabuksan ang sarili ko sa mga bagay-bagay. Hindi pala sina Candice at Sherri ang mababait sa mundo. Samantha and Girly too were added to the list and as well as the rest of the members of the team. Si Samantha ay may mga viruses kong maituturing sa mukha, mga palamuti at kung anu-ano pang kaartehan sa katawan. Ganunpaman, bibo ito't malambing, whereas si Girly naman ay kahit medyo maarte at strict pero marunong pa ding makisama. I couldn't say na pwede ko silang pagkatiwalaan, but for now at least I knew I could stand with them.

After the class ay nasali na ako sa meeting nila sa SSC office dahil kailangan pang pagpilian nina Samantha at Girly ang mga nakuha kong litrato, kung si Girly kasi ang President, si Samantha naman ang Vice-President. At kung anuman ang kanilang mapipili ay pagmamay-ari na ng paaralan and of course, I would be given credit to it. Masaya ako dahil hindi ko inaasahan na ang simpleng hilig ko lang ay magiging daan upang mas magiging mapalapit ako kay Sherri.

Sa saya ko ay naisipan kong mag-order ng dinner namin. Pasasalamat ko na din sa kanila sa pagtanggap nila sakin. So, I called Mommy and informed her about my membership to the publication team. For the first time in my entire existence, ngayon lang kami nagkasundo ni Mommy sa isang bagay.

"I'm so proud of you, Kate. I'm so happy at nakikipaghalubilo ka na sa iba. You should have done this a long time ago! But anyhow, may pera ka pa ba dyan para sa dinner nyo? Cos I'll just call Manong Raul to pass by the house first so I could give him cash."

"Mom, there's no need to worry about the cash. Meron pa ako dito."

"Okay sige. Dadagdagan ko nalang ang allowance mo. Tatawagan ko din ang Dad mo para padalhan ka para sa bago mong camera."

"Mom, I don't need a new camera. I'm fine with this. Huwag mo nang paproblemahin si Daddy."

"No, Kate. Mas matutuwa ang Dad mo knowing na yung anak namin ay somehow may direksyon na sa buhay."

Napapalingo nalang ako satwing naalala ko ang huling sinabi nito. It sound as if I'm addicted to drugs or anything upang sabihin nya na may direksyon na ang buhay ko. She had no idea it's all because of Sherri. Someday, masasabi ko din dito ang tunay kong pagkatao. Someday. For now, si Sherri muna ang aatupagin ko.

Speaking of Sherri, asan na kaya yun? Dumating na kasi ang pinapabili ko kay Manong Raul na lechon manok at lechon kawali. Boodle fight kasi daw ang style dapat. Bayanihan sa pagkain. Nakuhanan ko na ang lahat-lahat at kanina andito lang naman ito. Bigla nalang nawala.

I decided to check inside the offices, pero wala. Kaya naisipan kong baka nasa toilet ito.

Habang naglalakad ako ay ginulat ako ni Girly na hindi ko alam kung san nanggaling.