Chapter 19- Best Friends

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Chapter 19.

Today's the day. Finally the week's preparation is finally over.

Mamayang gabi na ang celebration ng birthday ni Mirana. It's a saturday kaya naman buong araw ang kanilang preparation. Its simple, yet it needs to be memorable.

Erica and Glasses are already at the venue. Hindi naman masyadong malayo sa school nila. Hindi rin masyado malaki o maliit ang kanilang venue. Tama lang ang laki nito para magkasya ang lahat ng pupunta.

Mirana doesn't even know that there's a party that will be going on tonight. Dahil kada birthday ng dalaga, kumakain lang sila sa mall or just spending time in a amusement park all day. But tonight's birthday will be different.

Na-gising ng maaga ang dalaga and went to the confort room. Tinignan niya ang kanyang sarili sa salamin at nagtali ng buhok. At ngumiti "Happy Birthday, Mirana." She told herself in the mirror.

She brushed her teeth at bumaba para kumain ng breakfast.

Nang makaabot siya sa baba. "Happy Birthday, Mirana!" Sigaw ng kanyang magulang. Her Dad and Mom are holding balloons with a cake in the middle.

"Thanks Guys!" Agad itong lumapit sa kanila at niyakap ang kanyang magulang.

"16 years old, eh?" Her dad said.

Tumango naman ang dalaga. "Still your baby, Dad." Ngumiti naman ang kanyang Tatay ay ginulo ang buhok nito.

"C'mon let's eat your handa." Pumunta naman sila sa lamesa. Where kinds of foods are placed in the table.

Spagetti, chicken and even adobo. Her Dad likes her Mom's adobo. Minsan lang kasi ito maka-tikim ng filipino foods dito sa States.

After eating their breakfast. Mirana decided to go for a walk. She walked and walked until she reached the park.

The park was crowded because it was a Saturday. Madaming mga bata at mga couples ang naglalaro o kaya't nagdadate. Some families are even on a pinic.

Pumunta siya sa loob ng park at umupo sa isang bench. It was refreshing and nice.

Her hair was blowing by the strong winds.

It was a simple day for others yet it was special to her.

"Hey Mirana!" Agad siyang napa-lingon sa tumawag sa kanya.

It was Erica, her best friend. "Uy, Erica!" Tumayo ito sa kinauupuan nito at lumapit sa kanya.

Agad namang niyakap ni Erica ang dalaga. Nagulat naman si Mirana sa ginawa ng kaibigan. "Happy Birthday beshie! Kahit kalahating taon palang tayong magkakilala, nan'dyan ka lagi sa tabi ko." Humiwalay ito sa yakap.

"What's with the drama?" Natatawang sabi ni Mirana.

"Ehh, first birthday mo 'to na kasama ako. Syempre may drama agad. Ganyan ang mga babae." She said ang laughed. At may kinuha ito sa kanyang bag. "At regalo ko pala sa'yo!" She hand her a small box wrapped in gift wrapper.

"C'mon open it!"

Binuksan naman ng dalaga ang kanyang regalo. There was a small black box and she open it, inside there was a small broken heart necklace with the words S-T / E-N-D-S.

"Now its complete." Agad nilabas ni Erica ang kalahati ng heart. Dinikit naman ni Erica ang magkalahating hearts. "Ayan! Best Friends."

She laughed. Their necklaces are actually cute.

"Dali isuot mo na!" Utos ng kaibigan. Walang nagawa si Mirana kundi isuot ang necklace. Agad naman sinuot ni Erica ang kanya.

"There, we looked so cute. Let's take a picture." As she said that her phone was in her hand already.

"Say happy birthday!"

"Happy Birthday!" They both said and took the picture.

"Cute! Iuupload ko na to." She looked at her watch. "Shoot! Gotta go! Bye Mirana, happy birthday ulit!" She said and ran behind her waving goodbye.

"Thanks for the gift! Bye, Erica!"

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