Friends For Life

Chapter 1.

"Congrats Danny!" bati ni Carl sakin. Ngumiti ako sakanya at nagpasalamat.
I am Daniella Guzon. My friends call me Danny. My parents are in abroad, nag-aasikaso sa kumpanya. Well, medyo nasanay na rin naman ako na wala sila. So here I am, in our house, with my friends, celebrating our victory party. Nanalo ang team namin sa volleyball cup sa isang prestigious school.

"Danny! How about this?" Pinakita sakin ni Mia ang dalawang bote ng alak na pinadala ni papa. Alam niya rin naman kasi na magcecelebrate kami ng friends ko dito sa bahay.

"Sure. You can have it Mia."

Tumakbo siya papunta sa pool kung saan nagkukumpulan ang mga kaibigan namin. Maya-maya, sumunod na rin ako kay Mia at nagkipag-usap sa iba.

"Since wala na rin naman tayong training, how about vacation guys? I'm so bored kasi sa bahay eh. I can't even dare to stay sa bahay because I can't stand to live with Dad's kabit. Nakakadiri." Sambit ni Lianna sa amin. Meet Lianna Diane Yap. Chinita, maganda, mayaman, matalino, talented. Lumaki siya sa puder ng kanyang mama sa Amerika. But then again, her dad wants to her to study here in the Philippines. At salungat naman yun sa kanyang gusto. Ayaw niya sa daddy niya dahilan sa kasama nito ang kabit nito. I'm not against her stepmom because naging mabait naman sa amin yun. Eh yun nga lang, ayaw niya. Kaya ayun, medyo may attitude si Lianna.

"Hmm. Okay rin yung suggestion ni Lianna. Bakasyon naman tayo. What do you think?" tugon naman ni Frank sa amin. Frank Deo Delgado. Ang pinakamatanda sa amin. Mature. Minsan seryoso. Siya yung nagbibigay ng advice sa amin whenever we got problems.

"Dapat yung may girls ha? Many girls." Sabay taas-baba ng kilay niya samin. Carl Dean Montenegro. Ang pinakamakati sa lahat! The playboy, casanova, hindi nagseseryoso, name it. Yun na yun.

"Tumigil ka nga diyan Carl! You're really slave to your libido huh?" and here's Mia Denise Alferez. May galit siya sa mundo. Pft. But pag nagkaclose naman kayo, mabait naman siya.

"Hindi naman." sagot ni Carl sakanya.

"Saan naman tayo? Magpapaalam muna ako kay Tita. Alam nyo naman si Tita." sambit ni Clara sa amin. Well, pangalan palang, alam mo na. A Maria Clara type. Yes, they still exist. Tahimik, inosente, conservative.

"Saan nga ba? Idk but I can inquire to my mom." My gay friend said. Arturo dela Delfin Jr. Yes, he's gay. Bungangera. Palaban. Ang joker sa grupo. Mayaman. Gwapo sana, kaso dugong babae talaga.

"Talaga Arturo?" Carl joked.

"Art nga lang, Carl!" Sigaw ni Lianna.

I just laughed as I stared in my friends. "Well, pwede tayo dun sa Donya Cara. I can ask my mom about it. Available naman yun." I told them.

"Okay lang ba Danny?" Adrian asked me. Adrian Torres. He courted me years ago but hindi ko siya sinagot. After nun, naging close din naman kami. But I feel he still care. Even my parents know about it.

"Yes adie." sagot ko naman sakanya.

"Okay then, let Danny do the work. Just text us kung available yun Dan." tugon ni Frank sa akin.

"Sure." sagot ko naman sa kanya.

At 8pm, sinundo si Clara ng tita niya. Sabi ko naman, she's a Maria Clara. Hindi nagpapagabi , you know. Nung umalis na si Clara, we continue to have our chitchats all night and at 2am, we decided to sleep.

Nagising kami sa sigaw ni Lianna. Ang ingay!

"Sorry nga diba! Nagpaalam naman ako kay dad! Bakit nangigialam ka ha?!.... Oh c'mon! Don't ever mention my mom's name girl, you don't even deserve to say her name!.... You know, nasira na ang araw ko dahil sayo! Nakakainis ka!" Then she hang up. I bet this is Tita Marrie. Her stepmom.

"What's up Li?" Art asked. Nagising kasi kaming lahat dahil sa boses niya. Napatingin ako sa wall clock ng kwarto. It's 9am already.

"She really think she can scold me like that huh?! No way! She's not my mother. Nakakarindi yung boses niya. Nakakadiri!"

"Tama na yan Li. Breakfast is ready." Mia announced. After that, bumaba na kami para makapag breakfast. Adie and Frank cooked for our breakfast. Scrambled eggs and hotdogs aren't bad after all.

"I already talked to mom about Donya Cara." I said as we eat our breakfast.

"So how was it Dan?" Carl asked me.

"Mom's okay about that. She also insisted na ihatid nalang tayo papunta dun. Medyo malayo kasi dito sa city eh." I told them.

"Oh, I can ask Manong Ernie if he can drive us to Donya Cara!" Art said.

"Sure Art. So when is it?"

"Hmm. What about next week?" Mia suggested. Everybody agreed in her suggestion. Since wala na rin namang training, pwede rin.

"Ma'am nandito na po si Ma'am Clara." Manang interrupted us.

"Hey guys! Ngayon lang kayo nakakain?" Clara asked.

"Yes. And Mia suggested na next week nalang daw tayo pupunta sa Donya Cara. Did you already make paalam to your tita, Clara?" Lianna asked her.

"Yes Li. Pumayag naman si Tita. Basta kasama lang kayo."

"Alright then. Everything's settled." Frank announced. At tinapos na namin yung breakfast namin.