Sixth Day Of May

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Nang matapos ang party, naiwan nalang kami mga kaklase ni Freya sa loob ng garahe.

We gathered around the round pink table. Bumalandra sa amin ang mga alcoholic drinks. I never tasted an alcohol before because I was scared on what I might do if I'm drunk. Call me chicken but I don't care. I just read on the book that alcohol is one of the main reasons why teenagers engage into sexual intercourse when they're drunk in which it can lead to teenage pregnancy. Mabuti nang maging maingat at alerto kesa naman sa maging magpariwara, masira pa kinabukasan ko.

My dream is to have a fancy and an easy life kaya nakatutok talaga ako sa pag-aaral ko. I have no boyfriend since birth because I am not interested and I am too young for commitment. Wala akong pake kung inunahan na ako ng mga mas bata sa akin, even the pupils in 5th Grade. Ugh! They're so naive. They should at least enjoy their childhood life playing on the streets kesa naman sa po-problemahin yung syota niya in which mag-bebreak naman sila.

Just because I am not interested on romantic relationships doesn't mean na hindi ako pwede magka-infatuate sa opposite sex ko. Like duh. Diba natural lang iyon because of our teenage hormones? I have many crushes pero nah... my feelings for them immediately fade dahil sa hindi naman nila ako pinapansin or what. Si Alex? Well... oo. Crush ko siya at umaasa sa kanya pero wala naman akong chance dahil umaasa pa rin siya sa liniligawan niya. Ugh.  So tonight, kung sakali man at sana... makakakita naman akong gwapo dito at ililista ko siya sa mga crushes ko.

The glimpse of a checkered green polo passed in my mind. Hmmm... sino kaya yun? Ano kaya yung istura niya? Ipinagkibit-balikat ko nalang yon.

Nagsimula nang uminom ang mga kaklase naming lalaki habang kaming mga babae naman ay kumakain ulit. I don't mind them drinking because I was busy fidgeting on my small phone.

The remix 'Pusong Bato' boomed the whole garage and the disco lights danced and followed the beat of the music.

We put our hands in the air and swayed, we sang together the chorus of the song (more like shouting). I closed my eyes and sang the song at the top of my lungs and it's the first time for me that I reached the high pitch. Wow. Tsamba ko lang siguro dahil hindi ko na makaya ulit iyon.

I opened my eyes and laughed along with them. Hays. I'm gonna miss them dahil graduating na kami next year.

As I was taking another spoonful of food, may pumukaw na naman sa atensiyon ko. Hindi ko namalayan na andito rin yung mga classmates ni Freya noong Junior High niya.

Actually, most of my classmates and I came from another town, San Jose. Freya is one of the transferees in my school and came from this town, San Miguel. It's her first time studying in public school in Senior High. Magkatabi lang yung dalawang bayan namin so it's easy for her to travel along the way in one ride.

I still remember the day when our teacher asked her where she last studied, she humbly answered she's from Saint Roberts Academy then one of my classmates shouted, 'Wow. Ang sosyal!' And we all burst into laugh.

Our aura is opposite from them. Habang kami ay napaka-ingay at napaka-bubbly, sila  naman ay parang tahimik at seryoso. Nakalatag rin ang mga inumin sa mesa nila.

I shrugged dahil parang ang layo naman ng distansiya namin sa sa kanila. Parang may sarili silang mundo.

And how do I know that those were her former classmates?

The host of the party called them first as her former classmates back in Saint Roberts to have a group picture  with the debutant.

Habang busy sa pakikipag-inuman at tawanan ang mga kaklase ko, ilang beses kong sinulyapan ang grupo sa kabilang mesa. I can't help it due to my curiousity. Something tells me to take just a glimpse of them. Dahil sa natatakot ako na baka mahuli nila ako sa pagsulyap, hindi umabot ng dalawang segundo ang pagtutok ko sa kanila.