Hidden Desire

Usherette Duties

It has been a few weeks since we volunteered for the upcoming Tatak Tamaraw event, this is a yearly orientation na ginagawa namin for the Freshmen Students. We were helping Solenn and her team of officers to decorate and stuff. Solenn and I are close friends, she studied Taekwondo with Bianca and I, that's where we met her when we were kids. Engineering Student si Solenn, she was the Math Whiz between us three. Her parents are both Civil Engineers, they have an Engineering Firm while Bianca's parents are Doctors like mine. Bianca and I became instantly friends with Solenn when we had Taekwondo Classes as kids. We soon discovered that we lived in the same village and we became friends moving forward. Bianca and I were sitting at a table currently, one hour early kami ni Bianca as opposed to the call time na 8 A.M. Kasama namin si Solenn na kasalukuyang nag-gugupit ng cut outs at ini-instruct ang mga officers nya na kailangan matapos na nila ipaskil ang mga decorations. Dahil malapit nang magsimula ang programa. 2 Hours na lang kasi at magsisimula na ang Tatak Tamaraw. 

"Whiwhi, have you thought about it na ba? Running for President?" Solenn asked me. 

"Sol, I haven't yet. Sa totoo lang friend, I don't think I would be a good Central candidate. Dito lang ako sa department namin malakas." I laughed at Solenn. 

"Ay naku Rhian, you can use the Central as a bigger platform for your voice and plans, bilib nga ako sayo kasi naisipan mong gumawa ng anonymous help line para sa department mo, we could use that in the Central. Yung gustong tumulong. The reason why I wanted you to run as my president is because, I know I can't handle to be president. Busy na ako next year Rhian. So, please. Think about it." 

"Solenn, pareho kayo neto ni Bianca." I said shaking my head. 

"Totoo naman kasi Solenn, diba? She could use Central to have her projects done on a school wide level." Bianca smiled. 

"Totoo yan Biancs. Ewan ko ba dito kay Howell, tinatamad lang ata to eh." Solenn laughed. 

"Hey, excuse me? Ako tinatamad? We'll see about that. Sige, tatakbo ako for president." I said to Solenn. 

"Weh? Di nga Howell?" Solenn teased me. 

"Oo nga Heussaff! Tatakbo na ako as president sa Central. List me down." I said to her.

"Yes! Success tayo King!" both of them did a high five. 

"Magkakontsaba kayo?" I asked both of them.

"Yes." Both of them answered and laughed.

"Ugh! I hate you both!" I pouted at them.

"Hate us, pero wala nang bawian yun Whiwhi!" Solenn said.

"Ugh! Nakakainis kayo." Sabay walk out ko. 

Hinabol nila ako pero hindi ako nagpapigil sa pikon ko and I said to them

"Leave me alone muna. Ugh! Kainis." I said to them before walking away. 

I found myself walking to Cafe Alfredo, it's FEU's own cafe inside the school. It's being ran by the HRM Department of FEU. I ordered myself a cup of black coffee and Fettuccine Alfredo. 

Nagutom ako bigla at naloka sa dalawang kaibigan ko, I was standing at the counter when someone put their arm around my waist. Napalingon ako kung sino ang gumawa nun sa akin, I thought it was Bianca or Solenn. Pero laking gulat ko ng makita ko si Glaiza na ngayon ay nakatingin ng direcho sa Menu. 

"Uy, akala ko kung sino." I said habang tinatanggal ko ang arm nya sa bewang ko. 

"Anong ginagawa mo dito mag-isa?" She said to me. 

"Ah, wala. I'm just a little upset with Bianca and Solenn." I answered. 

"Ah okay. Join me for breakfast?" She smiled at me.