Chapter 51
"I'll see you later, Julie! Cheers!" paalam ni Mallorie sa akin. We've been classmates since freshman year dito sa Bartlett School of Architecture and somehow ay naging best of friends na kami.
"Julie!" narinig ko ang boses ng isang lalaki. Si Thomas pala. Yung classmate namin.
"Hi, Thomas." bati ko.
"Hey. So yeah, I talked to Professor Piper earlier and she really liked our group's concept. She was asking me if we want to join the competition among other schools and I told her that I'll ask you first." aniya.
"Really?!"
"Yeah!"
"Uhm... Well, I'd love to and if you guys want to join as well then let's do it!" sabi ko. Nakipag-apir siya sa akin saka pa ginulo ang buhok ko.
"Awesome! I'll see you later then!" paalam niya saka na tumakbo pabalik sa mga kaibigan niya.
Nagpatuloy na akong maglakad patungong library para sa research namin for the final project. Oo nga pala. Graduating na ko. Ulit. It's been 3 awesome years here in Bartlett and here in London. Sobrang enjoy kasi lahat ng students dito mababait.
"Hi, Julie." bati sa akin ni Sofia. Classmate ko rin siya since freshman kami sa lahat ng major subjects namin. She's originally from Germany pero dito niya napiling mag-aral sa London dahil maganda ang education dito.
"Hey, Sof!" bati ko naman.
"Are you starting on your research?" tanong niya.
"Yeah. What about you? Have you started?"
"I was supposed to do it later but then I saw you and I want to join you. So I'm gonna start my research now." tumawa kaming dalawa at nagpaalam siya saglit na kukuha ng mga libro para sa materials niya.
Pagbalik niya ay nagsimula na rin siyang mag-aral. Tahimik lang kaming magkatabi habang nagbabasa at nagttype.
"Oh hey, you wanna come over at Helga's? There's a party for all the graduating students. Thomas and Mallorie wanted us to come but I can't. I have work tonight. Maybe you should join them."
"Hm. I don't know. I mean, I have to finish this research by tomorrow."
"Aww. Sucks for us huh? Hahaha!" natawa na rin ako saka tumango.
"Yeah. We've been rejecting parties ever since we started our last semester." sabi ko naman.
"Yeah. Working at Trocadero's did this to me. Hahaha. I have no social life except for greeting teenagers everytime they ask for change for the arcade games."
"I thought you work at a bar?" tanong ko.
"I did. But I found it hard especially with all the homeworks and projects we have. Atleast in Trocadero, I only have 4 hours of shift every other day."
"You're right." sang-ayon ko.
"What about you? You still teach kids in the University Hospital?"
Ngumiti ako saka tumango.
"Yes. Like, later we will have a birthday party for one of the kids there. It's his 9th birthday."
"Oh. That's nice." aniya. Tumango naman ako at nagpatuloy na uli kami sa paggawa ng research. "Wait. So you mean these kids never leave the hospital?"
"They do, actually. Although they are asked to stay for chemo sessions which is every 3 weeks."
"Oh." marahan siyang tumango at saka natigil sa pagbabasa. "My brother died of cancer." biglang sabi niya.
