Forgotten (NNS #1) (EDITING)

Kabanata 28

Kabanata 28

You won't

"Sapphire, ako na d'yan! Pinapatawag ka ni Ma'am Traspe, may ipapa-review ata na manus," ani Caspian nang madatnan niya ako sa cubicle ko na nag-eedit ng huling manus ko para ngayong araw.

College life passed and I must say that it has bunch of stressful years. I ended up taking AB in Journalism, not as a pre-law course. Well, I want to be a lawyer, yes. I want that as my profession, yes. But that's not what I love. I mean, I just realized that I want to do what I love and I don't think I'd want to be a lawyer the rest of my love, not what I feel when I started writing. For me, as long as I can think straightly and write out my thoughts, I would love writing. That's what I'm sure of.

Nag-OJT ako noon sa publishing company na 'to, at nang maka-graduate ako ay in-absorb nila ako dahil daw sa magandang performance ko. Kasabay kong nag-OJT dito ang mga college friends ko, sina Chael, Caspian, at Chaos, my 3Cs. Naging kaibigan naman namin si Jel, na galing sa ibang unibersidad. Pare-parehas kaming in-absorb kaya natuwa ako doon. At least, I'm not alone.

Ang No Name ko naman, ay nagkaroon ng iba-ibang propesyon. Tracy is now a fresh grad nurse, Valerie; a registered pharmacist, while Ariadne became an illustrator. They are all happy with their chosen paths and I'm happy for them. Nagkikita kami araw-araw sa shop ni Herman, his dream came true. Natapos ang construction ng BastyTea last year. He advanced the construction of it para pagka-graduate niya, mama-manage na niya. His parents settled for the expenses first while he promised to payback when the the shop grew larger. As of now, mayroon na itong tatlong branch agad sa loob ng isang taon. Isa sa Bulacan, our hometown; sa Makati, malapit sa mga working place namin; huli sa Quezon City, na kabubukas lang last week. He's actually good at managing, and I'm proud of him.

As for Daryl and Gian, well, they are starting to manage their family's business. Medyo busy sila, pero nagagawa pa rin nilang maglaan ng oras para sa barkada. Keith, well, he's now an Engineer. We celebrated when he passed the board exams, and also when he got his first client. Vladimir pursued Architecture and also passed the board exams. Despite the hard exams, he still pursued his first love: music. Mayroon silang mga gig, at gaya ng dati ay pinupuntahan namin 'yon. Lauis will start flying next month, his first flight as a pilot. Seeing them as they achieved their dreams made my heart flutter with happiness and made me so proud of them. I can't see those 'YOLO' boys anymore, which they used to be when we were still in high school.

Gian officially courted me during my senior year in college. Nagpaalam din siya sa pamilya ko, na inaprubahan nila. 'Yon nga lang, sa tuwing bumibisita si Gian sa bahay, lagi nila kaming inaasar. Madalas naman kaming magkita dahil magkalapit lang unibersidad na pinasukan namin. Isang taon niya na akong nililigawan, at sa isang taong 'yon ay hindi ko kailanman naramdaman na magkakagusto siya sa iba.

Also, he already opened the lock of my hidden feelings. He already awaken the sleeping spot of him thru the depths of me. He successfully made me admit to myself that I love him. That I still love him.

But these days, I'm kinda bothered because he kept on asking if he have a chance on me. It's like he's starting to grew tired of me. That's why I asked him to fetch me later, to ask him some things.

"Saan daw ba, Caspian?" tanong ko nang matapos ko ang pag-eedit sa huling paragraph bago ang susunod na chapter.