Wish:One Shot Stories

Wish you were here

They say love is inevitable. I laughed at the thought. For me love is just an illusion that everyone is obsessed about. Lahat ng tao kinababaliwan ang pag-ibig. Like they'll do everything for that so called 'love'.

But unfortunately, all of that belief of mine was changed when I met you. I wish I never met you but my heart says it otherwise. I wish you were here.

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First day of school. Here we go again with those introduce yourself and orientations and such.

"Jachelle!" This familiar voice. Oh don't tell me it's her again ugh.

"Nichole?" And yeah it's her. My 'friend' since junior high. And here I thought kapag senior high na hindi ko na sya magiging kaklase.

"Buti na lang kaklase kita. Wala man ako kaclose dito." I mentally role my eyes. Ako lang naman nilalapitan niya kapag wala siyang choice.

Nasa room na kami and all when a teacher entered the room.

"We would like to inform you na some of students here are merged for a while dahil hindi pa tapos ang construction sa new building. The names that I call are the following merged students:

Andrew. Giselle. Aira. Mary Anne. And lastly Jachelle."

Nichole looked at me liked she will gonna cry. As if. I'm glad I'm not tied with that girl for the rest of the school year. It's not like pinaplastik ko siya. I just don't have the energy to push her away. So I just let her be. And besides, I don't want to be rude.

I smirked at her. "Looks like malilipat ako sa ibang section."

"Oo nga eh. Sayang naman." Malungkot niyang sabi.

As if. Mga ilang minuto lang nakita ko siyang nakikipagclose na sa iba. Leaving me behind. I knew it. Alam niya kasing wala na akong pakinabang. I don't care that much. I'm tired of hoping na tinuring niya talaga akong kaibigan.

A week passed. Last day namin sa section na yon. May mga nag iiyakan dahil maghihiwa-hiwalay na. Nandito kami nakatayo para sa ribbon-cutting and hindi ko rin alam bakit na-comvince ako ni Nichole na magvolunteer dito. Nahihilo na ako. I barely eat breakfast and di pa ako naglulunch. And I keep on saying to Nichole na nahihilo na ako but she just shrugging off. Ugh wala talaga itong pakelam.

"Uy Jachelle ang putla mo." Sabi ng iba kong classmates.

Then dumidilim na paningin ko. Inalalayan nila ako papuntang clinic and then di ko na maramdaman paa ko. The last time I remembered is that may lalaking matangkad na nagbuhat sakin before I lost consciousness.

Ugh. My head. Ano bang nangyari?

"Oh gising ka na pala." Sabi ng babaeng nakapang nurse uniform. "Kumain ka muna tapos pwede ka ng umuwi. Wag ka magpapalipas ng gutom kung ayaw mong maulit yan. Buti na lang may poging nagdala sayo dito at agad naagapan."

"Uhh thank you po hehe." Awkwward kong sabi. May nagdala sakin dito? Lumingon lingon ako sa paligid pero walang ibang tao dito. Sino kaya yon? Para mapasalamatan ko man lang.

Bukas naman agad ng malakas ang pinto ang humahangos ang best friend kong si Trina.

"BEEEEEEEEEEEES! OMG NAG-ALALA AKO SAYO! OKAY KA NA BA?!" Malakas niyang sigaw na parang nalunok na naman ng megaphone.

"Can lower your voice down. Kumikirot ulo ko sa lakas ng boses mo." Napahawak pa ako sa sentido ko.

Binatukan niya naman ako kaya ginantihan ko siya. "Gaga bakit kasi di ka kumakain. Ano? Diet lang ang peg? Mataba ka ba ha?!" Sermon niya sakin.