A Close Second

Twentieth

BASO is for TeamTJ. ACS will be for Keico. ❤❤

Hi @Tararing ! This one's for you! 

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If there was one good thing that went from the confrontation I had with Jacob, it seemed to be an eye opener for him. In all fairness Jacob, he seemed to bounce back after my outburst sa kanya.

All the week, he's back to the same old Jake we knew, and I had to give him credit after all the efforts I have been seeing from him.

I saw him staying late, helping Coach sa try outs ng basketball team. On lunches, I see him eating a sandwich habang nagdradrawing sa may art room, sometimes, coloring. And I often hear him saying thank you kahit sa maliliit lang na bagay sa mga kaklase namin. (Nagulat nga si Kyla nung nag thank you siya ng parang ang laking ginawa nito nung hiniram niya yung notes nito sa Physics.)

One thing I could appreciate was, I couldn't see any trace of sarcasm in all these things he was doing.

Hindi man sabihin ng mga kaibigan niya, Nico, Keith and Greg knew perfectly that I had a hand on why their friend was putting up all these efforts. I caught Greg looking at me meaningfully, but I just gave him a small smile.

"Here you go." Amar sets down two glasses at the table where Mikki and I were seated. "Two drinks para sa pinakamagagandang mga babae sa gabing ito."

I raised an eyebrow at him, pero kinuha ko yung baso ng apple punch mula sa kanya. It was Prom night and honestly, I wasn't as enjoying prom as I thought I would.

I was able to focus on my tasks more since the competition ended already. Prom was a success thankfully, with the theme: Magical Ball. The seniors were dressed in long gowns while the juniors in cocktail dresses.

I even see Nina dressed in a lovely black knee length balloon gown.

"Ang galing ng pagkakaayos ng gym, girl." Mikki says. "Ang ganda."
Napalingon ako sa paligid. "Eto? Wala nga ito sa pagkakaayos ng ANF Party."

Of course, walang wala.

"Actually, I'm bored." Sabi ko.

I wasn't really looking forward to Prom, unlike the others were. I wasn't even enjoying myself, which was funny because I was the one who planned everything else. I don't know, but it was like I was waiting for something bad to happen.

Natrauma na ata ako sa nangyari sa mga past na parties.

"Bakit kasi hindi ka sumayaw? Andami kayang nag iinvite sayong sumayaw." Sabi ni Mikki sa akin. "Lahat naman sila tinanggihan mo."

There were two reasons why: One, I'm not in the mood to dance; and two, hindi sila ang gusto kong makasayaw.

Another thing I must admit, I do miss Jake.

Kahit na ganoon ang nangyari, hindi parin maitatangging marami kaming pinagsamahan, and he's the one who usually made these kinds of gatherings a little more bearable for me. Kahit na ang ANF Party ganoon din. It's always about the inside jokes we make.

And then there's the other guy na hindi nagpunta.

Andrew couldn't make it, dahil may inasikaso daw siyang exam, so he didn't go to school ng Thursday and kaninang umaga. Palibhasa kasi din kaya may mga kakayahang mag special exams.

Though I doubt na aayain niya akong sumayaw habang nakaharap ang mga kaklase namin, him being present to this so called 'ball' would be a lot easier for me. Even if it means I'll be glued to my phone all night.

Maybe texting each other when we're in the same room would be our thing.

"Nag aaburido kasi wala si Kaps." Sabi ni Amar.
I rolled my eyes. "Kayo kaya, bat hindi kayo tumayo at sumayaw?"
"Sinong isasayaw ko? Si Mara?" natatawang tanong ni Mikki.