Where is Xyrene

20

Chapter 20: Day One

Kumuha ako ng grape juice at inilagay sa cart.

"Hoy walang kukuha ng grape juice ko ha, akin yan" sabi ko sa kanilang lahat

We went into the hygiene section at kumuha ng mga kailangan namin. Magkasama kami ni Esran, habang ang mga lalaki naman ay pinagiisipan kung ngayon ba bibili ng beer, o sa batangas na. Jusko, it's 4 am at beer na agad ang iniisip nila.

Si Melo ang pinagbayad namin sa counter habang kami ay naghihintay kami sa labas.

"Hoy Melo! Ang tagal mo naman dyan!" sigaw sa kanya ni Esran

May ilan ilan kasing bumibili, siguro pang umagahan.

"Oo nga! Ang tagal tagal oh!" Sigaw ko rin para asarin si Melo

"Oo nga, tsk baka matrapik tayo nyan eh" sabat ni Eleven

While Melo is just there, falling in line, pouting.

Nang mabayaran na ni Melo ang pinamili namin, agad agad na kaming lumabas.

"Ang tagal naman bumalik nung dalawang yun!" sabi ko

"Tss, selos ka lang eh" sabi ni Esran

Sinamaan ko ng tingin si Esran

"Sorry na! Sorry na po!" Sigaw ni Esran

Nagpa-gas kasi si Alystra at Marco habang bumibili kami ng gamit.

Di ko nga alam bakit kasama pa yung babaeng yun eh. Pinilit lang rin ni Melo.

Nang makarating na sila, ipinasok na namin ang gamit na pinamili namin.

Si Marco ang driver namin ngayon. I don't know if this is a good thing or not, since he's a scary driver.

Si Alystra ang nasa harap katabi ni Marco and the rest of us are on the back, having fun.

We were blasting music at full volume, banging our heads and singing along with the song

(Play 2002 by Anne Marie)

"I will always remember
The day you kissed my lips
Light as a feather
And it went just like this
No, it's never been better
Than the summer of 2002
Uh, we were only eleven
But acting like grown-ups
Like we are in the present
Drinking from plastic cups
Singing, "Love is forever and ever"
Well, I guess that was true

Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods
On an old Mustang, where we sang
Songs with all our childhood friends
And it went like this, say

Oops, I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me
Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh
Paint a picture for you and me
On the days when we were young, uh
Singing at the top of both our lungs"

Singing along with the song with your friends is just the best thing ever. I wish this could be forever.

This remind me of the days when we were in senior high. Kulitan, asaran, mga away at inisan. Best years talaga yun. Yung panahong buo pa ang tropa. May Blast pa na lagi naming inaasar kay Sefira, may Nich pa na laging tahimik pero laging nandyan. May Elson na crush na crush si Ocean, our trivia machine. May Miles pa na nakikipagkulitan sa amin. Nandyan pa si Iron para barahin si Xyrene sa lahat ng jokes niya. Xyrene was there to support us every step of the way. Ocean was there even though we were so kulit and bothering her. Sefira was there to tease me and to fight with me. Crystal was there to tickle us and hurt us because she's warfreak as heck, there was a Larkin that would laugh and protect us. There was an Elyc Brail, to help us.