As I Fall

02

Mabilis lang ang panahon at hindi ko namalayang Saturday na, August 11. Nothing really special happened last week. Bukod sa panalo namin sa game nung Wednesday, it was a boring week. And today, concert na ng D-Boys.

"Ano 'yan na ba sosootin mo?" Faith suddenly entered inside my room, scanning me from head to toe.

I was simply wearing a loose striped long-sleeved polo shirt, black maong shorts with a stylish black belt, at white adidas shoes. Medyo mahaba sa akin 'yung polo kaya tinuck-in ko siya. I was also wearing my favorite silver necklace that had my name on it.

"Oo, comfortable." Umikot pa ako at binuka ang mga kamay ko, showing her my outfit. She just shrugged her shoulders and smiled at me.

"Okay," Lumapit pa siya sa akin and gave me a look. "Ang sinasabi ko lang, dapat presentable ka mamaya kasi malay mo makakasalubong mo ulit si-"

"Hindi mangyayari 'yun." I immediately cut her off. Tinaas nalang niya ang dalawa niyang kamay at umalis na ng kwarto ko, obviously not believing my words. I took one last look at my mirror before going outside. Syempre pinatay ko muna ang electric fan at ang mga ilaw.

As I went outside, nakita ko si Faith na mukhang naglalagay ng lipstick sa loob ng cr. Ako naman ay pumunta sa sofa at hinanap ang black kong sling bag. "Ready ka na?" I shouted enough for Faith to hear me. Narinig ko naman ang oo niya, mukhang wala na sa cr at tapos na sa paglagay ng make-up.

Tinignan ko ang relo ko. It was already 1pm. Faith said the concert starts at 6pm so we needed to leave now. Malayo pa kasi ang Cubao dito, at baka traffic dahil weekend ngayon.

My phone suddenly vibrated kaya tinignan ko kung ano 'yun. It was my mom, and she was already down stairs. Pinakiusapan ko siyang ihatid kami ni Faith kasi wala pa kaming driver's license. Her mom was also busy so I just asked my mom at buti naman pumayag siya. I'm almost 18 so hindi na rin magtatagal ang hatid sundo ng nanay ko sa amin.

"Faith," Kumatok muna ako sa kwarto niya, while leaning at the door. She was still checking herself at her mirror. "Andiyan na si Mama sa baba." Inayos pa niya ang buhok niya at sinoot ang kanyang orange na sling bag bago ako lingunin.

"Okay ba?" She questioned and gave me a thumbs-up.

"Hmm," I scanned her from head to toe. Soot niya ang isa sa mga outfit na pinapapili niya sa akin last week. She was wearing a white sweater with brown lines on the chest area, a plain brown skirt, and a pair of white sneakers. Her hair was also in a bun and left some strands of hair to fall at the side of her face. Tumango ako sa kanya at ngumiti. "Okay na yan."