All are strangers

Prologue

I grew up believing that hardwork always pays off. Di pala totoo yun. I always have to work ten times more than those who already have it just so I can keep up with them. Maybe I'm too ambitious to even think that I can do that.

Though even though I know life is unfair, I always have my goals. I stick with my ambition and always put it before anything else. Maybe that's one of the many uncountable reasons why no one likes me. Just maybe.

"Di ba sinabi ko sa'yo na ipasa mo before 9? Alam mo naman na may trabaho pa ako di ba?" I spatted directly to Clarisse while typing ceaselessly. I didn't even bother looking at her while typing. Sobrang dami kong kailangang tapusin ngayon.

"I know, I know, but I know that you can do it without our help. Ikaw pinakamagaling sa dept niyo di ba?" I passively looked at her face and raised my middle finger in front of her face. Her face immediately turned red while I continued typing.

Di naman ako magbibiro nung sinabi ko sa kanya na di ko isasama pangalan nila pag di sila tumulong. 

"What the hell?" I saw how her expression changed in a quick minute as she shouted. "I can't believe you Fevi! You know na graduating student ako, a-and, and, still!? You passed our paper without my name? and all you can say to me is a fvcking middle finger?!" She started to become hysterical but of course, with all those words on hush 'cuz we're on the library. I stopped typing, arched my body towards her, at tsaka siya hinarap. Nasstress ako sa kanya. Tingin ba niya sa akin, hindi graduating?

"Kasalanan ko? I told you numerous times di ba? I even left a message sa gc? Don't tell me na nakalimutan mo because God knows na ikaw unang nakaseen nung message ko, although I doubt na binuksan mo yun. Maybe you just accidently clicked the pop-up notification sa phone mo and instantly slapped your face for being so unlucky."

I looked at her again.

"My point is, we were given 2 weeks to complete that paper, Clarisse. Our groupmates sent me all their files. Ikaw lang ang wala, and you're telling me that I should give you consideration just because you're graduating?"

"I am just telling you na sana sinama mo na lang-"

"Pwede ba, wag mo na sayangin oras ko." I moved my chair and then proceeded typing again. I really need to finish this paper kasi 8k din 'toh. I'm working on this for 2 weeks now.  "You know, I suggest that you should start reviewing your notes again for Rizal kasi malaking tulong yun for next year lalo na pag same prof yung maeenroll-an mo. I'll wish you goodluck for that. Your mom will surely be disappointed, yea. Again. But you know, di naman nila kasalanan na 6 years ka na sa college." Lumingon ako sa kanya. "Turning 7?"

I saw her raging face and binuhos sa akin yung starbucks coffee niya na nilapag niya kanina sa lamesa ko nung kinausap niya ako. "BITCH!" agad siyang naglakad papalayo sa akin.

Andaming nakatingin sa akin sa library. Buti na lang kakilala ko yung librarian and I just told her sorry afterwards. Sanay na naman siya sa akin.

Mabuti na lang at nakapagdala ako ng extra na damit. Pagod ako kaya ayokong manampal kanina ng impakta. There are really students who still doesn't know how univs works. Tingin ba nila playground tong university? Anong gusto niyang mangyari? Isama ko pangalan niya kahit wala siyang inambag? Lol. Ang dami ko ng masyadong pinagdaanan. Ang swerte naman nila kung paeasy-easy lang sila. That's not how it works. I wanted to give my best sa presentation namin and pag di ko siya tinanggal, I know that she'll just fuck up the presentation. Okay na din yung di niya napasa yung part niya kasi basura lang din naman yun panigurado. She'll just end up ruining our presentation next week and that'll cost me something.

Pababa na ako sa hagdan, holding the 150 pages paper for a research paper. Pinagawa lang 'toh sa akin ng isang student from another school. Hindi ko nga kilala kung para kanino 'tong paper kasi sabi ni Antoniette, siya na lang daw bahala sa introduction paper. Napapakinabangan ko din talaga ang katamaran ng iba, though I don't usually do this. I just need that 8k for my rent. I really hate it when someone take credits on my work.