Chasing Stacy (Completed)

Chapter 3 : The Speech

Did you ever believed in fairy tales? If you do, what's your favorite one? Mine will be definitely Rapunzel. Because I feel like we share the same situation. Like Rapunzel, I was trapped. Unable to go outside. And was separated from the real world. Like any other fairy tale, Rapunzel meets a handsome prince who saves her from her despair. And now, the question is, When will this "prince charming" come?

Stacy's POV

Salutatorian...

Seems like a big tittle to hold for someone whi never leaves her house to go to school. For someone who stayed in her room her whole
life.

Im actually preparing for my speech because bukas na yung Graduation Ceremony. For sure, maraming tao ang dadarating doon. And I need to make myself look presentable. Uncle Danny will drive me tomorrow since his car is sun ray proof. Which means that sunlight cannot go through his car. Which gives me an instant relief since I can assure not to get an allergic attack in the car.

Tila ang bilis ng oras. Parang ang oras nagiging minuto nalang. Ilang saglit palang ay di ko na namalayang gabi na pala. Ilang oras nalang, Graduation ko na.

Ewen ko ba pero bakit tila kahapon ang excited ko pero ngayon, parang hindi na eh. I feel like somethings not right.

I heard my phone rang from the table. So I picked it up to see who's texting. It was Maica.

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"Hey Stace, Good luck for tomorrow. I'll be by the gym tomorrow. I'll wait for you. See ya! Now gets some beauty rest para hindi ka magkaka eye bags bukas! For sure, ayaw mo yan sa graduation mo."

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I smiled a bit as I read Maica's text. She really is a very sweet friend of mine. And Im so lucky to have her.

Napahiga nalang ako sa kama ko dahil wala naman din akong magawa. Tiningnan ko ang orasan sa pader ko. Its 9:00 pm. And, Im still not sleepy. I want to sleep but Im can't so I just tried to close my eyes, Making my head black space, and just think about literally, nothing.

But my mind keeps on going through the thoughts of my Graduation. Yesterday, I was so excited but now, I started to feel nervous. I mean what if It won't go well? What If mautal ako in the middle of my speech? Or what if atakihin nanaman ako ng aking karamdaman? Like so many bugs are flying across my head.
I just started to count, or started to count sheeps. Because maybe I will help me fall asleep.

It was hard for me to sleep this day. Minsan lang kasi talaga ako lalabas ng bahay at sumubok makipag halubilo sa mga tao kaya siguro ako nakakaramdam nito. But I still managed to sleep. I don't know how, but thankfully I did slept quite a bit.

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Maica's POV

"Nasaan naba si Stacy? Kanina payun eh! Matutuloy pa kaya yun?" nag aalalang sabi ko sa aking sarili. Kanina pa akong 8:30 naka rating dito. 10am na at 10:30 mag sismula ang ceremony pero wala parin si Stacy. Im actually starting to feel nervous. "Ano bang hinhintay mo?" sabi ni dad as he lookin at the doorsteps of the gymnasium. "Im waiting for Stacy dad. Um, why don't you just chill at the bleachers for a bit? I mean the ceremony's gonna start at any minute now." I said to Dad. The then smiled and nodded. "Sure honey. I'll be at the bleachers when you need me ok?" My dad said. "Sure Dad. I love you." I said to him as he pinched my cheek. "I love you too sweetie." he said and then left.

You see, my Dad and I are really close. But not my mother. We usually aren't that close. Napka perfectionist kasi nun. Gusto niya lahat perfect. While si Dad, Chill lang. Yun ngang lagi nilang pinag aawayan eh.