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marked 03

Wow. Sosyal talaga.

Elegant . . . Oppressively magnificent. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow!

I couldn't say anything but 'wow' the moment I saw the resto. Chandeliers are there, wide space, a glass wall na you are able to see through the buildings outside (sakto gabi pa naman! I love city at night!), wood yung floor, tables and chairs, kaunti lang din yung kumakain. Ugh. Ganda! Merong table na two seats lang. Meron din pang barkada, family, ta's buong angkan. LOL.

"Order na kayo. Just gonna check in," Mom said before leaving the privilege to us for choosing a table. Sinamahan siya ni Dad at Tita Maricel. Naiwan naman si Tito Jacob na kasama namin.

Napili namin yung twelve seats na table right next to the glass wall. Agad akong umupo doon sa upuan na katabi lang mismo nung glass saka pinagmasdan yung city. Sakto naman na tumugtog ng classic song tapos bumuhos pa yung ulan. OMG. Ang sentiiiii.

Mom, Dad, and Tita Maricel's arrival wake me up from reverie. Nasa harap ko si Simon at katabi ko si Alexis. Nakita ko na may mga pagkain na sa mesa.

"Nag-order na?" I asked Alexis while my forehead is crease.

Tumango-tango naman siya habang naglalagay ng napkin sa lap niya. "Daydream ka na naman noh? We asked you earlier but you just shrug kaya nag-order na lang kami ni Simon ng fave food mo."

I nodded. 'Di ko maalala. Siguro nga na-carried away ako nung scene. We congratulated Janella again while eating. After ng usapan sa victory nila ay nag-usap naman yung elders about sa politics. You know, elders and the likes. Kaya nag-usap din kami about sa mga nangyayari sa buhay namin.

"I can't understand the reason why Dad let me decide on my future career while he chose the path for Kuya," I stated.

Dad is a soldier. He wants Kuya to be like him kaya kahit gusto ng kapatid ko na mag-med school, nag-training siya for being a soldier at PMA. Ta's ako naman, wala silang say sa anumang gusto kong kuhanin na course sa college. Kahit na undecided pa din ako, they leave the decision within me.

"Unfair ni Dad," laughed Kuya. He mean it. Buti na lang 'di narinig ni Dad.

"Perks of being the oldest," chuckled Vince.

We all turned to him.

"Perks my ass, Vince," sumimangot si Kuya. "Never have I ever think of me, holding an armor. Syringe, pwede pa."

"Ba't 'di ka nag-protest kay Tito?" Shena asked as she swallowed what she was chewing.

Nag-shrug lang si Kuya saka sumandal sa upuan. Doon nagtapos yung topic na yun kasi nag-open ng topic si Simon. About naman sa kung saan kami mag-aaral after Senior Highschool. Kaming apat na lang nila Shena, Alexis, at Simon yung highschool. Ta's si Janella and Vince, first year college. Si Kuya naman, ayon nga, training at PMA. 3 years na siyang nagt-train.

"CVSU me," said Alexis and Shena in chorus. Natawa tuloy sila.

Napaisip naman ako. Bata pa lang ako, UPD na choice ko. Wala namang prob don kasi kaya naman yung tuition. Saka gusto ko doon kasi . . . Ewan ko ba. Parang may naghihila lang sa akin na doon mag-aral.

"Ikaw, Sadie?" Kuya asked me.

I bit my lower lip and shrugged.

"UPD gusto mo ever since, 'di ba?" Asked Simon. Napatingin ako sa kaniya. 'Di niya pa nakakalimutan yung nabasa niya sa diary ko five years ago.

Naalala ko na naman. Jeez. Pinakelaman niya yung gamit ko nung 13 years old pa lang ako ta's nabasa niya yung secret diary ko. What the f. Nandoon yung crushes ko, kadramahan ko sa buhay, mga pangako, pangarap, gusto, ta's nabasa niya nang ganon ganon lang. Damn you, Simon.