Chapter 3

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As the bus arrived, I slowly move my feet up to the ramp and check if anyone's foot was blocking my way and could trip me off once again

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As the bus arrived, I slowly move my feet up to the ramp and check if anyone's foot was blocking my way and could trip me off once again. Luckily, he wasn't there and I don't know if I wanna feel relieved or not. And if I'm not mistaken, it was just the first time I saw him on the bus yesterday when Allen and Anthony pointed him out. There's a lot of vacant seats around and I just went to sit alone as I don't see my friends around.

They weren't answering my calls though and I wonder what they are doing right now. And I'm not sure if they will still continue to push through their plan and I hope they won't.

And then there's my mind flew somewhere trying to learn who sketches my face and dropped it somewhere on the school grounds. I have no idea in my head who will draw my face just because they wanted to. I'm not a perfect subject for artistry but if they find me so attractive that sketching my face would have them a top score.

I don't really think anyone would have some interest of sketching and whoever that person is, he really had a good eye on his subjects. Though I tried to examine the paper, there's a signature of the artists on the picture but I couldn't distinguish and read it. And I'm sure that this photo wasn't posted in any of my socials because I've also checked it, I have no recent photos of this.

My mind washed away when my phone vibrated, I immediately thought that my friends would be the one who's calling but it's just my little sister. I grunted then accept her call.

"Why did you call?

"Hello kuya!" she greeted on her ever-energetic tone. "Ito naman, ang sungit! I need to ask you something from you and its urgent."

"What about it?"

"Mom's birthday will be on the weekend, are you coming home?"

My eyes widen as if I'm just remembering it now and almost forget it. How could I be a good son if I forget my parent's birthday? How could I?

"Oh sh—" I cut my sentence before saying it, we don't swear and not on our house. But I'm not on the house and still, I'm not good at it. "I forgot about it! Good thing you called me!

"OMG! How you could ever forget mom's birthday? I'll tell her that," she smirks. "Anyway, I was just calling because I wanted to surprise her on her 40th birthday. Dad's on board with the plan and we hope you will join us too—and if you don't, you can't come home for the next four years or... ever." She warned me and I sighed and thought about something that I promised to someone else but I couldn't miss my mom's birthday though. "Kuya... are you still there?"

"Yes, I'll come home," and I took a deep breath. "I'll hang up now and Nat don't—just don't ever tell my mom that I forget his birthday or I won't buy you your smartphone."

"I'm a good girl, kuya! I won't spill a word! See you this weekend!" She squeaks and then hangs up the call.

Kahit hindi pa nagsisimula ang araw, I was already drained. My thoughts tangled like everything gone displaced. The situation with Apol this weekend, Allen and Anthony's Grant Explosion and my Mom's birthday that is also happening this weekend and I'm more concerned how I will say to Apol that I wouldn't be able to come at her contest because I'll be going home and of course that would cause an effect to my friends—in which they were the one who insists me for Apol. I'm sure that they'll be upset and for that to happen, I won't say a thing.

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