When The Rain Falls (COMPLETED)

PART 1 OF 13

PART 1 OF 13

As a teenager, it is not always easy to find yourself. Your decisions and dreams are always on a conflict. There are things that are not under our control. But even in that situation, I still always told myself to look for the positive side of it. Don't be too pressured and just be happy.

I am strong, but sometimes not. Minsan nagmumukmok lang ako sa kwarto at nag-iisip kung matapang ba talaga ako. Totoo ba talaga itong pagmamatapang ko, o nagiging totoo lang kapag napipigilan ko ang sariling matinag. But I just realized that it is fine to rest sometimes. It doesn't mean that you're strong, you are already strong enough to handle heavy situations.

"What the freaking sausage, napaaway kayo?!" gulat na gulat na reaksiyon ni Heisha saamin.

We are given a 15 minutes break before going back again in our practice. Lestina and I narrated every single detail to Heisha about what happened last night. Heisha's reaction was priceless and can't even imagine the scenario. She even suggested to report it by the officials but we didn't agree with it.

Heisha was very surprised and can't really believe. Si Heisha ang pinaka makulit saamin ngunit siya rin ang palaging lumalayo sa away. Alangan namang basta-basta nalang siya mapapaaway kung abogado ang kanyang tatay. Sus, you will surely die infront of her father.

"Huwag kang mag overreact diyan, ang importante walang napahamak saamin." sagot ni Lestina kay Heisha.

Nakaupo kami ni Lestina sa sahig habang nakasandal ang aming mga likod sa pader ng dance room namin, tapos si Heisha naman ay nakatayo lang saaming harapan habang nakapamewang. Gusto ko tuloy matawa dahil mukhang nanay si Heisha.

"Grabe, for the first time in history umabot pa talaga kayo sa gitna ng kalsada!" hindi parin makapaniwalang sabi ni Heisha.

Hindi ko alam kung anong isasagot kaya natawa nalang ako at umiling sa reaksiyon niya.

"Basta, 'wag na kayong mag-alala. Nakausap ko na si Calyx kagabi, sabi niya siya na ang bahala sa mga kaibigan niya." sagot ko sa kanya para kumalma na siya.

Even if he assured us our safety, I still can't believe that he has friends like them. Mas gugustuhin ko nalang sigurong makasalubong si Aiden na kasama si Calyx kesa sa mga ibang kaibigan niya sa labas ng paaralan. At tsaka, hindi ba siya pinapagalitan ng lolo niya na may kaibigang pasaway?

"Gosh, Calyx again. It feels like there's really something going on between the two of you." Heisha commented that made Lestina scream.

Agad akong pumalag at sinamaan sila ng tingin. Seriously?! Sa lahat ng sinabi ko 'yan talaga ang pumasok sa isip nila?

"For your information, he was the one who messaged me first because he apologized in behalf of his friends. Duh," I explained. I immediately stood up and rolled my eyes on them. Hindi ko na sila pinansin at lumapit nalang sa ibang mga kasama. Tsk, bahala sila diyan.

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Pagkatapos ng practice ay sabay ulit kaming tatlo na pumunta ng banyo upang mag-ayos at magbihis. Nakakapagod ang sayaw kaya medyo matamlay na rin akong gumalaw.

"Dadating ba ulit and daddy mo?" tanong ko kay Heisha habang kami'y nakaharap sa salamin.

"Yes, and you should all expect that we can meet him on our way out." Heisha answered while cleaning his stuff.

"Gosh, iskeri." biro ni Lestina at umaktong natatakot. Sus, sigurado naman akong matatakot talaga 'yan kapag nakasalubong ang daddy ni Heisha.

Pagkatapos naming mag-ayos sa loob ng banyo ay agad na kaming lumabas. Habang naglalakad sa hallway ay hindi na naman nawala ang aming pagtatawanan at pagtutuksuhan. Being with them is the happiest part of my life. Being with our friends helps us to forget our problems and just laugh until we can't almost breath.

Saating buhay ay kailangan natin ng taong susuporta sa lahat ng ating desisyon. Kailangan natin ng taong nandiyan sa tabi upang iparamdam saatin na hindi tayo nagkukulang. Kailangan natin ng taong gagabay sa tuwing tayo'y tatawid sa tulay. Hindi natin kailangan ng taong hihila saatin pataas, kailangan natin ng taong tutulong saatin habang hinihila natin ang ating sarili pataas.

"Oh gosh," biglang bulong ni Lestina na naging dahilan kung bakit kami natigil sa paglalakad.

Napako kaagad ang atensyon namin sa lalaking seryosong naglalakad papalapit saamin. Napa-iling naman si Heisha habang mahigpit ang hawak sa sling ng kanyang backpack.

Heisha's dad was talking someone on his phone. But even if he's talking to someone else, his attention was on us. His face is so serious and it seems like he was arguing with someone on the other line.

Napalapit naman kaagad si Heisha sa kanyang ama at si Lestina naman ay kumakapit na naman saaking braso. Tsk.

When Heisha's dad already finished talking to someone over the phone, he immediately looked at Heisha before looking on us.

"Dad," bati ni Heisha sa kanyang ama.

I was kind of scared when her dad gave his attention to us. But I tried to calm myself to avoid embarrassment. Gosh, para kaming ipapatawag sa principal's office dahil sa titig ng daddy niya.

Medyo kinabahan ako dun pero kinalma ko lang ang sarili ko. Mygoodness! Para kaming ipapatawag sa principal's office dahil sa titig ng Daddy niya!

"Tell your friends to come with us," Heisha's dad told her that made her confused. I was also confused so I was probably wearing the same expression with Heisha. What does her dad mean?

"Huh?" Heisha answered confusedly.

"I said, your friends are coming with us." Heisha's dad repeated so he looked at us again that made me surprised. We? Coming with them? It means, ihahatid nila kami pauwi?

"But, why? What is this all of a sudden?" naguguluhan pa rin na tanong ni Heisha sa ama niya. Nagkatinginan rin kami ni Lestina at nagkibit-balikat. Moody ba 'tong tatay ni Heisha?

"Let's drop them off in their respective houses. It's not safe for you to go home today without a guardian." Heisha's dad seriously answered kaya medyo nagulat kami.

"Yeah, I know that. But why all of a sudden? What's happening?" Heisha asked.

Nakaramdam din ako ng kaba kaya nanginginig ang aking mga tuhod. The hell, ano na naman bang nangyayari? Is there something that we don't know?

"One of your schoolmate was stabbed, 20 minutes ago." Heisha's dad answered that made all our lips parted because of shocked.