This is not the Last

twenty

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4 years later...

"Congratulations Dr. Rodriguez." Ngiting sabi sa akin ni Marius.

Medical school, here we go!

"2 more years, may Engineer Soledad naman ang Pilipinas." I said and raise my both hands to draw a rainbow.

"Soon, may engineer ka na." He said and winked at me.

"Akin ba?" Sabi ko and playfully smiled at him.

"Wushuu, tara na nga." Sabi ko at niyaya s'ya.

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2 years later...

"Macarius Soledad, Cum Laude."

Masaya akong pumalakpak nang tawagin ang pangalan nito.

"Congratulations, Engineer ka na!" Excited na sabi ko sa kanya.

"Ginawa sa'yo ng med school? You started stress eating?" Ngising sabi nito.

Asar ko s'yang itinulak na kinatawa n'ya.

"Whatever, good luck to your board exam." Sabi ko at binelatan s'ya.

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6 months later...

"Allana, did I passed?" Kinakabahang tanong sa akin ni Marius.

"I'm sorry to tell you," malungkot na sabi ko,"You'll have many problems coming 'cause you're now an engineer!"

"O god! Thank you Lord huhu! Kahit na walang hiya itong kasama ko." Malakas na sigaw nito na kinatawa ko.

"Paiyak ka na eh."

"Hindi ah! Ba't ako iiyak?!" Sabi nito.

"Wushuu, Iyakin ang isang Engineer Soledad." Mas lalong panga-asar ko sa kanya.

Ngisi n'ya akong tinignan na kadahilanan nang pagtakbo ko.

"Stop it!" Natatawang sabi ko,"Do you know what you're doing is torture?!"

"Stop! Isusumbong na talaga kita!" Pilit kong pagbabanta kahit na natatawa pa rin ako.

"As if I care. Ikaw pa pagalitan eh." Sabi nito at binelatan ako.

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3 years later...

"Finally, a break." I tiredly said.

"Sis, ang pangit mo na."

"Why are you always stating the obvious ba?" Inis na sabi ko kay Bailee na kinatawa n'ya.

"You're so nakakagigil talaga. Tara, libre ko, let's go to a spa." Excited na sabi nito at hinila ako.

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"Do you want some free trip to other countries?"

"Not have a time for that Bailee, magrereview pa ako for the next sem." Sabi ko naman and she sighed.