A Thousand Love Prescriptions

Chapter 1.

"Happy graduation!!!" Sigaw ni Ina at yumakap sakin.

"Congratulations satin!" Yumakap ako pabalik.

Humiwalay siya at kinikilig na tumili.

"Grabe! I can't believe we made it!" Tumalon siya sa tuwa.

"Akala mo naman ay sa college grumaduate! Gaga, graduated from highschool ka palang!" Tumawa ako.

"Atleast diba! So ano plano besh? San ka magcocollege?" Iniangkla niya ang braso sa braso ko.

"Hmm, ikaw?" Tanong ko pabalik.

"Sa UST ghorl," kinikilig na sagot niya.

"Actually nahihirapan akong pumili between La Salle, UP, Ateneo and UST. I wanna be an Iska kaso maganda din sa UST and also para kasama kita!" Sagot ko.

"Yehey! You really love me talaga," inihilig ni Ina ang ulo sa balikat ko.

"Mga iha, tara na. Ina, inimbitahan ko ang mommy mo na sumama sa lunch namin," sabi ni Mommy.

"Ay talaga ba, tita? Yehey!" Excited na sabi ni Ina.

"Yeah, I already talk to your parents" tumango si Mommy sakanya.

Nagtungo nga kami sa isang restaurant at isinelebrate ang paggraduate namin ni Ina at kasama rin namin ang pinsan niyang si Vaughn.

"Mommy, I have decided na sa UST nalang po ako magcocollege," sabi ko kay Mommy nang makauwi kami.

"Hmm, and why is that?" Tanong niya.

"Kasi maganda doon and maganda ang teachings rin" sabi ko.

"Yan ba talaga ang gusto mo o gusto mo lang don para magkasama padin kayo ni Ina?" Tanong ni Mommy.

"Of course, Mom! I like to study in UST," giit ko.

"Okay then, if that's what you want," ginulo ni mommy ang buhok ko at ako naman ay ngumiti sakanya.

I'm so happy that I passed the big 4,Pero may mga thoughts ako na baka I will not do well in my studies like yes it's my passion to write pero what if hindi ako magaling sa ibang mata ng tao?

A month has passed since I gratuated and now abalang abala ako dahil after enrollment magsusukat pa ako ng uniform and sympre bibili ng school supplies.It's my first time to enroll and maglakad ng ibang papeles mag-isa. I'm starting to be independent. Starting to do things by myself.

Ang bilis ng mga Araw.It seems like, kailan lang ako nag enroll and nag-eenjoy ng vacation.

Today's my first day in UST.
Everything's going well. Everyone seems to be nice. And I'm happy that dito ko piniling mag-aral.With my bestie! Every choice seems to be right whenever I'm with her.

We got Dismissed after class. Magkaiba courses namin. She took Pharmacy and I took Arts in Creative Writing kasi It was always my dream to write.

We're on our way out to find a place to eat.

"Alam mo, Akala ko mahirap mag Pharmacy..." She said with her hands on the strap of her bag.

Wow. Madali lang yung Pharmacy?! Tumalino yata tong Bestfriend ko.

"Yun pala, Mahirap talaga. May memorization ng gamot and it's effects, physiology, chemistry at kung ano-ano pang bagay na hindi ko maiprocess sa brain ko ng madali bes." Pagdadaldal ni Ina.

Tinawanan ko siya. Ito talaga. Never fails to make me laugh out loud.

"Ina, Seoulgyupsal tayo. My treat!" She held on my arm as I said that.