Edge of Never

10

The night after that party ay wala akong maalala. I woke up and vomited at the bed, mabuti nalang at nasa guest room ako nakatulog at hindi sa mismong kama ko.

Kuya Marco scolded me dahil hindi raw ito nag kulang ng paalala na huwag akong uminom ng marami. All I can remembered is that Kuya Travis carried me and the rest ay hindi ko na matandaan pa and I think it's good dahil siguro ay kahihiyan na naman ang ginawa ko. Tyler and Kai even showed a video of me drunk and it was so embarrassing.

"So what's your plan, honey?" Dad asked me while eating breakfast.

Summer is almost over. They gave me an option if sa Manila ba ako mag-aaral o sa mga universities lang muna dito sa amin. I don't want to be away with them but I think that I should start to live independently. Si Amy ay dito lang daw mag-aaral dahil kapos sila sa pera at na bankrupt ang iilang negosyo ng pamilya nila.

"I'll think about it dad." I said and wiped my mouth with the table napkin.

"Mas mabuti sigurong dito ka nalang muna Chase para mabantayan kita." I looked at kuya and he looked so serious ng sinasabi ito.

"I trust Charlotte, I think hindi naman niya tayo bibiguin kapag nalayo na siya sa atin." Mom smiled at me and that is enough reason para mapagaan ang loob ko. My parents trust me too much and I can't bare breaking it.

"What if, dito na lang muna ako but I'll transfer to different universities." Napatango naman si mommy sa sinabi ko. "And after that I'll go to Manila for college."

Para kahit papano ay makasama ko pa ng matagal si kuya at gusto ko rin naman na dito muna dahil dito rin naman ang mga pinsan ko at syempre graduating na rin ngayong year sina Kuya Marco at Kuya Cole.

"The decision is yours." Dad said

I am so lucky that my parents don't interfere with my decisions and I'm so lucky that they've trusted me. I think I made up my mind at dito nalang muna ako mag-aaral.

"Ate lilipat ka ng school?" Kemeniah looked at me while I'm putting mascara on her eyelashes.

Ngayong summer ay wala kaming ginawa kundi ang mag makeup. Tinuturan ko siya kung paano gumamit nito at syempre sumama na rin si Athena. Si Ate Summer lang ang hindi dahil busy daw ito. Well, kahit hindi naman busy ay hindi rin naman sasama sa trip namin yun.

"Not sure pa but I'm considering that idea." I said and looked at every angle of her face checking if okay na ba yung makeup.

"So I won't see more of you." She pouted, I laughed at her reaction.

"Pumupunta naman kayo dito, so ayos lang yun." I said and smiled at her. I looked at Athena at the corner, she is struggling on curling her hair.

"Ate Chase it's hot, baka masunog ang buhok ko nito." I laughed at her.

"It's natural, hindi yan kukulot kung hindi yan mainit."

The day after, I was busy processing my papers for transfer at pagkatapos ay mag e-enroll na rin ako. Amanda kept on pursuing me not to transfer but I made up my mind at gusto ko rin masanay na hindi ko kasama palagi ang mga pinsan ko baka kasi pag pumunta ako sa Manila ay hahanapin ko sila.

"Kuya Travis?" Nagulat ako ng makita ko itong nakatayo sa harap ng pintuan namin.

"I'll accompany you to school." Namilog ang mata ko sa sinabi nito.

"No, si Kuya Marco ang maghahatid sa akin." Nakapamulsa ito sa itim niyang jeans.

"He asked me to drive you, may pupuntahan siya." Hindi man lang niya ko sinabihan! Wala pa naman ang mga driver namin dito dahil pinag drive sina mom at dad.