Of Lines and Love

Line 12

Line 12

"Bobo! Mastaba yung sagot sa number 20!"

Ang aga-aga, ang ingay ingay.

They were all comparing answers from our History exam. It was a bit easier than the midterms, given that we've already adjusted although I cannot say that it wasn't hard.

Honestly, I'm just glad that it's over.

The one I've been dreading was my Design plate, I found a new series and got hooked. I wanted to reward myself for completing my Graphics plate with a couple of episodes. And those couple of episodes turned into a full season.

At first, I was at my drafting table, working on my plate while watching, the next thing I knew I'm already in bed wrapped like a burrito huddling my phone without a care. And then it was morning, and my plate looked  the way it was before I started.

Hell yeah, I'm doomed.

"Ano sagot mo sa 45?" tanong ni Ellora.

"Ishtar Gate."

"The hell! San ko nakuha yung golden gate!? Eh sa 58?"

"Architrave ata? Di ko sure."

She kept rambling. Nag-aral naman yun ng mabuti. I think so. Tapos na naman na. We have other things to deal with.

"Nakikita ko kayo araw-araw pero namiss ko kayo!" Uri hugged us.

We couldn't eat together as often kasi puro kami busy sa requirements. Basta matapos ang klase, kain lang ng mabilis tapos balik na agad ng dorm o kaya diretso library para sa minors.

"My God, papasa kaya ako?!" Ellora exclaimed.

Delayed pa yung awaited visit ko sa Garnet. Sayang, mukhang delayed pa ang pantukso kay Ellora.

Last week of classes na tapos foundation week then I can finally go home!

Wait, may party pa nga pala. Psh.

And then I remembered about the Design plate due tomorrow. Fuck. Hindi ko alam kung anong magic ang gagawin ko para lang matapos yun!

Lahat kami nagmamadaling bumalik ng dorm para lang makatapos. Dapat pala nagstock na rin ako sa dorm ng instant food! Bumili muna ako ng takeouts mula sa resto. I also ordered a strong coffee to go. Nagkukumahog akong bumalik sa dorm.

Nag-elevator na ako para hindi mahulog yung dala ko. All these food pero makakakain kaya ako? Eh wala na ngang oras. Ang dami pa kasing echos ng mga minor subjects.

My heart is pounding. I don't know if it's because I'm anxious of the time or because of the caffeine. Either way, I should focus on what's at hand.

Pagpasok ko sa dorm, ngayon ko lang napansin kung gaano kagulo iyon. Ayoko naman tumawag ng room service. Bahala na, ayos na 'tong magulo basta alam ko kung saan nakalagay yung mga bagay bagay.

I glanced at the notification on my phone, there was an update for another episode. Uploaded three minutes ago.

Ugh.

"Focus, Aeonia! Focus! Gusto mo gumraduate on time diba?" I tapped my face a few times.

I feel like a zombie. Ilang araw na kong puyat but come to think of it, in the span of five months I've been staying here, I can count how many times I actually slept well. By the looks of it, it would mostly be the two weeks before school started.

I stretched my arms and started drafting. Mukhang maling desisyon pa yung pag-inom ko ng matapang na kape. My hands are shaking.

Hours flew by and the next thing I knew, the sunlight is already seeping through the window.