KC.
One week. One week nang hindi nagpaparamdam si Marc sa akin nor sa buong school. Which is odd para sa isang grade concious person.
He just vanished into thin air. Nawala na ang gamit nya sa Condo nya. Unreachable na ang number nya. Deactivated rin ang lahat ng Social media nya.
"So now. I will be announcing the winner for the Friendship Short Story Competition. Frankly, I am torn in between two powerful story. But after consultation and voting. We picked one, but first. Let me describe those stories so that you will know how and why they gave us a hard time choosing.
"Let's start on the First Runner-up. This story has a full blown of happiness, contentment and friendly warm love. A story of a well-built friendship with its long history of ups and downs. A golden friendship in this world full of decievers and plastics.
"While the Winner is the exact opposite of it. It shows a long span of hidden romantic love disguised as a warm friendly love with martyrdom and a high tolerance to Jealousy and Pain attached whenever the protagonist witness its friend and its friend's lover. But just like anything else. It has its threshold."
Kinilabutan ako. Base sa storya ay ako ang Runner-up. Pero bakit parang feeling ko parte ako ng Winning Story? What's wrong with me?
"Ken! Congrats!" sabi ng isa kong kaklase nanagpabalik sa akin sa reyalidad.
"Ahh.. Salamat.." sabi ko sabay tayo para kunin ang papel ko mula sa guro.
"Again. Lets give Mr. Montero's 'Companion' a round of applause"
Sabi ng prof, "And now. The winning piece is...
...'Selfless' by Mr. Cervinio!"
Nabato ako sa kinauupuan ko. Cervinio... Kay Marc?
...hidden romantic love disguised as a warm friendly love...
...high tolerance to Jealousy and Pain whenever the protagonist witness its friend and its friend's lover...
...But just like anything else. It has its threshold...
...It has its threshold...
...threshold...
"Ken? Tawag ka ni Miss Jimenes."
"Ahh..okay.. Salamat." sabi ko sa kaklase ko bago pumunta sa harapan
"Mr. Montero. Mr. Cervinio told me to leave this on your care."
"Ok Miss. Thank you." sabi ko at bumalik paupo pagkatapos ko itong tanggapin.
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Nasa condo na ako ngayon. Sa condo ni Marc specifically. Hawak ko ang papel ni Marc at nagdadalawang-isip ako kung babasahin ko ba ito o hindi.
Sa huli ay natalo pa rin ang isa...
Dahan dahan kong binuklat ang papel at sinimulan na itong basahin...
