See you at 12:15

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"Kate!" as soon as I heard Leslie's voice, I started walking faster so she couldn't catch up. Hinigpitan ko ang hawak sa strap ng backpack ko upang 'di ito malaglag at halos takbuhin ko na ang pagitan ng Dean's Office at Educ Department para lang 'di niya ako maabutan bago pumasok sa klase. Don't get me wrong. I love her; she's my best friend but she'll mess up with my mind and schedule again, and I just wanna make sure that there's no time for her to talk to me before class starts.

"Kate, babe! Ouch." she groaned after bumping with someone dahil sa pagmamadali. I sighed and stopped walking para hindi na siya magmadali sa paghabol at baka mabangga na naman siya. Kung may humahabol siguro saking holdaper, hindi na siya mahihirapang habulin ako dahil titigil ako sa pagtakbo kapag may nakabunggo sa kanya.

"Come to the party tomorrow. I'll take care of everything for you. Please, babe," she pled as soon as she reached me. Hinihingal pa siya habang nakahawak sa braso ko. I sighed and gave her my water bottle to let her drink before I started walking again papuntang department at malapit nang magsimula ang klase namin.

"Les, I have a lot of things to finish. I have to start writing our Final Project sa Child Development." My blockmates are planning to go to a club sa BGC tomorrow after ng last program ng Assumption College Educator's Society's Week as a celebration ng end ng midterm. Kahapon ang last day ng exam and we are just waiting for our midterm grades to be given today before mag-umpisa ang 2nd semester. And I have to see my grades already, so I'll know how much I have to work hard on the next semester. I have to plan it at hindi ko pa halos nasisimulan 'yung mga final projects ko. I am fully aware that I don't do well with procrastination, so I have to start very very early.

"Babe, please? You know Mom will only let me go if she knows you're coming because you take good care of me," She started making puppy eyes to plead. I sighed. I opened the door of the Educ Department to go to class. I greeted Ms. Santanez, the secretary of the department before going inside Room 1.

As soon as Leslie and I entered the room, lumingon na lahat ng blockmates namin. Since we're only on our 2nd year, magkakasama pa lahat ng students from BS English at Preschool Ed.

"No pa rin!" sumbong ni Leslie sa grupo while approaching her seat. Second seat on the first row sa kanan. The group groaned.

"Beb, sumama ka na. You know Leslie won't stop pestering you the whole day until you say yes," Camie, from the English group, said while resuming to reading her book, The Lovely Bones. I looked at Leslie who just looked at me pleading and mad alternately. I sighed.

"I don't want to drink," I tried to make excuses dahil kapag sinabi kong mag-aaral ako, lalong hindi ako titigilan ni Leslie.

"Oh C'mon! Look at Camie! She doesn't drink but she'll join us tomorrow," Leslie whined. Lumapit ako sa kanya para ilapag 'yung gamit ko sa katabi niyang seat. I sighed. I am trying to plan in my head kung anong magiging schedule ko sa paggawa ng projects if sasama ako. I was not able to start with our Final Projects sa kahit anong subject because I focused on our Midterm exams and projects. I believe na it's easier to maintain a grade kaysa maghabol. And I know for sure na hindi agad ako makakauwi after ng clubbing dahil madaling araw na kami natatapos. 4AM na kami nakauwi the last time! At gumagapang na sila papasok ng bahay nila Leslie dahil dun kami lahat laging natutulog kapag may clubbing. Buti nalang hindi nagising yung Mommy niya nun. They were all wasted aside from me and Camie. I sighed again.

"We have to make sure na kasama kayo ni Camie sa 7th High kasi kayo lang ang matino after the clubbing. You make sure that we get home safely, beb." Hannah pointed out habang nakapangalumbaba sa desk niyang nasa likod ng akin. "Kaya sama na," she pouted.