Countless Stars

Chapter 2

I woke up to Mimay's gentle knocking on my door. I'm never a morning person so Mimay's in charge of cooking breakfast. It's still a mystery how she can stay up late at night, or should I say dawn.

After I did my morning ritual I joined Mimay who's setting up the table.

"May klase ako ng 8:30, mind dropping me to school?" tanong ko sakanya habang naglalagay ng sinangag sa plato ko.

Mimay nodded, " Baka naman gusto mo ring kausapin si Kiefer" dagdag niya habang umuupo sa harapan ko.

"Mukha bang may sasahihin akong maganda sakanya?" nanlalaki ang mata kong tanong sakanya. "Besides hindi ako interesado sa ginagawa niya" I rolled my eyes at her

After our conversation kagabi hindi ko na ukit papangarapin pang makasama siya sa iisang bubong. Napaka-annoying ng presensiya niya.

Napatawa siya ng malakas yung tipong talsik laway. I immediately covered my food, " Emillia ang dugyot mo talaga tumawa" napasimangot na lang ako ng mas lalong lumakas ang tawa niya. I rolled my eyes at her, Hindi ba niya alam kung ilang milyong bacteria ang namumugad sa bunganga niya?

"Hindi ka naman mamamatay sa laway ko eh" tumatawa niyang sabi.

Tiningnan ko na lang siya ng masama. Pag nasa labas kami  napakamahinhin niya pero kapag kaming dalawa daig pa niya ang tambay sa kanto. A total mystery, para ba siyang may second identity sa pinapakita niyang ugali. Ipasok ko na kaya to sa mental institution?

"Saka they're not bad as you think they are, they're nice" sabi niya habang sumusubo ng hotdog. Pinagmasdan ko siya habang ngumunguya siya na para bang yung hotdog na kinakain niya eh may three stars mula kay Gordon Ramsay.

"They're not that bad , they're nice" I mimicked her, "Anong nice? Nice ba yung bigla na lang nanglilingkis" inis na sabi ko. Galit na tinusok ko ang hotdog at kumagat. Kung pwede nga lang tusukin yung Kiefer na yun na oarang hotdog eh ginawa ko na.

*Why are you so bitter with that, ha?"

"May i just remind you that THAT guy doesn't know the concept of personal space" I told her, saka hindi normal ang bigla na lang nanglilingkis na lalake. I shuddered in fear. Napakamanyakis hindi ba siya tinuruan sa bahay nila na huwag siyang mambabastos ng babae? Sheesh, I dont want to be associated with that kind of person.

She frowned. " It's a party Yana, everyone dances like that" Mimay pointed out.

"No wonder I hate parties" I shot back, I finished up my plate and looked at her. "For the record I still hate people who gropes innocent people" tumayo na ako at niligpit ang pinagkainan ko. When did it become normal to grope people in a party? Kung kailan ito na naging norm ay hindi ko na alam at wala na akong balak alamin pa ang logic ng pagsasayaw ng ganun kalaswa.

"I'm gonna take a shower now. I still have to review for my MedTerm" she thumbs up habang nilalantakan niya yung omelette na gawa niya, I entered my room and stripped down. Habang nasa ilalaim ng dutsa inisip ko kung ilang beses pa ba ako pwedeng magbigay ng chance sa mga katulad ni Kiefer. Pero, wala akong maisip na magandang bagay na ibubunga ng pakikipagkaibigan ko sakanya.

Nang matapos ako maligo nadatnan ko si Mimay who's busily scrolling at her tablet. I guess Gelo sent their report. Contrary to her party girl image Mimay is a smart,smart girl. She can party all night and can still get full marks. In my opinion napakaperfect niya except for her flawed judgement to people's character.

"I would like to have my free hatid card in effect now"  sabi ko, habang kipkip ang tatlong libro sa kamay ko. I mentally made a note to get Mimay J.Co donuts later kasi she loves donuts. Actually, I'm craving for it too. Nakakahawa talaga ang pagiging patay gutom.