Gone with the Wind (Upper East Side Two)

Chapter Eleven

11 - Modestine

After I woke up in the room inside his office, he offered to drive me home. "We'll facetime, okay?" Sambit niya bago siya umalis pagkahatid sa bahay.

Pumasok ako at nakita si mommy doon na nanonood sa sala. I went to her and kissed her cheeks.

"Good evening, mommy. How are you?" Umupo ako at tumabi sa kanya.

We barely saw each other since she got busy. Nito ko lang siya nadatnan dahil kapag meron siya ay tulog na ako. Sa umaga naman ay gigisingin niya lang ako at magpapaalam na aalis na.

"Okay naman, anak. Ikaw?"

"I'm fine, mommy. Sige po, mommy, akyat na po ako at magrereview para sa exam." Tumango naman siya.

I took a shower and readied my things to start my review. I didn't bother calling Zavi since I know he's tired and naturuan niya naman na ako kanina.

I'll have one major exam to take tomorrow at iyon pa yung tinuturo kanina ni Zavi sa akin kanina. Since medyo naintindihan ko na iyon, ay nag-review na muna ako ng iba pang subjects ko.

It's ten in the evening when my phone rang. It's a facetime from Zavi. Aligaga naman ako na mag-ayos dahil baka ano na ang itsura na ihaharap ko sa kanya.

"Hi!" Sagot ko sa kanya.

"Why didn't call me?" Kunot-noo niyang tanong.

"Ayoko na kasing istorbohin ka." I heard him released a sigh.

"It's fine for me, baby. So, where are we?"

I listened to him and when I can't understand something, he'll patiently explain it again. Namamangha ako dahil halatang kabisado niya lahat. It made me more proud seeing him that way.

He offered to send me off to school tomorrow but I refused since 9:00 A.M. pa ang exam ko. At saka ayaw ko na rin siyang abalahin dahil alam ko namang marami pa siyang aasikasuhin dahil pupunta siyang New York at mawawala ng two weeks o mahigit pa.

Pagkagising ko ay agad na akong nag-ayos para pumasok. I did my usual morning routine and went down. I spotted my breakfast prepared by mommy on the table. Nakita ko rin ang iniwang note niya doon. I picked it up and read it.

Thalia,

Nauna na akong umalis, anak. Kailangan ako sa trabaho nang maaga. I didn't wake you up anymore because I knew that you reviewed late last night. Good luck, anak. Mahal ka ni Mommy.

Mommy

I smiled when I read her letter. It was her thing.... the writing of letters. She preferred that to text.

Pero siyempre kung hindi kaya ay talagang magtetext na siya para lang kamustahin ako sa araw ko.

"Hi!" Bungad sa akin ni Zoey nang magkita kami sa campus.

I still have an hour before my exam starts. Si Zoey naman ay break nila pagkatapos tinake ang isang exam kanina.

"Hello!" Bati ko sa kanya.

Nag-usap lang kami saglit at hinayaan na akong mag-review sa kalahating-oras.

"Bye, good luck, Thalia!" I hugged her and told her good luck too.

Maiiwan kasi siya dahil mamaya pa siya mag-eexam at ako ay pupunta na sa designated room namin.

I still have ten minutes to go there kaya hindi ako magmadali dahil malapit lang naman iyon dito. We were almost complete when I got there. The proctor went inside when I found my seat.