City Lights of the Avenues (Avenue Series #1)

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"Amour, I got accepted!"

Bumaling ako kay Aurelio na kararating lang. He was smiling widely while welcoming me with those words. I can't help but to smile because of his tone of excitement.

"Really? Congratulations!" I ran close to him and hugged him tightly. Weeks after we came home from Puerto Galera, he decided to apply once again for part-time job. This time, without his father's consent.

Alam naming pagbabawalan siya ni Tito and I'm also against it pero naintindihan ko since he wants to help his father.

"After many tries, huh?" I stated. Pero lumayo muna ako at tinignan siya habang inaabot ang kamay niya para mahawakan ko. "Pero magiging okay ka ba? You'll be on your fifth year, it will be tough since magiging tight 'yung schedule mo."

Nag-aalala ako sa kaniya dahil baka hindi niya kayananin. Pero lahat ng pangamba ko ay nawala pansamantala nang hawakan niya pabalik ang kamay ko nang mahigpit.

"I will be okay..." He said as he gave me a hearty smile.

Forest:

Mataas grades ko, sana ikaw rin

Lavy:

huh? Bigayan na?

Forest:

Tanga, di mo knows?

Nung last month pa gaga

Yan kasi landi pa more

Napaawang ang labi ko habang nanlalaki pa ang mata dahil sa gulat. Shit! Hindi ko pa nakikita! Nawala rin sa utak ko!

Lavy:

Puta bat di mo sinabi?!?!

Forest:

Ngayon ko nga lang din nalaman eh :-*

Napairap ako at agad nagpunta sa Gmail at nag-scroll down para makita ko. Nang makita ko na nga ay kinabahan naman ako kaya hindi ko mabuksan-buksan ang mail. But then I remembered I'm not cramming anymore.

Hindi naman siguro masamang umasa, ano? I breathed heavily as I finally clicked the mail with my shivering forefinger.

Grades that has full of one. One is the highest grade! Shit! I smiled widely and took a snap of it just to send it to Aurelio.

lavygarcia:

sent a photo.

I PASSED!!!! .·'¯'(>▂<)'¯'·.

aurelio_f:

Congrats baby

Let's celebrate after my shift

I miss you.

Ramdam ko ang pag-iinit ng pisngi ko nang mabasa ko 'yon. Hay, Aurelio... keeping the butterflies inside my stomach, huh?