Glacial always wonders what her life's purpose is. She lives with a lot of doubts and hopelessness. But what happens when the girl, paralyzed by her past, meets people dealing with much more severe issues than she has? How will she spend the entire...
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| chapter 14 : leap of faith |
Glacial
WHO would have thought that spending time with these extraordinary people would be more worthwhile than laying in bed all day, waking up in the morning wondering what you should do for the day, and then doing nothing until the night came?
When the organization invited me to join Project Betterment, I was still paralyzed by my past. I was a lonely girl who wondered if life was still worth living. I used to think I had the worst life possible, but learning about their sacrifices, stories, and how they managed to stay still even when life's waves smashed them made me realize how fortunate I am.
"Kanina pa ba kayo diyan?" Hindi maipinta ang mukha ni Cabin nang humarap silang dalawa ni Jimloyd sa kinatatayuan namin.
I can't blame him for worrying. He intended to confess his feelings only to Jimloyd, his buddy, but we overheard everything. Kahit si Claude na naging subject ng pag-uusap nilang dalawa ay paniguradong narinig ang mga sinabi ni Cabin lalo pa't silang dalawa lang naman ang naririto. Tanging ang mga boses lang nila at ang pagaspas ng alon ang maririnig sa lugar.
"Ikaw, ha? Hindi mo naman sina—" Ned was supposed to spill something but I immediately ceased him from doing so by pushing my elbow against him. Baka mas lalong maging mahirap lang ang sitwasyon kung makikialam pa kami lalo pa't hindi naman kami ang may concern sa issue na ito.
"Kadarating lang namin at narinig kong sinabi mong maglalakbay ka. Saan ka ba pupunta?" Claude insisted to answer. Nakahinga naman ako nang maluwag nang pinili niyang sumagot sa ligtas na paraan.
I was expecting him to handle the situation by doing this. Mabuti na lamang at hindi niya sinabing narinig niya ang lahat at ngayon ay alam na niya kung anong pagtingin sa kaniya ni Cabin. For sure, they'll gonna be awkward for the rest of the month.
Cabin let out a relieved sigh. Maging si Jimloyd na kanina'y hindi rin maipinta ang mukha ay tila ba nakahinga na nang maluwag. I guess, Cabin could really count on him in times like this. That's what true friends are for.
"Wala naman. Nagpapaka-poetic lang ako kasi 'tong si Jimloyd, naunang magdrama kanina. Sinakyan ko lang ang trip niya kaya nagdrama na rin ako," palusot ni Cabin kaya naman agad siyang nakatanggap ng masasamang tingin mula sa nadamay na si Jimloyd.
"I can't see anything wrong with opening up. That simply shows how strong you guys are. You should be proud of yourselves for having the courage to express your true feelings," Lesley commented so I nodded up while staring in their direction.
My buddy was right. One of the objectives of the Project Betterment is to unleash the authentic self inside all of us. Marahil kaya nila kami pinagsama-sama sa iisang lugar ay para kami rin mismo ang magkaintindihan sa isa't isa.
After all, we're all the same youths having our own unique problems. Pare-pareho kaming natututo mula sa kwento ng bawat isa. Natututunan namin na hindi kami nag-iisa dahil may mga pagkakataong may mas matindi pang problema ang iba kaysa sa kinahaharap namin.
