Scents of Lavenders

Chapter 1

"Darius!"

"Aray, ang sakit ha" Reklamo naman sa akin ng lalaking to.

Darius Gunner Garcia, one of my bestfriends and the loud one in the group. Maraming trip sa life, loves dangerous acts, masayahin and always smiles. Mahaba ang patience, pero, once you made him mad, you just revealed a hidden monster in the inside.

"Eh paano naman, yung notes ko may mga drawing na" Pinaghirapan ko pa naman itong e-organize, tapos he will just draw anime characters on it. Importante ito!

"Boring kasing tingnan" Ngising loko siya sa harapan ko. Parang walang ginawang masama ha.

"Notes nga, hindi sketchpad" Loko.

Currently, we're here sa cafeteria ng ADMU, we are having lunch. The reason na sinapak ko si Daruis, is because, pagka-open ko ng notes ko, marami nang anime characters na nakalagay. Di ko alam if inaasar niya ba ako or trip niya lang sa buhay. Jusko.

Magkaiba kami ng strand actually, I study medicine while he is studying engineering. Diba ang layo. Me and Darius have been friends since elementary, he is my childhood bestie together with Ash, most likely we know each other more than others do.

Seven kaming magkaibigan. Ako, si Ashley, Keifer, Darius, Nicole, Lianne, and Ocean. We studied at the same school together kaya doon kami nagkakilala, except Darius and Ashley. Kasama ko na ang mga 'yon, bata pa kami. Me, Lianne, and Darius study at ADMU, DLSU naman si Ocean, tapos si Keifer at Nics sa UE naman. UST, for Ashley. So ayun nga, yan ang friend group namin.

Bumalik na kami sa classes namin, We're third-year of college na kami. Malapit na kaming matapos. Kapit lang. Kaya ko to, Med school ka lang, tao ako.

After classes, it's 6pm na and I'm here waiting for Darius and Li. Med student rin si Lianne, so kami talaga yung magkasama always, pero may kinuha pa raw kasi siya sa library. Bahala na siya sa buhay niya, malaki na 'yon.

"Hoy."

Ay gago.

"Alam mo ikaw, tangina ka oh" I raised my middle finger at him. Kairita, pasalamat kaibigan ko 'yon, kung hindi baka ano na ang gawin ko sa kanya. "Sumbong kita kay tita, you said a bad word, missy" He laughed at my annoyed face after he said that.

Full of laughters lang ang maririnig mo sa hallway dahil ang ingay ni Darius. Finally, Lianne arrived. We went to the parking lot at sumakay sa sasakyan ni Darius. Looks like a new car naman ah. Darius always fetch us, hatid-sundo ang role niya sa buhay namin. The boys in the group are really protective sa aming mga girls kaya normal naman na ganyan ang trato sa amin ni Darius. Tutal, malapit na rin ang building niya sa building na tinitirahan ko. So no big deal.

Nakidrive-thru kami sa McDo dahil gutom na at 7pm na rin. Kape lang yung inorder ko dahil alam ko nagluto si Ash nang dinner namin. Nuggets naman ang kay Darius and as usual, Fries lang ang kay Lianne.

Unang hinatid si Li, tapos ako. "Ge, una na ako tukmol" After that, I said a good night and waved goodbye at him. What a day.

"Hi, sorry late, drive-thru kasi kami" I playfully slapped Ash's shoulder to know my presence.

She's doing her plates kasi. Architecture ang kinuha niyang course sa UST. Parating nagpupuyat. Kahit ang sobrang busy niya, she still have time to smile at me and greeted me.

"Kamusta, doc?"

I smiled at my bestfriend, I'm really lucky to have her.

"I'm fine, ikaw kamusta plates natin architect?" I replied and also asked her. She said she's fine.