"It hurts so much to love you, I almost died."
I, Maxine Reyes, am a law student, and life hasn't been easy for me. Loving Andre Matt brought its own challenges. I thought studying law would bring me closer to him, even though I wasn't keen on it a...
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"Maxine Reyes, with the highest honour!"
I immediately stood up from my seat and happily walked up to the stage. I know that I will graduate with the title of the highest honour because I have seen what my general average is. Why? Because of course I am the person who is not nice when it comes to school talk.
"Uy, gago, congrats, ate ko!" Agad na paglapit ni Angel saakin na may mukhang hindi ko mabasa.
Kung naiiyak ba o natutuwa.
"Tang-inang mukha 'yan. Natutuwa ka ba o naiiyak?" Natatawa kong tanong sakaniya.
"Tang-ina mo! Siyempre natutuwa ako! With honour kaya ang babaeng 'to!" Pabiro niya akong hinampas kaya tinawanan ko lang siya.
"Ang kapal mo! Puro kopya lang naman ang alam mo!" Malakas kong sinabi na para bang pinaparinig ito sa iba.
She glared at me. "Tang-ina talaga nito, oh, kaibigan ba talaga kita?" Nakanguso niyang tanong na may matang nanlalaki.
I laughed. "Sino ka nga ulit?" Tanong ko na may pangaasar na kasama.
Angel and I were laughing happily when she suddenly asked a question that I had been thinking about for a long time.
"Ano bang course kukunin mo this year?"
I put a hand on my chin. "Kung anong course ang kukuhanin ni Andre." Nakangiti kong sagot sakaniya.
Pinanliitan niya ako ng mata at sabay kurot sa baywang ko.
"Talande ka! Pero ang alam ko ay mag co-college of law daw si Andre, eh," seryoso niyang sinabi, "Kaya mo ba?" Dagdag niyang tanong.
I scoffed. "Kasama ko naman siya, eh, so why not try it? Isa pa ay wala namang madaling kurso sa college." Nakanguso kong sinabi.
"Tanga ka! Kasama siya? Eh, parang hindi nga niya alam na nag e-exist ka! Pero sa true. Walang madaling kurso.
I was right that there were no easy college courses. Another thing is that I'm going with Andre, so why not? I'm smart even though I'm crazy. Kaya nga nanghakot ako ng medals para makapasok ng law school. We are not close. Not only is he not difficult to talk to, but he is also the president of the campus.
But now that we are leaving the campus and moving to a new one. Maybe this is the chance for me to have a moment with Andre.
"Ayoko na! Uuwi na ako!" Reklamo ko kay mama habang kausap siya sa video call.
