Serenade in the Daylight (Old Money #1)

SIX

06 - President Sea

"Sure na sure ka talagang mag-RBT exams at training after graduation?" Dalia asked in the middle of our activity.

As part of the session here on the last day of our retreat, we were told to write on a piece of paper one big wish or goal that we look forward to reaching someday and it will be placed on a box wherein the priest will be blessing it later during the Thanksgiving mass.

There's nothing much I could ask for because I feel like everything that's good has already been gifted to me by my parents and the other people I love. So, I only wrote of what I would like to achieve once I finish my degree aside from taking the place of my parents in business. I'd like to still give what I studied a purpose.

Seraphina Elegancée J. Restrivera, RBT

"Oo nga! Sayang naman ang mga napulot ko sa course na ito tsaka ang pagpayag ng mga magulang kong i-experience ang kung anong gusto ko," tugon ko. "Tsaka ayaw mo ba 'yon? Pampahaba rin ng pangalan, may CEO na, may RBT pa," pahabol kong biro.

"May point. Sige 'yan din isusulat ko." Natatawang binura ni Dalia ang kanyang sinusulat at pinalitan iyon.

"Ibahin mo naman ang format, gaya-gaya!" pagtawa ko rin.

"E, ano? Sa unahan ko ilalagay ang 'RBT' tapos dulo ang name?" pabalang niyang sagot.

"Ey! Registered Behavioral Technician sila, oh," komento ng isang nagmula sa likod namin. Si Conrad.

"Narito ka na naman," puna ni Dalia.

After Dalia was done writing, we stood up and went to where the box was placed para ilagay na namin ang aming papers. Si Conrad naman ay naiwan na nakikipaghalubilo sa iba pang mga students ng International Studies at Behavioral Sciences.

"Let's retouch our makeup first before we take our lunch," I told her after we walked out of the activity room. She agreed to my idea so we went upstairs to our room to fix ourselves.

As we went back downstairs, we saw Silas walking towards the room he shares with Conrad. Second to third floor kasi ng right wing ng building ang rooms ng mga lalaki at fourth to fifth naman sa mga babae. At second floor ng left wing naman ang dining area.

"Hey, 'di ka pa mag-la-lunch?" I asked him in a low voice. Though, wala rin namang masyadong tao rito dahil ang iba ay nasa dining na habang ang iba pa ay nasa first floor at hindi pa rin tapos sa activity.

"I'm drowsy. Marami na rin naman akong kinain kaninang breakfast, busog pa ako."

Napatango ako. "Alright, kakain na kami. Sure kang busog ka? I mean, I could try na magtakas ng isang bread para sa 'yo."

He smiled. "Hindi na. Kain na kayo, eat well."

"Okay, sleep tight," paalam ko.

While putting some shrimp tempura on my plate, Dalia kept on teasing me about Silas feeling tired and choosing to sleep the two-hour break before mass instead of taking his meals.

"Nagkita-kita pa kasi kayo noong madaling araw sa rooftop ng right wing, ayan, puyat tuloy ang isa," pangongonsensya niya sa 'kin. "So, that explains why he was first to submit his paper a while ago."

"Wala ka lang kinikita, e. Hayaan mo, pabalik na tayo sa Biñan mamaya. Mayroon ka na ulit kikitain habang dilim," binara ko na lang din siya para matahimik. She isn't the joker type of girl, but I know she's doing that because she knows that the amount of patience in my battery drains when I am on my period.

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"May pa-pageant ulit ang student board!" I announced in the video call. "Nagkaroon ng meeting ang mga president ng bawat department, well, plus ako, kailangan daw magkaroon ang bawat dept ng tatlong representative, bale tatlo galing sa ating Liberal Arts, tatlo rin sa Medicine, sa Engineering, Business and Economics, tsaka Hospitality and Management, total of fifteen delegates."