The Path To Happiness (Completed)

Kabanata 5

Friendship

Today's practice was really exhausting. Wala pa rin si Sienna. Nag-text siya sa akin kanina at hindi ko maiwasang magtampo. She promised that on the third day that she will attend the practice. Paasa!

"Sorry talaga Kat." She apologized. "I'm still sick. Maybe next week na ako makakapasok."

I sighed. Wala naman siyang dapat ikabahala dahil kaunti lang ang kailangan niyang habulin. Ako ang dapat na may ikabahala dahil magiging lonely na naman ako ngayong araw na ito. Nagkaroon na rin naman ako ng mga friends pero I'm scared on trusting them especially kaunting oras pa lang ang aming pinagsamahan. Baka mamaya, backstabbers pala sila.

Not all your friends will stay in your side always. Not all your friends are real. Sienna is exception, proven and tested na iyon. We were friends since Grade 2 kaya sa kanya lang ako nagtitiwala.

"It is okay...alangan naman pilitin kitang pumasok kahit may sakit ka diba?" Medyo nagtatampo kong sinabi. "But I'm all alone here...again." Sabi ko.

Narinig ko ang pag-ubo niya at ang pagdaing niya. Tumawa siya ng kaunti. "I'm really sorry. Why don't you hang-out with kuya" she suggested.

"Your suggestion sucks!" Ani ko. And...we're not okay.

Naalala ko na naman yung nag-away kami. He apologized, I lied, he got angry and then again we are giving the "who you treatment" .

"And a-about your Kuya..." I changed the topic to her Kuya, which older than a minute sa kanya.

"What about Kuya?" She asked. "Bati na ba kayo?" Did she have to asked that?

"Uhmm...Oo" sagot ko. "Pero...nag-away ulit kami"

"What?!" Sumigaw si Sienna na siyang bahagyang paglayo ng aking tainga sa aking phone. "What, I thought he already apogized to you?"

"Oo, pero I kinda pushed his temper again" I played with my hair and curled it using my fingers. "We were fine...more than fine. He gave me a apologetic gestures and he treat me donuts and a drink. Nagmagandang loob siya. He will take me to school dahil may practice pa ako." I opened out.

Narinig ko ang pagsinghot ni Sienna at pag-ubo. Mas lumala yata kasi ang sakit nito. "Oh tapos?..."

"I just don't want his concern. Okay na iyong nilibre niya ako at nag-sorry na siya. I said na lalakarin ko na lang dahil walk in distance lang naman siya."

Tumawa siya. "I know now...you lied. Nag-commute ka siguro. "

"Y-yeah. Naabutan niya akong bumaba sa tricycle at nag-away uli kami. Nagalit siya sa akin dahil nagsinungaling ako sa kanya. I got angry at him too dahil ginawa niyang big deal ang pagsisinungaling ko gayong tinanggihan ko lang naman ang kanyang alok!"

"Well, hindi ko alam kung papaano kayo magkakaayos uli pero maybe making your head cool down and maybe Kuya's temper should too." Umubo uli siya at alam kong malala na.

"Maybe you should get a rest Sienna. Tawag na lang ako pagkatapos ng practice... Maybe I can go there later kung sakaling maagang matapos ang practice."

"Okay...sige na my body aches so much and I really don't feel well."

"Okay" pinatay ko ang tawag at nag-isip ng pwedeng gawin. I should just sleep in the library. Wala namang ginagawa sa room kaya't it's better to be here. Baka makita ko pa ang bugok na iyon sa room. Mas lalo lang akong maiinis sa kanya. Napabuntung hininga na lang ako. "What to do?" I query myself.

The bulb in my mind lighted up when I got a brilliant idea to kill  the time. Naisip kong pwede na sigurong lumabas ng campus. I checked the gate and to my expectation it wasn't open yet. Walang pang uwian kaya't di pa sila nagbubukas.