What If (St. Mary's U Series #1)

Prologue

Eurica Vannesa San Diego

"Girl, cheer up!" Carlynn said, habang umuupo sa tabi ko. Nandito siya ngayon sa bahay namin kasama ang iba pa naming kaibigan. Si Chantalle, Benj, Khalil, Austin at Carlynn.

"Euri, you know you're not the only one who commits mistake, right?" Chantalle trying to enlighten me, she was also sitting next to me.

"Yeah, I know that, Chan. Pero kilala niyo naman yung parents ko diba? And you know me guys." I sighed, feeling so down. "I don't want to disappoint them, lalo na si Dad."

God knows how much I love them. Pero natatakot talaga ako ma-disappoint ang parents ko.

"Hey, what if we go somewhere? So you won't be sad anymore," Benj suggested while eating the popcorn he got from our kitchen. Hay ang takaw talaga pero hindi naman tumataba.

"Go somewhere or eat somewhere, Benjamin?" Khalil told him while smirking. Kahit na naglalaro sila ni Austin ng online game sa phone ay nakuha pang mang-asar.

Well, it's like their hobby tho.

"I don't know. Sorry inaabala ko pa kayo. I know you guys are busy but all of you still came here." Namamasa na yung mga mata ko. And I'm trying to avoid myself from crying.

Kainis.

Ang iyakin ko.

"Not really, Euri. Yes, we may be busy sometimes but you're more important than anything." Austin said, I feel a little bit enlightened. Minsan lang kasi siya magsalita ng mahaba kaya I appreciate it when he's being like this.

Honestly, I feel so down since our grades was released the day before yesterday. I know I did my best. I always put efforts in everything I do in school. Always passed all my subjects, but this time... except for one.

I thought it will all go well as expected. Pero bakit ganun?

I even managed to pass all the requirements but then, this happened. I actually didn't expect that I'll fail a major subject. Physics to be exact.

And right now, I am so disappointed with myself. Kasi alam mo yun... yung pag bumagsak ka academically, it also felt like I failed not just as a student but as a daughter and as a person as well.

My parents aren't pressuring me that much on my studies. But still, I want to get high grades. Sino ba namang hindi diba? I already set a goal na I won't let myself get a line of 7 na grade.

"So... where are we going?" I sadly asked my friends. Maybe I have to loosen up a bit. Kasi kung hindi baka mas lalo lang ako ma-disappoint sa sarili ko.

"Your choice, Euri. Where do you wanna go?" Khalil asked, while looking at me with worried eyes.

"I don't know."

"What if we go out of country?" Maarteng sabi ni Carlynn.

"Sounds good! I suggest Maldives." Chantalle excitedly said.

"Out of country, Carlynn. Really?" Benj questioned her. "Our sembreak is only two weeks." He sarcastically said, then drink his orange juice

"What about sa mall na lang?" Chantalle suggested again, as she started to scan on her phone.

"Boring," suddenly said by Austin. Khalil and him already stopped playing games, giving us their full attention.

"Then let's go swimming! That would be fun! Khalil's family have a resort in Palawan right, bro?" Benj said, moving his brows up and down.

Khalil's family know us. But I haven't seen them all yet, kahit ang iba pa naming friends. Nahihiya kasi kami, lalo na ako. Even to my other friends, hindi ako sumasama kapag kasama yung ibang family member nila. Naiilang kasi ako.