"Ah! Yeah. I remember her! Si Panda? Hahaha."
"No! Panda's her sister. Si Jal yung makulit na pinipilit kang pumunta sa hospital. I told her na nasa Philippines ka and sabi niya you should go here agad. Hahaha."
"Hahaha. Well, kung pwede lang eh. Kung kayang i-drive from QC to UK then why not diba?" sabi niya.
"Oo nga. Edi sana napupuntahan kita diyan or ikaw nagpupunta dito."
"Yeah." sagot niya at naghikab pa.
"What time is it?" tanong ko sa kanya. Sumilip ako sa oras ng phone ko at nakitang 9:30pm na pala. "Dear, it's 4:30am na pala diyan. You should sleep na."
"But we haven't talked that much pa. Ang tagal kitang di nakausap tapos ang bilis lang ng call natin ngayon? Kaya ko pa naman eh." sabi niya.
"Hindi. You sleep first and I'll sleep too. Tatawag ako pagkagising ko okay, baby? Matulog ka na ha? Umaga na diyan."
"Fine. Let's sleep na. I love you, baby. Miss na kita."
"I love you too, dear. I'll call again tomorrow. Good morning." bati ko.
"Good night, babe."
Natapos na ang call at humiga na rin naman ako sa kama. Bago pa man ako makapikit ay agad na nagvibrate ang phone ko.
Dear ❤️:
Dear, have a good night's sleep. I'll be seeing you in dreamland. I love you Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose. Good luck on your interview tomorrow. I miss you! 😘😘😘
Nagreply naman agad ako sa kanya. Kahit kailan talaga to, hindi pa pumapalya sa pagssend ng messages sa akin.
Me:
Dear, you sleep as well. Sisikat na ang araw diyan. I love you so much, Elmo. I'll see you in my dreams. I love you! Haha. I miss you, baby. x
Pagkatapos kong isend ang message ko sa kanya ay nagpasya na kong matulog. Kailangan ko pang gumising ng maaga para sa interview ko sa Bartlett.
"Ms. San Jose, according to your transcripts, you have graduated as Magna Cum Laude in the Philippine School of Architecture." ani Mr. Brown, yung isang nag-iinterview. I think he's the dean or something.
"Yes, sir."
"Hm. We're very impressed with your academic grades and we're surprised that you are also being recommended by our former professor, Arch. Elizabeth De Vera who I presume is your school's dean?" sabi naman ni Madam Middleton.
"Yes, ma'am." ngumiti sila sa akin at tumango.
"May we please have a look at your portfolio?" ani Madam Middleton.
Agad kong kinuha ang portfolio ko at iniabot sa kanila. Mabusisi nilang tinignan ang bawat page at paminsan-minsan ay maririnig ang pagkamangha nila.
"We are very impressed with you Ms. San Jose. Welcome to Bartlett School of Architecture." sabi ni Mr. Brown saka pa inalok ang kamay niya.
"Uh..." hindi ako makakibo. Does this mean na tanggap ako? I mean, mahirap daw makapasok sa school na to. Pero...
"We are excited to see more of your works in this coming academic year. Congratulations, Ms. San Jose." bati naman ni Madam Middleton.
"T-Thank you, ma'am. Sir, thank you so much." sabi ko saka na nakipagshakehands sa kanilang dalawa.
"You have impressed us a lot, Ms. San Jose. And we both thought that you are perfect for our school." nakangiting sambit ni Madam Middleton.
