Falling For Her Innocence (Elegance Series #1)

Chapter 28

Padabog kong nilapag ang Louis Vitton bag ko sa lapag at umupo. I groaned in irritation.

I haven't been sleeping well for the last few days because I have a lot of readings to do! I spent the whole night reading all the cases pero hindi ko parin natapos lahat. I pinched myself when I woke up earlier para magising diwa ko but it did not worked at all.

"Haggard mo, sis. Natutulog ka pa ba?" Regina asked and turned gaze at me. Tinitigan ko lang siya at tinuro ang napakalaking eyebugs ko. "Natapos mo basahin lahat ng cases?" She asked again.

"No," I answered honestly at nilabas ang codal at folder ko na kung saan nakalagay ang mga printed cases na kailangan kong basahin.

It has been 4 years? 5 years? I don't know. It felt like decades since that happened. My life was a fucking mess back then pero paunti-unti ko itong naayos with the help of myself, my stepmom and my friends.

"Ilan na na-digest mo?" Tanong uli ni Regina. She's my co-worker at Starbucks when we were in college. Gulat nga ako na bigla nalang may tumabi sa'kin no'ng first day ko sa law school at mas lalo na kaming naging close.

"41, I guess," I answered with hesitant.

"Grabe, buti pa ako tapos na. Ang tatamad niyo talaga," Cepheus interrupted na kakarating lang and sat beside Regina.

"Sige, Cepheus Hermoso," Regina teased him by saying his full name. "Pustahan pinagawa mo lang 'yan."

"Epal ka talaga Regina Elaina Lavera," Pikon na saad ni Cepheus.

"At least maganda 'yong akin," Regina fired back and made faces in front of Cepheus. Biglang inagaw ni Cepheus ang codal ni Regina kaya napatili siya. "Putangina, ibabalik mo iyan o ipupukpok ko 'to sayong CivPro ko?"

Sasagot pa sana si Cepheus nang biglang bumukas ang pinto at pumasok si Atty. Bardales kaya tumayo kami agad. He took out the index cards from his bag and shuffled it. Nagsimula nang tumibok 'yong puso ko nang mabilis at para na akong najejebs sa sobrang kaba. Humugot siya ng isang index card at sana kainin na 'ko ng lupa.

"Florentino," He called at napatayo ako agad. Fuck this life. Ni-ready ko na ang puso at tainga ko para sa sermon mamaya ni Atty.

"Guevarra v. Eala," Sabi niya at tinignan ako.

Putangina, hindi ko nabasa 'yon.

I tapped my shoulder and whispered, "Bawi ka exams." Nilagay ko na sa bag ko ang mga gamit ko nang magsalita si Cepheus.

"Lodi ka talaga, Debbie. Nakipagtitigan ka kay Atty. Bardales kanina habang recit. Kinaya mo 'yon? Kung ako iyon ay baka najebs na 'ko nun," Natatawa niyang sabi habang inaayos ang bag.

"Tapang 'yan si Debbie, e," Regina teased at natawa nalang ako. Kinuha ko na ang bag ko sa lapag at umalis na.