Fifteen

Prologue

I'm sixteen year old writing this first story, so bare with me. Don't expect too much from me, I'll just try my best.

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Prologue

I am siting here at the coffee shop watching people walk with their umbrellas, while some are none. It started rainy five minutes ago. I shifted my attention to the people here inside the coffee shop doing their works, reviewing on their upcoming exams, just chilling like me, the couples who enjoyed dating here and some businessman having their first meet with their partners.

While watching and observing them, a question from my proffesor came into my mind. Do you have any decision that you regretted doing in the past?

When I was young, my teacher always reminded us that it is okay to make mistakes and failures in life. Some people doesn't like failures but there's always a beauty in it. Through failures, we learn and we grew spiritually, mentally and emotionally. And that growth, we adapt to our surroundings, using the past's failures we used it to enhance our lives to have a better future.

Instead of regretting something why not reflect on it? That's my teacher said, mula bata hanggang ngayong adult na ako ay itinatatak ko na sa utak ko yan. Wala talaga akong pinagsisihan sa mga desisyon ko noong ako ay bata pa dahil siguro okay lang magkamali dahil bata lang ako, pero nang dumating ako sa edad na kinse ay nagulo ang buhay ko at doon ako nagsimulang magsisi sa mga desisyon ko sa buhay.

"Hey, Kelsey!"

Are these people regret their decisions like how I regret mine when I was Fifteen?

"Kelsey!!!" my friend shouted at the front of my face.

"What are you saying again?" I said.

"Wow huh? Kanina pa ako daldal ng daldal dito hindi ka pala nakikinig? Ano ba kasi iniisip mo at parang bigla ka na lang nawala?" Felicity said.

I shrugged, "Wala naman, ano nga uli sinasabi mo?"

"Hindi ba nai-kwento ko sa'yo na birthday ng pinsan ko, invite kita."

"Ayoko, atsaka pwede ba yan? Pinsan mo ang may birthday pero ikaw nagi-invite? Parents at ang ate mo lang nakilala ko." sabi ko.

Actually, ayaw ko lang talaga pumunta kasi hindi ako sanay sa mga birthdays o anumang okasyon iyan na hindi related sa family ko.

"Pool party kasi ang ganap, mga friends lang ganon. Atsaka pwede naman daw ako mag-invite para enjoy daw. Sige na sama ka na!" Felicity said and hold my hand.

She looked at me doing puppy eyes. "Hindi ka na nga sumama noong inaya kita last week eh kaya sama ka na ngayon, hmm?"

I sighed.

I ditched her last week because I have to do something and I don't really want to go to that club dahil may sakit ako noong time na yon at hindi niya alam. Naaawa naman ako sakaniya kaya papayag na lang ako.

"Okay, I'll go."

She shouted 'yes' with a fist on the air, pinagtitinginan tuloy kami ng ibang tao rito sa loob ng cafe.