Graduation ball came..we are at my house preparing for the bignight..2 days from this day we will end our life as a highschool student and face another chapter as a freshmen in college.
It was a great night, im feeling better after the derrick thing..yes i admit it im still not full move on but i got his answers after that talk and im not hoping that he will show up and pleading things to me.
"Are you ok? You should be happy..." sabi ni nathan
"I am happu..anjan kayo..paanu ba naman ako hindi magiging masaya..ill join you in the dance floor later"
"Sige..puntahan ko lang sila dun..sumunod ka ha.."
Tumango lanh ako..at bumalik sa focus ko sa kinakain ko...iniisip na i will be better and this night will be great..after this im out in this school and go to the best university in manila. I decided to take psycology and proceed to medical school after..i will spend 8 years in studying and ill be a doctor.
Nakikita ko sila sa dance floor..sumasayaw,nagtatawanan..and im ready to join them.
"Are ready to dance...with me?"
Hindi ko alam kung kaninong boses yun..pero namukhaan ko ang kamay..."derrick?"
"Anu..sasayaw ka ba o tutunganga lang tayo dito"
Inabot ko ang kamay niya,and i smile looking at him.
"You seems to be nervous..loosen up..its just me"
"Some is happy" sabad ni karen
"Wow! Ikaw na ang mahaba ang buhok!" dagdag ni carol
"Im happy for you beh...hoi! Ikaw derrick ha..last na yun ha!" dagdag uli ni cheryl
"Yes ma'am..ill take care of him"
"Taray..babae ka baks? Im happy for you!" masayang sabi ni nathan.
Its a slow dance and its kinda awkward kasi nakatayo parin kami..kahit deam yung ilaw..alam ko someone students saw us.
"shit! Pwede umupo na tayo?"
"Why...nahihiya ka?"
"A little and its awkward kasi im feeling na nakatingin sila sa atin"
"Fine...but you'll get use to it"
We go back to our table..hanggang sa makaupo kami and he still holding my hand...
"Wait,tayo ba?"
"Ayaw mo ba?"
"Syempre gusto..pero..."
"Ok...ill explain..im an ass...nung nangyari yun...i did feel something, i was indenial but i feel it..kaya sinubukan na na labanan at hindi ka makita, but it hurts, it crashes me...sabi ko sa sarili ko..why don't i give a try"
"Ah try? So trial and error lang pala toh?"
"No...its what i meant..ill give if this would work out for the two of us."
"I like you mark..i love you!"
Wow..nabingi ata ako nung narinig ko yung sinabi niya sa akin
"Hey..narinig mo yung sinabi niya?" tanong ko kay nathan
"Asus...bibingihan ka pa..gusto mo lang ipaulit noh?" tukso.ni nathan
"Anu nga uli sinabi mo?" tanong ko uli kay derrick
"Sabi ko i like you and i love you!"
"Ok! I love you too derrick"
Niyakap niya ako at nakita ko yung mga kaibigan ko na masaya para sa akin. And im happy for me. Akala ko it would be just happy that night will end but exceeded my expectation and its more than i ask for. I have derrick now and im so much or in the cloud 9 of happiness.
Graduation came and we are all excited. Lahat kami nakuha na yung diploma namin and my friends karen and cheryl give a speech for being the top students and we are all proud to see them standing in that stage.
We plan on a vacation for all of us and thankfully all our parents said yes. Pumunta kami sa puerto galera to celebrate our success.It was a nice trip all of us are there. My derrick is there...we spend 5 days in puerto galera and it was just all happiness.
We all plan na sabay sabay kaming mag eenroll sa UST. Pero as usual hindi lahat kami ontime. Kasama ko si derrick, he insisted na samahan ako.mag enroll.and we can eat lunch after kasama ang iba.
"Hey..mag papark lang ako ok..mauna kana sa registration office"
"sige...sumunod ka agad ha"
"Opo, promise"
I just smiled at him and directly went to the registration office. Habang hinihintay ko si derrick at yung iba. May napansin ako na nakapila sa registration counter, he looks very familiar, hindi ko masyadong makita ang mukha niya dahil nakatalikod. Nang biglang may nagsalita.
"Tony!"
Lumingon siya..and yes its tony...i feel excited kasi nakita ko na uli si tony and its a surprise for me. Lumapit ako sa kanya.
"Tony...ikaw ba yan?"
"Mark? mark kumusta?"
"Im good..ikaw?"
"Im great...yung iba asan?"
"Papunta na dito..wait.."
"Bakit?"
"Where have you been?"
"Ahhmm...wait..tapusin ko lang toh and we can talk"
"Ok"
Dumating si derrick..sumunod si carol and cheryl..maya maya pa andun na si karen at nathan.
Nabigla din sila sa sinabi ko..im excited and shock! Hawak hawak ni derrick ang kamay ko.
Maya maya pa lumapit si tony sa amin.
"Hi guys..kumusta kayo?"
"tony..ikaw na ba yan?" tanong ni nathan
"Ofcourse this is me..kayo kumusta na kayo?"
"We're great..dito ka din?" tanong ni carol
"Yes...nursing...kayo?
"Oh...maging makaklase pala tayo..kami ni carol nursing din"
dagdag ni cheryl
"Talaga? balita ko valedictorian ka daw..congrats"
"Thank you!"
Maraming napag usapan ang lahat sa pagbalik ni tony..as of him sa singapore daw siya nagtapos ng highschool...and he never mention tungkol kung bakit siya umalis at anung dahilan...ang sabi niya it was his parents decision but i don't believe him...kailangan kung klaruhin sa kanya kung bakit...
"Guys..tapos na kayo lahat sa enrollment?" tanong ni derrick
"yep! We are done" sagot ni karen
"Lunch?" tanong ni derrick uli.
"Sure..saan?" sagot ni carol
"May malapit na restaurant tapat lang ng university"
"Sure..tara" sabi ni carol
"Your going with us tony right?" tanong ko sa kanya
"Yes! I miss you guys"
Pumunta kami lahat sa isang restaurant..we're just lucky kasi hindi puno ang restaurant and we got a table for 7 of us.
Magkatabi ni derrick and he is still not loosing my hand.
"Hey are you ok? Your squeezing my hand so hard"
"sorry...ahmm"
"Your worried, you should not be...wala akong feelings sa kanya.."
"Am i supposed to be worried?"
"No..and can we talk about this later..we are here to eat..relax ka lang"
I asure derrick that everything would be alright..he should no feel treathen with tony..tony is a friend and will always be.
"So tony...kumusta ang highschool sa singapore?" tanong ni carol
"Weird..pero ok lang...we are all in different country...naka adjust naman agad ako after ilang months"
"Well its seems you are..your very different and good..so may partner kana?" tanong ni nathan
"No...wala akong makitang matino dun..kaya nga nag decide ako bumalik after...medyo toxic dun..halos advance lahat,"
"So mark and derrick your a couple?"
"Yes..we've been together for 2 months and i love him" sagot ni derrick.
Alam ko na naramdaman ng iba ang konting tensyon sa pagitan ni derrick at tony. And i feel that too. Buti nalang dumating ang waiter at sinerve yung inorder naming pagkain.
"Ayan...anjan na pala yung pagkain..tamang tama at gutom na ako" pagbasag ni carol sa tensyon
"Tara..lets eat na..tama na ang usapan" dagdag ni karen.
Kumain ang lahat..tahimik lang habang kumain kami.
After ng lunch namin...naghiwa-hiwalay na ang lahat. Magkasna sina nathan,carol and cheryl..sinundo naman ng kotse nila si karen.
Bumalik kami sa campus para sa kotse ni derrick..bago kami makatawid...kinausap ni tony si derrick
"Wag kang mag alala..i move on and wala na akong feelings kay mark...im happy for you both guys...hope we can get back the friendship that we had mark...im happy dahil masaya kana"
"Sana maging masaya ka din tony" sabi ko sa kanya
"Sige..alis na kami"
After seeing tony again and talking and clarifying him regardjng his feelings and he admits that its gone and i believe him..i saw it on his eyes. And im sure derrick believes that and im secure about what we have, whag we believe in. And a week from today we will start a new chapter of our life...derrick will continue his pre med school sa dati niyang scholl and he will transfer sa UST para magkasama kami and he will help me in my premed. We wilk meet new friends in our departments but i believe that what we all have will stay strong and they will find happiness for each one of us..which i already found mine.