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Chapter 63.2: The End of Highschool
Jin's POV
Nagtuloy tuloy lang ang graduation. By now, nakuha na namin lahat yung diploma namin meaning graduate na talaga kami. Makikita mo naman sa lahat na masaya sila na hawak yung diploma nila. Masaya din naman ako ngayon. I won't let anyone ruin this day for me. I know na magkakaayos din kami ni Gab. May speech pa pala ako >___< Baka mamaya, makalimutan ko yung sasabihin ko at mag improptu na lang ako dun.
Nagstart ng magbigayan ng medals. Ito na talaga, malapit na ako. Kinakabahan ako ng sobra. Hindi ako mapakali dito. Baka magcollapse ako dun! Hindi! Hindi pwede! Nakakahiya >___< Nagulat ako ng biglang hawakan ni Gab yung kamay ko. Nakahawak lang siya sa kamay ko pero hindi siya tumitingin sakin. Sa ginawa niya, nabawasan ng kahit konti yung kabang nararamdaman ko.
"Salutatorian, Mikaela Valdez" -MC
Umakyat na si Mika dun sa stage. Waaah T___T ako na next. Kinakabahan na talaga ako.
"Valedictorian, Jin Charel Tan" -MC
Binitawan na ni Gab yung kamay ko at tumayo na ako. Sobrang bilis ng heartbeat ko ngayon at nanginginig yung tuhod ko. Hindi pa naman ako mahilig magsalita sa harap ng maraming tao. Sinabitan na ako ng medals. Pumwesto na din naman ako dun sa place kung saan ako magiispeech. This is it!
"Let's now hear Ms. Jin Charel Tan for her valedictiry address" -MC
Nagpalakpakan naman na yung mga tao. Napatingin ako kay Gab, hindi siya tumitingin sakin. Sina Mommy naman, hinihintay yung speech ko. Si Mika, nakatingin din sakin. Stage fright, wag naman ganito oh.
"..."
Wait >___< Nakalimutan ko na yung sasabihin ko! Ano ba yan?! Bakit ngayon pa? Nakakahiya. Hindi ko alam kung ano yung sasabihin ko.
"Babes, kaya mo yan!" sigaw ni Steven
"Go bessy!" sigaw ni KL
Bahala na! Gamitin mo yung talino mo ngayon Jin. Hinihintay nilang lahat yung speech mo. I can't disappoint everyone. Kaya ko to! Fighting!
"Honored Guests, our beloved Directress: Mrs. Macalinao, our Principal: Mrs. Balisi, parents, friends, teachers, fellow graduates, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon"
Bahala na! Babanatan ko na to ng english. Kahit papano naman may konti akong naaalala sa speech ko e.
"This afternoon I stand before you with a single purpose and that purpose is to sincerely extend my deepest gratitude to those people who became a part of my success and to leave you the words of my heart which have found a perfect moment to express them in this equally beautiful and triumphant moment. This is the moment when we have finally come to reap the rewards of the 4 difficult years of academic struggles as a high school student. The 4 years that gave us many challenges and trials. We survived so let us enjoy this moment. To all of our teachers, we thank you for all your efforts and patience. We want you to know that all your efforts we're worth it. We have definitely learned a lot from you not only about the subjects you taught but also the things about life and how it should be lived. We salute you all. We will surely miss you. To my family who supported me all the way, I give you my deepest and sincerest gratitude. You deserve my medals and diploma. Mommy and Daddy, I know that words aren’t enough to thank you for everything. I am very thankful that you were my parents. I love you! Seniors, graduate na tayo! I know that this day will be one of the happiest and loneliest moments. It is the happiest because this day, we were in here to receive the tokens of our academic struggle as a high school student. But at the same time, it is the loneliest because we need to say our goodbyes. But for me, it is not the end because the friendship we had will last forever. You guys were like my own brothers and sisters. I am very grateful that I met all of you. Thanks for everything guys. I will miss the “asaran”, “iyakan” and “barahan” moments that we had"
Nakita ko naman na naiiyak na yung iba kong classmates.
"But before I end this speech of mine, I want to share a story about me. This school year has been very difficult for me. I've been into different trials and problems that sometimes I even thought of giving up but I didn't and that's all because of the people around me who believed in me. This school year, I experienced what most of girls at my age are experiencing. It's breaking up with the guy I loved. That break up affected my studies but I'm still lucky that I'm standing here in front of you. I had a tough time dealing with that break up but after that, I became a stronger person. So, I don't want to blame him for that, he's one of the reasons behind my success"
The whole time na sinasabe ko yung tungkol kay Zeke, tinitingnan ko lang si Zeke at nakangiti ako.
"There's also a time when I was dying. It was last November. Who would've thought that I'm going to die at such a young age, right? Because of that incident, I found out how great is the love of this guy for me. I survived and start a new life"
Nakatingin ako ngayon kay Gab. Hindi pa din siya tumitingin sakin hanggang ngayon.
"That guy inspired me. He became my strength all this time. He's always there yet I haven't noticed him earlier. I want to thank you for everything. I know that I'm not the prettiest nor the smartest girl that you know but you still chose to love me. You're not the best looking nor the smartest guy and you're also a jerk at times but I don’t care. You are different and you took a big part in this success. I love you Gabriel Vincent Teppei!"
Nag "ayie" naman yung mga tao tapos nakita ko na napatingin na si Gab sakin saka siya tumungo ulit. Nahiya na naman siguro yun.
"But above all, there's this one guy that I'm most thankful and it's God. To our school, teachers, parents and friends, thank you for molding us to become what we are now and for making our academic experience truly rewarding. Thank you once again and good afternoon. Congatulations graduates!"
Nagpalakpakan na sila at bumalik na ako sa seat ko.
"Nakakahiya" pabulong na sinabe ni Gab
Hindi na lang ako sumagot. If I know, natuwa yun sa mga sinabe ko. Hindi nagtagal at kumanta na ng graduation song. Anong graduation song namin? "Someday It's Gonna Make Sense" ng MLTR para daw hindi nakakaiyak. Actually, it's our choice kasi wala kaming maisip na grad song. After nung kanta, inend na din yung program. Madilim dilim na din. Pinatugtog naman nila yung "The Time" by Black Eyed Peas. Yung mga tao, nagpipicture na ulit. Bigla naman akong hinila ni Gab papunta dun sa may area na wala masyadong tao at bigla niya akong niyakap.
"Hindi ka na galit?" tanong ko
"Dapat ba akong magalit?"
"Hindi. Wala naman kasi akong ginagawang mali--"
He kissed me on the lips na ikinagulat ko naman.
"Gab.."
"Alam ko na hindi na tayo parehas ng school na papasukan sa June pero tandaan mo ito Jin, kahit sa malayo ka pa magaral, hihintayin kita"
"Gab naman, wag ka ganyan. Naiiyak ako e"
"Umiyak ka lang. Ayoko na iiyak ka sa iba. Dapat umiyak ka lang kapag kaharap kita para may tagapunas ng luha mo"
"Gab naman e.."
"Mahal na mahal kita. Fvck! Nakakabakla!"
Pinalo ko nga -___-
"Nakakabakla na pala magsabi ng mahal mo ako ganun?"
"Hindi"
"Mahal na mahal din kita Gab"
Bigla ko naman siyang niyakap ng sobrang higpit at saka ako bumulong.
"Honey, don't leave me. Hindi ko alam kung kakayanin ko na wala ka"
Kumalas na din naman ako sa hug pagtapos ko sabihin yun.
"Honey! Promise me na ako lang. Na wala ka ng ibang love kung hindi ako lang" sabi ko
"Promise hon. Ikaw lang naman dati pa at hanggang ngayon kaya wag kang magalala"
"Thanks honey"
Kiniss niya naman ako sa forehead at saka kami bumalik sa kung nasaan yung mga parents namin.
"Oh, picture muna princess" -kuya
Nagpapicture kami ni Gab. Nandito din si Risa ngayon at nakita ko na nagpapicture silang dalawa. Alam ko na ako lang talaga yung love ni Gab pero hindi ko talaga mapigilang magselos kapag nakikita ko sila. Nagpapicture din naman kami ni Vince at kasama si kuya. Unang picture yata naming tatlo ito ee. Syempre hindi mawawala yung picture naming magbabarkada. Si Steven, Spencer, KL, Aine pati kaming dalawa ni Gab.
"Charel"
Paglingon ko, biglang yakap naman yung bumulaga sakin. Si Zeke pala.
"Congratulations Charel. Nagulat ako sa pangalan ko dun kanina. Don't worry, hindi ko na kayo guguluhin ni Gab. I wish you happiness. Basta kapag kailangan mo ng kausap, I'm here. I love you"
Bigla siyang kumalas sa hug tapos kiniss ako sa cheeks. Nagpapicture din naman kami together. At least, hindi na ako masyadong naiilang dahil sa sinabe niya.
"Could you come with me for a while?" tanong ni Zeke
“Bakit?”
"Basta"
Bigla niya na lang ako hinila at hinila niya si Mika at nagpicture siya na kaming tatlo.
"Magbati na kayong dalawa" -Zeke
"Ayoko nga. But still, congratulations Jin" -Mika
"Thanks. Sige, babalik na ako dun"
"Charel, wait" napalingon ako sa tumawag. Mommy ni Zeke
"Tita, bakit po?"
"Ipakilala mo nga sakin kung sino yung Gabriel"
"Tita naman ee"
"Please? Don't worry, may sasabihin lang ako"
"Sige po"
Naglakad ako papunta kay Gab at pinakilala siya kay tita Erika.
"So ikaw pala yung gusto ni Charel ngayon? You should take care of her, okay? She's just like a daughter to me. If not, I'll make Zeke court her again. Do you understand?" -tita
"Yes Mrs. Lopez" -Gab
"It's a Ms. I'm single and I've never been married. Just call me tita Erika. If Charel likes you, then I also like you" -tita
"Thanks tita!" sabi ko sabay hug kay tita
"You're welcome. I'll be leaving then. Congratulations" -tita
Naglakad na palayo si tita. Sina Mommy naman, pinauna ko na sa sasakyan. Magdidinner pa kasi kami. Si KL, dumating din yung parents niya kaninang tanghali lang kaya umuwi na siya kaagad kasi magbabakasyon din sila. Actually, pupunta silang Korea at mamayang 10 ng gabi yung flight nila. Si Steven naman, nakilala ko na din yung dad niya. May younger sister pa siya pero hindi din naman nakasama ngayon kaya hindi naipakilala samin. Umalis na din sila dahil may lakad pa yata sila ni Aine. Si Spencer, nameet ko na din yung parents. Mababait din sila at sa ibang bansa din nakatira yung parents niya at kagabi lang dumating dito sa Pinas kaya umalis din sila agad. Baka nagdinner din sa labas. Nandito kami ni Gab ngayon. Nakaupo sa may bench dito. Madami pang students yung nandito ee.
"May date tayo bukas Jin ah?"
"Ha? Anong oras?"
"Gabi. Basta text kita bukas ng hapon kung saan tayo magkikita. Kailangan pumunta ka"
"Opo"
Nakita ko naman na palapit si Risa samin. Baka hinahanap na nila si Gab.
"Ayan na sya, mukhang kailangan mo na din umalis" sabi ko
"Gab.. Ow, hi Jin! We need to go now Gab. We will wait in the parking lot" -Risa
"Sige. Susunod na lang ako" -Gab
Umalis na si Risa at tumayo kami. Nakita ko naman si Terrence. Pinagkakaguluhan kasi kaya hindi ko masyado Makita kung siya talaga. Nakita ko naman na papalapit siya ditto at may dala siyang flowers. Pagkadating niya, inabot niya naman agad sakin yung flowers.
"Congratulations Charel. Buti naabutan pa kita. I really need to go now dahil may shooting pa. Dumaan lang ako para ibigay sayo to" -Terrence
"Thank you Terrence. Ingat ka sa lakad mo"
"Dude, alagaan mo to ah?" -Terrence
"Ako pa. Ge pre, ingat" -Gab
Pagkaalis ni Terrence, hinatid ako ni Gab sa kung nasaan sina Mommy at umalis na siya. I really thought that my day will be ruined but luckily, mas masaya to than what I expected it to be :) At last, tapos na din yung paghihirap ko as a highschool student. This is really the end of me as a highschool student.