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“Thank you, pres!” tumango lang ako habang tumatawa, we decided to celebrate our success event. Last year na naming bilang student supreme government, we are all graduating students, pero isinama na rin namin ang mga newly appointed personnel namin.

“No worries, hey, Liza, kumain ka pa, don’t be shy! Bawal nahihiya dito!” I wanted all my members to enjoy my treated dinner. “Where’s Allan?” I was talking about our vice president, laging missing in action si tanga, nagkaroon lang ng girlfriend, hindi na naming matawagan agad.

“Papunta na daw, hinatid lang daw girlfriend nya, pabebe nga, gusto pa sa tapat ng bahay, hinatid na nga, gusto pa car.”

“Hay nako! Nakausap ko nga yon nung nakaraan, guys, bad breath! Paano hinahalikan ni Allan yon?!”

“Fake naman mga stuffs nya, like, wala naman problema if hindi branded right, bakit need pag mag pretend like she’s rich kung hindi naman?”

Naisipan ko nang pumagitna sa pag uusap nila, “Hey guys, stop it, ang salbahe ng bibig nyo ha! Stop bad mouthing Allan’s girl.”

“Hindi nyo ba alam? May ibang boyfie daw yon sa kabilang school, I don’t what the guy’s name, pero balita lang naman,”

“Well, for now, hayaan nyo muna sya, nakikielam kayo, mag jowa din kayo!” I heard their mocking laughed as we continue to eat, maya maya lang ay dumating na rin si Allan, with puffy eyes, turns out, hindi alam ng girlfriend nya na susunduin nya, he was so excited to surprise her, kaso nahuli nya na may ibang kasama, at nag kiss pa sa harap nya. Kaya ayun, iyak iyak nanaman sya.

“Si pres na lang talaga ang may matatag na relasyon dito, wag mo masyado galingan ha, maghihiwalay din kayo.” Malakas na tumawa ang mga kasamahan ko, including me.

Kinuha ko ang letus sa gilid ko at hinagis sa kanya, “Pasmado bunganga mo, April! Kumain ka ba ng ampalaya kanina?!

We spent the entire night celebrating, since this is our last year, inenjoy na namin, dahil next month, start na ng hell month, nandyan na ang sabay sabay na projects, research, and exam, at least, we are all graduating students after all, walang naiwan sa amin, and that’s a flex.

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“Ingat ha,” I reminded them, “Jaja, diretso uwi na, tumawag na sakin mommy mo, you have to go straight home, or myour mom will kill me, okay?”

“Yes pres! Babye!” isa isa na kaming nag paalam sa isa’t isa, dahil may gagawin pa rin naman kami bukas, may presentation pa kami sa dalawang subjects.

“Hoy! Gaga!” nilingon ko agad si Yana, alam ko sya yon, sa sigaw pa lang nya, walang tumatawag sa akin ng ganon kung hindi sya.

“Ano, tanga?” isang malakas na tawa ang sagot niya sa akin, “Saan ka galing? Bakit wala ka kanina?” sya ang secretary ng grupo, pero wala sya kanina, “Sabi mo susunod ka?”

“May nakita akong pogi kanina, sinamahan ko lang d-“

“Don’t fuck with me, nakailang rounds naman kayo nyan? Mukhang pagod ka na nyan ah, enjoy yern?" naamoy ko rin ang pinaghalong mint at alak, “Samin ka nanaman matutulog?!”

“Ikaw, ang sama ng ugali mo ha, minsan lang naman! Alam mo naman na bawal ako umuwi ng lasing.” Lumapit sya sakin at inakbayan ako, dahil mas matngkad ako ng kaunti sa kanya, nahirapan sya na umakbay sakin.

“Alam mo naman na bawal, bakit ginagawa mo pa rin? Akala ng magulang mo, maria clara ka ng tweny nineteen, hindi nila alam, sisa ka, lukret na gala.”

Magkapanabayang tawa ang pinakawalan namin at tuluyan nang naglakad paalis sa restaurant.

“Nga pala, I found a very very interesting app.” Sabi niya at kinuha ang phone niya sa bulsa, “Here, look what I found.” Inabot niya sakin ang phone nya, “It’s called Rental boyfriend.”

“Yeah, it says here.” She rolled her eyes and slap my shoulder, “And? You know I have a boyfriend, stop corrupting my mind, bitch.”

She chuckled, “Whatever, backup plan lang naman yon, malay mo naman, mag b-“

“Pres?” napatigil kami parehas, nang marinig ko na may tumawag sakin, “Uy, ikaw pala yan,” tinapunan nya rin ng tingin si Yana na inirapan siya, may war between them and I don’t know why, well, ang sabi ni Yana, inagaw daw ni Sylvia ang boytoy nya.

“Uy, how are you? I heard you transfer to other school?” that’s what I heard, dumadaan kasi sakin ang papel ng mga gusto mag transfer or may retake ng sem.

“Yup, I’m good,” tumango ako at ngumiti, “Break na pala kayo ni Aiden? I thought, you two are still together?”

“Huh? Lokret ka ba?” si Yana na ang sumagot sakin, nagulat kasi ako sa biglaang tanong nya, everyone knew that Aiden and I were together.

“What?” bakas ang pagtataka sa mukha nya, “Akala ko lang kasi, I saw him earlier sa Ignacio with a girl, they look sweet and couple, I just thought.”

She was talking about the couple's restaurant, two blocks away from our school. Well, obviously, for couples ang restaurant, pero hindi naman required, it’s just yung menu nila is good for two people.

“I’m sorry, my bad,” I thought she was mocking me, but she looked really embarrassed and guilty, “Uh, Astrea, I advise, you to look after your boyfriend, I know you love him, but snakes are everywhere,” mukhang hesitant pa sya sa pagsasabi, “I’ll go ahead na, ingat kayo.”

What now? This was not the first time na may nagsabi nito, two months ago, may nagsabi na ri na nakita si Aiden with another girl, but I doubt it, Aiden and I love each other, what the hell are they talking about?