The semi-final round of the Music Festival has arrived. Everyone looked very excited even behind the stage. The members of Encapsulation all find ways to calm down and to reduce their nervousness. Only Nathaniel is... sitting down to eat.I've never seen this guy being so stressed out of anything.Miss Khaycee is with Nathaniel. They are sitting, eating skewers leisurely. He also joins the competition with a group called 'Sunshine, Daisy flowers and Ripe Avocado', which consists of seniors and the bastard, Adrian. I am also curious as to where did they get their name from? Probably, one of them is a Harry Potter fan. (Ron Weasley's line in Harry Potter series is "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow".)Not far away, Benjamin's group was trying out their guitars. This time he didn't send anyone to mess with us or make any threats, so we were somewhat relieved. His group is called 'The Idol'."And now, it is the time for the 2016 Music Festival!" The sound
The song ended with applause from the crowd. As for me, the emotions welled up in my chest suddenly flowed. Nathaniel smiled at me. We just smiled at each other before he stepped out of the stage. Just looking at him from the beginning to the end is worth it. We understood each other just by looking at each other's eyes.Not long after that, the famous band that the university hired performed. I went out to escape the stifling atmosphere of the crowd and headed straight behind the stage. Nathaniel waited there with his calm face. Sweat rolled down on his face, but still dared to tease me."You looked at me without blinking so I purposely played it wrong.""But that was a great song!""Love each other! If one day they will leave you, just trust each other. Because if you are meant to be together, you will always be together!"After that, Taylor Swift's song came out. They are the last group to play in event. Nathaniel is on my side and we just dance until we're exhausted. The song th
MAHIRAP maghanap ng tunay na pag-ibig kapag teenager ka. Pero mas mahirap mabasag ang puso mo kapag die-hard fan ka. “Denise, let me kiss you.” “Wala talagang kupas ang kagandahan mo!” “Ganda mo talaga!” “What if ako na lang kasi.” These freaking annoying voices are my demons. The Laughter has slowly faded dahil may nag-interrupt. Have you ever wondered bakit ang daming bagay sa mundo na need to be in pairs? And when they're separated, ang lungkot, ‘di ba? Ako yung taong dating obssessed sa mga bagay na magka-tandem, whether it’s my friends o mga jowa. I can totally relate, never nga akong naging lonely. Siguro kasi isa ako noon sa top 4 na all-girls school dito sa Philippines, palaging may mga boys na pumapasok para lang magpapansin sa akin. Pero nung naging first-year college student na ako, nagbago na ang high school life ko hanggang sa hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong magtanong... How did I even get to this point? Dati, ang dami kong manliligaw na boys mula nung high sch
ANG TAGAL bago bumalik sa normal ang tibok ng puso ko noong mangyari yun. Nag-confess siya ng love niya sa'kin. Hindi naman siya gano’n kasama. Sa unang tingin, guwapo siya. Hanggang ngayon naiisip ko pa rin. Baka hindi ako makatulog mamaya, kasi baka sumulpot siya sa panaginip ko, bangungutin pa ako. Pero okay lang. Kayang-kaya ko ito, basta ‘wag ko lang siya isipin. Kahit anong gawin niyang pagpapa-impress, hindi talaga ako mai-inlove sa kanya. Hindi ko rin siya finollow back sa i*******m. He must have been prepared for something beforehand, so there is nothing to worry about. I'm ready to go through life with my cool girl style. Siguro may inihanda siyang plano, kaya wala akong dapat ikabahala. Handa na akong harapin ang buhay na cool girl chic style. Pero... "Den, meron ka bang tissue? Kung wala, kukunin ko na lang para sa’yo." Sandali lang, nawala na rin yung manners niya. Sumusunod siya sa'kin parang multo, kahit dito sa CR. Hindi ko alam saan galing yung confidence niya, T
MATAPOS ang halos tatlongpu't limang minuto, bumalik si Ivan at umupo sa tabi ko, dala ang isang water bottle na pareho ng brand ng inalok kong inumin kanina. Paano ito tinatawag na pagbili ng mineral water? Is this what cheating is? Sa sitwasyong 'to, totoong nakakainis siya.Gano’n din sa mga performance sa entablado, parang pinipilit lang silang sumayaw at kumanta. Kung ako ‘yan, ipapakita ko ang isang alternative dance at pababagsakin ko ang mga girls."Deniseee!" Yung boses na yun..."Ano ba! Bilisan niyo at itago niyo ako. 'Wag niyong hayaan na lumapit siya!" Hindi ko na talaga maiiwasan. Narito na ang mortal kong kaaway. Swerte na lang at kasama ko ang mga kaibigan ko at lahat sila ay tumayo para protektahan ako."Kath, hawakan mo kamay ko. Yvonne, huwag kang bibitaw.” Anak ng tipaklong! Hindi 'to biro, bakit sobrang intense?"Ginagawa mo na namang panangga mga kaibigan mo?""Ano ba ang dahilan ng pagpunta mo? Diyan ka na lang sa faculty niyo."Papalapit pa rin si Adrian sa'kin
“OH MY GOSH! Like, I totally wanna be in jail right now, just to get caught by him, you know?”“Your wife is here.”“Itabi niyo akin na ito #TeamNathanielHere”Grabe, yung buong campus, walang tigil sa chikahan about kay Nathaniel.Habang nagi-scroll ako, may nakita akong comment sa page from someone with a photo of Inter Milan football as his profile photo:“Nathaniel is a close friend of mine, he's so low-key, no Facebook, no IG, no Twitter. It's important for you to know that he's not into all that spotlight stuff. He asked me to talk to the Admin of this page to immediately delete his photo.”So totoo nga yung sinasabi ng iba na ayaw niya talaga ng center of attention, Walang ere-ere, walang social media drama. Chill lang siya, like, walang halong keme.I'm raising a tarpapel now, na may nakalagay na “I love Nathaniel.”Hays, parang tanga.Right after school at three o'clock in the afternoon, me and my gang walked from the faculty of Law to the Faculty of Political Science because
PARANG gusto ko magalit kay Nathaniel sa mga ginawa niya sa akin kahapon, sobrang nakakahiya. Ngayon, kasama ang mga kaibigan ko, iniisip namin kung paano lulutasan ang problema ko. Wala akong kahit anong impormasyon tungkol kay Nathaniel, wala akong numero, Facebook, Instagram, o kahit Twitter niya. Wala rin siyang mga aplikasyon na iyon, at dinamay pa ang aking email sa spam. Wala kaming paraan para makontak siya. Sobrang nawalan na ako ng pag-asang makatakas kay Adrian."I think that cruel Nathaniel is not the right person to help you." said kath, frowning as she steamed her eyes."Hindi siya masama, kupal lang talaga siya." Iyan ang totoong nararamdaman ko."Mahirap na siyang i-approach ngayon. Make yourself all busy in the group #NathanielContent. After all, the people in the group will help each other. If anyone finds his phone number and shares it, then we should take advantage of that." Suggestion from KathBut you know, me appearing in the group page of the devil's wife... th
THE STORY of Nathaniel's cell phone has been temporarily set aside because that won't be fixed in a day or two. If there is a chance, I am ready to argue with him again.Ngunit ngayon, may problema ako... Gutom na gutom na ako. Fortunately, this afternoon I had an appointment with my student code members for the second time to strengthen senior-junior relations. Students from our Law of Faculty are all handsome and beautiful people, so we went to a Japanese restaurant near the university to eat. Too bad that my friends couldn't get together because they went with their respective code members as well. So, I had to sit alone with the seniors."Denise! Bakit ka ba nandito nang maaga?"is a cute little boy with his braces. His name is Jericko. The very first time I saw him, I really wanted to flirt with him but unfortunately, he already has a girlfriend."Oh, sobrang gutom na ako. Haha!" I replied."Sige, hintayin na lang natin ang mga senior at junior year mentors natin. Ayun! Narito na