One Temptation

Nakakairita! Bakit pa kasi ngayon ang deadline ng thesis namin. For God's sake, it's the weekend."Erica, nasaan ka na ba! Ikaw na lang mag dala nito sa school! I have to finish the flow for the coming conference!"bulyaw ko sa kagrupo kong si Erica.   "Sorry,Sav. I'm outside Laguna. Nandito ko sa BGC kasama parents ko. Wedding anniversary kasi nila. Tsaka ikaw ang ineexpect ni Dr. Apu,"she said.   Napabuga na lang ako sa hangin. Sav, you need to get a grip. Hayaan mo na. After passing the thesis you can have your break.  Next year ay Fourth-year kana. Just have patience.   "Fine." Bumaling ako sa printer na kakatapos lang mag print. Finally!   Binitawan ko ang phone ko at nag hanap ng folder sa drawer na pwedeng paglagyan. At kapag sinuswerte ka nga naman, wala pa. Dali-dali akong lumabas ng kwarto at pumanaog papunta sa kusina kung saan nag lulu

"Wow Dwight Jimenez in the house!" anunsyo ni Juan.He's the guy earlier at Inspire!My faced felt cold as he approaches the table. I should get out of here! Paano if ikwento nya yung kalutangan ko kanina?!"Juan, I have to go," paalam ko dito."Wait. Lemme introduce you," he insisted."Dwight, this is Savannah. Savannah this is Dwight, remember his face. He's the face of our national team," Juan cheered. maybe it's the alcohol talking for Juan."Hi." Friendly nitong abot ng kamay.What? He doesn't remember me? Or is he pretending?I accepted his hand and replied."Hi," I replied shortly."I'm from Eagle Mountain and you're?" he asked trying to fish for some information."National U," tipid kong sagot at pasimpleng kinukuha ang atensyon ni Juan."Which branch? MOA, Manila or Laguna?" usisa nito."Laguna," naiilang kong sagot dito. Napansin kong tumaas ang gilid ng labi nito. Damn it! He knows me now!"Oh! You're the girl from Inspire!" he exclaimed. ang lakas ng boses nito kaya nanlaki

Nandito kami ngayon ni Dave sa Island and unlike kagabi hindi ganun karami ang tao. Umupo kami sa table na nakapwesto sa may gilid na parte ng club."I think Kuya will be here. Nandun ako kanina nung nareceive nya yung email. Nakakatawa ang itsura nya. Hindi sya makapaniwala na nag email ka," sabi ni Dave ng maka-upo na kami. He's definitely wrong. Knowing Shaun, he's already oved on. I mean it's already a year."I have to. Parte yun ng role ko sa school," I explained my actions. "Wala naman akong sinabi ah," sabi nito habang pinapasadahan ng tingin ang buong club."So about the National Team, they are flying to Bahrain tomorrow right?" tanong ko dito."Yup," Dave replied with a popping P."You sure you ain't coming?" tanong ko dito. If he will say na he will come to watch I won't hesitate to come with him. I just need to destress."Sigurado akong hindi ako pupunta dun as a player. But I can go to watch the game if I want to. Bakit? Anong naiisip mo?" tanong nito. "I'm thinking of fl

While we are on the road, I was responding to brand emails. He turned on the stereo of the car to play some music. Hard rock music bombarded my ears. My eyes widened a fraction.I hate rock music. It's too proud and arrogant in some ways. I don't like the lyrics. In general, I just hate it.I decided to reach for my Airpods to play my own music. On my peripheral vision, I see him looking at me with a puzzled face. He later puzzled it all up when I inserted one of my Airpods on my right ear. I was about to insert the other one when he stopped me."You don't like rock music?" kuryoso nyang tanong. I bared my teeth."Sorta. I prefer soft music rather than those that destroy eardrums," sabi ko as I proceed to insert the other piece."Fine. Connect your phone to the stereo. I won't mind. It's insulting to put on earphones when you're with someone you know," he complained. I didn't waste any time and connected my phone to the stereo. I played my favorite playlist. It's my OPM study playlist.

Morning came. Kuya arrived exactly at 5 am. He is no longer in his scrubs nor his doctor's coat. He is wearing a polo paired with khaki shorts. Sasakyan nya ang ginamit namin dahil didiretso na sya sa ospital pag kahatid nya sakin sa airport.I noticed that Mom was a bit stiff when she offered us breakfast. Baka may pinag usapan sila ni Dad. That's the only reason I see for Mom to be this stressed out so early in the morning. I am wearing a white cropped top and black jeans. Kailangan presentable parin ang suot ko kahit lalabas ako ng bansa. Maaring may mga taong humahanap parin ng butas sa pamilya namin. "I'll try to convince Dad to extend your trip. Baka pwedeng hindi ka naman kasama sa event. I'll update you if it's really important. Paniguradong isang charity ball lang yun para mapabango yung pangalan nya. I heard from Mom that Dad is planning to run for a position in the Senate," Kuya said as soon as we started driving out of the village. Oh crap. Hindi na sya nakuntento sa firm