Athena's POV We're in the hallway going to our department nang buhay na buhay sa department building ang usap-usapan tungkol sa nalalapit na prom. "Sheesh, the whole department is talking about that prom again, bakit ba kasi may ganyan pa"- Czareenah said na nagpatawa sa akin. "Come on Enah, it's just a prom. Bakit ba parang kabado ka?"- pang aasar ko sa kanya. "Kabado? Where were that came from Tina-tina?"- napakunot na tanong ni Czareenah sa akin. I have this secret, my only secret from Enah na hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa nasasabi dahil hindi dapat sa akin nanggagaling ang impormasyon na ito . Dustin keeps on bothering me para magtanong tungkol kay Czareenah which is obviously she likes my best friend pero torpe ang loko. Sa kanya din nanggaling ang regalong natanggap ni Enah last year. And speaking of that gift, hanggang ngayon ay wala pa akong ideya kung sino o kanino galing iyon. Dumeretso kami ni Enah sa locker room bago pumunta sa classroom. Pagbukas ko ng lock
Athena's POV I was looking at the two card I'm holding, magkaiba man Ang disenyo but the penmanship is the same, walang pinagka- iba. "Hhmmm, parang sa malayo pinalipad ng cards na iyan ang isip mo ah"- it was my no other than best friend Czareenah holding a bouquet of chocolates na sa pinaka gitna non ay Stick-O. Napakunot naman ako sa dala niya. I looked at her from head to toe kasunod noon ang pagngisi ko sa kanya. I saw her changed expression at ang pag angat ng isang kilay nito. "Mukhang may magandang nangyari sayo ngayon ah"- I said teasing her. Hindi nga ako nagkamali dahil mabilis ulit nagbago ang mukha niya. Now she's blushing! Mas lumapad ang ngiti ko sa naging reaksyon niya kasabay non ang waring paghampas niya sa akin. "Stop that look, will you! Ikaw din naman dalawa pa nga invitation cards mo eh"- pagbabalik asar niya sa akin as she put down her bouquet in the table.
Athena's POV Today is our graduation prom, hindi lang kami ni Czareenah ang nasa apartment. Mom hired a group of makeup artist for us which is not necessary but mom wouldn't let us protest. Wala narin naman na kaming magagawa kundi ang sundin siya. 'Eh kesyo events like this should be a memorable one daw' So wala na rin kaming nagawa ni Czareenah. Speaking of Enah, she's in her own room together with her makeup artist. Ganoon din naman ako, we still have 2 hours to prepare before the program starts. *Fast forward* "Ohh my gosh! Ang pretty mo Enah!"- napatili Kong bungad Kay Enah when I finally saw her. "Ang ganda mo Tina-tina!"- she complimented me also. Halos sabay kami ng reaksyon kasabay ng pagbukas ng pinto namin. Magkatapat lang kami ng pinto kaya ganoon. She's wearing black gray long gown which is perfect to her. I'm wearing a long gown Magenta at hindi ko pa alam ang
Athena's POV Natapos ang graduation prom ng matiwasay, indeed it was a memorable one. I was crowned as Princess of the night and Meyer as Prince of the night. Enah and Dustin was crowned as King and Queen of the night. It was three days from now after that prom at Hanggang ngayon iniiwasan ko Sina Dustin and Meyer. They both giving me headache and heartache. As for my observation ganoon din. si Enah sa kanila. I can't deny that Meyer has a space in my heart already, and I hate it dahil nasasaktan ako kapag nakikita kong kasama niya ang kaibigan ko. You heard me right, Dustin is talking to me always as he wanted to talk about Enah, Wala naman kaming ibang pinag usapan kundi si Enah eh. Until yesterday I have this doubt in my mind na ganoon din sina Meyer at Enah. Iniisip ko pang baka pinaglalaruan lang kami noong dalawa.Sakto namang busy silang apat sa Isang bench hindi kalayuan. Nagdadalawang isip akong lumapit nang sakto namang lumingon si Ka
Athena's POV Nagniningning ang araw sa mga graduates na naka-cap at gown, halo ang excitement at nostalgia sa hangin. Lahat ng section ng mga senior high school level ay nagdiriwang ng pagtatapos ng aming high school journey. Katatapos lang ng program namin and as usual our parents are doing what they do which is the usual thing they do every end year ng school year namin ni Czareenah. Nasa reception na sila taking care of everything. We decided to stay for a while para naman makipagbonding konti sa mga kaklase namin. "Hey, Athena! Congrats!"- masayang bati ni Dwight. "Congrats Athena! Where Czareenah?"- Kalix. "Ahem- are you suppose to ask that question to her?"- seryoso namang singit ni Dustin. Napangisi nalang ako sa naging reaction niya. "Woah! Am I not allowed too?"- inosenteng tanong ulit ni Kalix. Dahil doon, nakatanggap siya ng batok kay Dwight.
Athena's POV It's been a week after the graduation and ever since that Czareenah never replied to my chats. Kinakabahan ako sa ganitong tractor niya sa akin kaya naman nagsend ulit ako ng message sa kanya. 'Pupunta ako bukas jan, nagtatampo ka ba or what? Pupuntahan nalang kita kahit nakakatampo yang hindi mo pagreply'After sending the message ay tinawagan ko si Justin. "Hhmmm... Light? What's wrong? Is everything okay?"- iyon agad ang bungad niya sa akin. Halata sa boses nito na kagigising lang niya. "Wow, wala bang hello or hi muna jan?"- sabi ko"Oh, sorry, hi my Light. Ang unusual kasi na tumawag ka ng ganitong oras."- Justin explained. "Is that a sarcasm?"- I asked him. "No, of course."- Justin. Sabagay, ikaw ba naman tumawag sa 3 am no?"Sorry to disturb your sleep but I need to tell you something"- me"Of course, what is it. I need to go to Montero later. I think there s
Athena's POV 'Hi Tina Tina ko, If you're reading this I've might gone far away for now. Matagal ko nang pinag isipan ito simula noong nalaman ko ang relasyon niya ni Dustin. Ito lang kasi ang naisip kong paraan para patahimikin ang puso kong nag uumapaw sa sakit kahit wala naman talagang karapatan in the first place. I'm sorry Athena, I'm really sorry. Ayokong masira ang pagkakaibigan natin ng dahil lang sa pagkagusto ko sa boyfriend mo. Kaya mas pinili ko munang magpakalayo layo. If you would think na pinagtakailan kita dahil kay Dustin I'm really sorry. I support you Athena always, hanggang sa hindi ko na talaga maiwasan ang pagseselos na kahit saang anggulo mo tignan ay wala naman talaga akong karapatan. I wanted you both to be happy at the same time ay hindi ako nasasaktan, kaya naman pinili ko na munang lumayo. Marami na akong naging kasalanan sayo maliban sa pagkakagusto ko sa boyfriend Athena at mas lalo akong naggiuilty haban
Athena's POV Simula noong umalis si Czareenah, pakiramdam ko'y may malaking bahagi ng buhay ko ang nawala. We had always planned to go to college together, to face the new chapter of our lives side by side. Pero ngayon, narito ako, mag-isa. Naging pihikan ako sa mga bagong nakikilala. It's hard to trust people when someone you considered your closest friend suddenly leaves without much of an explanation. Kaya naman, ipinundar ko ang buong atensyon ko sa pag-aaral. I enrolled in the Medical Technology program, a course I was genuinely passionate about. It was my way of coping, of keeping myself busy so I wouldn't dwell too much on the past. My daily routine became my anchor. Bago pumasok sa classroom, dumadaan muna ako sa locker room. There was something comforting about the familiarity of it all—the sound of the combination lock clicking open, the sight of my neatly organized books and supplies. Iyon din ang routine ko