Tuesday morning and it's just 7:00, my mind is clouded about some things to the point na hindi ko na namalayan na may makakasalubong na ako.

"hey! watch where you're going! you don't own the hallways!" well not to be exaggerated but his voice is nice to hear and so manly, ang sarap pakinggan, pero ba't naman maninigaw!?

"ikaw ang hindi tumitingin ang laki-laki ng daan dito pa talaga sa harap ko dadaan!" i shouted back. This bastard na walang modo! How dare he shout at me!? Mainit ang ulo ko ngayon baka maingudngud ko yung nguso niyang mapula sa sahig! He's actually quite cute, pero wala akong panahon para sa kanya may mga iniisip ako ngayon." tangina! " i murmured. Pero ang gago tumitig pa talaga sakin kaya tinaasan ko ng kilay at tinitigan din siya, akala nya ah!

He just let out  a 'tsk' then walked out, and i also continued walking down the hallways, absentmindedly, towards our classroom.

"Hey Lev! sup!, looks like you're in a bad mood ah" bungad sa 'kin ni Three, one of my classmates, my class, B12, consist of 31 students, 17 boys and 14 girls. I just let out a sigh and took a seat beside her at the same time dumating na din yung unang professor namin.

"Good morning everyone..."

"HEY LEV!" SIGAW NI abby,I jolted, i am here sa aming tambayan.

"Ay king*na! Ano ba Abby?! Para namang tanga oh!" gulat ko ring sigaw.

"Eh kanina ka pa naka tulala teh, ano ba'ng iniisip mo ha?" Taka niyang tanong, kanina pa kasi kami nandito tsaka mula ng makarating kami eh, nakatulala lang ako. Hindi ko siya sinagot, bumalik ako sa pagkakatitig ko sa hallway.

"Hoy teh! Ano nga?!" Pasigaw na niyang tanong. Sumagot ako ng nakatulala pa rin.

"Actually Abby may... sana naman kasing gwapo niya..." pabulong kong sagot, pero dahil hepokrita ang gaga at pag usapang gwapo lumalaki ang tenga kaya narinig niya ang sinabi ko.

"Uy Lev ano yun ha? Ano yun? Sinong sana kasing gwapo niya ha?" Sabi niya habang sinusundan ang tingin ko na nasa hallway, dun lang ako nawala sa pagkatulala at na realize ko din ang sinabi ko.

"Wala" i let out a sigh, again, this time a heavy one. Ba't kasi pumasok pa sa isip ko yung mukha ng damuhong yun *sigh*. I stood up.

"Lika na, malapit ng mag alas siete baka kanina pa naghihintay si Manong Saldo sa'kin" saka mabilis na naglakad patungong parking lot.

I'M HERE RIGHT now at my room, kakatapos ko lang kumain ng dinner kasama si mom at maghugas ng plato. Nakatulala na naman habang nakatitig sa kisame, makatulog na nga, may pasok pa bukas, tapos na akong maligo kaya nakahiga na ako, I'll just go with the flow, wala naman akong magagawa.

"Good morning mom, anong meron for breakfast?" I greeted mom and kissed her cheek as soon as i entered our dining area.

" Morning dear, i cooked hotdog and egg for breakfast" she said while looking at her laptop, checking her emails.

After I finished my breakfast i got ready for school. I arrived at exactly 7:29 at school and luckily hindi pa nagsisimula ang unang subject namin. School is, as usual, test, recital, then lunch break, more test,then i will meet with Abby then we will go our separate ways in the parking lot.

TODAY IS OUR graduation day and I'm waiting for mom at the door of the auditorium, sigh she's 5 minutes late already, as i was about to call her i saw her car from afar. I half walk half run towards her.

"Hey sweetie, sorry i'm late, workloads" she whispered then kiss my cheek "Congratulations Lev, you really did a good job there, mommy is so proud of you and always remember that mommy loves you very much. Come, let's go inside" pag aya niya sa 'kin. That put a smile on my face.

"Thank you mom and I love you too very much." we then get inside.

Inside, Abby is sitting beside me at the center of the auditorium. " Uy Abby, ano wala ba mama mo?" Nag kibit balikat lang ang gaga, panigurado busy nanaman magulang nito, sigh , " Sino magsasabit sa'yo niyan?"

"Abe sino pa ba te, edi si ma'am Joy." Kibit balikat niyang sagot "Uy Lev happy birthday." Bati niya sabay yakap sakin. I just smiled then focused my attention up stage.

After the program ay nagkita kami ni abby sa labas ng auditorium kasama ko si Mom. Si ma'am Joy din pala kasama ni Abby umakyat sa stage.

"Hi Abby dear, punta ka sa bahay magluluto ako because today is my baby Levy's 18th birthday" my mom kissed my cheeks the showed her gentle smile, she knows about her situation. Kahit naman busy si Mom eh naglalaan naman siya ng panahon para sakin. Hindi na ako nagpapaparty pa, basta kasama ko si mom ay okay na yun. Nagluto lang si mom ng ulam saka kumain kaming tatlo kasama si Manong Saldo, we were full of laughter that night. Hinatid ko lang si Abby sa labas after the dinner and some chitchats.

I'M HERE AT my room, nakatulala na naman, plano ko na HRM na lang ang kunin sa college, balak kong maging chef  at magtayo ng sariling restaurant at mapalago so that mom can stop working, nakita ko mismo lahat ng sakripisyo ng nanay ko at gusto ko siyang bigyan ng hayahay na buhay. 'Yan ang nasa isip ko as i drifted to sleep.

Summer days arrived, and nasa bahay lang ako, minsan kausap si Abby thru video call, pero kadalasan ay nagbabasa lang ako ng mga cooking guides o kaya naman ay nagluluto. Mom is as usual busy na naman, i don't know the specific work of my mom but she's always busy, even in weekends. Itong bahay na tinitirhan namin ngayon ay galing to sa grandparents ko, while ang sasakyan naman ay pinag-ipunang bilhin ng nanay ko. Manong Saldo's salary is not that big but he still chose to work with us. Manong saldo is an orphan na inilagaan ni lolo, he is not married and decided to take care of me and  my mom, he is already on his 50's and he is the one who takes care of me since i was a child. Malaki ang respeto ko kay manong Saldo at naging parte na din siya ng pamilya namin.

We're living in a remote corner of a subdivision.  Tahimik dito dahil medyo malayo ang kapitbahay namin, at gusto ko din yun. Masarap din ang hangin dahil madaming mga puno sa paligid.

So my summer days consist of staying in the house, taking a stroll every sundown, cooking, reading books, having a call with Abby, then going to sleep.  Then that will repeat until the time to take an exam for my college admission.