“HEY! ARE YOU GOING HOME NOW?” A man shouted outside.
“YEAH! WHAT ABOUT YOU BRO?!”
“I’M HEADING HOME TOO.. HEY, DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER?”
“I DIDN’T. BUT I’VE HEARD OF IT.”
“You should have seen it.. It was like a cock fight!”
“Please be seated..” The woman spoke to the microphone from the choir’s seating area. Sounds of movement resounded in the walls of the church. Every minute sound was magnified tenfold. The cup the priest was holding was clanking each time it was bumping against another item. Several kneelers slammed against its front pews. A few babies cried. A toddler threw a tantrum. A baby was mesmerized by his voice echoing, testing it every so often. A person sneezed so hard, one would think his nose would fall off. A person having a fit of cough. Another yawned, followed b
They had just finished having their meal when suddenly there were voices outside. “HELLO! ESTELA! IT’S NITA.. ARE YOU HOME?” The four of them looked at each other in shock. They didn’t expect a visitor to come by. All the more they didn’t expect to see that neighbor so soon. They had just seen each other earlier after Church. “Is she here to drop off the invitation? That was fast..” Since it would be a conversation between adults, Estela told Dawn to go to her room and prepare her stuff for school.
The two wordlessly walked all the way to the bus stop. They didn’t know what to talk about. It got even more awkward when the neighbors saw them walking together. “Giancarlo! Where are you off to?” “Uh.. Nowhere. I’ll be back in a bit.” “Oh.. wait, you’re with Dawn?” Dawn glanced at another teenage boy. She nodded at him stiffly. “It’s okay, I can g
Dawn was having a fun afternoon with them. They basically only strolled around, stopped by at a food stall, ate, then strolled around again. They only eat, walk and repeat. Until it was close to sunset, Dawn bid them farewell, not wanting to get home late. Valerie and Aria were surprised at this. Before, this girl was the one who wanted to stay out late. She didn’t want to go home so soon, only to spend the time in solitude again. Even the parents of Aria and Valerie were surprised that they went home early. “
Her heart skipped a beat.She glared incredulously at her own chest.“Ahemm..” The teenage boy cleared his throat.She lifted her head. He was looking expectantly at her. Her brows furrowed.“Excuse me? Can you repeat what you said?”“I said, we’re friends now.”She blinked at him in confusion. Her eyes were downcast as she tried to remember who that person was and why he said those wor
Some students were still scribbling on their paper while Marcelo Reyes went around the room, collecting the papers. “I’ll give you five more minutes, turn in your paper by then. We’ll be electing our class officers, so start thinking about whether you’re interested in a position.” He then wrote the word PRESIDENT on the board. Since he didn’t have to do anything else other than wait for them all to turn in their papers, Marcelo Reyes sat down on his chair at the front. He skimmed through their papers and stopped when his gaze landed on a familiar name but unfamiliar handwriting. Dawn C. Salcedo
Keenan Alegre. Senior male student, candidate for valedictorian of their batch, most popular boy in the campus. ‘No, scratch that. HE IS THE MOST POPULAR BOY among students, teachers and parents who have school-age kids in the city. He was probably the ideal son any family could ever wish to have. It was said that he has been a consistent first honor student since the time he started to go to school. There was never a time when he was second. Always, his batch, he would have the best grades. Even if the top students from other schools would compare grades with them, he would still be the first. How would they beat a student who consistently scores a hundred every time? Try as the teacher may to take out a point, they would be haunted by their conscience since they know that they were already given the best answer. They couldn’t t
Within the city, her parents owned a couple of properties, one of them is in the downtown area. It was only a couple of blocks away from Trinity Institute. She could even walk all the way there but to save time and conserve energy, she would ride an auto rickshaw. The house located in their property was now where her sister’s family lived. During school days, she would stay there to have lunch so she didn’t have to travel all the way to their house in the suburbs as it would make her late for school. Her mother also thought it was better for her to have home made meals as it would be healthier. She would also be able to rest there before going to class in the afternoon. “How was your first day back at school?” Tara is Dawn’s second older sister