Kissed by Fire (Fire Series #1)

Chapter 79: Don't Leave

I admit that in this life, I've made a lot of stupidities. Maraming beses na mas pinairal ko ang emosyon ko kaysa sa common sense ko kaya maraming beses rin akong napahamak dahil doon.

But out of all the stupidity I've done, ang pag sang ayon sa pustahan namin ni Blaise nun that eventually lead me to loving him for real and me going here in Herondale High ang hindi ko pinagsisisihan.

It may seem crazy to say but the truth is, being here feels like home. Sure, my years in St. Agatha are also worth it because of my bestfriends and the volleyball team, but I never felt this way like I totally belonged.

"Ready?" tanong sa'kin ni dad and from the mirror I nodded at him. After making sure na walang ligaw na buhok sa mukha ko at maayos ang dress ko, tumayo na ako.

Dad smiled at me nostalgically. "Your mom will be very proud kung nakikita ka niya ngayon. You've grown to be a strong and smart lady"

At that pakiramdam ko ay nagbara ang lalamunan ko. Not just because of him praising me but also upon hearing about mom.

I've always believed that people who died stays dead pero kahit ngayon lang hinihiling ko na sana hindi totoo yun. How I hope that mom is here with us at pinanonood kami – ako.

I smiled at dad again at lumapit sa kanya para yumakap. He hugged me back right away and I even felt him kissed my forehead.

"I love you, mija. I know that I have my fair of shortcomings to you as a father but please don't doubt my love for you. There's nothing more that I want in this world but for you and your brothers to live a comfortable life. Kung darating man ang isang araw na lilisanin ko ang mundong to, tatanggapin ko yun nang bukal sa loob ko basta alam kong maayos kayo. Lalo ka na na bunso ko" dad lovingly said

Tuluyan nang bumagsak ang mga luha ko dahil doon.

"Dad naman kung makapagsalita ka dyan para bang maysakit ka na. You are as strong as a bull. You need to be well for us, okay? Kailangan mo pang maabutan ang mga apo mo sa tuhod. They need to know how great of a person you are and I love you very much"

He just smiled at that. Sa tingin ko ay parang mayroon siyang gusto sabihin sa'kin pero hindi na siya kumibo pa.

"Dad, Ari, mala-late na tayo. For sure we'll find it hard na maghanap ng parking sa Herondale. Come on now" biglang sulpot ni Kuya GD sa pintuan.

I shook my head "Don't worry. There's a reserved parking slot for the Alpha so stop worrying"

Today's our graduation day and I will be graduating as the first honarable mention. Blaise is the valedictorian habang si Captain naman ang salutatorian.

Luckily also na hindi sabay ang graduation namin ni Rennan dahil noong isang araw pa ang kanila. Rennan is not an honor student though he has decent grades. Nonetheless we are still proud of him especially dad. Like what I said, he never pressured us to be number one on anything as long as we are doing our best.

"Wala ka bang kodigo ng speech mo? Isn't it that you're also tasked to give a speech?" dad asked. Nandito na kami sa kotse. Kuya GD is driving habang nasa passenger seat si dad at dito sa likod pinaggigitnaan ako ni Kuya CL at Rennan.

"I was told to not make it so formal because it isn't the Herondale style. Kung ano lang daw ang pumasok sa isip ko yun na ang sabihin ko" I answered as I recalled kung ano ang bilin sa'kin ni Tito Franz nun.

Pagtapos noong prom that's when our real life began. Naging busy kaming mga seniors karereview for the achievement exam. Ang exam na pinakamahalaga sa Herondale kapag nasa senior year ka na. It is an exam where you have to review lahat ng topics na napag-aralan from first to fourth quarter. If you fail in that exam, you won't be able to graduate.