Doomed in Between

CHAPTER 1

"Juice," Roan said while solving my general mathematics assignment. I'm lazy doing it, I know how to do it yet I don't have an appetite to deal with my assignments.

I gently pour the orange juice on the glass before handing it to Roan. Sumimsim ito ng juice habang nakatitig padin ito sa sinosolve nito. Thanks to this math genius.

Lumingon ako kay Cy na nagsusulat ng notes ko, I haven't copied my latest lesson because my fingers are hurting. "Lana what's this? I can't read it. What kind of penmanship is this?" reklamo nito habang palipat-lipat ng tingin sa akin at sa notebook na kinokopyahan nito. Ba't kay Sandra pa kasi ako humiram ng notes, mukhang kinahig ng manok ang sulat. My bad.

"Wait let me take a look," binigay ni Cy sa akin ang notebook at binasa ko ito.

"Vitreous humor is the clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina," he was stroking the pen on my notes before snitching the notebook from me.

"Ako na. 'Yan lang naman ang hindi ko maintindihan," I landed my eyes on his writing, napakalinis tignan ng sulat nito na parang babae. How about me naman na tamad?

Mga alalay ni Ylanxa Verdez. To have them both was truly a blessing, may tagasulat at may tagasolve na ako.

It was almost ten years since I met them in the Raciaga Resort, ten years of friendship, ten years of spending time with them. The best gift I ever had.

Hindi ko aakalain na magiging kaibigan ko ang dalawa dahil sa kaartehan ko noon, napakamaldita.

Our meeting ten years back then was not just a coincidence, our parents are business partners. Sila Cy ang may ari ng kompanya, it's a commercial company. Roan's parents and my parents are the investors. Our parents also established a charity to help people who badly needs some help.

We are destined to meet each other and be this close. From the cry baby Roan he's now the one who kept on bullying me. Sarap ngang pektusan minsan. From the rude Cyver Rohan Algacci he's now the protective one on me.

Sa kabila ng kamalditahan ko, nanatili ang dalawa kong matalik na kaibigan.

"Lana binili nila Mommy at Daddy ang katabing bahay ninyo," Roan giggled before hugging me.

I smiled at him widely and started jumping out of joy. "Yey Sabay tayong papasok sa school," nag-apir ako kay Roan bago kami tumalon-talon na parang wala ng bukas.

I was genuinely happy that he'll be my neighbor, we can play anytime we like and we can visit each other without wasting gasoline.

"Cy!" sigaw namin ni Roan bago kami patakbong nagtungo kay Cyver na nakatayo sa hindi kalayuan. We hugged Cy together while giggling.

"Lana binili din nina Mommy at Daddy sa kanang bahagi. We'll be neighbors," muli akong nag-apir kay Cy at gano'n din si Roan. The best neighbors ever.

We filled the day with joy together while planning our games for each day.

Hanggang ngayon magkapitbahay padin kaming tatlo at sabay-sabay kaming pumapasok. We're already in the twelfth grade, Roan and me was a STEM student, while Cy was an ABM student. Hindi din nito gustong humiwalay sa amin ni Roan ngunit wala itong magagawa, he's the only son at siya lang ang mag-iisang tagapagmana ng kanilang kompanya.

"Lana we're finished."

"Keep your things," segunda ni Roan kay Cy. Agad naman akong lumapit sa study table bago ko inayos ang mga gamit ko. Tahimik lang akong pinapanood ng dalawa. Siguro minumura na nila ako sa mga utak nila.