Friendship

*1: Meet Lay Madrigal

Chapter 1: Lay

"MADRIGAL, FIRST DAY MO NA SA KIRIN!" seven words and one exclamation point that awakened my senses. Ain't no ordinary day today!

"Diba first day mo sa kirin?" Ate said habang kumakain kami ng breakfast. I think hindi ko nakumpleto yung tulog ko thinking of this day. I hope na sana I won't sleep sa class mamaya. And Kirin is my ate's alma mater. so,

"Paalala ko lang sayo ah! malaki yung school na yun baka maligaw ka!"

"Pag may bumati sa'yo always smile na parang miss universe moment!".

"Kuya Nathan pangalan ng guard dun sa main hall, pasabi hello kamo!"

"Maraming murang pagkain dun sa canteen kaya I'm sure na mabubusog ka kahit konti lang dala mong pera!" Ate managed to say all of these and more habang kumakain kami. I feel na mas excited s'ya kesa sa'kin. I just nod to everything that she says.

I decided to finish my breakfast already to escape the instant briefing session na binibigay sa'kin ni ate. Kailangan daw kasi prepared ako, I just have that urge to know Kirin all by myself. I headed to my room para kunin yung bag ko. Then checked myself at the mirror one last time before heading downstairs.

"Bilisan mo baka ma-late ka na!" I almost died when ate suddenly came into my room and acting na parang may sunog or something.

"Ate, would you please calm down, 6:10 palang oh! 7:10 pa 'yung first class 'ko!" Ate looked sa watch niya and when she noticed,

"Ow. Excited lang kasi talaga ako para sa'yo" She said in her serious tone with that silence filled up my room along with the guilt if felt for being a party pooper kay ate.

"Our kid is already turning into a woman mom and dad wanted to be" and I was wrong. I really thought na mga kinder or grade 1 lang ang umiiyak twing first day of class, exception to it pala is ate. Ever since mom and dad died, ate has always been by my side. She became my mom slash sister.

"Ate naman! Mag-ayos ka na nga! May pasok ka din remember?"

"Oh right! sabay nga tayong aalis!" and she left the room.

Facing the mirror I let one final deep breath out of nostrils and kept on telling the girl in front of the mirror na kaya mo 'yan! Good luck sa'yo mamaya! Go Lay Madrigal! Pero na o-overwhelm parin talaga ako sa uniform namin, like seriously! Para akong mag-aaral sa japan. I can't describe how it looks I just suck at describing!

I went out of my room into our living room ready for school and waiting kay ate.

"Pst!" I heard it sa harap ng bahay namin, hindi ko na pinansin kasi baka passerby lang.

"Pst!" or maybe yung kapitbahay namin na nang p'pst' ng dumaraan.

"Pst!"

"Hoy Lay!" EH? I peeked into the door and to my suprise it was JM outside. We're on the same school din and ang gwapo niya wearing his uniform. I admit na crush ko siya eversince. I'll just let this a secret between you and I. wink!

"JM!"

"Bingi ka na ba Lay?" He said while still looking at me like there a deaf person meters away from him. Pero what's he doing here? Is he here to pick me up? Feeling Girlfriend Feels!

"Sorry." What I only managed to say. "tara pasok ka, maaga pa naman" I invited him na pumasok muna since maaga pa naman.

"Sasabay nga sana ako sa'yo, bakit kasi hindi mo sinabi na sa Kirin karin pala mags-study?" He said pagkapasok na pagkapasok niya sa bahay namin "Kung hindi lang sinabi ng tropa natin na dun ka mag-aaral ngayon ko lang din nalaman na dun ka mag-aaral" KILIG MUCH!