Chapter 2: Flannel

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Hindi alam ni Karina kung bakit masama ang gising niya ngayong araw. Hindi naman maaga ang schedule niya ngayon dahil mamayang 10 a.m. pa naman ang first class niya.

 

Mas magaan ang load ni Karina ngayong sem kumpara sa batchmates niya kasi nag-take na siya ng dalawang GE noong mid-year sem. Puro major subjects lang ang itatake ni Karina ngayong second sem.

 

Hindi pa bumabangon si Karina sa kama dahil wala pa siya sa mood. Tinignan niya muna ang phone niya para i-check ang oras. 

 

8am. It's still early. Kahit 1 hour before class pa magising si Karina, hindi pa rin siya malalate sa klase dahil sa Katipunan lang naman siya nakatira. Pinag-rent na lang kasi siya ng parents niya ng condo sa Katipunan para hindi na daw siya ma-hassle sa commute.

 

Mula sa condo niya, 15 minutes lang makakarating na siya sa UP. Noong una, ayaw pa sanang lumipat ni Karina kasi masyado siyang close sa parents niya, at ayaw niyang bumukod sa kanila.

 

"Nasa Mandaluyong lang naman tayo. I can just take the MRT para pumasok. I don't need to rent," Karina tried to argue with her parents noong hinahanapan siya ng condo sa Katipunan.

 

"The MRT is always cramped, and madalas 'yun masira. It's also safer if malapit ka lang sa campus nakatira," her dad rebutted. "You can go home naman on weekends. Mas convenient lang for you to stay near your new school. Dadagdag pa sa pagod mo yung daily commute if you always need to go home here," he added.

 

Wala naman nang nagawa si Karina dahil decided na ang parents niyang patirahin siya sa Katipunan, and after her tiring freshman year in the university, Karina became grateful na dito nga siya nakatira. Minsan kasi inaabot siya nang gabi sa UP dahil sa groupworks at org works.

 

During the first 3 months of her stay in UP, lagi pa siyang umuuwi sa kanila kapag wala siyang pasok, pero noong nagstart na siya malunod sa requirements and deadlines, nawalan na siya ng energy bumiyahe tuwing weekends kahit na malapit lang naman ang Mandaluyong. Minsan mas pinipili niya na lang matulog, and family niya na lang ang bumibisita sa kanya para hatiran siya ng food.

 

She also likes living here kasi malapit lang siya sa mall, as in walking distance proximity lang ang UP Town Center, at kapag may free time siya in between classes, umuuwi siya sa condo niya para mag-nap.

 

gigi [8:17 a.m.]: girl where are you?

 

Binasa ni Karina ang message sa kanya ni Giselle, ang BFF niya since elementary. Pareho sila ng school simula noon hanggang ngayon, pero ngayong college minsan na lang sila magkasama because they're taking up different courses.

 

Karina took up Biology pero hindi pa siya sure if gusto niya maging science teacher or gusto niyang sundan 'yung path ng mga relatives niya, which is becoming a doctor. Giselle, on the other hand, is a Business Administration and Accountancy Major. Mayroon kasing Japanese-Korean grocery business ang family ni Giselle, and siya ang maghahandle nun sa future.

 

rina [8:19 a.m.]: still on my bed. not in the mood to get up.

gigi [8:21 a.m.]: what time ba first class mo? don't be lazy. first day pa lang

rina [8:22 a.m.]: later pa 10am. i'm not lazy i will start preparing na see u later mwah

gigi [8:22 a.m.]: okay see u <3

 

Nilapag ni Karina ang phone niya sa bedside table pagkabasa niya ng reply ni Giselle, and she started stretching when she got out of bed. She went to her closet to pick an outfit and nagsettle lang siya sa isang black fit crop top and maong jeans. She did her usual daily routine kapag nasa condo. It's usually picking an outfit, microwaving and eating yung pagkain na pinapabaon ng mama niya sa kanya, magscroll nang kaunti sa Twitter, then finally freshening up before going to school.


 

 

my sweet little kitty [9:38 a.m.]: good morning, rina. what's your sched sa major subjects?

 

Karina read her friend's message before siya umalis ng condo niya.

 

rina [9:40 a.m.]: hey good morning, yeji. i'm actually on my way to school now. first sub ko bio 101 10am. how about u ba?

my sweet little kitty [9:43 a.m.]: omg same tayo. see you in class. ingat on your way!

rina [9:43 a.m.]: thank u and take care too

 

Medyo gumaan ang pakiramdam ni Karina after finding out na she's in the same class as Yeji. Mahirap kasi kapag wala kang close friend sa class.

 

Usually kasi pag may groupwork, choose your own groupmates na lang, and ang hirap maghanap ng group kapag wala kang close friend. Karina is friends with most of her batchmates naman pero at least si Yeji, alam nila 'yung work ethic ng isa't isa since they've been friends since SHS.

 

Yeji transferred to Karina and Giselle's school noong SHS, and like Karina, she took up STEM. Karina and Yeji clicked agad since they were together most of the time noon because Giselle was taking up ABM. Yeji became a pa

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