Karina

"Yooji, let's go? Let's look for Doc sa clinic na lang?" Aeri suddenly muttered.

It's already 3:05 PM usually Doc is already here ready to fetch us, not because she needed to but that's what she insisted.

 

So I grab my things 'cause I know Aeri is growing impatient na rin.

Well, she's been like that ever since… like we're in diapers? Hahahahahahaha

Gisell Aeri Uchinaga, one of my childhood friends and my best friend.

We are literally hip by hip from God knows when. She's been my classmate since kindergarten until college.

She always said that she plans to stick with me until we grow old.

"You won't get rid of me Yooji, ever!" 

I remember when our circle of friends was in awe because she took the same major as mine. 

When we ask her ito lang yung sagot nya samin.

"Wala lang, I just wanna accompany Yooji and her course picked an interest in me."

Surprisingly, she also excelled in the field of teaching like she meant to be 

So here we are in Kwangya University, nakakagulat pa ba kung sasabihin kong kasama ko siya sa work and sa department of course.

She's pure Japanese, so besides being an English and Research Teacher she is also our Japanese Language Teacher for elective/special classes that our school caters.

"Okay Aeri tara na"

We proceed to the ground floor where the school clinic is located. Hindi na kumatok si Aeri, no need dahil halos lagi na rin kaming nandito.

"Doc, what's poppin'?" Aeri said to our friend.

"Hey there Aeri and Yooji. I'm sorry there still patient here eh pero nandyan naman na yung sundo niya. Mukhang paalis na rin."

We can clearly hear a group of people in the far end of the clinic.

"Okay Anjo, I thought you'd get rid of us na eh." Hay Aeri and her dramatic talaga.

"Girlies, that won't ever happen." Anjo assured us. Napaka green talaga ni Doc!

"Ayan, that's the main reason why instead of being a School Doctor you became an ultimate heartthrob here." Pagsali ko sa asaran.

"Well she's not Doctor Ryujin Joanne Shin for nothing."

Anjo or Ryujin for others. The charismatic, crush ng bayan School Doctor.

Literal na mukha at amoy mabango. Gentlewoman and very green green grass of home.

I must say that she is the anchor of our group; sobrang maalaga

 

"My girlies please don't skip meals, okay?"

 

 The driver of the group.

 

"Yooji where are you going? Kaya naman kitang ihatid kung gusto mo."

"Istg Aeri just stay where you are, I'll fetch you. I'm coming"

And the most protective one especially to me.

That's the main reason why others think that we are a thing. Istg I'm so fed up with blind items on school papers and topics of gossip on campus but I wouldn't waste time on such things. Bahala kayong mag assume, tutal diyan naman kayo magaling.

Naputol ang paglolokohan namin when we hear na parang papaalis na yung natitirang tao bukod sa aming tatlo.

I was actually surprised to see those familiar faces. Well dahil faculty rin naman pala sila dito and their group is from one department and kilalang kilala rin sila sa buong campus.

They greeted us before lumabas out of courtesy and were grateful towards our friend.

"Oh Miss Chaeryeong okay ka na ba?" Si Miss Chaeryeong pala yung pinuntahan nila rito.

"Yes Doc, alis na po kami. Thank you po." Kitang kita ko yung blush ni Miss Chaeryeong while saying it to Anjo. I guess our charismatic friend here got another member for her fans club. But I won't spill it to Anjo, I'll just continue silently observing their conversation.

I looked kung sino ba yung mga kasama niya and as usual hindi na rin surprising na puro kadepartment niya to.

Pero nahuli kong nakatingin yung isa sa pinaka kinaiinisan ko sa kanila, si Miss Kim.

 

When she realized that I actually see her looking at me she immediately divert her eyes somewhere na parang takot na takot dahil sinamaan ko talaga siya ng tingin.

Luckily, they got out na rin.

"Yooji, calm down parang papatayin mo sa sama ng tingin si Miss Kim." Anjo reminds me.

"Oo nga Yooji maawa ka naman kay Miss Winter mabait naman yun and she's super cool!" Aeri added.