Chapter 4: Friday

Friday
Early morning I got my phone and texted Celina. She’s my best bud in College and she’s part of Edztuh. I met Celina during the school’s acquaintance party. She’s my seat mate, the extrovert gal in class. She would often raise her hand even if she doesn’ know the answer. As I said I was the not-so-popu girl but when she noticed how I turn the school uniform into a fashionable one, she got amazed. She said “Hi Shylle! Can we be friends?” At first, I was thinking that who is this girl? Is she just trying to be a user friendly person? But first impressions don’t last. Celina is one such great friend.

“Hi Celina! You told the rest of Eztuh that I came back already. It’s me Shylle. Okay, here’s my local cell phone number. Hope you save it. See you all tomorrow at Starbucks. My treat!”

It’s 7:00 am. I’ll just fix myself and do my morning routine. Then I’ll go down to eat breakfast.

While going down the stairs, I could already smell pan cakes, smoked sausage, eggs, spam and garlic rice.

Manang Tinia told me that Lyla is not used to eating the Filipino sausage – Tuyo or dried fis which I am really longing to eat. Anyway, I enjoyed breakfast together with a glass of orange juice with pulp bits.

It’s so nice that I don’t get to worry about cooking for breakfast, washing the dishes as well as my clothes, cleaning the house or drving as well. Because in the Sates, I do everything all be myself.

Mom and dad went to Tagaytay. We have a vacation house there which they converted to a paradise for retirees. They haven’t retired but they own a local furniture company which supplies malls over the Philippines.

They went here to visit me 2 days ago. They were asking if I want to stay with them but I said “ I want to feel the ultra violet rays of the sun here in Manila” Well in fact, I am really uber excited to see Landon and Edztuh. Anyhow, I bought mom a Clinique make up set which I believe she’ll enjoy because she asked me to bring her this new thing which eliminates wrinkles in 24 hours. For dad, I bought him an Oakley shades which was also used by Cyclopes for X-Men. It cost me a lot.