"Dim."
Dedicated to Lucy.
It was the day our christmas party would occur. I decided not to wear my dress first because I would be commuting. I wore a black shirt and skirt with white rubber shoes and red socks. I was afraid that I might get lost because I hadn't been there before.
I asked my classmates where I could ride to get there. They say that I should take the jeep on Guadalupe and get off at Market Market. Luckily, I got there safely.
I asked the guard where the Treston Gymnasium is. They pointed it to me and again, surprisingly, I arrived at my destination. I look for a place where I can eat because I haven't eaten anything since I woke up.
I found an expensive looking place and didn't bother about the price because I'm so hungry. When I got inside, I left the place. Why? Because they only serve bread, cookies and cake. I want something with rice. When I got outside, I stumbled with someone I knew from my school.
"Hey, Lucy!" Jiyoo said.
"We're going to eat first before the party starts. You know how they schedule eating time at parties. We're starving. Wanna come?" She replied.
"Oh, hi!" I answered. "Where are you going?"
"Yes, please." I agreed.
We entered the store I entered before. It's the only store opened there. I was surprised when I got to the cashier and saw that the menu included rice meals. My eyes twinkled, and ordered the one with the rice, spam, and egg.
Jiyoo and his friend, Kijo, decided to order an ensaymada and a slice of banana cake. When my order arrived, my friend was glaring at me.
"I'm angry at you. I'm jealous of you. I want that, too." She said.
"You can have some if you want. Taste it." I responded.
I ate the spam and egg. Spam is my favorite, and the egg was so fluffy and soft. It's not salty like the usual egg in other restaurants. I felt full. I forced Jiyoo to taste it because I noticed that she was staring at my food. She liked the spam. Haha.
"No, never mind. Don't make me jealous anymore." She replied while smiling.
After eating, we decided to go ahead at the party so I could change into my dress. My dress was pink and glittery at the top, with satin-like, kind of see-through texture below. I wore gold with black heels.
I just laughed as a reply.
"Wow, pink!" Jiyoo said when she saw me.
The party started, then the raffle. I was super disappointed because my name was not called, even once. The prizes were iPhone 7 and a PS4. Golly.
We ate, and then the party ended after six hours. There was an after party and I decided to go with my schoolmates. We decided to walk from here to the new venue but eventually called a cab to take us there. My feet were killing me, for goodness sake. When we arrived, one of my classmates, Ace, said:
We took a seat and they started pouring drinks. I only asked for coke, but there are no available glasses anymore except the shot glasses.
"Don't tell them that we took a cab." And we laughed.
I was getting kinda bored and my phone was already dead so I asked Sweet, one of my classmates, if she could book a Grab for me. She said okay and when a driver accepted, it said that it would arrive in 3 minutes.
"Just use this." Ace said, and we laughed.
You may notice that I'm always laughing when I'm with my classmates. I'm lucky to have them.
Ace and Sweet went with me to wait for the Grab. When we got outside, we found out that the driver had canceled. Ace decided to just call a cab for me. He was still holding his drink when a cab stopped in front of us.
"Luce, where you headed?" He asked me.
"San Andres, Manila." I replied.
"You know why they're declining you?" Sweet asked Ace.
When he said that, the driver said no.
So, I took it. But then, these two love birds thought of a joke. They told me to hold the glass with class and took a photo of me. They sent it to the gc with the caption:
"Because you're holding a glass with wine." I added.
"Lucy ran outside. That's why the glasses are becoming less."
I glared at them. But that doesn't stop there, they told me to hold the glass near me like I don't want to give it back. Again, they sent it to the GC with the caption:
"Luce doesn't want to give it back."
I glared at them again. I don't know why I agree with them to do these nonsense. And then a cab arrived.
Ace told the driver where. He asked me:
"How much does it usually take?"
"About 450." I answered, then he told the driver.
"Yep." I agreed.
"You okay with 500?" He said to me.
I entered the cab.
"You still have the glass with you?" He asked me while smiling.
I waved goodbye, and they also did. Some time passed, and I fell asleep at the cab. When I woke up, I realized the cab had stopped, and the driver was nowhere to be found. The place is still familiar, so I decided to just head back. It was already nighttime, and I was walking alone.
"No!" I said while laughing. "I gave it to Sweet."
A cold breeze blew, and one by one, the streetlights went out. I was afraid, so I ran until I arrived at the party venue. I was confused and bewildered because there was an ambulance, and I saw Sweet crying while Ace was comforting her. I don't know why, but I felt like going upstairs where the party was held.
There are no more people left except for the girl sitting, her head at the table like she was sleeping. Her dress was familiar, so I moved closer to her. I tapped her shoulder, and she woke up. Not looking at me, her back facing me. She slowly turned her head at me. I was scared. We have the same face, but what's different is that she was smiling, wickedly.
"I hope you like it..."
She paused like she was thinking of the right word to say.
"Dim."
And then the lights went out. I screamed.
