the lighter side (cont'd)

ba lobby
vincent: "ate guard, may naiwan akong ID sa classroom kahapon. saan ko siya pwede hanapin."
ate guard: "tanungin mo si kuya *inser name i have forgotten here*, nakasuot siya ng *insert agency which i have forgotten here* shirt. kung wala sa kaniya, baka nakuha ng kaklase mo."
vincent: "salamat ate. malamang wala yun sa kaklase ko, mejo uwian na nung nawala ko siya."

later... ba 3rd floor, near a pair of trash cans
vincent: "kuya, may napulot ba kayong ID kahapon?"
kuya *whose name i have forgotten*: "wala"
vincent: "sige kuya, salamat na lang."

later... ba 105
vincent: "excuse me po, mag-aaply po for shifting."
person in charge gets list for me to fill up
vincent *trying to grab a pen in bag*: "may nag-iawan po ba ID dito?"
person shakes her head
vincent realizes he is grasping a rectangular plastic object, realizes that he never lost his ID to begin with... grabs a pen and signs up for the shifting application.

much later... yakal residence hall, rm 123
vincent: "Dawn, alam mo yung ID ko?"
dawn: "o, nahanap mo na?"
vincent: "nasa bag ko lang pala."
...long pause....
dawn: "you're dumb"

and so the missing ID was found, and i can still enroll without the hassle of getting a temporary ID this summer. can something that was never what it was be what it is?

apparently...

if my depressiion brings rain on a hot summer's day, maybe i should not even try to be happy