Future Sight Pt. 4

It was time to visit the school where I graduated from, Saint Louis University. I opted to visit the president of the school because I heard that the president is the priest who helped us out when we were still in high school. A smiling Geraldine Siagto greeted me at the door. She told me that she is the Vice President of the school. She also told me that Dr. Vincent Tabor is the chief resident of Saint Louis Hospital, which, she adds, is the top rated hospital in all of the country. I wanted to see him but he wasn’t around. He was on vacation at Boracay with his wife and kids.

As Gig’z and I were walking, she gave me a book. It was titled, ‘The Infinite Powers of the Human Mind: How to Make People Follow Your Every Command.’ To my amazement, Candice Balud authored the book. I always thought that she would be successful, but not like this. She has unleashed her power of hypnotism and it was so strong that I sent her a Ferrari just after reading her book. I haven’t seen her in years so it was fine with me. A Ferrari is nothing compared to the help she has given me before. And besides, there’s a lot where that Ferrari came from.

At my doctor’s place, I turned on the TV to watch WBL, World Basketball League. It was the Philippines vs. Russia. There was nothing Russia can do. Russia was down by 19 points at the end of the game. I wouldn’t be surprised. The best basketball player since Michael Jordan played for the Philippine team. And that player is Glenn Moyano. He’s now a sports superstar.

I took a stroll down Burnham Park on the next day and saw Leslie. She was with a bunch of children. I didn’t want to bother her with her work but she saw me and walked towards me. Then she said, ‘Pakain ka nga.’ Some things do stay the same. But at that time, I readily said yes. We went to a corner store and bought fish balls. Hey. It was better than nothing. And like I said, some things do stay the same. I asked her if all those children were hers. She said that she was just helping them out. It’s part of her job. She went back to her work and I went on my way.

I felt like I have been walking for hours. Then I reached the Baguio Convention Center. There was something going on inside so I went in. I sat down and listened to the person delivering a speech. I looked at her face and thought. She looked familiar. After her speech, I went to her and asked her if I knew her. We looked at each other’s faces for a while then it hit me. Oh my! It’s Rhodora. The closest friend I have ever had. It’s been more than 20 years since I last saw her. The only things that I had of her were the pictures she gave me when we were still in high school. She was just 16 back then. But now, she’s a very successful career woman with a loving husband and a five-year old son. I was just so happy for her. She invited me for lunch and I happily accepted. She was my tour guide for the rest of my stay in Baguio.


To be continued...