Yeo-deol
Nathalia Pristine's
When I said that I was staring to cope up with the new environment, I wasn't lying. But that doesn't mean that I ain't having a hard time. Ang dami ko pa ring adjustments na ginagawa.
First, I am not a morning person. Maaga akong natutulog pero hindi ako maagang nagigising. That's what I hate about having school. Lalo na dito sa paaralan na 'to dahil 7:20 ang simula ng classes.
I heard my alarm but did the most stupid thing I could do. I turned it off and went back to sleep. When I woke up again, it was already 6:15.
Kaagad akong nagmamadaling pumunta sa CR para maligo. I usually take an hour in the bathroom pero it only took minutes now. 15 minutes was the maximum or else I'll be late. Matagal akong mag-ayos lalo na sa buhok ko. I didn't even bother eating breakfast. Kaya pa naman siguro ng tiyan kong hintayin ang 9:30 na recess.
What Nikko told me about the sundo thing in the morning wasn't entirely true. But I couldn't say he was lying. It's just that we never had the chance to talk after that day. We turned into normal strangers na kapag nagkikita sa school ay wala lang. Isa pa, ang hirap niyang i-approach eh.
I ran towards the gate of this subdivision. Medyo malayo pa naman 'yon! I don't want to be all sweat when I go to school. Kung sana ay iisa lang kami ng subdivision ni Lance, sa kanya talaga ako sasabay eh. But our houses were end to end!
Hinihingal ako nang dumating doon sa kung saan may mga nakaparadang tricycle. Mabuti naman at pumayag kaagad yung driver na nando'n.
I gave him my pamasahe at kaagad na tumakbo papasok sa school. If I was a minute late, hindi talaga ako makakapasok dahil pasara na sana yung gate. Sana naman hindi ako mahuli ng POD. This is my third late in a row. It only means one thing. Sit-in.
Kahit nahihilo ako, tinakbo ko pa rin yung layo ng gate at ng new building. I uttered a curse when the 7 'o clock prayer started in the speaker.
"Shit!"
Wala na, late na talaga ako. I wanted to cry in frustration pero napaka-petty naman ng dahilan kung bakit ako iiyak. I just stopped walking and joined the prayer. Baka mahagip pa ako ng CCTV na naglalakad pa rin sa kasagsagan ng prayer.
I lost all hope when the prayer ended at nilapitan na ako ng isa sa mga Senior Scouts. Pumunta ako sa kung nasaan yung ibang mga na-late. The handbook was already distributed last week together with our ID.
"Hidaldgo, three lates in a row." sabi ng POD. Nakatungo lang ako habang binabasa niya yung offenses na nasa likod na part ng handbook. I need to cut that part as a slip na ibibigay sa adviser para hindi ako ma-mark na absent. He was reading it kahit naka-sunglasses siya.
He told me the classroom kung saan ako magsi-sit in. My heart was hammering inside dahil nakakahiya. Although wala naman akong ibang gagawin do'n kundi umupo, it's still very nakakahiya.
'STEM- Benevolence'
I don't know the students here. 3 weeks weren't enough para masaulo ko kung sino sino sila. This school is not that big pero marami namang estudyante. I just hope hindi bully yung people sa classroom na 'to.
Nasa fourth floor yung classroom na 'to, sa taas lang ng classroom namin. I didn't have the time to put my things sa classroom at dumiretso na ako dito.
I greeted the teacher first. Malambing yung boses niya. She's pretty but I sense something about her. Ewan ko pero hindi maganda impression ko sa kanya. Her smile seemed plastic. Gusto niya ba talagang magturo o napilitan lang siya?
I entered the classroom through the student's door. Mayroong isang armchair sa likod for the observers kaya doon ako umupo. They continued with their lesson while I was busy daydreaming. Hindi ko naman kasi alam kung anong gagawin ko dito. I had no idea what they're talking about. I wanted to focus with our lessons.
