Chapter Thirteen: Get You
Months passed by and it's now the last grading examinations. Our training continued smoothly. There are times that I want to quit because it's really tiring. But I remember how much effort I exerted to accomplish and go this far. That served as my strength and will to continue.
"Sakit ng ulo ko! Hirap ng English, potspa," reklamo ni Nova habang nagaayos kami ng mga gamit.
"Ano sagot mo sa number four? Tae, lagi nalang akong mali do'n!" Inis na sabi ni Brile.
Palabas na kami ngayon ng classroom para makakain sa canteen. Since it's exams, sabay ang seniors sa break time namin.
"Ewan ko. Nanghula lang ako sa multiple choice," tamad na sabi ni Jaxtin.
"Hoy, Rilynn! Ano sagot mo? Share naman..."
"A lahat hanggang five. Gano'n naman always when nagpapa-exam si Ma'am Le," I said.
When we arrived at the canteen, punuan ang tao. Nagmamadali rin ang karamihan, panigurado dahil magre-review pa sila sa classrooms nila. Ganito lagi tuwing last grading exams, nagc-cram ang mga estudyante dahil hindi lang exams ang nangyayari, pasahan din ng requirements.
"Mango juice po and crinkles, manang."
Inabot ko ang bayad sa tindera bago kinuha ang order ko. I sat down the bench kung saan nakaupo ang aking mga kaibigan, katabi si Nova.
"'Inge." Nova reached for my food but I quickly tapped her hand away.
"Bili ka ng sayo, bleh." Inirapan niya 'ko at tumayo na para bumili ng kaniyang pagkain.
"Nagaral ka na sa CAT, Ri?" Jaxtin asked.
"Not yet. Friday pa exam natin, right?" He nodded and showed me the CAT exam schedule. It's scheduled this Friday, 1 pm to 3pm.
The day passed and it's finally dismissal. Walang meetings tuwing exam kaya naman diretso uwi na. But since I need to wait until 1 pm dahil may klase pa si Kuya, dumiretso ako sa cafè na pinagtatrabahuhan ni ate Kyle.
"Hi, Ri! Kumain ka na?" I waved and greeted ate Kyle while looking for a vacant seat.
"Hindi pa po," I replied. Ngumiti siya at ibinigay sa akin ang menu ng cafè. It's actually a good thing that this cafè has breakfast and pasta meals. Pasta nalang ang o-order-in ko dahil hindi sila nags-serve ng breakfast meal kapag lagpas na sa 10 am.
"Carbonara and pineapple juice nalang, ate."
Sinulat niya ang order ko bago siya umalis pabalik sa counter.
Nilabas ko ang mga libro ng mga subjects na kailangan ko aralin. Nilabas ko rin ang yellow pad para gumawa mg reviewer. The atmosphere of this cafè is much better than our house when Dad was still living with us. It's much more calming and it actually feels like home.
"Here you go."
She placed the tray on top of the table and sat across me. She looked at me brightly, tila nangaasar.
"What?" I asked. She's acting weird today.
"Wala naman," naiiling niyang sagot. I looked at her with annoyed eyes, telling her to say what she wants to say.
"Okay, eto na, eto na." Tumawa siya at umayos ng upo. "Naalala mo 'yung nakaaway mo tungkol sa upuan?" Kumunot ang noo ko, inaalala kung sino 'yon.
"'Yung pogi!" Paalala pa niya.
"Ah, si Allistaire ba?" She frowned but still agreed at what I asked. "Ba't Allistaire tawag mo, Raiz dapat!" Saway niya.
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