Euphonies of Bleeding Strings

Chapter 5

One word will be enough to describe this day. Exhausting. 

Our final examination was mind-blowing! Kung hindi mo talaga inaral ng mabuti ang mga lessons simula noong first quarter, sigurado wala kang masasagot. In my case, I must say that I have relied 65% on my stock-knowledge. Hindi ko na ni review yung mga matagal na na lessons kasi  nakakaumay ng balik balikan, but I made sure to review the current one kasi hindi ko kabisado.

I hope and pray to have good exam results despite on depending my stock-knowledge too much. Kumpyansa din naman ako kasi I remembered most of our lessons well, but I do not want to expect that much. Expectations lead to disappointments, sabi nga nila.

I was able to finish my exams earlier than the time expected, which is at 3'oclock in the afternoon, and I finished at exactly 2:30 pm. Swerte ko kasi yung last subject is English kaya agad kong natapos sagutan ang testpaper ko at inabot sa guro naming si Miss Angela. She said that those who were finished right before the time could go out from the classroom. Kung pwede pa nga lang sanang umuwi na kaagad ay uuwi ako kasi talagang pagod ako, kaso kailangan ko pang maghintay hanggang 4:30 ng hapon para palabasin ng school guard.

Ugh, sometimes I hate school rules. 

I have left with no choice but to stay in the school's cafeteria. "Ate isa pong kwek-kwek at strawberry shake." Ani ko sabay bigay ng bayad sa tindera. 

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa loob ng cafeteria. Wala pa namang masyadong tao. 

May mga estudyante rin na maagang natapos kagaya ko kaya dito nalang din tumambay. I wonder sino sa kanila ang maagang natapos mag-exam dahil kabisado na lahat ng sasagutan at kung sino yung maaga lang natapos dahil hindi na alam kung ano ang isasagot? 

"Kwarenta lahat hija." Giit ng tindera at ibinigay saakin ng sampung pisong sukli at ang in-order ko. 

"Salamat ho."

Agad akong naghanap ng two-seaters na mauupuan. I already texted Glyde that I will be here, and I'm sure na pagkatapos niya sa exam ay didiretso yon' dito. 

I started sipping my strawberry shake when I noticed a bunch of Grade 11 guys went inside the cafeteria. For sure they are the ones who finished their exams earlier because they have no answers at all!

I glanced at my watch. Still, 2:45 in the afternoon. Ang tagal naman ni Glyde! 

Itinuon ko ulit ang atensyon ko sa mga estudyanteng papasok ng cafeteria ng mapansin na kasama pala nila si Rubid na tawa ng tawa. Seems he have so much in life to be laughed about. Unang kita ko pa lang sakanya, I can sense that he is not that serious-type of guy. He's carefree and a clown.

I slightly rolled my eyes at him when I remembered that I owed him something! The pamasahe!

Dali-dali akong kumuha ng aklat sa bag ko at nagkunwaring nagbabasa upang matakpan ko ang mukha ko. Oh my God, how much is the fare? Lalapit ba ako sakanya at ibibigay yun? Baka kung anong isipin ng mga kaibigan niya kapag gagawin ko yun.

Or should I sneak out? Paano  ba lalabas ng cafeteria ng hindi niya napapansin eh doon sila nakapuwesto malapit sa exit door! Oh God help me out.

To: Glyde

How much is the fare to school?

Hindi parin sya kaagad nag-reply, siguro  hindi  pa tapos yun mag exam. Kung kailan kailangan ko siya, tsaka naman wala.

I still have 110 pesos in my wallet. I think 100 is enough? 

Sumilip ako ng bahagya upang makita ang karoroonan niya ng makitang nakatingin din pala sya saakin na nakakunot noo. I think he's wondering if its me, and when he found out that its me, he smirked! Napapikit ako sa kaba at nagpanggap ako ulit na nagbabasa ng libro.