Isang Saglit, Isang Tingin -A Novel-

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Glee club

This is the day, the audition came to us! Syempre I make myself prepared for the song I will use to sing, ayoko namang mapahiya doon 'no! Hindi ko nga lang alam kung papasa ako o hindi but everytime I think of Elly's words, it's encourage me. Hindi ko nga sigurado, baka nga binobola lang ako ni Elly eh. Pero she thinks I'm good at sana sa audition nga, mangyari 'yon.

I have classes today pero hindi ko na kailangang pumasok dahil nagbigay naman si Veiv—president of the Glee club ng excuse letter for my professors at sa ibang mga sasali din. Para na ring malaman nila na kaya excuse ay dahil sumali sa audition ng Glee Club. It's a part of their club kasi, to make an audition para maging myembro ng club. So siguro luck na lang ang mangyayari and if it wasn't for me, it's okay. I did my best.

Elly texted me with a goodluck message. Nagtaka naman ako doon, I asked her kung makakanood siya sabi niya nagkaroon daw bigla ng conflict ang schedule niya. May quiz daw sila sa time ng audition ko kaya hindi niya alam pero she insist to follow, hahabol daw siya if ever.

Hindi naman 'yon naging bahala sa akin dahil Elly gave me confidence theses past few days, whenever I'm with her. Tumataas 'yong kumpyansa ko sa sarili ko. Pero I was still in shock whenever there are some people na nanonood sa akin lalo na sa karaoke sa timezone.

I'm at the auditorium now, almost twenty participants ang sasali for the audition at sa pagkakaalam ko ay bilang lang din ang makakapasok sa Glee Club. Glee Club has now 11 members, well dati ay nasa 20—most of them got graduated at 'yong iba naman ay nag-quit. So kailangan talaga nilang maghanap ng bagong members, and I'm hoping for that position.

"Okay guys, in just an hour ay magsisimula na ang audition." Ani Veiv. "We have here a box na naglalaman ng numbers, bubunot kayo doon and if you pick 'yon ang magiging number niyo. So from 1 to 20, galingan niyo."

Isang member naman ang nagpaikot ng box at bumunot naman kami doon. I got number 14. Medyo matagal na paghihintay 'yon pero chance na rin 'yon para makahabol naman si Elly sa audition ko. She was so sorry dahil hindi niya ine-expect 'yong sched niya pero naiintidihan ko naman 'yon, syempre mas kailangan niya 'yon kaysa ang panoorin ako.

Some of my mate practices their piece pero 'yong iba masyadong confident kaya nanahimik lang sila sa gilid but we were much threaten of this girl—she's an exchange student from some place in states.

She's black American but woah, you can't take her down. She's beautiful in her own way but we were too nervous because of her, we didn't heard her sing pero she's a great singer, that's what I've heard.

By exactly 10am, the audition starts. We were on the backstage, preparing for ourselves.

Sumulip naman ako mula sa backstage, napataas naman ang kilay ko nang makita ko silang apat na pumasok ng auditorium. Anong ginagawa nila dito? Napakibit balikat na lang din naman ako at bumalik sa pagkakaupo at huminga na lamang ng malalim.

Mayamaya lamang ay nagsimula na ang audition. Tinawag na 'yong nakabunot ng number one sa stage, and she's Jaskyle—the one I've been talking about earlier. The threat to us.

'Show me a smile then
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing.'

She sings like she own the stage. She gives new version of this song. Ang sarap pakinggan sa tenga ng boses niya.

'If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there'

'Yong halos lahat kami sa backstage ay sigurado na makakapasok si Jaskyle sa Glee Club. Hindi rin naman talaga namin matatanggi 'yon, she's great.