Skate play
Preparing for class this early is exhausting. Iniisip ko palang na kailangan ko pang pumasok sa school habang nandito pa ako sa may kalsada malayo sa apartment na tinutuluyan ko nawawalan na ako ng gana. Gosh! bakit ba ang aga kasi ng klase hindi ba pwedeng alas otso?
"Miss hinto!"
Napahinto agad ako sa pagtakbo ng muntikan na akong mahagip ng truck, halos kumawala na ang puso ko sa lakas ng pintig nito. Ilang pulgada lang ang pagitan ay mahahagip na ako ng truck.
Mabuti nalang at may sumigaw at nakita ko ito sa peripheral vision ko .
Curse school, dahil pa ata sa school mamamatay ako ng maaga. Napabuntong hininga na lang ako bago ipagpatuloy ang pag-jog at umaktong parang walang nangyari.
I want to get inside my apartment now. I can still feel the gazes of the people who see that "katangahan of mine."
Mas binilisan ko pa ang pag-jog at dumaan na lang sa shortcuts para maiwasan ang mga tingin ng mga tao. Wala pa naman ang skate board ko. Bat ko ba binigay kay Ciyano pwede naman ako na lang ang maglinis.
"Hayst!" I shouted because of frustration i even messed my hair because of it.
For the fifth time, nagpakawala ako ng malakas na buntong hininga ng maalala kong may pasok pa grabe hindi pa ako nakakapag-pahinga.
Nag-jogging lang ako hanggang makarating sa apartment ko.
I think my neighbors is still asleep. Wala pang nakabukas ang bintana.
I run towards my room and prepare my things.
Ow, I remember! I have a Skate play tonight. It's for the opening ceremony.
Ilang minuto din ang lumipas bago ako matapos maligo at magbihis. I picked up my backpack before going out from my apartment.
Sinigurado kong naka-lock ang pinto ko bago tulayan mag lakad papuntang school. The design of my apartment is normal.
Nakaharap ito sa kalsada. Bale pag-papasok ka na sa loob may three layer lang ang hagdanan bago ang main na pintuan. After a few steps sa kanan nandoon ang seven layer na hagdanan papuntang kwarto ko nandoon nadin ang banyo dahil ako lang naman mag-isa rito.
Ang kusina at living room ay parehas nasa baba minsan sa kwarto lang ako tumatambay dahil meron din namang Tv doon.Hindi naman ganun kalaki at kalawak ang apartment ko kaya okay nako dito.
Nakakapanibago ang pumasok sa school ng wala ang Skateboard ko. Medyo nakakapagod din ang practice match kahapon at medyo masakit parin ang kanang balikat ko dahil sa mga spikes na ginawa ko.
Kaunting lakad nalang at tanaw ko na ang malaking gate ng Yudai-High. Hindi ganun kalayuan ang school mula sa apartment ko kaya ng makarating ako sa school nagpahinga ako saglit sa may isang bench malapit sa isang puno.
Nagmuni-muni ako saglit bago tingnan ang cellphone ko.
Its 6:43am and 7:15 is the start of the class. I still have 20 minutes. Kaya naisipan ko muna ang tumabay dito.
20 minutes para mag-chill at para sa remaining time na matitira magiging time ko nayun paakyat ng floor namin. Medyo may kataasan at madami ang layer ng hagdan ng mga building dito kaya kahit nasa second floor lang ang classroom namin nakakapagod at matagal pa din sa akin bago makarating doon.
I just stared the student chit-chatting everywhere. A group of men caught my attention. Kahit sino naman makukuha ang attention kung sabay sabay kayong papasok sa may gate. Its the volleyball boys team, I guess they're talking about something important. Kaya lahat sila ay parang nakatutuk lang sa sinasabi ng team captain.
Hindi rin nagtagal ng mawala sila sa paningin ko.
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After realising how long I've been staying here at the bench, i decided to stand and pick my backpack and continue make my way to our classroom.
Pagkarating ko sa harap ng pintuan huminga muna ako ng malalim bago ibukas ang pintuan. Pumasok agad ako ng walang imikan. Hindi pa ganoon karami ang mga studyante sa classroom kaya mas kaunting mata ang magmamatyag sa akin.
My school life here was not that hard. Actually I had peaceful but have a lot of people talking shits behind me. Probably it's about last year again, nothing's new.
Well, I guess, the new will be the boys' volleyball team getting attach to me. Panibagong issue na naman.
Napabuntong hininga nalang ako bago umayos ng upo ng dumating ang adviser namin sa science.
"Okay, class, anyone who knows even just a little about chemistry?"
Our adviser asked. Pagkalapag palang nito ng gamit ay siya namang pagupo ng mga kaklase kong bagong dating.
Not everyone raised their hand since they don't want to speak up, like me. Some of my classmate who raised they're hand probably really interested about this topic or they just don't want to be called out.
It's very common this days after all. Usually the people who raised their hand will not get the attention of the teacher. Cause sometimes some of the teachers love to call out those who is not participating in class.
Well, I'm kinda interested too but I don't want to show it.
Like the other student I'm also dreaming about the profession being a chem- engineer or a doctor.
I want to invent drugs, not the illegal one, but the drug that can cure people I'll. I also want to help people who had health problems.
And for me, I love being in silent I don't want a lot of attention since its distracting me.
Our adviser, call only one student to answer her question.
"Ma'am, chemistry have 5 main branches. The Organic and inorganic chemistry, the physical chemistry, Biochemistry, and lastly the Analytical chemistry." one of my girl classmate said.
Pinaupo na siya agad ng aming adviser pagkatapos purihin.
"Class, like what Heymi said earlier, Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter."
Gaya ng mga normal na klase pagkatapos ng discussion asahang may quiz na kasunod yan.
Hindi ako nahirapan dahil nakinig naman ako kahit papano.
After our science class, our English teacher arrive early as usual. Kahit kailang hindi ako na bored sa subject na'to. Unlike math na halos sumabog na ang ulo ko kakaisip.
Not to mention, pero mahina ako sa math. One time when I got home my parents told me, na wala sa mukha ko ang pagiging mahina sa math. And that's what my sibling laugh about me everytime they saw my card.
If you're going to look at my card, you will probably laugh too because some of my subjects are low.
Last year, four of my majors got 90+ while my Math well not to talk about it but I only got 84. Some will say i should be grateful cause its not easy to get a high grades specially in math. Pero, how can i be grateful when others will look down on you ones you fail? For people just like me who is in the spot of trends issue, would you like to have other issue again? Of course not! We just want peace.
Here at Yudai high, we only have 7:15am to 2:30pm class. The 3 hours before 6 will be the time for school sports Player's and other club activities.
Yes, Yudai high also prioritize about the training, exercise and practices of the player's.
Just like the academic, sports is also one of the face of Yudai.
Wala naman ng sinabi ang teacher namin sa english pagkatapos sabihin ang gagawin namin. We only need to create an essay about sa Frienemy relationship of Yato and Yudai high.
Madali ko lang iyon natapos since madami akong alam about sa school na'to and sa school ng mga kuya ko.
After namin matapos ang lahat ng subject para sa umaga, syempre lunchtime na. Walang recess o breaktime na tinatawag dito We only have lunch. And that's enough. Sa hapon lang may recess at para na iyon sa mga kasali sa clubs specially those part of sports.
Lumabas na agad ako ng room at naglakad papuntang Cafeteria para kumuha ng kakainin ko.
I just ordered what i usually order.
I'm craving for it, since yesterday.
I also get water.
Umupo agad ako sa table na hindi masyado matao, para walang maingay.
Ang kaso susubo palang sana ako nang marinig ko ang boses ng kung sino.
"Ate Fierra!"