Learning How to Love In Hugh University

Chapter 17: The Test

"Rise and shine sleepy head!" Gail yelled at my ear.

Kahit naman mulat na mulat na ako at gayak na at humiga ulit ay ginigising nya pa din ako.

"Kanina pakong gising Gail. In fact ako ang gumising sayo."

"Aba malay ko kung mulat kana pero tulog pa ang diwa mo." Sabi nya at inilalagay yung belt nya ng ayos.

She's wearing a all violet outfit na talaga namang bagay sa kanya. While me I'm wearing a all black outfit which makes me even whiter.

Provide to ng school eh, pag gising nalang namin ay may mga bag sa labas na may pangalan namin.

"I wonder kung ano ang unang test." I said.

"Hmm.. maybe kung sino yung kokonti ang kukuha."

"Edi cookery? Hala una ka."

She rolled her eyes. "Wala na akong kaba dun. Ikaw ang kabahan dahil dalawa ang martial arts test mo."

"Sus."

"Bakit? Masyado bang magaling si Mark na mag train?"

"Sakto lang." Sabi ko at bumangon na.

I braided my hair in both sides para walang buhok na malaglag sakin habang ginagawa yung test.

"Glowing!" Gail yelled at my ear. "In-love ba?"

"Tsk, magbihis kana lang dyan, okay?" Sabi ko at patuloy na bini- braid yung buhok ko.

"Ang malas ng meditation ang kukunin." Sabi ni Gail habang nailing.

"Bakit? Kung tutuusin yun ang pinaka madali ah."

"Akala mo lang yun! Yung teacher na yun, talagang inilalagay ka sa isang sitwasyon, and you must overcome kung ano man yun."

I shrugged. Wala nakong paki dun, hindi naman ako kukuha ng test na yun eh.

I stand up at kinuha yung baston dun sa tabi.

I practiced for a while, inalala ko lahat ng sinabi nya sa akin...

"In this test you gotta trust no one.."

"Even you?" I asked really worried.

He sighed. "Of course excluding me. You know that a I won't hurt you."

"Now I'm relieved." I said at bumuntong hininga.

"Sus, kayang kaya mo sila." He said while grinning.

"Ang bolero mo talaga."

"Totoo naman ah. Malaki ang ini-improve mo. Gumaling ka talaga, as in sobra."

"Mas magaling sayo?"

He took a step close to me.." Mas magaling pa sa akin.." he said and then hugged me na parang ayaw na akong pakawalan pa.

"One last thing.." he said and then parted our bodies.

"Hmm?"

"Be safe.."

I was snapped back to reality when Gail talked again.

"Let's go! Tama na yang pag papapawis mo at baka wala ka nang ibuga mamaya." She said at inayos na ang sarili nya.

Ako naman ay ibinaba na yung baston at nag punas ng pawis.

"Tara na." Sabi ko at lumabas na kami ng dorm.

We should be all there at the main hall bago mag 6 o'clock, para sa briefing ng mga gagawin namin at kung ano ang at sino ang mauuna.

"Good morning students of Hugh University." A man in his mid- 50's talked, he mist be our dean.

"Today we are gathered here to witness each one of you to take the exams we prepared and to see if you all improved and make a difference." 

"So for this year's test, we're going to seperate you in groups."

Many gasped, may mga nagbubulungan pa like 'hala, bago yan' ang iba naman ay 'I'm getting nervous' ang mga sinasabi.

"Students, please, calm down." Our dean speak again. "Do you all notice your outfits?" The dean asked us while smiling.

So I go with the flow, tiningnan ko rin yung suot ng iba at nagulat ako ng makitang may apat na kulay ang nandito.

"Your outfits will classify in which group you are." Suddenly a man raised his hand.

"Dean? May I ask a question?"

"Go on."

"Is this a group test."

"Yes."

He said which made us all gasped.

"But some test are not group test, they are invididual."

"Dean, what we will gain if we win this test?"

"You will be exempted to the next test in the next semester."

Many students shouted but others remained silent.

"So, I'm going to pick the group leaders now." Our dean announced.

"First, in the Gray team, the team leader is...... Kelly Herra." Others shouted especially yung ka team nya, while others sighed in frustration.

"Next team is the color Red, the team leader is...... Garry Herra."

"From color violet, Mark Christian Hugh." I saw how Mark's eyes flashed a death glare to his father but it faded easily.

And then he looked at me with disappointment in his eyes. I don't know why, but I felt it.

"And last but not the least, from team black,  Felip Castillio." Dean flashed a smirk and then looked at his son.

Fck, his father is pissing him off.

And then I saw Felip going towards me.

"Magkateam tayo!" Sabi nya na parang naka jackpot.

"Oo nga eh.." sabi ko habang binigyan sya ng pekeng ngiti.

Kahit anong gawin ko ay hindi ako masaya na sya ang ka team ko, kahit na sabihin ko sa sarili ko na magaling sya at alam kong kayang ipapanalo ang test na to pero wala talaga.

And then I looked to Mark. I saw him staring at me with his eyes so sad. When he notice me that I was looking at him, he smiled sadly to me and then go to his team mates at isa don si Gail.

How I wished na ako nalang sya.. wait, what?

"So this team is only made for martial arts. But the other test are not. So the first test is cookery, next is the meditation and then the martial arts test. That's all and thank you students, the students that will take the first exam, please proceed to our cookery room and choose your places thank you. And the rest you can all watch your classmates perform the given task." Our dean said and then left.

Nice papanoorin ko si Gail. Patay ka sa aking babaita ka kapag hindi ka marunobg mag luto.

I was about to go to our cookery room when someone held my wrist and pushed me inside the nearest room.

~4572Angel