Every Beat of Chaos (TUD Series 1)

CHAPTER V

Chapter 5 - Class of 11 STEM-Unity

After the remarkable moment at gym, we were instructed by the schoold's principal to head straightly in our class. Nagkita na rin kami ni Tina after the performance of TUD as what they call the band, at magkasama na din kaming tinatahak ang building papunta sa classroom namin.

"Ya, ngayong nakita mo na kung paano magperform ang TUD, anong masssabi mo? Magagaling sila 'di ba?" Then she giggled. She proudly said those words infront of my face where I answered her with no doubts.

"Yah. Kaya pala sila sikat kasi magagaling sila." Dahil sa sinabi ko ay napapalakpak ito sa tuwa. Nagsimula na itong mag kuwento ng kung anu-ano tungkol sa banda kaya naman unti unti ko silang mas nakikila.

Napagalaman ko na dati na pala silang magkakibigan with same passions in music, even before they became a famous group of band. They were only in second year highschool when they started to play and produced their own band. And sir Aries Flores became their own manager, dahil may entertainment and modeling business pala sila.

Marami pa siyang naikwento sa'kin including their lovelives and rumored girlfriends. At dahil sa rumors na kumakalat lang, hindi nila alam kung may katotohanan nga ba ang mga ito. Ngayon pang nauuuso ang fake news. Tina also telling names of some girls na nalilink in sa bawat member ng grupo. Subalit hindi ko naman sila kilala at wala akong pakialam sa mga 'yon. As long as I don't interfere and crossed path with them, my years staying in the school will be fine.

Nang tuluyan na kaming makarating sa kanya-kanya naming building, bigla akong pinanghinaan ng loob. Tina looked at me confusingly when I suddenly held her sleeves. I'm scared. I belong to the last section and that means there'll be delinquent students around me. Ayoko ng maulit ang mga nangyari sa'kin sa former school ko. There were bullies, loko-loko and so on.

"Tina natatakot ako." Kulang nalang ay umiyak ako para 'di niya ako iwan. She frowned and slapped his forehead.

"Hey, relax. Nasa tabing room lang ako, if you need me." Sabi nito sa'kin at saka ako hinila upang sumunod sa kanya. She even sent me infront of my room's opened door and pushed me inside. Tinignan ko naman ito ng masama dahil sa ginawa niya but her arms was raised in a gesture of encouragement. It's like she's telling me 'fighting'.

"Goodluuuck! Kaya mo 'yan!" She's trying to lighten up my mood at natuwa naman ako sa effort na ginagawa niya. Kaya I thank her with that at mabigat sa loob na pinapunta sa kanilang room. No choice.

I saw her entered their room, two rooms away from ours. Ang daya. Akala ko ba nasa kabilang room lang sila? Hmmp!

Without further ado, dali dali na akong humanap ng pwestong mauupuan. I settled myself at the back, para hindi ako gano'n maistorbo. And from here, I saw how students started to do their own business whatever pleases them so. Maingay at medyo magulo, just as how I exactly expected and imagined. They didn't even noticed me entering the room. There were also playing soccer infront, laughing at someone from the other side and three boys running around the corners while holding someone's bag making the target student catch and get it from them.

'Sinasabi ko na nga ba! Kung minamalas ka nga naman oh!'

I silently prayed na sana maging maayos ang buhay ko ngayon araw na 'to. Lalo na nang mapansin kong wala pa akong nakikitang ibang babae ang pumapasok sa room na 'to maliban sa'kin. Mas lalo akong natakot kaya tahimik ulit akong nagdasal na sana may babae ng dumating para may makasama ako or kahit kaklase man lang na hindi gaya ng mga taong nasa paligid ko.

Labis akong natuwa ako nang may isang babaeng tumigil sa tapat ng room namin. Pero sabi nga nila, the worst thing may still happen. Napatingin itong muli sa hawak niyang card, a card telling what class you belong kasi may gano'on din ako. Then, she again looked at the door's wooden plaque where it mentions the room's class' year and section.