Love and Friendship (On-hold)

Chappy 44

Sophia’s P.O.V

 ~The next day~

Tahimik lang akong nakatingin sa linya ng mga taong nakahanay sa harap ng isang artwork na hindi ko alam kung sino ang gumawa. Yep, today is the day kung saan boboto ang mga tao sa pinakamagandang artwork nagugustuhan nila. Lahat ng mga kaklase ko at schoolmate ko ay nakahanay na rin sa sarili-sarili nilang nagugustuhan na artwork. I’m currently eye-ing the artwork number 1,2,9,10,12, Including me and Paul’s Piece which is the Artwork number 2.

Lahat kaming mga participants ng poster-making contest ay tinipon sa isang classroom, dito sa second floor ng elementary building. Kitang-kita namin ang buong court kung saan nagaganap ang botohan. There are 12 master pieces in total ang nakadisplay doon, so that makes us 24 participants dito sa 2nd floor. Kasama ko ngayon si Paul, sina Nath at Brylle. And surprisingly, nandito din si Trish at Mads, yung bestfriends ni Gizhelle. I never knew they could draw, ngayon lang kasi sila nag participate ever since grade 7 pa kami.

 Pinagmamasdan ko lang yung mga tao. Yung iba, palipat-lipat ng pwesto. Yung iba naman hindi pa nakahanay. Probably hindi pa nila alam kung anong Piece ang iboboto nila. Some can’t make their minds up. Honestly, ako rin. When I saw the Artworks, I realized na mahirap na laban pala tong pinasukan ko. Overall, maliban sa sarili naming gawa ni Paul,yung mga pieces na binanggit ko kanina ay yung mga nagugustuhan ko..

At tamang tama nga ako, yung mga nagustuhan kong Artworks ay siya ring may pinakamaraming nakahanay na tao. Hindi ko alam kung sino ang nangunguna sa kanila, pero I can tell you that this is a close competition. Currently, those 5 artworks have the most number of voters, well kung tama yung nakikita ko. Luckily, kasama yung gawa namin ni Paul doon sa limang iyon and I’m sure that one of those other Pieces are the work of Nath and Brylle. I just don’t know which one.

Tinignan ko sina Nath at Brylle na tahimik ding nanunuod sa nagaganap na botohan. You know, just by looking at the people’s facial expression and body language in this room, I already know kung sino-sino yung mga sections na magfe-face off sa top 5. But the thing is, who’s the best artist among us? Nahuli ako ni Nath na nakatingin sa kanya kaya bigla niya akong nginisian.

“Nervous?” I rolled my eyes at what he said.

“Not even in the slighest.” I retorted back at him. Mas lalong lumawak ang ngisi niya. He’s enjoying this. You can tell by just looking at his taunting smile.

“Well you should be.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. I can’t wait for you to loose.” Napataas ako ng dalawang kilay doon. He’s mocking me. I never knew that he have this side in him. I somehow find it challenging. I felt my lip slowly forming into a grin. Natutuwa ako sa kanya, kung paano niya ako nasasabayan sa mga ganito. I like this side of him too.

“I feel the same thing for you.”

“I know right? We feel the same way towards each other. How sweet.” I rolled my eyes again. Even in this situation, nagagawa niya pa ring pumick-up ng linya. Hindi ko maiwasang humanga sa kanyang pinapakita, although I’m not showing it to him. Ang galing niya lang hah. I just don’t know what to expect from him next.