Becoming The Man (COMPLETED)

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

"Congratulations, Claudia! All hail our newly-elected SSG Vice President!"

Is this a joke? How is this even possible?! I watched how Claudia shake hands with Ms. Arellano as she joins the winners of the election. All of them ay galing sa partido nila!

"Claudia, tanggapin mo itong sash at scepter," Ms. Arellano said. Then I saw myself passing the crown to her head. "Is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Thank you for voting me. Hindi ko kayo bibiguin!" Claudia said nang biglang—

"Gising na si Ate Debbie!"

I was still dizzy but I saw all of them gather around my bed. I looked around and saw that I was in the clinic.

"Salamat naman gising ka na!" Valerie said. "Okay ka na, girl?"

"Why am I here?"

"Hinimatay ka kanina sa sobrang init tsaka sa dami ng tao," Nate said. I nodded and tried to lift myself. "Wag mo munang pilitin kung 'di mo pa kaya."

"But I need to vote," I said.

They had Nurse Jane check me pa bago sila pumayag na samahan ako sa com lab to cast my vote. The rest of the partylist waited sa pathwalk while Nate volunteered to accompany me. After I voted straight for us, the Comelec put indelible ink sa nail ko tapos I met Nate outside na.

"Let's go?" he asked.

I nodded. "You wouldn't believe what I just dreamed of bago ako nagising," I said on our way to the rest. His face kinda lit up. "Claudia won the elections daw pero we were in a pageant setting!"

"Really?"

"I swear, weirdest dream ever!"

"Yeah... ang weird nga," he said as if he was expecting another response.

Nagpe-peptalk si Val sa partylist when we got there.

"Manalo o matalo, ipagpa-patuloy parin natin 'yung platforms natin, ah?" Val said. "At kung mananalo si Nate, tayo parin ang kikilos dahil satin galing ang president. Wag kayong mag-alala, hindi mapupunta sa wala 'yung mga pinag-hirapan natin."

"This calls for a groufie!" I said.

We huddled up tapos tumuntong ako and took a groufie of us. Tapos we formed a circle and put our hands in the middle on top of each other.

"FLASH on three!" Nate said. "1, 2, 3—FLASH!"

* * *

It's already Monday. Super bilis!

Today na namin malalaman 'yung results kaya maaga palang, kumpleto na kami. Pagdating namin sa com lab, Bailey and his partylist were already there. Outside naman is our supporters. May TV sa labas that will also show the results sabay ng pag-pakita samin kasi we can't all fit inside.

"Labas lang kami ni Bree, ah?" Val whispered.

"Ha? It's about to start!"

"Saglit lang! Pi-picture lang kami. Pang-post ko mamaya pag nanalo na 'ko," she said but before I could say anything, naka-labas na sila ni Bridgette.

"The results are in," Ms. Arellano said. "Handa na ba kayong malaman kung sino ang ating newly-elected batch of officers?"

Nag-palakpakan kami as Rockie and his opponent met in the front. So, simula sa lowest position up to the executives. Ifa-flash sa screen 'yung name ng winner and the votes they got. The numbers were escalating—355 votes! Rockie's our first win!