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Chapter 17

PAGKATAPOS ng masayang sandali, darating ang delubyo. My defense was at stake too and it's the same feeling on exams—nakakakaba. Solitaire and I exchange good morning only at hindi na nag-usap pa. Maybe because it's busy din s'ya sa school so I don't mind. I'm happy that we had a great time last prom and we get clear about our feelings.

Kaming mga senior high ay kadalasang naglalakad sa school ground which the teachers understand. The pressure on the defense is rising as usual and the students are busy coping themselves para sa gisahang mangyayari. Clyde and his group is now preparing themselves, getting themselves together and relaxing their mind para 'di mag panic at mamental block. I am with my group mates sitting in the Canteen and talking about how we gonna conquer hell. Lucky, napag-aralan na namin ito two months ago pa, ang kailangan na lang namin gawin, 'wag mataranta dahil baka mabokya kami sa delivery.

Nagsimula na din ang defense at naunang sumalang sila Clyde. Mandy and Marcy are having a defense too in their class. Umalis ako ng room para 'di malaman kung anong klaseng delubyo ang nangyayari. Mas lalo akong kakabahan kapag nagkataon. I calm myself down and cheer myself up. My phone from my pocket vibrated and a message pop up on the screen.

"How's defense?"
-solitaire

Agad naman akong nagreply.

"Wag kang gumamit ng cellphone sa klase."

Hindi nagtagal ay nagreply din s'ya.

"Don't worry, I make sure I won't be caught. Lumabas ako para magCR. Beside, patapos na din yung lecture, so how's defense again?"
-Solitaire

"Hindi pa nagsisimula pero kinakabahan na ako. Kami na ang susunod pagkatapos nila Clyde. I am confident I am going to make it pero yung mga panelists kase mukhang di yata."

"What did I told you about defense? A nice delivery will make the panel satisfied. It stop the question. Kalma lang. Kaya mo yan :)"
-Solitaire

Napangiti naman ako.

"Thank you :)"

"Gotta go, Sol. Balik ka na din sa klase mo."

Hindi na s'ya nagreply at saka bumalik na din ako doon. Saktong tapos na sila Clyde kaya tinulungan ko na magset-up ang kagrupo ko.

Nagsimula na kami mag discuss at ako ang naka-aasign sa delivery ng discussion. Ang mga kagrupo ko ang naka-assign sa shield sa mga ibabatong tanong. It was a shaky one at first pero nung nalunok ko na yung kaba sa lalamunan ko, everything went well. May mga tanong pa rin naman pero konti lang. Kinu-question nila yung methods namin which my group mates defended well. Wala kaming problema sa sources and references dahil madami kaming nakitang RRS na perfect sa study namin. Napuri pa kami sa grammar, salamat sa grammarly. Yun lang at lumabas kami sa classroom na may ngiti at magaan ang loob.

Mabilis na natapos ang defense ng first set kaya umaga pa lang pinauwi na kami. The panel wants the second set at afternoon pero tumanggi ang mga isasalang na students dahil hindi pa daw sila ready. Mandy and Marcy also finish it early kaya naman umuwi kami, mabilis akong nagbihis at nagpaalam sa kasambahay na pupunta ako kila Clyde.

Clyde's house is bigger than us kaya naman kapag may pagkakataon, doon kami tumatambay. Ang yaman yaman ng taong yan pero sa public school nag-aral. Well, public school is exciting naman kase kaya understandable. We went on their second floor and spent time on his mint blue room with posters of his favorite band IV of Spades.