Three - Girl in the Library

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Christian Harrison Romano

7pm na, but I'm still here in school.

5:30 yung end ng detention namin, but I decided to hang out for a while sa field ng campus habang nagpapahinga. As if walang exam kinabukasan ehh.

Chilling before exams helps in conditioning your memory kasi you won't get too much information all at the same time, especially if you cram. Kaya, rest before exams, or better do some leisure and recreations, to keep the mind healthy before taking the exam. Yan ang ginagawa ko.

#TipsfromNo.1 Haha

Speaking of No.1, kumusta na kaya si No.2? Right after kasi nung answer niyang yun, hindi niya na ko pinansin. She just finished the time and then umalis na kaagad ng gym. Kaya tuloy napagod pa kong nagligpit ng mga cleaning materials, dinala ko pa sa storage room ng gym na nasa basement.

Nang nagdidilim na, I decided to head home, so I started to walk papuntang parking lot. Dumaan ako sa admin building kung nasaan lahat ng offices. Napadaan ako sa Lecturer's Office at napansin kong naka-switch on pa yung ilaw. So I tried to check kung may tao pa, sayang din kasi yung kuryente.

I wasn't surprised to see a bunch of professors finishing the checking of test papers of the students. Napansin ko si Sir Kael sa bandang unahan. He's an elementary teacher, teacher ng younger brother ko sa Grade 4.

I walked towards him. Malapit lang yung desk niya sa door kaya madali ko siyang napuntahan. I guess he felt my presence kasi bigla nalang siyang tumingala sakin and greeted me. "What brings you here?"

Si sir Kael ang isa sa mga pinakapaborito kong professors. Asides from giving me an A+ sa Language and Communication when I was still in grade school, sort of tropa na din ang turing ko sa kanya because he calls me when there's trouble with my younger bro, which is often, so I got close with him.

"Need some help?" I asked.

He sighed in relief. "Oh gosh, perfect timing Ice."

"Busy mo tignan ahh." I teased him.

"Gago ka talaga. So mukha pala kong tamad?" patawa-tawa niyang sagot while digging into his test papers looking for something.

I just laughed in reply. Ganyan kami ka-komportable sa isa't isa. Madalas niya na 'kong tintungayaw, pero I don't answer back. Syempre professor ko parin siya. He doesn't deserve to get disrespected after studying for 17 years. And he's cool, so I respect him.

"Heto," nilapag niya ang isang rim ng test papers sa harap ko. "Grade 4 Language and Co. Andyan na yung answer key." He said and gave me a red pen so I can start na.

I looked at him and it's as if he read my mind. "Ibang section yan. Not your brother's," he said and went on with his checking.

Nagkibit balikat nalang ako and started checking. Once in a while, I glance up to the other professors na unti-unting nag-aalisan. A little while, kami nalang yung natira.

Napatingin ako sa desk ni Sir Kael at nakitang ang dami pang rim ng test papers. Tinuro ko yung papers and asked him, "Also these?". Nilingon niya yung tinuro ko and just nodded as if that's the most obvious answer. Tumingin ako sa watch ko, 7:12.

"So we're gonna stay here 'till what? Like midnight?"

"You whine like a girl," rinig kong pabulong niyang reklamo. "Look," he said. "you don't have to finish this with me. Kaya ko naman," he nicely said.

Conscience hit me and I just continued my task. "You mind if I play some music?"

He just shrugged and said, "Go ahead."

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