Valeria Academy

14

Today is the second day na magkakaroon kami ng klase as the Infinity Class. The first one is like hell so sana naman ngayon ay medyo chill lang, kahit masama ang kutob ko dahil nasa gymnasium na naman kami.

Ms. Ginalyn is wearing her corporate attire, I am expecting na hindi kami gagawa ng something na masakit sa katawan dahil ganan ang suot niya.

"Go and change into your PE uniforms, if I am right nasa mga lockers niyo na yun ngayon." Ms. Ginalyn said and may hilaw na ngiti pang nakapaskil sa kanyang mga labi.

I groaned in annoyance, grabe so much for my expectations. Akala ko hindi ako mapapagod today, bakit ba laging mahirap ang mga pinaggagagawa kapag meron kaming extra classes?

"You look much better today Althea, compared to last night." Mary said as she check my complexion once again.

"Thanks" usal ko with a slight smile.

"What happened yesterday ba? The 3 of you yesterday doesn't look so good." Mich said and parang shook na shook siya sa look namin kahapon.

"It doesn't look like you three are bullied naman, sayo palang sobrang labo na." Kris added as she took off her uniform casually and slid in her PE shirt.

"You look like you saw a ghost. Yun yung hilatsa ng mga mukha niyo." Dagdag din ni Kris as she easily wear her PE shorts from under her skirt.

That my friend is a lifestyle hack na available lang for girls wearing skirts.

"Please gusto ko sanang makalimutan na muna yung nagyari kahapon, pasensya na." tinalikuran ko na sila with a small smile, kinikilabutan parin ako. Ni hindi ko magawang maglakad mag isa, and kung magmadali ako sa tuwing dadaan ako dun sa hagdanan na yun, jusme.

"This is the ranking from last time, gamitin niyo sa ito as a motivation to work harder." Ms. Ginalyn posted a paper on the bulletin board na nasa gymnasium.

Rankings:

1. Felix Kim
2. Aries Lorenzo
3. Benjamin Lee and Althea Rey
4. Kris Alcover
5. Mary Johannes
6. Mich Cortez

I see, nag tie pala kami ni Benj nung nakaraan. Nakita ko naman ang small pout na naka-display sa mukha niya, hindi niya siguro matanggap na kasing galing niya ay isang babae. That's normal for boys his age naman so I understand.

"Don't worry Benj, you're still growing, with your vitamins and more practice for sure hindi na tayo tie next time." I grinned at him and he just nod with enthusiasm.

"Syempre naman Althea!" and ayun na nga nagsimula na siyang mag stretching.

So ang PE uniform pala nila ay shorts just above the knee and shirts din, sa girls kasi ay mid thigh ang haba nun. Both blue ang color and merong nakaprint na PE sa likod then small infinity class badge sa may bandang dibdib sa parteng kaliwa.

Nagstretching na muna kami as per instruction of butihing Ms. Ginalyn na sitting pretty sa kanyang portable chair while reading a book.

"My mom better not know about this, or else she will immediately pull me out of this school!" Mich huffed as she stretched out her legs.

"Well, this is fun. But tiring, really tiring. I don't really exercise a lot hahahaha." Mary said as she help Mich reach her toes.

"Kamustahin niyo naman si Althea na pa-chill chill lang. Parang hindi ka manlang pinagpapawisan while stretching." may pagka-bitter na sabi ni Kris na pawisang-pawisan na habang nagpapahinga since tapos na siya mag stretch.

"I'm an athlete back when I was still in high school hehe." Mas mahirap pa pinapagawa ng coach ko before, kumbaga ito ay nasa lowest level of stretching palang.

"Edi wow naman sayo." Kris rolled her eyes at me and I can't help but chuckle at her, napakamaldita talaga nito pagdating sakin eh.

"Okay that's enough, I want the seven of you to run 5 laps in this gymnasium. Ang mahuhuli ay tatakbo ng extra one lap, sige na pumila na kayo." Mabigat man sa mga loob namin ay pumila kami gaya ng gusto niya.

5 laps, sa lawak nitong gym patatakbuhin niya kami ng ganun? Are we really going into military after this?

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After 5 laps, para akong isdang iniahon sa tubig, more likely kaming lahat. You probably all know who gets to run an extra lap, Mich did, pero Lorenzo run with her. Ewan ko sa dalawang yan, friends ata sila or may something siguro between them, not really sure though.

"This is not part... of the plan haaaa, if I know na it would be like this... sana hindi nalang ako.... nagpadala sa katamaran ko... and humanap sana ako ng... different school." Bruh my struggles before I could finish my sentence ha.

"I should have listened to my brother, sana sa univ niya nalang din pala ako hehe." Kris said, buti pa siya nakuha niya pang tumawa kahit pilit.

"I could have been in Korea right now having the time of my life kung pumayag akong sumama sa lola ko." Benjamin pout and heave a deep sigh.

"Are we all voicing out our regrets right now?" Mich asked as she wipe away all her sweats. Nakuha niya na ding mag retouch while panting.

"I could have been a varsity in Ateneo" Lorenzo muttered under his breath, woah I knew it, he play sports talaga!

"I don't regret being here, I could have been in a law school if not here." Felix just had to ruin it all, I mean aware naman kami na magaling siya, didn't have to brag about it.

Nasa kalagitnaan pa kami ng pag-iinarte nung lumapit sa pwesto namin si Ms. Ginalyn, her arms crossed and her eyes strict, her face void of any emotion.

"I can say that none of you are lacking when it comes to physical strength, Ms. Cortez may be at the last place pero her performance is not bad at all. Now, we'll be going to the next stage of this class. This is where the rule, what happens inside the Valeria Academy stays at the Valeria Academy, not a word is allowed to be leaked. Am I understood?" umarko naman ang kanang kilay nito sa amin, to be honest she looks so intimidating.

"Yes ma'am!" our voice were solid, but you can still hear the fear and uncertainty lace in it.

"Now follow me." Saka ito dire-diretsong lumakad palabas ng gymnasium.

We were still all reluctant to follow, pero dahil baka mapalayo na siya masiyado at mawala siya sa paningin namin nagmamadali parin kaming nakabuntot sa kaniya and Felix took the initiative na manguna.

Woah, why am I getting nervous right now? Second stage lang naman ito ng PE class namin 'di ba? hindi baaaa?