Under The Same Sky

6

Graduation

Time flies faster than I can imagine. I feel like it was just yesterday when I was seated in a program like this. I am not that emotional type of person. I feel sad at many things, yes. Like when I read a book and my beloved character died, it makes me sad to the point that I will hold it for weeks or worst a month. But I can't really remember crying my eyes out because of something or someone.

I feel sad over things, simple or big to me or to others. With all of that, I never shed a tear. That is why it's still a question to me when I cried over a sky. For all I know it's not just the scenery that I cried over, I felt something within me. Something I never felt before. It's like I'm a different person.

I know my self better than anyone else yet when I cried, I feel like I never really knew my self. It's been months since it happened, but I still feel like crying when I look up at the sky.

Ang pinagkaiba noong araw na iyon at sa mga sumunod ay hindi ko na muling hinayaan ang sarili na umiyak, kahit na gustong gusto ko talagang umiyak. And that what makes me frustrated! The fact that I don't know why a beautiful sky makes me wanna cry!

I've been avoiding looking at the sky every five o'clock.

I shook my head to get those thoughts out and focus to the head teacher's speech. Hindi nag tagal ay isa isa na kaming tinawag sa stage.

"Rex Zildjan Montes, with high honor"

Lumakad si Rex at sumulyap sa pila naming mga babae. Alam ko na kung sino ang hinanap ng mga mata niya, ngumiti siya bago lumakad ulit para umalis sa stage.

"Elmon Javier Salazar, With high honor"

Naka taas noong lumakad si Ej habang may ngiting abot sa tenga. Ganoon na lamang ang aking ngiti habang pinapanood ko siyang lumakad paakyat ng stage.

"Jasmine Ella Alvarez, with high honor"

Unang lumakad si Jasmine mula sa aming pila, tumingin siya pabalik sa akin at ngumiti. Sumenyas ako ng thumbs up sa kanya at dumiretso naman siya sa hagdan paakyat sa stage.

"Lily Ania Cruz, With Highest Honor"

Lumakad ako patungo sa hagdan paakyat ng stage

"Best in Creative Writing, Best in Practical Research 2, Best in Philippine Politics and Governance, and Best in Media and Information Literacy"

Kasabay kong lumakad si Papa dahil siya ang mag sasabit ng medals sa akin. Si Rex, Ej, at Jasmine naman ay umakyat sa stage kasama ang kani kanilang ina kanina.

Ngumiti sa akin si ma'am Santos at inabot ang certificate. Sinabit ni papa sa akin ang mga medalya at hinawakan ko naman ang mga certificate na binigay ni ma'am.

Ako sana ang valedictorian ng batch namin nataasan lang ako ni Michelle ng two points dahil sa mga sinalihan niyang competition. She looks so happy and she even smirk at me when our adviser told us about it, she thinks I'll cry my self to sleep because I'm not the valedictorian.

Well I didn't because I got my goal, with highest honor. No one can make me fell bad that day well until today, I am that happy.

Nang matapos ang seremonya agad kaming nag tipon para mag picture. Una ay ako at ang mga magulang ko, sumunod ay kasama ang buong section at adviser namin.