Even A Thousand Folds of Lifetime

Chapter 7

Matapos akong nagdiscuss sa klase, I gave them an activity to do which was an essay. They still got 20 more minutes to do it so, I sighed and calmly sat down on my chair. Nang makaupo ako, biglang nagsalita yung isa sa mga estudyante ko.

"Ma'am! Sikat ka na ah!"

"Huh? Ano ibig mong sabihin?" Pagtataka ko.

"Suuuss!!! Pa- humble pa si Ma'am! Ang dami nang nagkalat na news article about sa page- explain mo sa painting kagabi sa auction ng Luck Corp. Ma'am! Shi- nare pa ng school page natin!" Sabi naman ng isa sa kanila.

"Luck as in swerte talaga kasi naka- meet niya yung poging anak ng Mayor ng San Sebastian na si Alexander Suerte!!!" Kilig na kilig namang sabi ng isa.

"Ayy shhh!!! Shhh!!! Tama na yan. Continue your work. Kayo talaga!" Pailing iling kong saway sa kanila.

Of course, they still haven't stopped but they toned down their voices a little until eventually, nanahimik na rin sila sa pakikipag- usap sa kanilang tabi.

I still haven't been online since last night kaya wala akong aware sa kanilang pinagsasabi. Tahimik kong nilabas ang aking phone at nagcheck ng aking feed sa may facebook. And I kid you not, ang daming nagdagsaang mga notifications as soon as in- open ko yung data ko. Buti na lang talaga I usually mute my phone before ako nagkla- klase kaya di nila rinig 'tong sunod sunod kong mga notifs.

"A Young Historian Named Constance Scarlett Aguilar Showcased Her Intelligence by Explaining the History Behind the Unknown Painting Named Desesperanza en Medio de la Batalla..."

Paulit- ulit kong binasa yung headline written by the Philippine Moon paper. What the hell??? This is a huge known local newspaper!

Pag- scroll ko ulit, may nakita nanaman akong article coming from Manila Days:

"Young Historian in An Auction Revealed the Story Behind the Artwork That Was Painted by Luciano Pellado..."

I can't believe it. I continued to scroll and I saw our official school page sharing an article and putting on a caption bragging my name. I looked through the comments and I saw some parents of our students complimenting me, some are from the outsiders also who are now planning to transfer their kids to our school. Oh wow. I am seriously overwhelmed.

Nag- exit ako sa facebook and switched to Twitter, ganon din ang tumambad sa akin. My timeline was bombarded with articles about me and the event last night. Napatigil ako nang may nagtweet ng picture namin nila Alexander together with his parents talking. I zoomed it towards us and smiled. Back in 1600s, we weren't still that modern enough to have things such as pictures and gadgets kaya I don't have anything physical to hold onto, only the film rolls of memories inside my brain.

"Ma'am Aguilar! May tao po!" Pabulong na pagtatawag sa aking atensyon ng isa kong estudyante sa harapan kaya naman napatingin ako sa pintuan.

"Excuse me po, Ma'am Aguilar! May I talk to you for a second?" It was one of our heads in our faculty, Mrs. Prudencia.

Lumingon ako sa aking klase na ngayon nama'y curious at halatang nakikiisyoso.