Intersected Lines

Chapter Six

"I think Sir, I will disagree with Mayor. Pigafetta is a Venetian. I think the war of mactan has no biases in there. He may be with the Spaniards but the fact that he is not a spaniard I doubt he will be a bias while writing the Battle Of Mactan." Kontra ni June sa sinabi kong parang may bias sa sinulat na libro ni Pigafetta tungkol sa away nila Lapu-Lapu at Magellan.

"Ethnicity shouldn't be a basis in the first place. I can be a Filipino but side with the Spaniards. It is not about where we came from but which we are siding. Clearly Pigafetta sides with the Spaniards. Their expedition were funded by the Spaniards. I've read an African Proverb that it says until the Lion can't write the Hunters will always be glorified. In the book of The Battle of Mactan, I still stand in my claims that there might be a bias. A 49 Spanish warriors versus a 1500 indigenous warriors. I think that's absurd." Pagpapaliwanag ko.

The history class was full of learning. Sir Anton is really good at teaching. Hindi kami nabobored sa pagsasagot sa mga tanong niya at pag-iintindi sa sinabi niya.

He's really good at his job.

"Goodbye class please read the lectures I've posted in your google classroom." Nagpaalam rin kami sa kaniya at nagkaniya-kaniya na ng labas.

I have no duty anymore sa DMS office inabswelto na ako ni Sir Sill na DMS head. Parang labag sa loob pa nga ni Miss Olinares nang malaman niya ito. Pero wala siyang magawa.

"Una na kayong umuwi. I'll go to library pa isasauli ko yung librong hiniram ko." Tumango naman ang dalawang kaibigan ko at naghiwalay narin kami.

Pumunta na ako sa Admin building dahil nandoon ang library.

I've returned the book and kumuha ako ng libro na babasahin ko rito. I'm planning on staying here dahil ako lang naman mag-isa sa bahay.

I've been reading self help books. I need to have a better mindset. Pero bago pa ako malunod sa kakabasa naalala kong may assignment pala ako sa MMW namin.

It's all about apportionment kaya naman madali lang. I don't understand these five people who propose the five ways in apportioning, iba-iba ang paraan pero pareho lang naman ang resulta.

Nang matapos ako sa assignment ko ay alas otso na pala. Dali-dali akong lumabas ng library.

Madilim na rito sa labas. Mag-aantay pa ako ng masasakyan ko dahil wala akong dalang sasakyan.

Nahagip ng paningin ko si Miss Cardell na ngayon ay patungo sa pwesto ko.

"Good evening po ma'am." Pagbati ko ng tumabi ito sa akin. Mukhang papara rin ng jeep. Iisa lang ang ruta ng bahay namin kapag sa Talisay siya uuwi kaya most likely sabay kami nitong sasakay.

"It's already late Fuentes, why are you still here?" Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay at pinasadahan ng tingin. Na conscious naman ako.

I'm wearing a brown silk long sleeve partnered with black trouser and a black flat shoes also. She's wearing a pink above the knee dress at may necktie pa ito. She's beautiful really.

"Nagabihan po sa library." Sagot ko dahil kanina ko pa ito pinaghihintay sa sagot ko.

"Do you have troubles in your classes?" Napatingin ako sa kaniya. She's now staring at the road blankly. Ang ganda talaga kahit saang angulo tignan.

"Wala naman po." Baka sa teacher marami. Idagdag ko pa siya. She looked at me in my eye. Nakakatunaw talaga ang titig niya mabuti na lang alam ko kung paano ipunin ang sarili ko kapag kaharap ko siya.

"If you have any troubles. Come with me I might help you. You are doing well in my classes. You even use the unnamed laws in provings. At first I thought you created it yourself dahil zero ka talaga pag ganon but I reviewed it may point ka naman." Hindi ko narinig ang mga sinasabi niya dahil busy ako sa pagtitig ng mukha niya.