(IMPERIAL SERIES 1) Everything

Chapter 17

"Whose fault is the school trash in school, students who throw away their garbage everywhere or the vendors who sell food wrapped in cellophane?"

The host asked as the debate start.

"As a student, I can say that it is also the students' fault. We are in high school and we must be responsible for our garbage. I am sure that every school has strict rules about garbage. It says that you should throw your garbage in a right trash can, but others don't do it or follow that simple rule. I, as a student don't also follow this basic rules, that even someone saw me or I saw someone just throw their garbage everywhere just shut my mouth or their mouth. So, I'd say its the students fault."

Napangiti ako sa sagot ni Jake. Paunahan kasi ng sagot, each one of us has our mic, kaya paunahan nalang siguro ng sagot.

"I agree of your answer but its not just our fault, its not just the students fault. Those vendors who sell our food are wrapped by cellophanes, not just cellophanes but papers as well, cellophanes are not made by vendors but those who make it and they just buy it just like us. Bumibili tayo ng mga pagkain o kahit ano pa yan na nakabalot ng plastics, kalaunan ay tinatapon rin natin kaagad I'd say its not just the students fault."

Wow, 'di ko gets ang sagot niya. I don't know or understand his point.

"Kagaya ng sinabi ng kasama ko, its also the students fault. 'Also' means kasalanan ng estudyante, may kasalanan ang estudyante, but students don't take all the blame about the garbage, we're talking about the garbage in the school here. May nagtitinda at may bumibili, so hindi lang isa ang may kasalanan hindi rin naman lahat ang hindi sumusunod sa mga rules sa school, so may kasalanan tayong mga estudyante pero hindi lahat. Garbage won't be an issue if we, students, people are just well discipline about. That's the main problem about garbage, discipline."

I point out the word disciple based on my understanding, disiplina talaga ang kulang sa mga pilipino kahit edukado ka o hindi.

Marami pang sagot ang iba but the victory was ours. Jake hug me, he actually choked me "Jake ano ba ang higpit! Are you going to kill me?!"

Binitawan niya ako tsaka ginulo ang buhok ko "Its been a while feeling this victory," ani niya habang nakatitig sa medal at certificate namin "Let's make it to regional next contest," ngumiti siya sa'kin at niyakap ulit ako.

Tinawagan namin ang mga kaklase namin "Sa rant para lahat makasagot," sabi ko habang pumipii ng pagkain "Wait lang."

"Its ringing, baka may klase," sabi niya pero maya-maya lang ay may sumagot na "Oy, Reyna! Panalo kami, first placer!"

Napatingin ang ibang estudyante sa'min dahil sa lakas ng boses niya kaya tinawanan ko siya "Wee.. baka second lang ah nananaginip ka lang," ani sa kabilang linya.

"Its real! Gati halika ka nga, pakita ka!" lumapit ako sa kanya at pinakita ang medal at certificate namin "First placer kami, bitch," pagkokumpirma ko kaya napatili siya at kita namin ang padumog ng ibang kaklase namin.

"Oy, boss. Panalo!"

"First placer? Yey!"

"Congratulation to the both of you!"

"Ma'am, first placer sina Jake at Gati!"

Sabay-sabay nilang saad at halatang nagkakagulo na, maya-maya lang ay nakatapat na ang camera kay Ma'am "Hi Ma'am, we're in the first place Ma'am," ngumiti si Ma'am sa'min.

"I'm proud of you both, pagkatapos niyo jan umuwi na kayo para makapagpahinga, naglilinis na kasi sila dito oh. Wag kayong magpakalayo kay Mrs.Goretti ha. Ingat kayo jan."

"Opo, Ma'am!"

Binalik yon ni Ma'am kay Reyna "Ay sabi ni Ma'am wag daw muna mag post sa achievements niyo today. Labas tayo mamaya!"

Binulong niya na ang huling sinabi niya pero rinig ng mga katabi niya ngayon na may bitbit na walis ting-ting at walis tambo at wax "Wag mamayang gabi, may assignment tayo eh. Marami pang aaralin may test pa bukas sa robotics," reklamo ng isa bago kami binati."Ay oo nga pala."

"Anong test?"

"Send namin notes mamaya, hindi kami nagsulat kanina we just took a pic. Natulog sila eh."

Nagtawanan kami then we end the call. I took a pic on the certificate and medal and send it to Nanay.

To Nanay:

First placer us, wag ka muna mag-post order from the school.

From Nanay:

 Oki2x. Congrats! Let's celebrate it tonight!

To Nanay:

Okay, basta wag ka munang magpost about it ha.

From Nanay:

Oo nga!

"Kinakabahan na ako sa division level," biglang sabi ni Jake habang naglalakad kami papuntang van na sinakyan namin kanina "Okay lang yan, I like your answer kanina ah, calm and cool," puri ko sa kanya."Siyempre, Faraday tayo eh. Tsaka ganda rin ng sagot mo kanina kahit sounds like sarcasm yon," tinawanan ko siya.

"Atleast nakasagot ako no!"

"Oo na."

"Congratulation, district palang you both are so good na. Keep up the good work!"

"Thank po, Ma'am."

"Ihahatid ko na kayo sa inyo."

Hinatid nga kami ni Ma'am isa-isa. Pagkadating ko sa bahay ay wala si Nanay at Tatay pero abala si Ate na kasambahay namin.

"Hi, Ate!"

"Oy, Gati. Congrats! Magpahinga ka nalang sa kwarto mo, bilin ni Ma'am."

Tumango lang ako at pumasok sa kwarto ko. Agad akong nag-dive sa kama ko, kinuha ko ang phone ko at nag-post ng story.

'yey, i can rest and prepare for the next!'

Nagpalit ako ng damit at inayos ang mga gamit ko tsaka humiga ulit para matulog. I open my phone again bago naisipan matulog.

Aadam Hadi replied in your story.

Agad ko'ng pinindot yon nang makita ko yon.

Aadam: congratulations, proud of you :)