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Code 38: The New Captain's Challenge

*** Stella's Point Of View ***

"This is crap! just take a good look at him! hindi bagay sakanya ang uniporme ng isang kapitan! He's not even worthy for the uniform itself!"

Inis na sambit ni Vaughn mula saaking tabi habang nakaupo kami sa lower front row seat ng stadium kung saan kasalukuyang dinaraos ang ranking ceremony ng pagiging kapitan ni Tristan..

Oo.. kahit ako nga hindi ko ma di-deny na nagulat din ako sa mabilis na pasya at aksyon ng mga higher officials ng academy na ito..

Captain Keith said that Tristan is the only one capable of catching the responsibilities left by his late mentor and the other officials also agreed with it..

Being the rank 1 student of this academy and having a very satisfactory performance rating brought his success..

The higher officials of Xavierheld also approved this, because sooner or later kailangan nang i-fill up ang nabakanteng posisyon.. and based on their performance rating tanging si Tristan lang ang capable among the top 10..

That also automatically makes him a member of the Elite 10..

Ngunit tila bay kakaiba ang naging reaction ng iilan, that to include Vaughn himself, and lately, Serene na tilay lagi nang nagiging tahimik these past few days..

Napasandal at napa buntong hininga ng malakas si Vaughn habang pinagmamadsan ang pag sasabit ng moss green scarf kay Tristan na maiging nakatayo sa harap ng mga audience..

Umugong ang tunog ng masayang palakpakan sa paligid.. napatingin ako sa stage and natigilan ako nang ma realize kong nakatingin si Tristan sakin..

Ngumiti siya ng taimtim as he stared at me.. nakaramdam ako ng kakaiba sakanyang mga titig..

His sweet smile gave me a combination of worry and being glad at the same time..Being glad for his success, while worrying for that particular unknown reason..

I gave him a short smile at napailing sakanyang pagtitig.. tila bay napagtanto ni Vaughn ang pagtitig sakin ni Tristan at agad niya akong inakbayan..

Di ko mapigilang mapatingin kay Vaughn as I saw him sarcastically smiled towards Tristan..

"F*ck off Tristan.."

Those were the words that I read coming out from his lips as the joyful applause of the students concealed his voice..

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"Congrats bro!"

Masayang bati ni Howard habang kinakamayan si Tristan sa hallway na aming binabaybay ngayon matapos ang ceremony..

Napangiti si Tristan sakanya at taimtim siyang kinamayan..

"Huy, Howard.. keep in mind that hindi na siya tulad natin.. He's a captain now.. kaya show some sense of seniority towards him.."

Nag aalalang bulalas sakanya ni Edward habang hawak hawak parin ang kanyang paboritong libro..

"Naku, I don't mind, Edward, its okay.."

Taimtim na sabi ni Tristan habang nakatayo sa isang tabi at sinasaluduhan ang iilang mga studyanteng sumasaludo on our way..

"Medyo awkward at naninibago lang.."

Dagdag na pahabol niya.. agad na napatigil ang paglalakad ng grupo nang biglang huminto si Vaughn sakanyang paglakad mula saaking tabi..

"Oh don't you worry, Tristan, you're one of us now, masasanay ka rin.. sa una lang talaga yan.."