Traversing with the Infinity (Sun Rays #1)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

"Grabe ka na, Rize! Nakakatampo ka na!"

"Nakakasama ka ng loob!"

Sinalubong ako ng malakas na talak nina Jester at Davin sa gate ng school. After the intramurals, everything jult like a felt drab. Moments flew by before I could utterly have fun things. It felt as if time had rose—leaving me to be thinking on just how quickly everything changed. Balik sa normal na ulit ang lahat at ang Area Meet na ng mga players ang inaabangan namin. Ito na ang kompetisyon kung saan makakalaban namin ang mga taga-ibang school.

Ako tuloy ang kinakabahan para sa laban ng dalawa kong kaibigang tukmol. Their team on volleyball are included to those who will participate in the Area Meet.

Sabay-sabay kami ng mga bugok na pumasok sa gate. Umagang-umaga ay umaapaw ang energy nila.

"Ano bang problema niyo r'yan, ha?!" I gauged their energy because they never seem to run low in the morning.

"Bakit 'yong nasa IG story mo na picture ni Jayscen ay may nakalagay na 'galing mo, idol'?" gatong ni Davin. Tinignan niya ako nang may pang-aakusa. "Tapos noong picture namin sa volleyball, nilagay mo 'nice game, dogs'?!"

Natawa ako sa sinabi niya. Halos iduro ko na nga siya dahil para silang tukmol na nagtatampo. Thi guy was still probably hung up on that IG story from our Battle of the Bands performance last-last week. Talk about holding a grudge longer than a drum solo! Mga isip bata talaga!

"Bakit, totoo naman, ah?"

"Nasaan ang hustisya?!" ani Jester.

"Nasa moon!" Iniwan ko na sila roon at nanuna nang pumasok sa classroom namin.

"Dogshow-in ba raw kami!" habol pa ni Davin na parang bata. Mapang-asar na lang akong kumaway sa kanilang dalawa.

Bumalik na nga sa normal ang lahat. Our subject teachers keep on stacking the activities like a layer cake, with each layer a little harder than the last. Just when I thought I've reached the highest point, the first quarterly exam comes in, ready to down on a strut. Give us a break muna! Edi sana binitay niyo na lang kami, ma'am and sir.

"Last performance task niyo na 'to, class, for first quarter," panimula ng teacher namin sa 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World.

She displayed a sheet of bond paper on the whiteboard and proceeded to explain our task in detail. There are seven groups, and each is tasked with creating a roleplay based on original shows or movies. Each group will focus on a specific continent and can only use movies or shows from that continent for their roleplay.

"Yey, group 1 ako, Rhyo! Nice one!" I beamed excitedly while waving my hand at her.

"Bakit ka-grupo kita?" patay-malisyang aniya.

"Ah, sige. Gan'yan pala, ha." Ngumuso ako nang bahagya kahit alam ko namang nagbibiruan lang kami.

"Huwag niyo 'kong gawin na leader. Kawawa tayong lahat," sabi ni Rhyo pero ngumisi ako.

"Aysus, ikaw nga ang pinaka-diligent dito, e! Ikaw na, Rhyo, kiss na lang kit—" I cut my words when she pinched my waist. Nagreklamo ako agad.

Pinaliwanag na sa amin ni Rhyo ang gagawin. Our group was assigned the continent of Asia, so we can only choose our roleplay or adaptation from Asian shows or movies. We were given only a week to finish everything. At kung minamalas ka nga naman, dapat ang magagawa namin ay parang movie trailer.

"Listen, class. Hindi kayo p'wedeng mag-film outside the school, okay? Ide-deduct ko ang points niyo kapag nangyari 'yon. During your remediation lang kayo p'wedeng mag-film o kaya free time. Hindi rin puwede tuwing week end dahil mino-monitor ang school." Our subject teacher dismissed.