Hindi naman nag tagal ay napuno na rin ang classroom, sa bandang likuran ako pumwesto..because..aren't we all? We all do that para iwas atensyon. Diba?
Less attention, less mistakes.
Less mistakes, less attention.
Does that make any sense?
Anyway, naka tingin lamang ako sa pintuan, pinag mamasdan yung mga pumapasok hanggang sa mapuno na ang aming silid. Medyo maingay na rin dahil kung hindi ako nag kakamali ang iilan sakanila ay magkaka kilala na. I scanned the room and a familiar faces caught my attention.
The pretty girl with bangs, yung lalaking nakabangga saakin...and of course yung lalaking naka salo sakin.
They're all here.
Great!
Wait...
Calm down, Isla. They for sure don't know you...nakalimutan naman na nila yun, right?
Why am I so bothered about this?
I should be focusing right now.
Any minute now, the professor's gonna be here.
Tuwid akong naupo at ibinaling na lamang ang atensyon sa white board.
"Good morning, everyone!" A middle-aged woman entered our room. She looks jolly and warm. Kung kaya't parang bahagyang nabunutan ng tinik ang aking kalamnan. Guess, I'll enjoy this class.
"Please group yourselves into five, it'll be your permanent group for the whole sem."
Okay!
I did not expect that! Groupings sa first day?
Ilinibot ko naman ang aking mga mata at mukhang nakahanap na sila ng mga kanya kanyang kagrupo. Well, I think I can do the activities alone, yup. Ganun nalang nga, panigurado naman ay matatawid at magagawan ko nang paraan itong subject na ito kung sakali.
Agad na akong tumayo at akmang hahakbang na papunta sa aming Prof nang biglang may humawak saaking braso.
The pretty girl with a short hair.
She's smiling widely at me.
Her perfect teeth and perfect smile showing.
"Hey girl!" She greeted me. Nangiti naman ako nang bahagya..
"Hi." I replied.
"Well, I know the first days are hard! You're prolly panicking inside. Don't worry..." She squeezed my shoulders and smiled more! "We gotchu, girl! Samin ka na grumupo!" Agad ako nitong hinila papunta sa pwesto nila.
Hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ba ako o malilito o tatanggihan siya, I'm not that comfortable but..she's kind. Kahit na pangalawang beses ko pa lamang siya nakikita.
Naka bilog na ang kanilang mga upuan kung kaya't pagkaupo ay nakaharap na kami sa isa't isa.
"Well, sorry girl! I forgot to know your name earlier! You can make pakilala muna then we will follow." Ani Monic..still smiling widely.
Dun lang ako nag lakas nang loob mag angat ng tingin, two boys and two girls ang nasa harap ko ngayon, sakto nga't isa nalang ang kulang sakanilang grupo.
I cleared my throat at tipid na ngumiti..
"H-Hi, I'm Isla. New student dito sa San Agustin, nice meeting you all."
"Unique name!" Si Monic. "Well of course you already know me, I'm Monic!" Binaling niya ang tingin sa katabi.
A guy with messy hair and soft features gazed at me.
"Hey, Isla. I'm Javier."
"Flo here."
"And I'm Gia." Sabi naman nung babaeng naka de kwatro ang paa. She looks bored. Nag sswing ang paa niya habang hawak ang kanyang cellphone.
"Great! Now that we all know each others names! This'll be our group from today onwards!" Monic clapped and I just smiled, while the others...I don't know what they're thinking...
Javier smiled at me while Flo's sleeping, and Gia's busy with her phone.
