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The holiday season ended. Time to return to school with a pile of requirements. Muling naging abala ang lahat dahil sa paghahanda sa sunod-sunod na school activities. But among our activities, the Youth Camp was the most awaited event of the month.
"Of all the places, bakit sa Camp Hennery pa?" inis na sabi ni Bullet. "I've been there for many times."
"If you have any complain, tell it to Mr. Torres," I said. We're eating our lunch at the cafeteria.
"Oo nga," dagdag ni Andres. "But I need to agree with you. That place sounds boring."
They were spitting facts. Camp Hennery was like a training camp for soldiers, and having a camp there sounded average for me. Ngunit, alam kong makakasama ko si Ringo doon kaya sigurado akong magiging maganda ang takbo ng youth camp experience ko.
Habang kumakain ay napalingon ako sa kabilang table na malapit sa'kin. Carlyn was having a conversation with Emilio and his friends. I didn't know what they were talking about, but they seemed arguing.
"Back off!" Carlyn yelled, which took everyone's attention.
"Hindi mo pa rin pinapalitan ang pabango mo?" sabi ni Nickey. He's a transferee student from US who became Emilio's new acquaintance.
"How dare you!" Carlyn shouted. "Kaya siguro sa kanila ka sumasama dahil pare-pareho kayo ng lebel ng utak. Hindi talaga kayang bilihin ng pera ang katalinuhan."
Nickey's eyebrows knitted and said, "If being stupid means having friends like them, then you can call me stupid everyday. Mas gugustuhin kong kumain ng sila ang kasama kaysa sa makasama ang tulad mong walang ibang ginawa kun'di buhatin ang sarili niyang upuan."
Mula sa aming pwesto ay kita ko ang pamumula ng mukha ni Carlyn. "Excuse me! I'm not trying to carry my own chair! Other people do it for me. Sila mismo ang nagsasabi na maganda at magaling ako. Right, girls?"
"Yes!" her friends, Nessa and Aimee answered.
"Dahil takot sila sa'yo!" sigaw ni Juno, isa sa mga kaibigan ni Emilio. "Do you think they're following you because they like you? They follow you because they are weak like you."
Ang mga tao sa paligid ko ay nagsimulang magbulungan. They seemed entertained with the show. Carlyn was about to slap Juno, but Emilio was able to catch her hand.
"Kung sa'kin ka may problema, huwag mo ng idamay ang mga kaibigan ko," sabi ni Emilio.
"Sabihan mo sila dahil masyado silang pakelamera!" sigaw muli ni Carlyn.
"Nakikialam sila dahil mga kabigan ko sila. Sabagay, hindi mo alam 'yon dahil wala ka naman talagang totoong kaibigan."
I could see the flame from Emilio's eyes. I truly admired his courage to stand up for what he believed in. Sana ay kaya ko ring maging matapang tulad niya.
"This annoying shits don't want to give me a peaceful lunch," Bullet said beside me.
Maya-maya ay tumayo siya sa kanyang upuan at lumapit sa pwesto nila Emilio at Carlyn. Andres stood and followed him. Naalala ko ang bilin ni dad sa'min ni Ringo. We had to stay away from trouble to avoid getting Lolo's attention.
Kapag gumawa ng gulo si Winston ay siguradong madadamay kami ni Andres. I managed following them so I could stop him from making a mess.
"What's going on here?" Bullet asked while cracking his knuckles.
"Don't mind them," said Andres, trying to calm our friend.
Bullet stared at Andres. "I just wanna know what's happening. Kanina pa kasi ako napipikon sa ingay nila."
BINABASA MO ANG
WINSTON AND RINGO (Montana Series 3 | BXB)
RomanceTagalog-English BL - Winston never spoke to anyone about his struggles and feelings, but when Ringo came into picture, everything changed. He thought Ringo was helping him to overcome his misfortune, but little did he know, it's the other way around.
