Ingkwentro Continued (2nd book)

Blackout

Tuwing bagyo problema talaga ang kuryente kasi minsan kung malakas ang hangin blackout kaagad. I can still remember noong college pa lang ako at dahil sa late ako nagpaendrol eto na nga halos night class ang pasok ko. They say na walang generator yung school so meaning matitigul ang klase kapag may power interruption.

First night off class namin ng Sociology. Introduction pa ng grading system pati na ng house rules. Until...

"Guys please make sure to buy flashlight kapag may night class kasi we dont have generators yet and make sure to know who is sitting beside you and even in front and at your back,"sabi ng instructor namin.

Napataas ang kilay ng iba. Full of questions ang itsura naming lahat. Kulang na nga lang may question mark sa mukha namin, eh...

Tinanong namin si sir but sabi nya sa amin its up to us to diacover.

Naniguro na kaming lahat. Kinabukasan during our vacant time we bought a flashlight yung maliit lang para handy.

Sakto ring malakas ang hangin. They say may bagyo raw so baka may blackout talaga na mangyayari.

Class na naman ng sociology. All are ready to show our instructor na bumili talaga kami ng flashlight. He gave points for those who have flashlights already. First day din ng discussion namin yun. Until....(lights off)...

Sigawana ang lahat.

"I told you to buy flashlight,"sabi nya.

Our instructor also told us na kapag brownout rules namin to keep quiet for five minutes and after maaari na kaming lumabas ng room. Ao we followed the house rules. But there were two I think na nag-uusap while the rest ay tahimik. Nakaupo sila sa pinaka likod. Silang dalawa lang ang nandoon. Sa isip ko baka absent last time noong nagdiscuss ng house rules. So pinabayaan ko lang.

"Okay, you may go now. All of you, dito sa front door lalabas,"our instuctor firmly said.

So we followed the instructions. Out of my curiousity nang nakalabas ako I stopped walking and nilingon ko uli yung mga nag-uusap sa bandang likuran malapit sa door sa likod. They still sitting as if walang natatakot sa kanila.

Kinabukasan sa Filipino class namin we studied the history of the university and we found out na it was donated by a priest. I MEAN the lot kung saan nakatayo ang school building kung saan kami may klase ng sociology. Simenteryo pala ito noon. Na connect ko lahat ng nangyari kagabi butbI need to confirm it with our instructor. I thought ako lang ang nakakita but many of us did including our instructor.

So noong next meeting namin ng sociology class meron talagang nag speak out.

"Sir bakit hindi mo sinabi dating simenteryo pala tong school?"tanong niya.

"Class, lalabas kasi na spoiler ako ng lesson ninyo sa Filipino. So I let you discover it your own way,"kalmadong sagot ni sir.

"Sir, hindi namin classmates yung nag-uusap sa likuran kagabi?"tanong ko.

"Yes and the seat plan says no one is sitting there."

Natahimik ang lahat.

"Nakita mo din yun?"tanong ng isa kong classmate sa akin.

"Oo. Na curious nga ako kagabi so nilingon ko sila. Nag-uusap pa rin sila noong lumabas na tayo."

"Remember the house rules I've told you kung may power interruption and I wont repeat it kasi alam ko naman alam nyo na iyon? THAT is to make sure na maa-identify ko kung sino students ko. Madilim kaya hindi ko kayo marerecognize. That time din na nagbigay ako ng house rules you are all present so sure ako alam nyo ang rules. The 2 individuals na nakita ng iba sa inyo na nag-uusap that time are not my students and I am not sure if they are from death or the living. Kaya I make sure to let you go out safely last night so I instructed you to use the front door."

That really explains everything. I dont know if ngayon may generator na yung school na iyon becuase nagtransfer na ako ng school noong mag third year ako.