The Right Time

Chapter 03

by: Zildjian

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Dumating ang Lunes at oras na para sa report namin sa English kay Ma’am Ramos. 

“Okay class let's start with the presentation on the outcome of your investigations on your partners to the group." Napangiti na lang ako sa ginamit na term ni Mrs. Ramos. "The objectives of this activity are as follows: help you boost your self confidence, build rapport to each other and further know them and to open anything that we 'should' know from you. Without any further ado, Mr. Ruales will be our first presentor. Give him a round of applause.”

Nagsipalakpakan naman mga kaklase ko. Bagama't gulat ang lumatay sa mukha niya ay tumayo pa rin ito sa harapan. Tumingin muna ito sa akin at ngumiti bago nagsalita.

"Good morning classmates." Panimula niya. "One week isn’t enough for me to gather enough information for you guys to know all about Arl Christopher Earl. Well. Ace, as what his parents and close friends call him, is a nice person though most of you, I’m sure, misunderstood him by being snobbish. He’s not. He is the kind of person which I call reserved. He doesn’t want to share some of his burden to anyone. But if you will only take your time to know him more, you will come to realize that Ace is more than that. He is easy to deal with as long as you know how to please him. I don’t know the reason for him acting that way but I’m pretty sure that every act of a person has a corresponding reason, enough for us to understand. What made me say so? Well, as we all know he was the first person whom I talked to, aside from being my seatmate. When I first entered the room, he was the first person that caught my attention. He was grumpy indeed but in spite of that grumpiness impression, I sensed that there is a soft side inside of him. That’s why we became friends, no, not just friends but Best friends! Ayt Supah Ace?”

Naririnig ko ang bulungan ng mga ka klase ko about sa pinag sasabi ni Rome. Di ko inexpect na ganun ang sasabihin nya. Sa mga araw kasi na mag kasama kami eh lagi lang naman syang tahimik. Yon pala eh minamanmanan nya ang mga kilos ko. Halos maiyak ako sa mga sinabi nya. Totoo lahat,tagus lahat sa puso ko. Pinipilit kung maging aloof sa mga ka klase ko kahit gustong gusto ko nang sumali sa mga usapan nila kasi natatakot ako na baka maulit ang ng yari noon sa dati kung pinapasukan. Ayaw ko na ng magulong mundo kaya ako nag transfer sa school na ito. Ganun naba ako sa transparent sa kanya. Sa loob ng 7 araw natumbok nya lahat about sa akin. Sa totoo lang ako di ko pa sigurado kung sino ba talaga si Rome.

“Supah Ace? Bakit supah ace ang tawag ni papa Ervin kay Arl?” Bulong ng babaeng isa naming ka klase sa harapan ko. “Ewan ko nga rin eh. Pero alam mo sabi ng pinsan ko na dating ka klase ni Arl sa STEFTI masayahin daw yang si Arl dati, pala tawa daw yan pero biglang nag iba daw.” Na bigla ako sa sinabi ng katabi nya na si Mina Morales. Pinsan pala sya ng ka klase ko dati sa STEFTI ang skwelahan na sinumpa ko na. Ang skwelahan kung bakit nag iba ang takbo ng Masaya kung buhay bilang high school.

“Ito pa ang isa girl, wag ka ma shock ha. Sabi pa ng pinsan ko may scandal daw yang si Arl and take note hindi babae ang ka partner nya kundi lalaki!.” Biglang nag init ang aking mata sa labis na puot at hiya mabilis akong tumayo sabay sabi kay Ma’am

“Ma’am Please excuse me. I need to use the toilet.”  Ang garalgal kung pag kakasabi sabay takbo agad palabas kahit hindi pa pumapayag si Ma’am  kasi alam kung tutulo na ang mga luhang pilit kung pinipigilan. Narinig ko pang nag salita ang kausap ni Mina.