“Mandy I’m sorry” says Charles, I don’t know what triggers me to listen at their conversation but Mandy is one of my best friends so I should not do this.
“Please give these papers to the English and Math department.” I ask Ivy and Gabriel, and they comply and go separate ways to the buildings. I continue listening to the conversation.
“Charles, I want a STEADY relationship, just that one thing. I know you hang out with many girls around the school for you’re so popular but can you have some of your time for me?. If we need to remain as just friends, with no commitments and obligations, then do it.” Mandy says with tears running down her cheeks.
“Mandy, I don’t want be boastful or anything but you’ll have too many haters...so many haters that almost all the girls in school will be mad at you. See, everyone becomes my girlfriend even if she’s a boy and I broke up with them after one week because of extreme jealousy.” I KNOW WHAT HE MEANS, UNTIL NOW HE’S CONCEITED. I don’t know what Mandy loved about him. Before I heard what Mandy replied...
“LIBBY! Let’s go home!!” Ivy exclaims, I can do nothing but go home because I do not inform my parents that I will be arriving after eight pm.
MAY 8, 2012
Well, this day I think is the doomsday, almost seven months earlier before December 21, 2012. Know why? They will release the rankings for this year! I made it to the top ten for the last three gradings but I am not sure if I will make it to the overall. You know, just like in restaurants, price change without prior notice.
“Post it please.” Rick, the student who Ms. Steele trusted the most, requests. At five counts there is that paper posted on the whiteboard comprising the names of the top ten students for this year. I know it’s rushed because only the first names are written on the paper. As I look at the rankings, I look starting from 10th up to the 1st
10. ELLA
9. TAMMY
8. JET, what? He is ranked eighth? What rank am I if he’s eighth?
7. MIGUEL, Woah. I told you, price change without prior notice, he didn’t make it for the past gradings but still attains ranked seventh overall
6. TONY
5. GABRIEL, He beat me the past grading, well I need to beat this guy if I want to be included in the list. I need faith and hope.
Before I can read who is 4th Ivy pat me at my shoulder saying “Congratulations Libby! I am contented with a sundae.” I do not understand what’s going on so I replied.
“For what?”
She jumps and exclaims. “YOU ARE RANKED FOURTH! YOU’RE SO AWESOME SO YOU MUST TREAT ME!” I do not believe it but as I read my name, tears run down from my eyes, tears of joy. “I made it!” I say to Ivy.
4. ALEXA
3. PENNY
2. RIZZY
1. SOLENN
And she’s still the first place. But just what the rumors said the ranking is all different from the others except for Solenn, she’s still ranked first.
“Yes, it’s okay that I went two ranks down, because I can say that test is a disaster.” Gabriel tells his friend. Ms. Steele enters the room for some kind of farewell but it’s not the right term
“Stop Look and Listen! 11-Platinum I have some announcements for all of you. You’re still that 11-Platinum but you have a Special Summer Vacation that needs you to stay here at the school.”
“What? No summer vacation at all?” Ivy is so shocked because of the announcement. She flips her brown hair and faces the way to the door but then goes back to the seat because Ms. Steele will add some more disaster to our lives.
“Let me finish, you will be taking special summer classes in preparation for College Admission Tests. You will be staying at the buildings, you can use comfort rooms in the faculty rooms, food will be delivered three times a day and daily allowance will be given so you don’t have to worry. You can’t go out of the campus unless the study program needs going out of school and your family needs you for emergency situations.” Ms. Steele explains.
I still don’t get the idea of having a vacation if you need to stay at school. Okay fine. We go to the fast food near the school for lunch.
The top students treat their friends with lunch but something is odd about here. Mandy, she’s not included on the list. Then I see her talking to Charles again about what happened. I do mind consoling her and cheering her up but some part of my mind says Mind your own business so I eat lunch with Ivy, Irish, Tammy and their friends.
We go back to the classroom for the room assignments where we will stay for two months. This is the worst summer vacation ever. It’s weird the sheet containing the rankings is missing. What on earth happened?
“WHO’S THE THIEF?” Gabriel asks ridiculously, but it does make sense.
We do not worry about that anymore, spend the real one week vacation with each other, saying goodbye to our families, going to different destinations and others.
MAY 15, 2012- START OF SPECIAL SUMMER CLASS
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Here we are, in the best years of our lives.
With no way of knowing,
When the wheel stopped spinning cause we don't
Know where we're going
And here we are, on the best day of our lives.
And it's a go, let’s make it last, so cheers you
All to that, 'cause this moment's never coming back
-Moment of Truth, FM Static.
-Alexa on the first day of special class.
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Here we are, in the first day of special class. With no way of knowing, what to do, okay I’ll stop I can’t think anymore. We are staying at the English Building of the school, we are five in each room and each building consists of six rooms each, 3 at the first floor and the next 3 at the second floor. We see a note on our room’s door. A note saying to go the faculty room where the laboratory apparatus were stored because the first thing that they’re going to teach us is how to handle apparatuses properly.
We are divided in our usual groups, we must borrow apparatuses then whatever I do not get it. I just know that we can’t go to our classroom until all groups were cleared as indicated from the note on the door. I see the teachers going out of the campus’ gate. What is this? Are they letting us do this freaking activity all by ourselves? Ridiculous!
Maria asks me what instruments to borrow; we work on it then get our materials. “Where is Rizzy?” Cart asks everyone because he is so worried about her. Maybe he likes her or maybe she is just their group leader. Well what did I tell you Alexa Baxter? I told you to stay out of other people’s businesses. I always say that to myself.
“I think Rizzy’s late, I saw her before I left our room.” Ceecee, one of her roommates, tells him.
After so many years, just kidding, we can finally leave the faculty and go to our room. What’s odd is that all the doors and windows our locked and then we hear strange high-pitched sounds, there is surely a message but as usual I don’t get it.
“Help us! Help! Please!” Someone’s shouting for help.
“Who are you?” Penny asks the one who spoke earlier and I see a puzzled look in her face, her chin and jaw looks sharper and her eyes flaring with anxiety and anger.
“Penny, don’t worry.” Says Jet, Crazy I think. How can you not worry when someone you knew shouts for help? Come on Jet, I know you know better than that. The windows open.
It is Solenn and Rizzy inside the room.
