Red Roses for a Gray Lady

CHAPTER 9 - THE CHOSEN ONE GAME

CHAPTER 9 - THE CHOSEN ONE GAME

Gray's POV

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Okay. This is it. Camping day na. At eto, 5am kailangan nasa school na. Hindi ko na ginising si Red. Umalis ako ng bahay dala ang isang back pack. Eh ayoko magdala ng madami eh. Wala akong kotse. Naglakad na lang ako papunta sa school. Hang bigat!

Yes! Paalis na! Eto 'yung Masaya eh. Parang field trip. Sakay kami sa bus. Syempre, katabi ko si Lexy. Eh kahit naman san ako pumunta, kilakaladkad ko 'to.

After few hours, nakadating kami sa camp site. Ang layo ng Quezon, my God! Pinabilog na kami ni Sir Cordova. Meeting daw. Kailangan na daw kami i-group eh. Tapos may nakita akong parang familiar. Sinilip-silip ko pa.

Aha! Ang tinamaan ng kunat na si Red, nandito rin pala! At talagang hindi nya ako pinasabay sa kotse kanina papuntang school! Hinayaan pa akong maglakad at magbitbit ng bag. Ang sarap sampalin sa atay!

30 students lang kami lahat-lahat at napagdesisyunan daw nina Sir na hatiin kami sa 5. Bali 6 members sa isang group. 3 boys and 3 girls. Pero kung may sobra at hindi sasakto, okay lang daw.

May mga nagsuggest na pilian na daw. Kung sinong gustong ka-group, pwede. May iba namang nag-suggest na alphabetical daw. Duh? Boring. Pero sina Sir pa rin ang nag-decide. Counting daw para may thrill.

At dahil madaya kami, pinalipat ko si Lexy. Dun sya, five persons away from me. Magulang eh! Haha. So ayun! Group 3 kami.

Five girls and one boy. Si Mark lang ang lalaki sa group namin tapos ang girls eh ako, si Lexy, Jai, Jeneleth, and Charm. Those three are my friends since high school but, we're not totally that close. I just know them by their names and faces.

While Red belonged in Group 4. Oh snap! I don't know who his groupmates are but they look familiar to me. Maybe they are his classmates. They are three boys and three girls in their group. The hell with the tinamaan ng landi girls!

"Okay. Guys, your first task is... to take a rest. I know you are all tired and I'm giving you an hour to rest. Get to know your groupmates as well." Si Sir Cordova.

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Then, ayun nga. Nag-usap usap kami. Pero talagang hindi maiwasan angmga hirit ni Mark kay Lexy. And, what we just did was laugh. Relaxing, of course.

"Your one hour rest is over. Now, move and make your tent. All girls in the group will share in one tent, same as the boys in the group." Si Ma'am Marquez.

"Lexy, samahan mo ako sa tent, ha? 'Gaya ng napag-usapan natin." Si Mark. Nakangisi.

"What are you talking about?" Si Lexy.

"Akala ko ba malinaw na? May usapan tayo, di ba?" Si Mark. Kumindat pa.

" Usapan your face! You're not making any sense. Get your ass off here." Si Lexy. Konti nalang usok na bunbunan nyan.

"Hey, Lexy, are you hiding something from me?" Ako. Ano ba kasi ang sinasabi ni Mark na usapan nila. Hmnn. I'll find it myself.

"Hell, n-no! W-why would I?"

"Ows?" Si Mark. Ngising ngisi na naman.

"I said get your ass off here or I'll kick your precious butt!" Okay, galit na si Lexy.

Nakangising lumayo na si Mark. And then we made our tent.

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Yes! Umaga na. Buti hindi malamok kagabi. Sarap ng tulog namin kahit medyo siksikan. Wala kasi samin na gusto tumabi kay Mark eh. We fixed ourselves na, then nagpunta na kami sa main site for the morning assembly. We will have an ocular survey daw. Pero 'yung other side lang. Yung another side, no pwede daw. May game daw kasi kami doon bukas.

Pinapili na kami who will be our partners. At dahil si Mark lang ang lalaki, sya nalang ang pinapili naming na pumili kung sinong gusto nyang partner. At ang loko, game na game. May ginawa pang mechanics. Ano 'to game talaga? Tss. Pagbigyan na.

Tinawag pa nya ang game nya ng 'The Chosen One game'. At ang mechanics, magfoform daw kami ng circle then we will close our eyes and he will hold the hands of the lucky girl. Wala naman masamang sumunod sa gusto nang gunggong na 'to.

Nagform na kami ng circle. Tapos pumikit. At dahil matigas ulo, dumilat ako. Nakita kong pikit na pikit nga ang mga sira-ulo tapos kami lang ni Lexy ang nakadilat. At lalo akong napadilat nang ang walanghiya eh ki-niss si Lexy sa cheeks. Tapos no reaction si Lexy. Hmmn, there's really 'something' between the two. And then as expected, si Lexy ang 'the chosen one'.

We chose our partners nalang. Since magbebest friends naman ata ang tatlong 'to, I told them na sila na ang bahala kung sino ang gusto nilang i-partner sakin. And then they decided na si Jeneleth na daw. So basically, partners are Mark and Lexy, Jai and Charm, Jeneleth and I. Well, it's fine with me. I find her nice naman. And we were friends wayback in high school. Okay na rin ito, madaldal naman sya. Hindi siguro ako mabo-bore.

At nang magsimula 'yung ocular survey, ayun tawa ako ng tawa sa mga jokes nya. Hindi na nga kami nakikinig eh. We laugh like we have our own world. I-kwento ba naman 'yung story nila ng crush nyang si Kent. Kung paano nya hinabol-habol nung elementary sila at kung paano naman nabaligtad ang mundo nila nung nagcollege. She told me a lot and then asked me if I know Kent. And then I honestly answered her yes. He's my cousin. Ayun! Gulat na gulat ang loka.

"Holly crap! Bakit hindi mo sinabi agad?" Si jeneleth.

"You didn't ask. And of course, you didn't give me a chance to tell you. Wala kang preno." Nakatawa kong sabi sa kanya.

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Lunch time na nung natapos kami. Then naglunch ako with Jeneleth. Ang saya nya talaga kasama. Nakita ko si Red. He's with his classmates. Kainis! 3 lang kasi silang lalaki tapos 5 yung girls. Nakakakulo talaga ng dugo ang pesteng Red na 'yun! Tinamaan ng landi!

Hay, naggabi na, wala pa ring exciting na nangyayari. Then after ng dinner, nag-rosary kami. May time kami na makipag-usap sa iba, pero I don't want. Tutulog na lang ako. May hiking pa kami bukas and I really have to rest. Ramdam ko din ang paggalawan ng veins and artery ko sa pagkulo ng dugo ko. Chos!