LOVE IN THE AIR – HIGH SCHOOL
Naging maganda nga ang pagtapos ng Elementary life namin at naging maganda rin ang pambungad ng high school life sa amin. Dahil bukod sa maraming nakakakilala sa amin ay mas lalong tumibay ang samahan ng barkadahan.
Wala naman ako problema sa subjects ko, except na lang sa History.
Ayoko kasi pag usapan ang mga nangyari sa nakaraan. I don’t know why I just don’t wanna inject the ideas of studying the past where in fact we don’t have the power to unwrite it.
It happened already so why keep on attaching yourself with the past. And why do we have to study the life of other people? I just can not get exactly the idea of why studying history. Hindi ba nila alam ang mga salitang “mind your own business and move on?”
But for the sake of my grades and to totally portray a good image to my fellow students, I just have to show to them that I am interested to listen even though I am damn not!!
“Have you watched the Troy movie class?” Tanong ni Sir Mustapha sa amin.
“Yes sir.” Sagot namin.
Yan na nga ba sinasabi ko eh. 2004 pa yang movie na yan. Ang tagal na yan eh.
“Let’s have an activity class. This is the so called You Continue My Story Telling Activity. On a piece of paper, I want you to write down your name then, put it on this jar.” Sabay pakita niya sa amin sa isang glass jar.
Ginawa namin agad ang inutos ni sir at pagkatapos nagsimula na kame sa aming activity.
“I’ll start the story telling about Troy the movie class, then I’ll pick up a name, who ever he/she is, he/she will continue it then he/she will pick another name and so on and so forth. Is that clear class?”
“Yes sir.”
Mukhang hindi ako maboboring kung ganito. Dahil si Brad Pitt my love ay kasali rito.
“Troy is a 2004 British – Maltese epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen.” Panimula ni sir. “Okay, Mr. Yap.”
“The Trojan Prince Hector and his young brother Paris negotiate a peace treaty with the Spartan, King Menelaus. Despite the creation of this fragile armistice, Paris falls for Helen, the wife of Menelaus and smuggles her aboard the Trojan ship.” Dugtong ni Erwin.
Erwin picked Faith’s name.
“Hector, having previously warned Paris against provoking Menelaus by committing adultery with Helen, grudgingly concedes to take her back to Troy as Menelaus would by then already know of the betrayal.” And faith picked up Mr. Roel Duran.
At nagpatuloy pa nga ang activity at natawag na ang pangalan ng lahat at natapos na rin ang kwento, pangalan ko na lang ang hindi pa natatawag. Okay, just great!!
“Ms. Barredo, since you did not recite yet, what was or were the line(s) of the character(s) in the movie that captured your attention?” Tanong sa akin ni Sir.
Tumayo ako at hindi ko masyadong nagustuhan ang tanong. Pero …
“It was in the end of the movie, when Odysseus said, If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say, I lived, in the time of Achilles.”
Hindi ko alam pero that was the first time I uttered lines of a cast in a certain movie that made me feel unconscious for minutes.
What was the reason of Odysseus for telling such, where in fact it was not the real one? Is he trying to keep the truth to let people be reminded of how great Hector and Achilles were in another way of story? I mean, the truth is, they fought one another because reasons of having this misunderstanding and trying to keep powers and I don’t know.
I really don’t know. I guess what I am trying to emphasize here, I don’t wanna go back with the past that might disturb the state of my mind and heart in the presence.
I just don’t wanna talk about that past that might affect the future.
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Kahit abala ang lahat sa pag aaral at sa pagsali sa different activities sa school, Love is in the air pa rin. Balita ko nga itong si Faith nililigawan ng isang Junior Basketball player. Tapos ito namang si Anna nililigawan ng isang second year model. Sina Erwin at Dulce lagi namang nagbabangayan at hindi ko alam ang rason kung bakit. And Zeejay, ayun ohhhh. Panay ang pantasya sa mga crush niya. Masaya raw siya kasi tinitigan siya, ngumiti sa kanya, nag like ng profile pic niya at kung anu ano pa. Sige lang beking igat, gaya ng linya ni Vice ganda, ipush mo yan :D with feelings :D
At dahil kami nina Ivo ay same special day, double date kami parati. Minsan kumakain lang kami sa restaurant tapos kwentuhan, manood ng sine o di kaya pupunta ng enchanted kingdom or di kaya mag sight seeing.
Minsan naman sa bahay lang kami at dahil medyo okay na kina Papa at Mama, kapag bumibisita si Angelo hindi na gaya ng dati, hinahayaan na nila kami na malayang magkwentuhan sa may sala or sa may garden.
Masyado siyang sweet, caring and loving Prince kaya masyado ko na rin siyang minamahal.
Siya na rin ang naghahatid sundo sa akin. Pinapayagan naman kami nina Papa at Mama. Pero since Basketball player siya, may time na si Ivo ang naghahatid sa akin pauwi. Just like now.
Tahimik lang kami sa buong byahe pagkatapos naming ihatid si Rina.
“Couz?” Pambasag niya sa katahimikan.
Hindi ko alam pero parang may mga kulisap na gustong magwala sa loob ng katawan ko. Paki spell nga ang katagang AWKWARD .. H O N E Y !! Yun yun oh!! Grrrr..
“HA?” Sabi ko.
Tinignan niya ako ng seryoso. Saka bumaling sa daan.
“I thought it was a bet.”
“What do you mean?”
“Ano na ang parusa ko couz? Diba sabi mo pag matalo ako may parusa?”
Shit!! Hindi pa pala niya nakakalimutan. Ano nga ba ang parusa niya? I mean parusa ba yun? Parang ako nga itong napaparusahan.
Huminga ako ng malalim saka ako tumingin sa kanya. Saka ko sinabi ang parusa niya.
“Just stay with me.”
