*Nnel POV
Inilagay ko na yung cellphone ko sa bulsa ko. Teka? Plano ba'to ni Abbie? Bakit hindi man lang nya sinabi sakin? Gusto ko syang kausapin kaso may Pageant pa akong tapusin.
"HOY?!"
"ANAK NG-"
"OH ANAK AKO NG ANO?" sabi ni Hycel habang nakapamewang.
"Ng TIKBALANG" sagot ko.
"Lintek ka talaga Nnel TOLEDO!!!"
She looks really cute when she got mad. Hahampasin nya na sana ako pero naawat naman yun ni Kaye.
"Hoy, itigil nyo na yang harutan nyong yan patapos na si Ken ng kanyang performance at susunod na kayo"
*HYCEL POV
Tumango ako sa sinabi ni Kaye.
"Tumayo ka na Dyan" sabi ko kay Nnel sabay irap. Bweset tong lalaking to. Lakas talagang mag asar. Ughhhh!!!
Nakasuot ako ng isang balloon gown na pink. Hehe ang cute. Si Nnel naman syempre naka suit.
Natapos na si Ken sa kanyang pagkanta.
Oh god pressure is on.
"Ladies and gentlemen please welcome our final six"
Isang nakakabinging palakpakan ang namutawi sa buong auditorium. Hays. This is it.
Isa isa kaming nag project.
"Let's call on our candidate number 15 from 10-Fibonacci. Ms. Courtney Mcsin"
Lumakad naman sa unahan yung si Courtney tapos pinabunot sa isang bowl ng panglan ng isang judge na siyang magtatanong sa kanya. Actually there was 6 judge na nakaupo sa harap nitong entablado.
"Okay for you Courtney here the question from Mr. Leo Gants the C.E.O. of our school."
"Hi Courtney this is my question for you, what is the most significant change you see in this world in last 10 years?"
Tanong nung Judge.
"Thank you for your question and O think its really really good so keep it up"
Nahalagapak na lang ng tawa ang buong Auditorium dahil sa sagot ni Courtney. Ako? Pigil na pigil yung tawa ko. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
"Wow. What a wonderful answer Ms. Mcsin, okay let's move on let's have Ms. Francia Flores from 11-HUMMS"
Lumapit yung sunod na candidates dun sa host tapos bumunot ng judge
"Okay, the hear your question from Ms. Ma. Lee Bhogs our Student Council Adviser"
"Hi Ms. Flores, my question is, have you ever been in love?"
Natahimik si Francia kasabay ng pagtahimik ng buong auditorium at ng mga judge, na naghihintay ng sagot niya.
"I don't think if I'm in love with him"
tipid niyang sagot kasabay nun ang pagwalk out nya. Nakita ko pang hinabol sya ng isang lalaki na nasa audience.
"Okay, maybe let's call on our candidate no. 13, Ms. Hycel Das."
Huminga ako ng malalim at naglakad palapit dun sa host, bumunot sa bowl at inabot dun sa host.
"Okay here your judge candidate no. 13, ladies and gentleman our principal Ms. Tyra Swift"
Tumingin ako sa judge pati na rin sa Audience. Feeling ko kung may anong gumagalaw sa Tiyan ko ng makita ko. Oo nakita ko lang naman si Jaycee na naka smile sakin. Oh god, sobra nya talagang Gwapo. Kyaah.
May kung anong gumagalaw sa tyan ko dahil same pagngiti nya sakin.
I see him face even in this crowd.
"Candidate no. 13, Do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Thank you for your wonderful question and yes I believed in love at first sight because it is the magic of love when you got strange feeling in your tummy after seeing him or her I think you had fallen in love."
Pagkatapos nun ngumiti ako kay kuya Jaycee at ganun din sya sakin. Kyaaaah. Kinikilig ako.
Pumalakpak ang lahat and as usual sumigaw yung mga kaklase ko para i cheer yung pagsagot ko.
Sumilay ako kung nasan si kuya Jaycee. And Kyaaaaaah. Nakatingin sya sakin at pumapalakpak.
Mga insekto dyan sa tiyan ko kingina nyoo. Bakit ba kayo nagwawala?
"Okay down to Boys. Let's call on our candidate No. 13 from 11- STEM, Mr. Nnel Toledo."
Lumakad si Nnel papunta sa unahan at bumunot ng Judge.
"Lets have your question from Mr. Zedd Myro, the Gr. 11 coordinator"
"Okay Mr. Toledo here's your question. What love do you have? a Selfish or a Selfless love?"
"Thank you for your wonderful question. I am a kind of person who can sacrifice to the love of my life. I'm good at hiding feelings and I know my love admires somebody else and I can bear it as long as I see her smile I don't want to do things that make her situation to a complicated one and what kind of love is that a Selfless one."
Natahimik ang buong auditorium bago nagpalakpakan at nagsihiyawan. Grabe ano naman ang pinanggalingan nung mga sinabi nya?
Bumalik si Nnel sa pwesto. Habang naglalakad pabalik tumigin sya sakin tapos malungkot na ngumiti. Hala, anong problema nito?
Sunod na tinanong nung host yung natitira pang candidate.
Natapos and question and answer portion nitong pageant.
And the moment of true is coming.
"Okay guys are you ready to know who will be crowned as our Mr. And Ms TS ?"
kasabay nun ang paglagabog ng puso ko dahil sa kaba.
"If I call your name please go to front to receive the trophies, sash and certificate and I invite all the judges to please go to stage to award that"
Eto na .. Eto naaa... Moment of true na talaga.
"Okay for our Mr. TS may please go to front candidate no. "
*insert drum rolls
"13 !"
Waaaaaah. He won. he won. Ang Galing.
Nagkagulo ang buong Auditorium. Pumunta si Nnel sa unahan at nireceive ang kanyang award.
"Okay let's have who will be crowned as the Ms. T.S?"
"Now joined our Mr. TS candidate no. "
Syempre kailangan may drum rolls din. Hahahaha.
" also candidate no. 13 !"
WAAAAAAASAAHHHHH. Nagkagulo yung isang Auditorium kung nasan yung mga kaklase ko at nag che cheer ng 'GO STEM. '
Pumunta ako sa unahan at nireceive ang aking mga awards. Oh my. IM SO PROUD OF MY SELF.
Niyakap ko si Nnel pagkatapos ilagay sakin sang sash.
"Galing natin"
Sabi ko sabay smile. And he did too.
*Nnel POV
HINDI AKO MAKAPANIWALA NA KAMI NI HYCE YUNG NAPILI MAGING MR. AND MS. T.S. LIKE WHAT THE FVCK.
Pagkatapos ilagay kay Hycel yung sash niyakap niya ako.
Bimitiw sya sa pagkakayakap sakin and she smiles so I did too.
Pagtingin ko sa Audience. Kahit Malayo alam kong si Abbie yun na nakangiti sakin. I mouthed 'thank you' pero malungkot itong ngumiti.
Nilalamon na ako ng Guilt. Tangina.
