Saving Summer (BTSXBlackPink)

5 - Ate Prie

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang bigla niyang binanggit ang 'introductions'. My palms started to sweat and my heart began beating faster. Does she mean in front of these people? I can't do that and I won't.

Inikot niya ang white board, to show us the back part of it. Acting Workshop is written in an elegant cursive.

"Always wanted to act?" Lucrezia started, "Do you like role playing? Do you talk to yourself in front of the mirror while imagining you're a character from a movie, or book you've read? Either way, this workshop is for you and for anyone who wants to get their shits together in front of a lot of people..."

I do not like what I am hearing, is it too late to back out now? Why am I in this? I must confess, akala ko noong una, she meant introduction like we have to introduce ourselves pero introduction pala about sa subject matter. It was a relief that I wouldn't be introducing myself right now, but I don't like the idea of acting in front of everyone.

"While learning to be comfortable performing in front of people," Lucrezia continued, "we will pay close attention to how to work on your improvisational skills. This is a great workshop for beginners as well as anyone who just wants to feel great getting in front of people. Walang hiya-hiya dito, if I shouted the magic word 'Action', you must know what to do. I will be distributing scripts to all of you every Saturday, and it's your responsibility to practice. Pagdating ng Monday I will be calling names in random para mag act dito sa harap. Claro?"

Mukhang lahat sila nakaintindi ng sinabi ni Lucrezia, habang ako inuunahan na ng kaba at takot. Kung mag-introduce hindi ko na kaya, paano pa kaya pag acting na. I looked at Trens who looked so excited about what he's hearing; I never knew he liked these kinds of stuff.

"Okey dokey. Worry not, because I will be teaching you things during our time and it's your responsibility to improve it. At the end of the summer, magkakaroon tayo ng contest kung sinong group ang makakakuha ng Best in Acting award. Maybe next week ko nalang ibibigay kung anong literary piece ang ia-act ng bawat grupo, para masimulan niyo na ang pag papractice at 'di kayo matulad sa grupo ng Team-Ang last summer."

"Yeah!" The boys cheered as if it was a good thing.

"Infires, man!" Justin and Yuan bro-hugged each other as the others laughed.

I wanted to ask Trens what happened last summer, but he's too busy laughing with the boys, so I turned around to see Jennie looking at me, "I'll show you later." She mouthed.

"Mikhael!" Lucrezia pointed someone at the back, "Would you mind showing us some of your acting skills."

The other group started cheering for him, "Mi-kha-el! Mi-kha-el! Mi-kha-el! Tropa ko 'yan!"

A tall, dark, and handsome guy walked towards the front, wearing his Oh-so-cute-smile, tulad ng sinabi ni Jennie sa aking likod. Jennie couldn't look straight at him.

I squinted my eyes, as I examined Jennie; she's biting her lower lip, while her face is turning into a tomato. When her eyes shoot back at me, she covered her face when she realized that I was watching her.

"You like him?"

"No shit, Sherlock." She covered her rosy red face at ibinalik ko ang tingin ko sa lalaking nasa harapan naming lahat.

He looks like the fun-type-kind-of-guy; he's the kind of guy who could be part of Terrence's group basing on physical appearance.

"Anong emotion, miss?"

"Anything, just make your own." She answered.

Huminga ng malalim si Mikhael, and after a second the look in his eyes changed. His normally calm demeanor slowly changed.