Hatred's Torment

On the Depths of Their Weaknesses

Chapter IV

On the Depths of Their Weaknesses

The next day after that night, Toby woke up very early due to excitement. It was 4:45 a.m that time. He tried to sleep again but the beat of his heart rose up. So he decided to listen to his music. The music was playing "Carousel" by Bamboo. He fell asleep and then he dreamed of zombie apocalypse. He was bitten by a zombie and then he woke up and he gasped for some air. He looked at his clock and was surprised it's already 6:30 a.m. The music was currently playing "Morning Rose" by Bamboo that time. He immediately rose up from his bed and ate his breakfast without chewing, direct swallowing. He drank a lot of water. Then he took his bath, brushed his teeth, wore his P.E with his props, and went out of their house. The time was 7:20 a.m. He reached his school and gave a sigh for not being late. He met David, Gregor, Jonathan, Joe Philip, Louis, and Kenny. Jonathan Oleman, tall, slim, funny, 14-year old boy who is religious and an Altar Server along with Toby, Gregor, David, Matthew, and Kenny. He laughs easily. He jokes when he teases someone. Joe Philips Ugsberg, chubby, fair, 15-year old boy who is good in playing guitar. He is mostly called "JP" in order to shorten the pronunciation of his name. Louis Ambercrombs, tall, fair, 15-year old boy who is good at technology especially in computer programming. Kenny Oliver, small, chubby, stubborn, 14-year old boy who sticks around with Toby all the time especially when going home. He always ask questions and at the same time he tells jokes that are not funny but he is happy all the time and good at faking emotions. The bell rang as the flag ceremony began. The prayer was lead by Juliet. Juliet Dennison, smart, pretty, 14-year old girl who became close friend with Toby and David. She usually hangs up with Toby, David, Molly and Delilah in Facebook. Delilah Alessandra Parker, cute, cheerful, 12-year old girl who is currently Grade six. After the flag ceremony, they had a parade that en-routed the whole school.  

"I guess this parade shouldn't take too long." David said.

"Yeah. Hey dude look at our costumes, I think it was rushly made." Toby said.

David looked at their costumes. "What the!? Why does it have to be ugly!? We have no chance of winning now!!! Look at the costumes of the other year levels! They're astonishing!"

"I think we'll lose again this school year."

"Let's focus instead on performance. We should prevail this time!"

They could hear anywhere complaints from Third Year especially the dancers themselves. Many said "This is sooo ugly!!!! Everything's messed up!". 

"Oh no! This can be included in the criteria! We're doomed!"

"I really hate this one!"

"This is frustating!!! Ohh yuck!"

The place was crowded with noise as the teacher tried to discipline them. They ignored their teacher until the teacher shouted out "SO WHAT IF YOUR COSTUMES ARE UGLY!? WILL YOU JUST GIVE UP AND PLACE YOURSELVES IN THE LAST PLACE AGAIN!? THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH YOU! YOU FIND YOUR WEAKNESSES AS YOUR LOSS! TRY TO FIND A WAY THAT WILL LET YOU WIN!! RAISE YOUR SPIRITS UP!". The noise broke down into silence as they were dumbfounded by the speech of their teacher. They immediately headed into the gym which is crowded by noise. The program for the opening of intrams started. The torch had lighted the fire that signifies the start of the intrams. The flag raising began. Second Year won the race. Finally, the cheering competition has begun. The order of presentation is second year, third year, fourth year, then first year. As the second year perform, their eyes were opened very well because of the quality of their performance. It was a good one and astonishing as if they will dominate the highschool with the excellence of their performance. "Oh no, they have good costumes and they have good performance! What will we do?" asked by one Third Year. "I don't know! I think we'll lose!" said the other. At last, it was the time of the Third Year to perform. "We can do this!" Toby said. They started their cheers with loud roaring voices.

"S SUPERNATURAL

 P PHENOMENAL

  I  INCREDIBLE

 R RELIABLE

  I IRRESISTABLE

 T TERRIFFIC!"

Other cheers were shouted like roaring menacing lions. As if the combination of their voices pushed the audience far away. They danced like a harmonious calm sea who waves on the beach of burning sand. They moved as one like battalions of soldiers trampling upon the gym. After their performance, the audience were amazed on how they performed. Toby saw the joy and smile on the face of the audience as they leave the performance area. Then the fourth year performed. As expected, their performance was great but there was a song that cannot be played so they got stucked up for a while, they repeated their performance and it was also astonishing just like the Second year. Then the first year performed. Their performance was far better than the performance of Toby's batch when they were in first year. After the Cheering competition, Toby and David heard a lot of comments from their performance and almost all comments are positive.

"I think we had a great performance out there despite the fact that the costumes of the cheerdancers are not that good." Toby said.

"Yeah but I wish we even had a better costume." David said.

Suddenly, Gregor ran onto them saying, "Guys! The costume was not included in the criteria!"

"Really!? How come!? I thought it was included." David asked.

"We're lucky it is not included in the criteria. If it was, we're doomed." Gregor replied.

It was almost twelve noon. After the program, they remained for fixing the gym. After that, they went home with a smile and Toby said to himself, "We withstood the tyranny of our weakness and I would like to thank God for this."

End of Chapter 4

Be ready for chapter 5 entitled, "The Duration Of Their Happiness"

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