Delineation of You

Chapter 4: Who is she?

Nicholas's P.O.V

Since its first day of school, Their are so many clubs, and I've joined the art club. Where my sit mate Natalie, My childhood friend.

"Hey sorry I'm late, What's the topic?" I asked. "As usual Nico, You're always late!" Natalie said. "Shhh....." said the people in the front seat. "Yan kasi, ang ingay mo, kaliit-liit mo, ang lakas lakas ng boses mo." I said. "Eh kasi naman, simula noong bata pa tayo, lagi kang late, at dahil dyan, hindi ko sasabihin yung topic, para wala kang mapass." She said. Ohohohoho, Natalie, I know you're weakness.. "How about a one box of seasoned fried chicken after school?" I said with a smirk.

She answered me with a glare, "I know you will not do that." she said. "Oh yes, I will, Sabihin mo nalang kasi yung topic, nandito yung number nung chicken delivery sa cellphone ko." I said. A few seconds of silence.... "Ughhhhh!!! You really know my weaknesses! Fine, the topic is about hazing." Natalie said.

Well, Hazing is now the current news here in Philippines, But I haven't thought about Fraternity. Nako, mahihirapan ako nito. I noticed Natalie's drawing. It was a baseball bat and it wrote "hazing" in there, and behind that, a man laying down crying. Well, okay lang naman yung idea niya, Pero namemental block na talaga ako ngayon.

*after 15 minutes* "You have 30 minutes left." teacher said. What???? Wait lang! Blanko palang yung papel ko! Okay. Hazing, hazing, think, think! Ah! Bright Idea! I will draw death, but instead his name is "hazing." with the death's scythe. But I will wrote it with the word Hazing.

And then, maglalagay ako ng lalaking buto't balat na katawan, with his blood smudged all over on his body at sa likod ng katawan niya, wrote the word, "Brotherhood."

After 29 minutes scribbling, "You have one minute left." teacher said. OMG!!! okay, Inking nalang! "5,4,3,2,1 Okay pass!!!" teacher said. Whoooo!!! sakto!!!!! "Akala ko wala kang maipapass, dapat wala na, para ako yung maging 1st place." Natalie said. "Pwede ba yun, I'm self-taught you know." I said with a smirk. And then we laughed together.

"Winners will be announced at 3:00 at the gymnasium, so please be there, Dismiss." teacher said. "Tara punta tayong canteen, gutom nako." sabi ni Natalie. *At the canteen* We ordered French fries with burger, well hindi burger yung kay Natalie, kundi Fried Chicken. Ang takaw-takaw talaga ng babaeng ito. Magpapadelivery na nga ng chicken mamaya, nagorder pa rin ng chicken. "Nat, punta mo na kong Cr." I said. "Okay." she answered.
On my way to comfort room, I heard a melody voice. Sa singing club ba yun? Sino kaya yung kumakanta? Her voice is like an angel. Nung papunta ako sa room ng singing club, Gladly, the door was open. And the next thing I know is my heart starts doing a sequence of somersaults.

It was Celestine. "So let me just give up, So let me just let go, If this isn't good for me, Well, I don't wanna know. Let me just stop trying, Let me just stop fighting, I don't want your good advice Or reasons why I'm alright, You don't know what it's like."

Mmmmm...... Anybody could fall asleep because of her lovely voice. I can't stop myself but I've stolen a picture of her while she was singing. After she sings, Yung mga teachers na singer rin ay naimpress, as you can see on their faces.

Nung bumaba siya ng stage at naupo, Our eyes met. Oh Gosh! she noticed me! But then she's not startled, instead, She smiled. Best feeling ever. I can feel my cheeks burning. My heart can't help, but Its beating so fast.

"Please go to the gymnasium, for the awarding for the art club." announcer said. Ahhhhh!!! Late na ko!!! I rushed to go to the gymnasium. Thankfully, hindi pa nagsisimula. I sit beside Natalie. "Bat ang tagal mo sa Cr?" she asked. I have to keep it secret muna. "Naglabas ako ng dumi." I lied. "What? Nagalcohol ka ba?" she asked. "Kapag sinabi kong hindi, pwede ko banag kurutin yang mataba mong cheeks?" I said at akmang kukurutin yung pisngi niya. "Yakkkk!!!! Ewww--"

"Attention please, we are now announcing the winners of the art club. We will have 3 winners, Prize will be medals, the official cartoonists of this school and the cartoonists of the school newspaper." the announcer said.

"So our topic is about hazing, Nahirapan ako sa pagpili. You did all impress me." the art teacher said. "So the 3rd placer is.......................................  Noah Bautista! Please come to the stage to claim your medal." After applausing and cheering, "And the 2nd placer is................................................. Natalie Dela Cruz! Please come to the stage and claim your medal." As Natalie come to the stage, she's really happy, and I'm proud of her as a friend. Pero nakakinis lang, tumingin siya sakin at nag "L" sign as a sign of a loser. Really?!?!?!!

And the 1st placer is............................................Nicholas Joseph Mercado! Please come to the stage and claim your medal." As I come to the stage at nag-smirk ako kay Nat. Hah. Akala mo ah. After applausing and cheering,"Nanalo ka pala, haha congrats!" Nat said. "Congrats din!" I answered. "Btw, uuwi na pala ako, basta mamayang gabi yung chicken ko neh!" sabi ni Nat. "As you wish." I said with a smile.

Natalie's P.O.V

"Sige bye bye! Yung Chicken wag mong kalimutan!" I said. "Oo paulit-ulit." Nicholas said with a laugh. It was really fun hanging out with you again Nicholas, And those happy memories simula noong bata pa tayo. Naglalakad na ko ng lumingon ako kay Nicholas, I want to see his face again. But he is busy talking to a girl, and they seem to be happy. But Her face is not really familiar to me Who is She?

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About the Hazing thing, Well, sa Cartooning, ay lagi yung mga topic is the latest issues on news. The Hazing and fraternity stuff is not included in this story, So don't find it uncomfortable.

Kung nagtataka kayo kung bakit Hazing naisipan ko, eh kasi yun yung unang naisipan ko ng idea, at yung ibang current news ay nahihirapan akong magisip. Sa cartooning lang po talaga yun.

Anyways, have a good evening!

-BadBaneCat(Ache)