Kyle Adrian's Jimenez Point of View
[2nd semester of College, Year 2014]
It hardly been 2 months since the current semester started and here I am once again at the club room, watching and observing prospective new members of the Chess Club.
Since ako ang current president ng club, Isa sa mga responsibilidad ko ang pag recruit at pagsala ng ma bagong applikante na posibleng maging meyembro ng club after the Org Process.
Well, as of now, there is at least 2 potential candidate na papasa sa qualification. Soobrang baba kung iisipin but this club's main objective is not really to raise it's number but to raise quality members ; quality not quantity.
"Kyle...!" Our club junior adviser, Ms. Luna, called my name as she entered the room.
"Yes maam?" polite kong tanong sa kanya.
"Ahh.. Pinapa-alala ko lang. Next week na yung competition... I'm expecting you to bring home the first price..." Nakangiti at confident niyang sinabi sabay pinatong ang kamay niya sa kanang balikat ko, a common social gesture of showing trust.
I smiled politely as as response. "...I'll do my best, ma'am"
I sounded humble but I know, We all know that i'll be coming back as the champion again this time.
No one can beat me pagdating sa chess. Well at least no one from our school can beat me at this game. I'm the best and they all now it.
"Yan. Dapat ganyan... and I also expect you as this current club's president na hahasain mong mabuti ang mga bago nating recruit."
"Of course ma'am. Sisiguraduhin kong, we won't settle for less. We alway gets the best of the best..." I gave her a smile as an assurance that I won't take any less than what this club needs.
"Good. This club is really in good hands..." She smiled and then look around at the prospective new members of the club. "Don't let me down Mr. Jimenez..."
Never.
From the kind of family where I belong, from childhood they always say that we shouldn't settle for less, that our family never settled for any less than what we deserve.
My mom is a surgen while my dad is a lawyer, nagmana sa lolo ko na abogado din... Well, you can fill in the blanks. In short pamilya kami ng mga respetadong tao and I am aiming of becoming one soon as I make my mark in my chosen field.
I am taking engineering and in two years time I'll be graduating and moving on to getting mg MS and then Phd. My life is all planned out:
That is how I planned my life to be... until that one day, that person's arrival shook the very ground from where everything I work for stood firmly.
"Oh My Ghad!... Saan ka ba nagsusuot?! Dyosko! Kanina ka pa naming hinahanap. Muntik na tayong ma disqualified dahil wala ka nong nag roll call!..."
"Sorry na, Sorry na...Eh, naligaw ako eh..."
"Hah?! Ano ba naman yan Faye... Dalawang buwan ka na dito, naliligaw ka pa din..."
"Sorry na talaga....Sorry..."
"Sige na... tara na, Magsisimula na yung first game mo. Ipinalo mo yan hah..."
"Oo naman! Ha-ha, maning-mani yan..."
and then they left.
Hmm. I like her confidence but hindi lang yun kaylangan mo para manalo sa larong 'to. It takes more than just that to win.
"Kyle, Hindi ka pa ba maglalaro?..."
"Hah?..." napabaling ang atensiyon ko kay jacob, vice president ng club. Hindi ko napansin na nasa tabi ko na pala siya. "May sinsabi ka ba?..." Pagtatanong ko sa kanya.
he suddenly smirked and I was a bit offended. "OKay ka lang ba? nag-almusal ka na ba?... Kanina pa ako dito talak ng talak pero ni isa sa sinabi ko wala kang narinig..."
"Sorry... Na distract lang ako..."
"Distracted?... hah?..."
Lumingon siya sa direksiyon ng dalawang babaeng naka-dilaw na t-shirt na kanina ay nakabaling ang atensiyon. Nasa kabilang side sila ng game room kung nasaan kami ngayon at kung saan currently on going ang semestral Chess competition against different colleges in the university.
"Hmm... They're kind of cute." pag comment niya bigla "Gusto mo bang ipakilala kita?" wide-smiled, he said.
"Hah.." I smirked " If I want to meet someone, hindi ko na kaylangan pang humingi ng tulong sayo jacob, I can handle my self..." I confidently declined his offer.
"Naks! Iba ka talaga... Iba talagang level mo Mr. President." sabay dinagdagan niya pa ng exagerated hand gesture to emphasize his point.
"Ewan ko sayo..." Sabay walk out papunta sa vacant seat malapit sa kabilang dulo ng room para maupo. Mamaya pa yung game namin, second set dahil sa member kami ng official University Chess club.
Maya-maya bigla na namang lumapit sa akin si Jacob.
"Well... here's the gist" "...Not interested jacob" I cut him off bago pa man niya masabi ang gusto niyang sabihin.
"Ano ka ba... Patapusin mo muna kaya ako. Ang KJ mo talaga kahit kaylan..."
Me, KJ?..excuse me.
"Argh. Fine. Ano bang sasabihin mo..?" I timidly asked.
"Well.... for the sake of the mystery, Why don't you find out yourself...?"
"...What?"
Now, His being mysterious. I really don't get him at all. I thought I do, pero now... I'm starting to think that I made a mistake.
"Okay, For the next match.... Yellow team Vs. Royal white, Ms. Faye Munoz from Yellow and Kyle Jimenez from Royal White..."
- the summer is here.
