Smile, Selena [Completed]

Chapter 7

That week was hectic. Andami naming assignments, outputs, reports, recitations... Inubos na lahat! Nanghihina ako tuwing papasok na sa klase...

Umupo ako sa nakagawiang upuan. Binuksan ko agad ang notebook ko at nagsimula nang magbasa basa para mareview ang lessons namin. Mayroon kasi kaming exam ngayon kaya....

Heto ako ngayon at nag re review 5 minutes bago ang first period.

Guess what?

Math ang first subject namin. The world is really cruel.

Kanina ko pa minememorize ang mga equations pero sadyang nag si-sink in sa utak ko... Tsk.

Ano nang gagawin ko?! This is so frustrating!!

Pero maya maya'y nag vibrate ang cellphone ko.

Tinignan ko kung sino iyon at di nagtakang si Edward ang nag message.

From: Edward

Hey, stop worrying about that exam.

How can i not worry? It's an exam!!

To: Edward

Goodness, this is an exam! I should worry.

From: Edward

Fine, fine. But seeing you frustrated, worries me more.

It sent me chills when i realized he's watching me! Asan kaya siya? Teka, naging stalker ko ba siya? Eh nagkikita naman kami ah.

From: Edward

Don't even think of me stalking you. I passed by your classroom a few seconds ago and saw you frustrated. If you're gonna take an exam, the first thing you have to do is to calm down. How can you think of the exam when you're mind's too messy?

Sinunod ko siya. Sinubukan kong kumalma at nag-isip na kaya kong ipasa ang exam. This is gonna be fine...

Maya maya'y nasundan pa ang text niya at nakita kong 3 minutes na lang bago ang first period.

From: Edward

Next, stop memorizing. You look like those idiot nerds. Memorizing the words one by one. You don't have to memorize it, just understand it, Selena. I bet a fortune that you're studying for Mathematics. All the more reason for you not to memorize it.

How did he knew?

Kung hindi ito estudyante ay malamang nanghuhula na ata ngayon...

Nag message ulit siya. I'm excited to know more about his tactics.

From: Edward

Don't memorize the steps. Understand how it's solved. Memorizing the steps will be useless if a different set of number or problem is used. And in some cases, dependinh on the problem, even the operation would be different. Understand how it is supposed to be solved instead of memorizing the operation used. It's gonna be different in the exams than those discussed.

Napanganga ako ng literal. Kung ang madalas na sinasabi sa amin ay imemorize ang bawats step, yung kay Edward and pinili kong gawin. It's much convenient and easier. Hindi nagiging messed up ang utak ko dahil hindi ako nags-stick sa isang solution lang. Everytime i look at the problem, i look at different angles to solve it.

"We will now begin the exam. Put down your things. Only your pen ang paper must remain on your desks"

Kinabahan ako ng sinabi iyon ni Sir pero gaya ng sabi ni Edward ay kumalma ako. Walang magagawa ang pag papanic ko.