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CHAPTER 18 AND THE WINNER IS.......

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CHAPTER 18        AND THE WINNER IS.......

SAMOTNY's POV

Natapos na ang lahat kumanta.   May konting intermission lang to give the judges time to review the contestants.   Kinakabahan na ang lahat sa magiging decision ng mga judges.   Si Daphne lang naman ang pinaka-kalmado sa aming lahat.   Confident na mananalo siya.  Sa bagay, maganda naman talaga ang performance niya.

Sumilip ulit ako sa balcony to look for Rusty.   Disappointed naman akong malaman na wala na siya doon.   Nasaan na naman kaya siya?

"We are proud to announce the winners of this year's Foreign Language Singing Contest.    Contestants, are you ready?  Brace yourselves.   Everyone did a marvelous job.   Let us all give them a round of applause."   Nagsalita nang muli ang principal namin.

The moment of truth.   This is it.

"Our third runner-up is............... Timothy Calalang, representative of the Japanese class!"  

Palakpakan ang lahat while Timothy was accepting his award on stage.

"Now, for our second runner-up and first runner-up.   It was very difficult for us because these two gave us very outstanding performances in their own unique way.  With only a difference of 0.5 points,  our second runner-up is......... Samotny dela Piña!   And the first runner-up is Daphne Reyes!!!   Let us again give them a round of applause!"

"Huy, Samotny!  They called you! You won!"  Sabi ng katabi ko.

What?!  Nanalo ako?!  Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala!  Wow!!!!!  I could hear the overwhelming cheers from the audience.   People  were chanting my name too as I was getting up on stage.   Champion si Daphne pero lamang ako sa fans! Haha.     

Sabay kami ni Daphne umakyat ng stage.   Of course, I congratulated her.  She congratulated me back.  Ang ganda ganda pala talaga niya lalo na kapag malapitan.  Napaka-flawless naman ng kutis niya.  Sige na, siya na ang nabiyayaan ng ganda at talento....si Rusty rin kaya ibibigay rin sa kanya?? Sa akin na lang sana si Rusty.   Lahat naman nasa kanya na, kaya sana naman si Rusty sa akin na lang.  Sigh.

Napansin ko na naman si Daphne na nakatingin sa audience at nakangiti.   Sure enough, nakatingin na naman siya kay Rusty.  Nasa likod na naman pala siya ng auditorium ulit kasama ng mga kabarkada niya.   I looked at him too.  Our eyes met.   He's still clapping then he gave me a smile.   I was going to smile back when I remembered na magkatabi pala kami ni Daphne.   What if that smile was meant for her and not mine?  I took another look at Daphne.   For some reason, she wasn't smiling anymore.  Bakit kaya?   

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"Yay!  Congrats Mots!  Ang galing galing mo kanina!" Pagbati sa akin ni Sayyen.   Sinalubong ako ng aking mga super fiends sa auditorium as soon as the event was over.   

"Oo nga!  Sabi ko sa iyo kaya mo eh!"  Si Yokaby naman.

"Huy Mots!  Para sa amin, ikaw pa rin ang champion!  Lamang lang si Daphne sa iyo sa costume.Haha.  Next time, mag-evening gown ka na rin!" Dagdag naman ni Kiray.

"Haha!  Baliw!  Pero thank you talaga sa support.  If it weren't for your cheers, hindi siguro ako naging ganun ka-confident sa stage.   Salamat ulit mga friends!"  Sagot ko sa kanilang lahat.