SIMULA
April 27, 2015
"Ivory! Wake up! Ngayon ka na pupunta sa DMU diba? Malilate ka niyan! Baka di ka na umabot sa Entrance Exam!" Sigaw ni Mama kasabay ng malalakas na katok sa pinto.
"Opo!" Sigaw ko kahit ang totoo ay wala pa akong balak gumalaw, may oras pa naman and ihahatid din ako ni kuya so I should not worry.
I shifted my position and stared at my ceiling painted with various hues of red, orange and yellow. I always have this tremendous liking for these colors. The striking colors of yellow, orange and red always reminds me of something passionate. Something sultry. Something I will never deserve. That state I always dreamt of having. The kind that stings your skin making you beg for more. The blazing summer igniting the fire you didn't know you have in you...
"Ivory gutom na kami ni Mama, ikaw nalang ang hinihintay ng grasya. Kinain ka na ba ng kama mo?"
Ugh. Kuya talaga basag trip.
"Oo na Kuya!"
"Dali na! Di kita maihahatid bahala kang ma late!"
Nanlaki ang mata ko sa narinig kaya naman dali dali akong bumangon at nagsimula nang mag-ayos sa sarili. Halos magkandatumba-tumba na habang pasulyap-sulyap sa orasan, afraid I may not make it.
I cursed at myself for being so addicted to Wattpad. What am I supposed to do? Bakasyon ngayon and the only way to kill my boredom is to read and imagine things. Bakit ba naman kasi tinapos ko ng isang bagsakan yung story kagabi. Now I might suffer the consequences of my irresponsibility, which is missing the opportunity to study at my dream school - DMU.
Que horror.
Del Mercado University. Aside from the fact that it produces graduates of high caliber and board top notchers, it's also famous for it's facilities and amenities that is comparable to that of the top Universities here and maybe abroad without milking you of your hard earned money. But there's a catch. It's not easy to enter the Prestigious university. You have to take a 300 item comprehensive exam related sa course na kukunin mo, then kung makuha ka kailangan mo i-discuss yung random topic na ibibigay sa iyo, be it related sa course mo o hindi.
Kung makapasa ka sa dalawang pagsubok na yun, may final interview pa with the panel which includes the owner , the director and boards of the school. And the scariest part of it, base Zero sila. Kung Zero ang makuha mo out of a 10 item quiz, Zero ka talaga. Not 70 0r 60, not even 50. I don't know how they do it but they can. Yes. Estudyante ka pa lang pero parang sasabak ka na sa gyera. Ang saya diba?
"Ivory act your age please? Di ka na bata. You're already 16 years old! Simpleng pag set ng alarm di mo pa magawa? The traffic here is unpredictable nakalimutan mo na ba? Bilisan mo na nga kumain diyan."
"Sorry ma"
"Baka naman sa araw ng pasukan araw araw kitang gigisingin ha?"
"Di ma. Di na po mauulit."
"Ok. Pero dapat maging responsable ka na. You should always think things through kasi isang mali mo lang may mga bagay na masisira at di mo na maibabalik. Gaya ngayon what if di kita nagising, papaano na ang dream mong mag-aral sa DMU? You know how strict the school is when it comes to their Calendar of Activities."
"Opo.."
I admire my mom for being such a strong independent woman. Even when Papa was still alive, she did not depend on him. She can stand on her own with or without him, while making sure she doesn't step on Papa's ego.
