My Forever Rival

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Carlo's POV:

Today, I see the other side of Rosamie...

We've been asked by our professor na gumawa ng something related to Philippine History. Napagusapan namin na it will be done as a single class...and it will be done through a play...dalawa ang pinili namin leaders...and as expected, Ami is chosen as one of the leaders. By the way, she's director-in-charge.

"Hoy! Ayusin niyo nga mga roles niyo!" The usual kind and jolly Rosamie shouts at my teammates. "Kailangan maperfect nating lahat ang mga linya natin, ha?"

Comparing her usual self...sa kanyang asal ngayon makes me smile...kaya nang mapansin niya ako...

"Ehem! Porke close ka, di ka exempted dito? Ha! No!" She then drags me to the part of the classroom, where the characters of the play are rehearsing... "There! Ikaw ang magiging lead character sa play natin, understand?"

"Bu-but..."

"Hmm...do you want to graduate, right?" Ami then reveals her evil grin...makes me scared.

"Ay! Opo! Opo!"

"Then, pagbutihan natin para maimpress si prof sa play natin, ha?" The, she quickly turns it to a sweet smile before she goes off...

"My god, napakastrikta naman ni Ami, no?" Sabi ni Clarisse, na kasama namin sa play.

"I think hindi ako makakasurvive sa kanya kapag siya ang teacher talaga natin." Dagdag ni Alex.

"Hehehe. Hayaan niyo na lang siya, she's trying her best." Dinepensahan ko ang best friend ko. "If you able to read her language, eventually masasanay rin kayo."

Later, binigyan na kami ng sari-sariling mga script in preparation for our rehearsals. True enough, ako nga yung lead character sa play...a Katipunero who will lead a battle against Spanish forces...though my script fated my character to die in battle...ehehehe...

As we start our rehearsals, Ami is busy doing rounds to make sure na everything is in order...

"Clarisse, heto yung gagawin mo, ha? Pag natapos na yung scene nina Alex...pumasok ka...na tumatakbo...kasi hinahabol ka ng mga Espanyol." Ami describes Clarisse's role sa play. "Pag dumating ka sa kabilang dulo ng stage, sumigaw ka, okie?"

"Yes, mam!"

"Then...ikaw, Alex." She then turned her attention to what would be...ehehehe...my nemesis. "When you hear the soundclip ng baril, lalabas na kayo sa stage at maglalaban na kayo ni Carlo. Alam niyo naman ang mangyayari doon, ha? Nakasulat na iyon sa script."

And after orienting the rest of the crew, the serious-faced Ami turns on to me, dala-dala ang script.

"Carlo, nakabisado mo na ba yung mga lines mo?"

"Yes naman."

"Great! Kasi kaming dalawa ng prof believes that you are the one who is more fitting to take this role." Paliwanag niya. "Ang tiwala ko sa iyo...is more than just noon sa lake...kaya pagbutihin mo, ha?"

"Yes, I'll do my best. Thank you sa tiwala, Ami." Ngumiti ako bilang tugon.

"You're welcome." Then she turns to everyone. "All right, people! Let's get this started."

At doon naming sinumulan ang aming rehearsals. Of course, sa simula...medyo marami pang flaws...mostly, nakalimutan yung linya, nabulol sa pagsasalita...or things that don't follow the script. Medyo napagsasabihan ni Ami kaming lahat kapag we commit this flaws. But eventually, we starting to get hang...not only of the script, but also the leadership style ni Ami.