One Shot Stories

Exam No More

WARNING: THIS IS NONSENSE AND ONLY MADE FROM MY OWN WALEYNESS FOR MY FRIENDS WHO HATES EXAMS. Peaceyow

"What will you going to discuss, Miss Andres? Will it take hours? Ilang oras nalang ay exam niyo na" nakataas ang kilay ng school Admin habang ang ibang parte ng organisasyon na inimbita ko naman ay nakakunot ang noo, hinihintay ang nais kong sabihin.

"It's about our nature po." Nakatuwid ang tayo ko habang ipinapakita sa kanila ang ginawa kong pp. presentation.

"What about it? Don't waste our time" ani ng representative ng Presidente ng Pilipinas

Umubo muna ako ng isang beses.

"You can see here; it was the Philippines back then. Look what happened now." Pinapakita sa litrato ang kulay berdeng Pilipinas noon na ngayo'y unti-unti nang nagiging kulay lupa.

Pinagmasdan ko lahat ang taong nasa bulwagan. Nakahawak sa baba ang iba, tila interesadong interesado sa aking idini-discuss. Napangiti ako sa isipan.

"Maraming nagtatayugan at kapaki-pakinabang sa kapaligirang mga puno ang naglaho na. Trees were mercilessly cut by humans. Trees are from God, given for human to live! But what? Human killed them in return! They left nothing but crying roots!" I almost screamed. Damang dama ko ang speech na idine-deliver ko lalo na nang makita ang pagtango at paghawak sa baba ng mga panauhin.

"There's a flood, eating lives. There's a pollution, can't stop now. There are other living things depending on those trees, can't live the way they lived now! And it is because of the trees cut down by us!" I pointed my finger on them one by one

"You are right, Miss Andres. Now spill" tumaas ang kilay ng Vice President ng Pilipinas. 'Di ko talaga gusto reaksyon ng mukha nito kanina pa eh. Tsk.

Umayos ako ng tayo, pati ang kamay ko ay ibinaba ko na 'tsaka ipinagsiklop na lamang.

"I had a research." I stated

"I hope you already research your home works too" my adviser raised her left brow to me.

Nginitian ko lang siya ng tipid at inilipat na ang tingin sa presentation.

May mamaya naman para sa homework. Bakit kailangan niya pang banggitin dito? Tsk. Gagawin ko 'yun pag-uwi 'no! O kaya, kokopya nalang ako kay Christia!

"Don't you know that million of trees were cut down for paper uses, annually ?"

Tumango tango silang muli

"If we reduce that percentage a 20, our green land can possibly back... slowly. It will be the same like how it used to be. There will be no floods! There will be long lives! How wonderful life it is. Imagine! Do you agree?" I asked them, smiling so wide

Nagsitinginan silang lahat 'tsaka sabay sabay na nagsipalakpakan. Taas noo kong tiningnan sila nang may pasasalamat.

"Slowly? While we are waiting for that change, what move can you do? What do you suggest?" the Defensor asked. Natigilan ako sandali. Argh! Ba't 'di ko naisip 'yun?

I gulped "Ahm... maybe, we, who mostly use papers can plant a tree!" I answered, proud of myself

Nagsipalakpakan silang muli na siyang ikinagalak ko ng lubos. I'm genius! Am I?

"The 20% you are talking about, which part of papers—"

"The test papers and answer sheets, Ma'am!" I quickly answered the CHED head

"Good Idea" she nods

I smiled sweetly

"We should start it right now. There's no more time. Stop cutting trees for exam's purposes. Stop printing using bond papers. Magagamit pa 'yun sa ibang mas importanteng bagay. I will ask my fellow students to look at the nature. We will start planting trees now!"

Mas malakas na palakpakan ang natanggap ko sa kanila. Oh my, Goodness! Magiging proud sa'kin mga kaklase ko nito!

"You are right, Miss Andres. We will start now. We already printed the test questionnaires but we will not going to use it anymore." My adviser smiled and walked near me

"Tell your classmate..." she said and held my arm

"Go to the computer laboratory."

"For what, Ma'am?" Nakakunot man ang noo ko'y nananatili pa rin ang ngiti sa labi ko

"Your section will take the exam first online. I will send you the soft copy of your exam. You can just put your answers in Word" 'tsaka niya tinapik tapik ang balikat ko

"I will wait 'til your last subject, Miss. Sasamahan ko kayo sa pagtataniman ng mga puno. O kaya'y unahin natin ang paglilinis ng mga maduduming ilog, o ng mga sapa!" Malaki ang ngiti ng representative ng Presidente

Laglag ang panga ko.

WHAT THE?!

Isinalpak ko ang earphone na nakasabit sa uniform ko!

"A-akala ko matalino ka..." dinig kong untag ng crush ko

"Hindi ako nag review, Angel!"// "Wala ka namang ire-review! Nagsusulat ka? Nagsusulat ka?"

"Tangaaaaaa!"

"Dapat ako nalang d'yan!"

"Panahon na ng mga teknolohiya ngayon! Hindi mo ba naisip?!"

"Boboooo!"

Sigaw ng mga henyo kong kaklase na tumulong sa aking nanalangin kay bathala...

at umaasang maisasakatuparan na ang matagal nang minimithi ng marami "Say No To Exams"