Control The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 16

#CTG16 Chapter 16

For some reason, Dad still hadn't learned about what happened to my Torts class... It seemed like he'd been really busy with the business. Normally kasi, just days after the release of grades, alam niya na kung ano ang grades ko... Probably the reason why I never lied to him about my grades? Kasi ano ang silbi? Malalaman niya rin naman. Kaya sa pag-aaral ko na lang binubuhos ang effort ko.

"Sino prof mo sa Torts?" Rory asked. We're still classmates. Mula first year hanggang senior year, magkakasama kami nila Rory, Yago, at Jax. We worked for it, though. Hindi biro iyong pagod namin para manatili sa honors section.

"Same," I said.

"Bakit? Sa iba ka na!" Rory protested. "Okay daw si Atty. Laras sa Torts. Medyo 'di pumapasok kasi busy pero sure pass daw basta complete requirements mo... Napag-aralan mo naman na 'yan. Baka ma-double flunk ka."

I merely smiled. Alam ko naman 'yun. Kaya lang itong section lang talaga iyong pasok sa schedule ko. Puro review na kami ngayong fourth year. I'd really rather hindi ko na ulitin 'tong Torts para focused na ako sa review. But I didn't have a choice. Last year naman na 'to. Next year, hopefully, I'd be a lawyer...

That's the plan.

Hopefully I'd be a part of the top so that I'd get good offers. Mas mataas ang sweldo, mas mabilis akong makakaalis sa bahay. Ayoko rin naman kasi na umalis doon ng walang plano. Kung aalis man ako, gusto ko na hindi maiisip ni Dad na nagkamali ako ng desisyon.

The Crimrev officially started. I thought I was already used to studying hard, but at some point of the class, biglang wala na akong maintindihan. Pakiramdam ko ay iyong ilang linggo naming dinidiscuss nung first year ako e na-cover namin sa loob ng ilang oras lang.

They really weren't kidding when they said that everything is fast here in review class.

I tried to follow, though. I just discretely recorded the lecture para papakinggan ko na lang ulit mamaya. Wala na kasi talaga akong maintindihan.

"Grabe..." Rory said when we were dismissed. She looked so tired—ako rin naman. Mas magaling lang siguro akong magpanggap na hindi. "First class pa lang 'yun?"

We all went to our next class. Hilung-hilo na talaga ako nang matapos iyong araw ko. Sumasakit na iyong ulo ko sa dami ng information na kailangan kong alalahanin. Thankfully, alam ko na iyong iba sa kanila. Tinandaan ko kasi iyong sinabi sa amin nung orientation... That your review for the BAR exam starts on the first day of class. So everyday, I study seriously. Kasi ayoko na lahat aaralin ko pa lang kapag review na. Kasi nga dapat review na lang 'yun.

That paid off... kind of.

The next day, I went to school with raging headache. Hinabol ko kasi iyong nirecord ko na lecture kahapon. Ayoko ng backlogs dahil sa bilis ng nangyayari, sigurado ako na 'di ko na mahahabol 'yun if dumami.

This was one of the times that I am really grateful for having a brother who's a doctor.

Pagdating ko sa school, nag-aral muna ako sandali. I attended another review class before ako pumunta sa Torts. I arrived early because I wanted to sit in front. That way, no choice ako kung hindi makinig. Naniniwala kasi ako sa prevention is better than cure. Maraming distraction sa likod.

"Cha?"

Napa-lingon ako nang may narinig akong pamilyar na boses. Kaklase ko siya? Seriously?

Kumunot ang noo niya. I saw him close his eyes a couple of time as if checking if I was real or just a work of his imagination... And when that didn't work because obviously nandito din ako, he got his phone and went outside to look at the room number.