Damgeen High School Musical (Double Trouble Series #2)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Happy Together

"Being able to enter Damgeen on your last year level is enough to make you one," Dante answered quizzically.

My face furrowed. "How?"

Dante bit his lower lip, suppressing his bulging grin before shaking his head in disbelief.

"That's illegal... So, a piece of advice, Miss Michaela," he shrugged sluggishly. "Prepare yourself once the other kids know about it."

"Uh... thanks for the advice?" nanggagago kong tugon.

Suddenly, he chuckled. "Very well said."

I don't know if I should be offended or what. But after a short while, I only directed my eyes back to the stage again. Buti na lang ay bahagyang nalayo ang paksa dahil sa isang estudyanteng nagtanong, kaya naman kahit papaano, wala akong na-miss na mahalagang impormasyon.

"Okay, back to the second to the last category, Rendition. It's not literally what you perceive about rendition in music, but it is more on your creativeness in interpreting yourself, your music, and your style for this year. And lastly, Application..."

The principal intentionally paused and for some reasons.... it gave me a fraction of goosebumps.

Napatikhim ako. Muli nang bumalik sa gitna ang punong-guro, doon sa podium.

"Napansin ko ngayon sa sintang paaralan natin, na ang huling parteng ito ang pinakahindi pinaglalaanan ng pansin ng mga estudyante. Application of music in your life is what we wanted you to realize in this area. You may not appreciate this last category because you think, it's just a waste of time exerting effort for every two merit points... out of four hundred, five hundred, or more. But personally, I still hope that some of you could start considering this one as the most essential part of our life as musicians, aside from just possessing great talents and skills. Application of music in our lives represents our purpose as musicians in this lifetime."

Unti-unti, pumalakpak ang lalaking nasa tabi ko. Namilog ang mga mata ko.

Dahil nangibabaw ang lakas ng palakpak niya sa nananahimik na paligid, halos mabali na ang leeg ng mga estudyanteng napapalingon na sa gawi namin.

Damn, just imagine a placid auditorium, fully packed of audience, with just a single pair of hands clapping!

Heat immediately flooded my cheeks. Heck, good thing that other students began clapping their hands, too! Kaya sa huli, namayani na ang palakpakan sa buong bulwagan.

Nginisian ako ni Dante. Pumalakpak na lang din ako kahit kulang na lang ay ipasok ko na ang ulo sa loob ng kuwelyo para lang itago ang hiya roon. Damn this man!

"Here," ani Dante sa kalagitnaan pa ng orientation.

I startled in surprise when suddenly, he reached for my right arm.

Noong una, hindi ko pa alam ang pakulo ng estrangherong kanina ko lang nakilala. Ngunit nang tinapik niya ang screen ng plarameter at umilaw iyon, natanto kong tinuturuan niya ako kung paano iyon gamitin.

"Tap it twice with your two fingers. Ikaw ang bahala kung anong kombinasyon ng daliri. Kung thumb and pinky finger, index and ring, thumb and ring. Pero commonly kasi ay index at pakyu."

Nasamid ako. The next thing I knew, I was laughing so hard that the other students in front of us shhh-ed us angrily!

"W-What the fuck?!" Baon ko pa rin ang munting tawa habang hinahampas siya sa braso.

Sinasalagan niya naman iyon at bahagya na ring natawa.

"Bakit ba?" Pilit niyang magmukhang suplado pero tumatawa naman.