Damgeen High School Musical (Double Trouble Series #2)

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Folklore

Emmanuel:

It's okay. I'm sorry for doing this, too, but I got a situation here. Can you please delete my number?

Just trust me, Michaela. If I'd be gone for long, please, don't forget to remember me. Please. I'm sorry.

Who would have thought that only two messages from the man I missed the most could shatter me entirely. Instantly.

I don't know now. How could he say that? How could I trust him when he's doing this to me?

I hate all this paradox about him. He's always making me crazy. Hindi ko na maintindihan. Hindi ko na alam ang dapat paniwalaan. Ang gulo-gulo na, Emman. Gusto ko pang kumapit pero...

Napakagat ako ng labi. Tinigilan ko muna ang pagdako ng utak ko sa kung saan-saan at tumayo na.

It's Monday and the boring class almost drove me to sleep. Hindi pa nakatulong na stats iyon at napakamalumanay ng boses ng prof, isa sa mga bagay na kinaaayawan ko sa pag-aaral.

I don't know if I should be thankful that Emman sent that message yesterday, Sunday. Naisip ko kasi na kung Sabado pa niya napadala, baka nasiraan na ako ng bait sa dalawang araw na bakasyon at walang ginagawa.

On the other hand, the downside of it was I was so preoccupied during the classes. It felt like I was temporarily detached from myself. Damn it.

Since it's breaktime, I thought of going to the Room of Phantom. Hindi naman sa gusto kong masilayan ulit ang Klavier na iyon kaya magbabaka-sakali.

Well, sort of? I mean, I was curious, alright! But aside from that, for some reason, it sent me an odd refuge last Friday. Para bang noong naroon ako, alisin na lang ang nakakagimbal na mga tunog at tanawin, malayo ako sa panganib at kalupitan ng mga tao.

Instantly, I realized that the task I mentally registered before for finding myself another place to go was done. Room of Phantom wasn't that bad. Wala pa namang namamatay roon maliban sa multo kuno kaya siguro ayos lang na doon muna ako.

My phone vibrated when a new message was received. Nagpatuloy lang ako sa pagbaba habang binubuksan iyon. It was Dante.

Dante "Ding" Gulapa:

Baba ka na, Darna. We finished setting up. Daan ka.

I almost forgot their exposition if it wasn't for his message. It would be for today until the end of the month so they must be really doing it by now. Sa Huwebes kasi ay opening na para sa buwan ng Setyembre na kailangan isagawa dahil tradisyon na rito.

I chuckled. I noticed my improvement to these things and information. Literal na nasa mga pamphlet nga talaga ang sagot.

Mabilis lang akong dumaan sa cafeteria para bumili ng food. Wala rin halos tao sa table namin kaya malamang, sinusuportahan na ang Kaharayan para sa collaboration nila with Yoga Club.

Tinawid ko ang kabilang gilid ng auditorium at agad ko silang nakita sa bandang gitnang gilid ng quadrangle. Medyo marami na ang tao roon at maingay, nakikisabay sa pagtugtog ng haribol.

"Haribol Nitai Gaur!"

"Nitai Gaur Haribol!"

Yoga Club often facilitate this kind of meditation called *haribol nitai gaur mantra.

It is actually practiced to refresh and purify the heart and mind of people through adding a melody in it.

People will simply listen to the repetition of the mantras or if they feel comfortable, they can chant along. Tuwing naririnig iyon at nagkataong maganda ang tonong ginagamit, dala ko na iyon sa buong araw. Paniguradong LSS na ako.