The Project Perfect

24: Sometimes things are getting boring

Allison

It's already twelve in the afternoon. Ngayon ang araw na makikita namin ang result ng SEAE. May live broadcast pa ito para sa mga top scorer. Kaya heto kami, nakaabang sa tv na nasa classroom namin. Lahat ay excited and at the same time ay kinakabahan. This will determine our life.

"Oh my gosh. I'm so kinakabahan. Mamaya hindi pala ako pumasa. Mag aaway away pa kami ng parents ko." bulong ni Hana sa gilid ko.

"Don't be, Hana. I'm sure na lahat ng Claymorians ay pasado sa exam." Sheena said cheering us all. We all agreed to her. Claymore won't be the top school if not. Kami ang may pinaka mataas na passong rate sa buong Queensborough. Para saan pa ang pagiging elitista namin.

"Will I pass?" tanong ni Bridge kay Hiro. She's really nervous.

"Surely." maikling sagot nito.

"Really? I'm sure pasado ka rin. Wait. Here. My mom bought too much. That's Ali's favorite." she gave Hiro a bottle of my favorite brand of coffee milk. Tinanggap naman ito ni Hiro ng may ngiti sa labi. Creepy niya talaga kapag ngumingiti. Nakakatakot.

"Of course. I'm the second best student." he bragged.

"Hey, hey, hey!" sigaw ni Perry na kadarating lang galing sa kung saan man.

"Oh? Ano nanaman yang iniingay ingay mo?" mataray na tanong ni Sheena.

"Why are you so grumpy today, Sheen? You need to smile to brighten up your day." pabirong sabi ni Perry at akmang hahawakan ang mukha ni Sheena ng ikutin niya ito dahilan para mapasigaw ito sa sakit.

"Aw, aw, aw! Tama na tama!" iyak nito.

"Ano ba yung sasabihin mo?"

"Pinaskil ng mga juniors yung result ng exam sa bulletin board. Kakakita ko lang." aniya. My forehead creased.

"Are you sure?" I asked seriously. He nodded his head. Natuon naman ang tingin namin sa tv monitor. Nasa screen ang head ministry of education ng Rosenburg.

"Good morning to everyone who are watching this special coverage. As you all know the SEAE for this year has finished. At nandito ang listahan ng mga top scorer ng exam." anito kasunod ang pagflash ng mga pangalan sa tv screen. The top 100 scorer of this year's test.

"Wow! I know most of them!" masayang sabi ni Lauren.

"Some of them are from Claymore! Hey! It's Bridgette's name! Congrats Bridge!" bati ni Sheena rito. Natulala naman saglit si Bridgette ng makita ang pangalan nito sa screen. She's in the 58th place. I smiled. Her hard work really paid off. Nakita ko rin ang halos lahat ng pangalan ng mga kaklase ko sa listahan. Napuno ng hiyawan dahil sa saya ang loob ng classroom namin. Mabuti at hindi pa kami pinunupuntahan ng mga teachers dahil sa ingay. Everyone is just happy.

"Congrats Hiro. 28th place is not bad." puno ng pang-aasar ko rito. But I'm really happy for him. He always see me as his rival but now I can see in his eyes that his happy for what he achieves.

"Congrats Hiro! I knew it!" if I was happy, Bridgette couldn't be more happier than I am. I smell something fishy about them. They seem to get along more than before. Bakit kaya biglang nag-iba ang simoy ng hangin.

"Of course. I'm the second best student." pagyayabang pa nito. Pinalo nalang ito ni Bridge ng pabiro na ikinatawa nilang dalawa.

"What are you looking at?" halos mapatalon ako ng marinig ang boses ni Blake. Ang mukha nito ay malapit sa tenga ko.

"Those two are weird. They've never been that happy with each other." tukoy ko sa dalawa. Sumang-ayon naman ito at tiningnan sila.

"Let them be. They are both fools." he joked. I chuckled. Like we are.