THE CORPSE OF THE PAST

Chapter 6: The Task Force

Briseis

I'm currently at the office of Sulat ng Kamay. I didn't know na ganito lang pala kakonti ang members ng SK. After Leord asked me if I can join SK and after I agree, ngayon lang ako nakabisita sa office nila. 

Now, I'm here, facing only three people. Akala ko pa naman ay marami ang kasali sa SK, hindi pala. Well, that's okay, though. Mas okay ngang mas konti, at least, hindi ganon kalaki impact ng exposure ko.

We are all sitting in this not so long table. Katabi ko si Leord at kaharap naman namin ang dalawang member pa ng SK.

"Welcome, Briseis!" Bati sa akin ni Leord. I smiled and nodded. "So, guys! Ito nga pala si Briseis." pagpapakilala sa akin ni Leord sa dalawang member ng SK. "And Briseis, ito si Neil and John." 

Kumaway naman sa akin ang lalaking may malaking eyebags. "Hi, I'm Neil." matamlay nitong pagpapakilala sa akin.

"Hello!" masiglang bati ng isang magandang babae. "I'm John."

"Hello, I'm Briseis." I shyly waved my hand to them.

"Para sa hindi nakakaalam, I asked her to join SK since, she's good at writing." explain ni Leord na masyadong in-exaggerate yung "she's ggod at writing". I'm not. I just write down what's in my mind. "Students in her class loves her essay and I believe, Briseis is the key para mabuhay ulit ang Sulat ng Kamay." napatingin naman ako kay Leord and frown as if I'm asking what are you saying.

I think, John noticed that I'm clueless on what Leord trying to say kaya naman siya na ang nag-explain. "Ganito kasi 'yan, Briseis. Habang tumatagal ay wala na ang nagbabasa ng dyaryo or what kasi students and most people are into social media and phones. At kapag walang nagbabasa ng mga sinusulat natin and kapag mababa  ang ratings natin, hindi magp-provide ang school ng budget para sa atin."

"To make it short, what John is trying to say is: You are the key para maahon ang SK." matamlay na pagtatapos ni Neil.

"So, do you really think that I'm the key?" I asked and they all nodded. "How?"

"Marami kasi ang nagustuhan ang gawa mo kaya feeling namin ikaw na ang susi." Leord said and I looked at him like I'm saying "are you serious, bruh?". He laughed at me. 

"So...may gagawin kayo ngayon?" I asked.

"Ang Sulat ng Kamay ay tagahatid ng balita sa araw-araw. Araw-araw nagsusulat kami ng balita para sa mga estudyante. Araw-araw ay nangangalap kami ng mga issue o balita na maaari namin isulat." Leord explained in full detail. I'm just asking kung may gagawin sila ngayon, it can be answer by wala or meron.

"So, magsusulat kayo ngayon?" 

"Oo, magsusulat tayo ngayon." Leord said.

"Kaso wala na tayong papel at hindi na nga nag=provide ang school dahil wala naman nagbabasa ng dyaryo natin." The happy face of John turned into a gloomy one.

Bigla naman bumukas ang office at bumungad ang mukha ng adviser namin at teacher namin sa math at essay writing na si ma'am Cynthia. 

"Hello po, ma'am!"

"Good morning po!" 

They all greeted ma'am Cynthia and I just smile and slightly bow to him.

"Oh, Briseis! Bakit ka nandirito? You want to join my club?" she asked. So, ma'am Cynthia is the club adviser of this club? Argh! Dumb me! Why I didn't notice? She's our teacher in essay so, there is a huge possibility that she's the one who handles the club.

"I'm already a member po, ma'am." I said.

"Then, welcome!" masigla nitong pag-welcome sa akin and then, she hugged me. After hugging me, she looked at Leord, Neil, and John. "What's the update?"