A Tale told in Latte (Coffee Shop Series #1)

II.

"Ha? Bakit?!" sigaw naming lahat magkakaklase.

"May event sa main campus, our professors should be there. May reputation ang mga professors natin lalo na't nasa Top 20 ang university na to kahit satellite campus lang." pagpapaliwanag ni Freddy, our president.

"Bakit hindi nag-announce ng maaga?! Nakagawa na kami, perform na lang kulang." sabi ko at tumango tango din mga kaklase ko, ayaw namin ipagpaliban ang performance.

Inexplain ni Freddy na ang event daw magtatagal ng apat na araw at ito ay para sa lahat ng professors ng Teacher's Education Department. (that is the name of our department) May mga balak daw idagdag na rules ang University President para sa aming department. Juskolord.

Monday ngayon at iyon ang bungad. 4 days na nga lang pasok namin sa isang linggo tas ganito pa.

lahat kami nakabusangot na, gusto na namin mag-perform. Nakaka-frustrate kasi na matagal namin iisipin yung unfinished project na yon.

Maya maya...

"Yehey!!! Long weekend!" sigaw naming tatlo nila Serah at Eliza.

Tumingin samin ang mga kaklase namen at sumigaw din ng "Yes!" kasi wala kaming pasok. Oras para ipahinga ang utak.

Hamak na estudyante lang din kami na natutuwa kapag suspended ang klase.

Mabilis naman kaming mga Educ students mag-adjust sa sitwasyon. Naiintindihan din namin na may importante silang event sa main campus, sino ba kami para kumontra diba?

Nagpaplano na ang mga kaklase ko kung ano ang balak nilang gawin. Taray, parang summer break na ah.

Paglingon ko kay Serah at Eliza, nagpaplano na din pala sila! Kaya sumali ako sa usapan.

"Hindi ako sasama, enjoy kayo." sabi ko sa kanila na ikina-kunot ng noo nila

"The fuck are you saying Rei, ikaw nga ang laging nauuna mag impake sa ating tatlo." sabi ni Eliza habang umiiling iling sa akin.

"Bayaan mo nga yan Eliza, sa Batangas tayo pupunta at aalis tayo sa Wednesday, magkikita muna tayo sa bahay ng 3:00 am para sabay sabay na tayong aalis. Wag mo na lang pansinin yang si Rei" ay, talaga ba Serah?

Nagkibit balikat na lang ako.

I'm serious dough. As in dough.

3 pm na at oras na para pumunta sa susunod na klase. Greek Mythology, one of our major subject.

The topic is about Orpheus and Eurydice.

The story is about Orpheus, son of Apollo and Calliope, is a great singer and musician. He's carrying a lyre on his shoulder, it is also said that the gods were pleased to Orpheus' way of singing and playing his lyre. He can even soften the composition of songs when he plays his lyre.

Everyone was enchanted to Orpheus' music and one of them is Eurydice, they fell in love with each other.

It is the day of their wedding when things fucked up.

Eurydice stepped on a snake and died from its bite. Heartbroken Orpheus wandered over the hills composing and singing melancholy songs of memory for the lost Eurydice. Through his music, he entered the Underworld. He reached the throne of Hades and Persephone, he complained about Eurydice's death. He asked the God of the Underworld to bring back Eurydice to him.

He cannot resist Orpheus' music so he the agreed to bring Eurydice back to life.

But with only one condition: Orpheus must not look back to see Eurydice until they reached the land. If he dared to look back, Eurydice will be back again to the depths of Underworld.