GODDESS DEL VALLE is the prettiest and the most popular student in Melpomene Academy for Theatre Arts, yet she's still on her second year of the famed acting school in the country. Meanwhile, ROSE DE GUZMAN is a new student with acting skills even G...
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ROSE DE GUZMAN [5]
Ever since the vacant period, I've been listening and watching Austin Mahone's song: Shadow. Ito kasi 'yung kanta na bagay sa nararamdaman ko para kay Oscar. I know singing this song to him is like confessing my deepest feelings pero wala na kasi akong maisip na ibang kanta na babagay sa kanya.
"C, G, Am,..." sabi ko habang nakatingin sa phone ko at naglalakad papunta sa classroom. I'm currently reading a chord sheet for the song para mamayang hapon makapag-simula na ako sa pag-eensayo.
"Ouch!" my professor said. Tinignan ko siya at agad hinila ang earphones sa tenga ko. Nilagay ko muna sa bulsa ko ang phone ko at earphones.
"G-good morning, maam!" bati ko sa kanya. She's beautiful but, at the same time, scary. She's wearing a red dress with her resting bitch face.
"You're stepping on my foot, Miss De Guzman," sabi niya at agad ko naman tinanggal ang paa ko. Sa kakanuod ko ng music video sa phone, hindi ko namalayan na may naapakan na ako at professor ko pa! "Next time, look where you're going. Stop being a millennial stereotype."
Pinauna ko na siyang pumasok ng classroom. "Miss Lacson is really a bitch," God said behind me. Nagulat ako na nasa likod ko na pala siya at nagulat rin ako na kinausap niya ako. "If I were you, I should be worried. You may be a rose, but she has all the thorns."
Tinabihan ko si God sa loob kasi mukhang kilala niya halos lahat ng mga professors namin, which is understandable because he has an older sister. Umupo kami sa pinaka-harapang row. Nakakatakot pero gusto ko kasi makatabi si God.
"Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat. Before we start, as the director of this year's Showcase, I'll discuss first what to expect this year, since puro first years pa lang kayo," she said. The room is filled with whispers, halos lahat kami ay naging aligaga gawa ng kaba at excitement. "I expect silence whenever I'm speaking."
Ang taray nga niya. I thought to myself. God is right. She has all the thorns.
Nang tumahimik na ang lahat, nagsimula nang magpaliwanag si Miss Lacson tungkol sa Showcase, "Every year, Melpomene is holding a theatrical play called the Showcase. To uphold prestige, hindi basta-basta makaka-audition ang isang estudyante sa kanyang napiling role."
She clicked on the remote and a colorful table shone from the projector's light, "Each role needs a specific amount of points before a student could audition for it. Points can be earned by doing well in classes and extracurriculars. A week before the auditions, the tabulated points of every student will be shown in the main lobby's screens."
