Melpomene

[10] The Lunatic, The Lover, & The Poet (Part 1)

ROSE DE GUZMAN
[10]

"Time's up!" sambit ni Prof. Harrison sa amin. Tinignan ko ang gawa kong mandala sa computer. Mabuti na lang at natapos ko 'to bago maubos ang oras. "There's a submit button at the lower left. Finished or not finished, submit your mandalas."

Sabay naming pinasa ni Damian ang mga ginawa naming mandalas. The palette that I used to design my mandala are the common rose colors, like magenta, copper, and vermilion. Ginamit ko ang pagka-asymmetrical ng pinili kong mandala at pinares ito sa iba't-ibang kulay para lalong pagandahin ito.

Katulad ng musika, maaring maging maganda ang sining kahit hindi ito nasa symmetrical na anyo o harmonious presentation. Throughout the years, we often associate beauty in boxed standards pero, ang totoo, maari ring maging maganda ang kaguluhan.

Kinuha ko ang bag ko sa ilalim ng computer desk at sinundan si Damian palabas ng computer room. Our next class is Basic Stunts and we have separate uniforms for that class (just like the PE in high school).

Antonio told me that we'll be receiving the Showcase scripts after the obstacle course in this week's Basic Stunts kaya naman na imbes bumalik sa dormitory para magbihis, me and Damian decided to bring the clothes with us today. Our uniform for Basic Stunts is a white shirt with Melpomene's logo and a pair of gold shorts.

"Ms. De Guzman?" Prof. Harrison called my name as we walked by the teacher's table. To which I replied, "Bakit po sir?"

Compared to my other teachers, Prof. Harrison is probably the oldest of them all. Based on his silver hair, he is around his 50s. "You have quite a unique taste in choosing your mandala," he told me. "And you did an excellent job in designing it."

Ngumiti ako sa sinabi niya. Ito kasi ang unang beses na narinig kong pumuri ng isang estudyante si Prof. Harrison. He's known for his sky high standards at masaya ako na ako 'yung unang estudyanteng pinuri niya sa klase.

"Supposedly, this activity is up for 15 points, but I'll give you an additional 5 points," dagdag niya. "Alam mo, kung tama ang naaalala ko, isa ka sa dalawang estudyante na pinuri ko sa mandalang ginawa nila. In fact, both of you chose the same mandala, but delivered different messages."

I got curious as to who the other person is. "Sino po 'yung isang estudyante?" tanong ko sa guro ko. Pagkalipas ng ilang segundo ng pag-aalala, sumagot si Prof. Harrison, "Uhmmm... It's Goddess Del Valle."

"Oh," I replied, hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi ng guro ko. To which Prof. Harrison added, "You know, you and Goddess are similar in many ways. You're both excelling in academics and the top of the batch, you both have perfect boyfriends."