With A Smile

CHAPTER 5

"So to make things clear, you will have to choose a girl and a boy from your teams to be the representative for the pageant. The theme of the pageant is the 4 elements:Fire, Earth, Air and Water . As for the materials for the costumes, papayagan namin kayong lumabas para bumili o maghanap ng mga kakailanganin niyo. You'll have to win the games we prepared to gain the money and transportations that you can use. Each game is equivalent to a certain amount of money. Kayo na ang bahala magbudget ng perang makukuha niyo. " paliwanag sa kanila ni Mr. Montes

Lahat sila ay abala sa paghahanda ng hapunan nang ipatawag sila nito. Agad naman silang sumunod dahil tungkol daw sa magaganap na pageant ang sasabihin nito.

"What if wala po kaming mapanalunan sa mga larong pinrepare niyo?" tanong ni Xyrille.

"May consolation money naman kaming inihanda, pero maliit lang iyon. Im sure all of you can win the game we prepared. You're all talented and skillful, just believe in yourselves." sabi ni mr. Montes na napaluwag naman ng loob nila.

"You can now excuse yourselves. Tell your team mates about this, bukas ng umaga gaganapin ang mga laro. Sa hapon naman ay hahayaan namin kayong pagplanuhan ang gagawin ninyo." Matapos sabihin ito ng direktor ay nagpaalam sila at isa-isang lumabas.

They parted ways when they left the director's cabin. Kani-kaniyang tawag naman sila sa pinamumunuan nilang grupo gamit ang walkie talkie na ibinigay sa kanila.

"Team 6, go back to our cabin, Let the Team 1 in when they arrive. May sasabihin kami sa inyo. Over" utos ni Mason sa mga ito.

"Copy knight, over." tugon ng mga ito.

"Team 1, go to cabin 6. Alam na ng team 6 na pupunta kayo. May sasabihin kami sa inyo. Over." Sabi naman ni Hallie sa mga kagrupo niya.

Tumgon din ito gaya ng ginawa ng mga miyembro ng Team 6.

When they arrived, their whole team is already there. Madaling pamunuan ang dalawang grupo na ito dahil madali silang kausap at nasunod agad sila sa mga utos nito.

Sinimulan ni Mason ang pagpapaliwanag sa kung ano ang mangyayari sa mga darating na araw.

"Please listen carefully on what we're gonna say. Mahaba-habang meeting ang mangyayari ngayong gabi. If you have any questions, just raise your hands and we're gonna answer it. Is that clear? "

"Clear." sabay-sabay na sabi ng miymebro ng team 1 at 6. Ipinagpatuloy naman ni Mason ang pagpapaliwanag niya.

Hallie is just silent the whole time, she knows that they will listen to him. So she let Mason do the talking. Saka na lang siya magsasalita kung kailangan.

"The director talked to us earlier, he oriented us about the pageant that will be held on the last day of our camping. As the team leaders, Hallie and I will go out of the camp site to buy the materials and things we need. The school staffs prepared a bunch of games for us to play. We will gain money every time we win. So, for us to have money that we can spend, we will need your cooperation."

Hallie stood beside Mason and spoke.

"Each of you possess different talents and skill. We're not desperate for the money and we're definitely not here to compete. Just enjoy the games tomorrow, we're not pressuring you to win. Just do your best and let's see what will happen." Hallie smiled, her words gave strength to Mason and their members.

Even if she said that they're not pressuring them, their members felt competitve and they'll try their best to win most of the games.

"Ah, before we forget. We need a girl and a boy to be the representative of both Team 1 and 6. Any volunteers?" tanong ni Hallie