After that scenario, mabilis din naming tinapos yung pagkain dahil ayaw naming mahuli sa lecture, lalo na't nakakahiya sa lecturer namin.
Sakto namang papasok na kami sa pinto ng makita naming patakbo na din papunta sa amin yung dalawang editorial writers ng english.
Buti nalang may kasabay kami.
"So ayan, kumpleto na ba tayo?" tanong ni sir na facilitator namin.
"If we're already complete, we have an announcement to all of you editorial writers, alam kong mabibigla kayo dito dahil biglaan lang din talaga 'tong pinag-usapan ng 2 lecturers ng two different categories," paliwanag ni sir.
I saw Ate Ricci raising her hand.
Ano naman kayang binabalak itanong nito ni Ate Ricci sabihin or tanungin? Sana naman hindi nonsense. Just kidding lol.
"Kung pinag-usapan pa lang naman po pala sir, why don't we moved that thing na gusto nyo po mangyari this afternoon po?" she asked with a full confidence in her voice.
Our lecturer just smiled at her. "I know that it will be tiring to all of you at boring kapag kayo-kayo lang ang gumagawa. So we know that it will be exciting kapag pinagsama ang two categories, right?" he said with all smile.
"What do you mean by that sir? Ano pong pagsasamahin yung two categories? Paano po magiging exciting yun? Hindi po ba magiging maingay at istorbo lang sa isa't isa yun?" sunod-sunod na tanong ni Ate Ricci.
Natataranta na naman si Ate Ricci, pero if mangyari kaya noh? What category kaya ang makakasama namin?
Sir just smiled at her, mukhang pinapakalma at pinapatahimik si Ate Ricci, kala mo anlaking issue nung mangyayari eh.
So I just tapped her back and then she faced me, I just smiled and whispered to her. "Stop being nervous Ate Ricci, everything's gonna be alright, I'm sure of that. It's not a big issue naman, papagsamahin lang naman ang both categories," I explained to her.
Nakita ko namang may sumilay na ngiti sa labi ng facilitator namin kaya napabuntong-hininga nalang ako.
"That was a shocking moment, simple lang pero hindi ko mapatigil si Ms. Noviamos, thanks for making her calm again Ms. Golez. You can seat already."
Napabuntong-hininga nalang si sir. "So sana agree na kayo, kasi within this week, kailangan nyo masanay na makakasama nyo ang category na 'to from morning to evening. I hope this is already fine with all of you, nag-aantay nalang ng go signal mula sa'kin yung facilitators ng category na 'yon. Any questions regarding the changes?" he asked us and then look around.
Nanahimik nalang ako. I'm still thinking, ano kaya yung category na makakasama namin, sana nga maging exciting.
"Since wala na kayong questions, ready na ba kayong malaman kung anong category ang makakasama nyo mula ngayon hanggang sa matapos 'tong linggong 'to?" natatawang tanong ni sir.
Why do I feel like this week will be a hell week for me? Every minute that I think about it, it makes me nervous...
"I know naman na you're already aware or may idea na kayo kung sino ang possible niyong category na maka-room mate for this week right?" he asked us once again.
I'm still silent. I have a feeling that it might be those fucking cartoonists who annoys me. Damn!
"Oh you're silent Ms. Golez. Can you share to us what category you're thinking of? Just any idea?"
Napailing nalang ako. "None sir, I don't have any idea."
"Then if you don't have, should I announce right now kung sino ang roommate nyo for this week?" he laughed again, pogi mo sana sir kaso pakaba ka masyado eh, nakaka-nerbyos.
"Let's move on already. Past is in the past, kung ano man ginawa sa'yo ng ex mo, kalimutan na, okay? Hindi na sila babalik," diretsahan at walang kurap na tugon ni sir.
Bitter.
"Okay, so ang makakasama niyong category for the week is the editorial cartoonists, syempre hindi naman kami magsasama ng two categories na walang connection diba?"
Hindi mag-process sa utak ko yung category na makakasama namin. "Ate Ricci, anong category? Baka nagkamali lang ako ng rinig?" natataranta kong tugon.
"Editorial Cartooning both medium Cassandra."
"Editorial Cartooning both medium Cassandra."
"Editorial Cartooning both medium Cassandra."
"Editorial Cartooning both medium Cassandra."
"Editorial Cartooning both medium Cassandra."
"Ano sir?! Cartooning yung makakasama namin?!!" napatayo ako sa gulat, why naman kasi sa lahat sila pa?!
Narinig ko ang mahinang pagtawa ni sir. "Oh, I thought you're already okay with it Ms. Golez? Why naman parang gulat na gulat ka ng marinig mo yung word na cartooning? Bakit? May crushie ka ba dun?" pang-aasar ni sir sa akin.
Now, I'm really one hundred percent sure that I look like a kamatis dahil sa sobrang pula ng mukha ko because of kahihiyan, did he need to say that in front of my co-journalists? Jeez, so embarrassing!
"I'm okay with it sir, it's just I'm shock and medyo nalulutang lang po, pasensya na po talaga sir." nakayuko kong tugon.
"No need to worry Ms. Golez. Besides, the cartoonists are already here, pero bakit parang mga kakagising lang ng mga 'to Ma'am Jean?" nagtatakang tanong ng facilitator namin sa facilitator na babae ng mga kartunista.
The facilitator of cartooning just nodded. "Maaga kasi namin sila pinalabas sa training area sir, ayun, nagulat din sila biglaan, eh mga halos tulog nung madatnan namin sa room nila, tulo pa laway ni Lester," nakangising tugon ni ma'am.
Natawa nalang din si sir. "Edi sana ma'am bukas nyo nalang po pinapunta yung mga bata nyo. Nakakapagod po talaga 'yan."
"No, kami ang need mag-adjust, since ang lecturer ay nandito lang for one week. Next week pa ang lecturer nitong mga 'to. So are we going to partner them now sir?"
Napakamot nalang sa ulo si sir. "Yeah right ma'am."
Dami namang pakulo, need pa ng partner.
Nagsimula na sila magbigay ng partner hanggang sa ako nalang yung walang partner sa Filipino.
"So I guess, the first placer will be your partner Andrei. Siya nalang pala natitira."
Napabuntong-hininga nalang ako. "No choice but to be with this guy for one week, I guess it's my time to shine, to make him fall hard for me."
"Upo ka na, baka nangangalay ka na."
He just smiled at me. "You don't need to pretend that you're okay na makatabi ako. I can switch naman with the cartoonist of your school."
I laughed. "It's really fine, sawa na din ako sa mukha nun."
He suddenly laugh too. "Woah, sumbong kita ha?" And then he laugh again for the same reason.
"Wala naman akong magagawa kung ano mga posibleng mangyari eh, like today, na ikaw pala makakapartner ko hanggang friday. Sabi nga nila expect the unexpected."
He just make a thumbs-up in his hand. "I don't think so Cassandra. Maybe..."
"Maybe what?" I asked because I'm curious.
"Maybe it's not an unexpected moment. Don't you think kung bakit pag nandiyan ka halos nandito din ako. Right? Hindi mo ba napapansin yun? Tadhana na ang kumikilos Cassandra. Tadhana na." dagdag nya pa.
"Then what do you call this? If it's not unexpected moment? Huh?"
"Maybe, we're destined to each other. You and I in the future.."
Itutuloy...
BINABASA MO ANG
Unexpected Love
JugendliteraturCassandra Golez is a talkative and a serious kind of woman. She's a campus journalist, an editorial writer to be exact. But someone came into her life, is he the one that will make Cassandra leave the world of Campus Journalism? Or the one that wil...
