Land Of Birthstones

11

Kabanata 11

Dylieza's

"WELCOME to Designer's Club everyone! We are so please and happy to welcome you here in our club!" bati sa amin ng Head Teacher ng club.

"Lots of you here know each other already but this young lady right here still don't know you. I think you all know her already, right?"

"Yes!!" sagot ng lahat maliban sa'kin at sa mga Head at old members. Nilingon naman ako ng Head at sinenyasang pumunta sa gitna, katabi niya.

"Hi! I'm Dylieza Velez. Nice to meet you all," I said smiling.

"Aren't you Lapide Mithase? Why is your name Dylieza Velez?" a random new member ask me and made me irritated a bit. I hate being called by my second name by just anyone but this world just doesn't seem to know the word 'hate'.

"Uhh..." was the only thing that came out from my mouth. Paano ko sasabihin na ayaw kong tawagin sa second name ko kung halos lahat yata sila alam na ako 'yang Lapide Mithase na sinasabi nila. Akala ko ba walang special treatment sa mga Lapide dito? Paano naman nila nalaman na ako 'yun?

"Mithase is my second name. Dylieza Mithase Velez is my full name. Any questions?" I calmly said close to being a warfreak.

"Well thank you Dy--uhmm how do you pronounce your name?" the head asked.

"It's De-lie-za," I told her.

"Dylieza. Well thank you Dylieza for introducing yourself. You may go back to your sit now," I immediately followed what she said and silently thanking her for reading the tension about to happen.

"We are a first name basis club here so everyone can be casual to each other!" the Head said.

By that first name basis, alam ko ng matataasan sila sa 'Dylieza' kaya paniguradong magtatanong 'yan kung anong nickname ko o may ikaka-ikli pa ba ang pangalan ko.

"Let me tell you about our Club then...."

MAAGANG natapos ang meeting namin dahil sa pagsali pa lang namin last week ay sinabihan na kami tungkol sa club namin kaya rules and regulations nalang ang meeting namin at kaunting orientation.

"WHERE the hell have you been, Dylieza Mithase Velez?!" pasigaw na bungad sa'kin ng teacher namin sa training class.

"Uhh...club meeting?" sagot ko habang papuntang locker namin kung saan nakalagay ang training uniform namin.

"Lahat talaga kayo sabay sabay?! Magbihis ka na doon. Mag o-one on one tayo ngayon," ani nito na ikinatigil ko.

An image of him with his friends flashed through my mind kaya bago pa maka alis ang trainer namin ay tinanong ko na siya, "One-on-one with whom?"

"With them, of course." 'yun lang at lumabas na siya papuntang training field. I made sigh of relief after hearing his or her (he's a gay, y'all), why did I even thought of him? Of course it's between us five! We're still a newbie and have lots to learn while them, they grew up learning this things.

Bago ka makakapunta sa training field na ginagamit namin ay dadaan ka pa sa isang room kung saan nandun ang locker at comfort room. I don't know if every students train in a place like this but this place that we use is like designated only for a training field.