Too Late, Ellie

CHAPTER 5

Chapter 5

"Ang dami naman nito." Reklamo ni Vina sabay lapag ng libro nito sa mesa.

Marami sa amin ang maagang pumasok para hindi mahuli sa first exam for this sem. Kanya kanyang aral ang mga kaklase ko pero meron ding hindi, katulad nalang ng ibang boys. Medyo maingay sila kasi naglalaro sa phone nito. I noticed Kendrick who's also playing with them. I wonder how he gets good grades when he's not even studying everytime I see him.

"Kung ayaw niyong mag-aral, magpaaral naman kayo please lang!" Sigaw ni Jia na halata mong naiinis na.

I tried myself to focus with my readings para may maisagot mamaya. Maignay man ngunit pinipilit ko nalang intindihin ang mga binabasa ko. Ilang minuto lang ang lumipas, ginulat kami ni prof sa biglang pagdating nito at agad nagbigay ng mga test papers.

"Focus on your own." Everbody alerts with that voice.

Mas naging strikto si prof ngayon kaya mahirap talagang kumopya or even ask questions, although minsan naman ay hinahayaan niya lang kami kahit nakikita na niya. Basta 'wag lang magpapahalata talaga nang sobra. Natapos ang dalawang exam namin na naubusan kami ng energy. Ang dami naman kasi ng enumeration, nakaka loka.

" 'Pag ito talaga matapos, matutulog ako buong araw bukas." Reklamo pa ni Millie habang kumukuha ng panibagong libro sa bag.

After three tests, nagtungo muna kaming canteen for break, but still reviewing. The four of us were studying while Vina and Michelle are just talking about how frustrated they are to our exams.

"Guys, malapit na pala ang school fair." Michelle suddenly announced.

Her sudden change of topic lightens our moods. It's a good thing to talk about the upcoming school fair, it makes me excited even more. I just need to finish the tests and tadaaaa! Party party!

"Oo nga pala. I'm thinking of joining the cheerdance competition, who's with me?" Masayang balita ni Millie. She's active in terms of dancing and singing.

We agreed to join but Ashley seems not happy about it. She hates joining some event in schools lalo na kapag sayawan.

"Ashley, sige na. 'Wag kang oa!" Alam ni Mich na makinig sa kanya si Ash kasi nga mas matagal silang magkaibigan. And she's really acting as our older sister, magpaka bossy nga lang minsan.

"Don't wanna. I'm too lazy for that." Ash pouted.

Napasapo nalang sa noo si Michelle kaya hinayaan nalang namin si Ash muna dahil hindi naman 'yun magpapatinag. I think we'll just talk about it after exams.

"Malapit na pala ang Dean's list."

Two weeks passed after the exams, nasa first sub na kami ngayon back to normal classes. My heart beats fast when Ashley talked about the list. Gosh, I'm hoping to be one of it.

"Sana kasali tayong anim." Saad ni Millie. Hindi lang naman kami sumagot dito.

"Wala na. Kayong lima lang ang kasama, ako hindi." Biglang singit ni Rainer sa tabi. Napalingon tuloy si Millie sa kanya.

" 'Wag kang mag isip nang ganyan, Rain. Positive lang." Saad ulit ni Millie. 

Our talkings continued until first sub ends. Wala pang masyadong gawain dahil nga kakatapos palang ng exams at busy ang mga guro sa pag compute ng grades for the list. Lalabas na kami at medyo makalat ang mga tao dahil nga time na para sa susunod na subject. I was about to look for Nathan but then something came up.

Totoo ba 'to? Sa akin ba siya lalapit? Should I expect or what? If feels like a slow motion when I saw Nathan running towards me with a smile on his face, the reason why I'm falling in love for him all over again. Those smiles never failed to make my heart beats faster than an ostrich.