Opposite Souls [Soul Series #1] ✔️

Chapter 10: Debate

This is it. The day of the debate. 

The nostalgic feeling of fear crept in me. Hindi ko napigilan ang panginginig ng kalamnan ko habang naghahanda. 

Kaya ko 'to. 

Pagpasok ko pa lang ay nakikita ko na ang mga nagdedecorate ng kanya-kanyang booths, mga stage na inaayusan, at mga estudyante na masaya at mukhang excited na naglalakad.

Nilakad ko hanggang room namin at nagdedecorate na rin sila roon. Pasko na ba? Palaban naman ang red at green decorations dito. 

Nagulat ako sa isang malakas na hila na tumangay sa akin paupo. It's our secretary.

"Galingan mo, Summer! We're counting on you." 

Nang sinabi kong mayroon ding mabuti talaga ang intensyon para pasalihin ako rito, isa siya roon. 

"I'm not confident enough to say I will but... I'll try," I responded hesitantly. 

Hindi pa ako handa tumayo sa harap ng maraming tao.If I stand there it will only look like a lion's den with a prey in the middle. 

Napahimas ako sa likod ng ulo ko nang batukan ako ng kung sino mang demonyo ang nasa likod ko. 

"Ouch!" sinamaan ko ng tingin si Gerica doon na nakakunot ang noo sa akin. 

"Don't say "you'll try", instead say "you will" and you should," pakiki-epal nito sa usapan namin.

Inilahad ni Gerica ang kanyang mga kamay at itnuro ang iilang kablock namin. 

"Look at those faces, Sam. They rely on you. Put a smile on those faces and make them proud. We believe you can win!" mahabang wika nito na may hand gestures pang kasama.

Kinindatan ako ni Gerica at bumalik sa paglalagay ng decorations sa dingding. 

Napangiti ako.

Sinundan ko ng tingin si Gerica, she's always a brat and the child of our group. She may seem childish and frivolous at times but that made a big impact to my system. 

I've been bullied and degraded for months that caused me to have an anxiety meeting people.

Ironic how my best trait can be my biggest fear- meeting people. I was known as the "social butterfly" of the university as I'm almost friends with everyone but the people I believed my friends, now turned their back on me. 

That's why I'm this nervous and to think that standing in front of so many people and talking to the reason why I'm being humiliated is a torture for me. 

"Go Summer! We got your back!" pag lift up nila sa akin nang magsisimula na ang programa.