Campus Hours: Alliana Gonzaga (Compiled 2019 Edition)

Prologue

© something_kyish, 2015-2018 (Edited 05-05-2018)    

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I remembered the best story of wisdom from my Values teacher when I was a grade six, which inspired me to become a better person.

The pencil maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him on the box. "There are five things you need to know before I send you out of the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."

On the first pencil, he said, "You will be able to do many great things, only if you allow yourself to be held in someones hand."

On the second pencil, he reminds him, "You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil."

On the third one, he instructed him, "You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."

On the fourth pencil, he told to the pencil, "The most important part of you will always be what is inside."

On the last pencil, he said, "On every surface you are used on, you must leave a mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."

The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with the purpose in its heart.

"Now, replacing with you, always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."

But today, after my freshmen level, a weird and unbelievable thing happened, which I describe it as a big disaster. Ewan ko ba kung ano ba ang pumasok sa isip nila.

"Ally, bakit ganito ang grades mo?" sigaw sakin ni Mama noong nakita niya ang report card ko.

"Po?" pagtataka ko.

"Tiganan mo, may line of 7 ka sa grades mo. Anong nangyari sayo?"

Hindi ako makasagot sa tanong ni Mama. Nakikinig lang ako sa kanya.

"Alam mo, anak, ilang beses ko na napuna yan. Una, pinakita mo sakin ang test paper mo, 76% ang average mo, tapos yung project mong nasa passing score ang grade. Ano bang pinag-kakaabalahan mo at ganyan ang nakukuha mo?"

"Ma, maayos naman ang—"

"Maayos? Ganyan ba ang maayos na grade. Kung maayos ang performance mo sa school, hindi magiging ganyan ang grade mo anak. Kinausap ko na ang teacher mo, nagiging pasaway ka na, nanbubully sa klase, bakit ba nagiging ganyan ka?"

Wala pa rin akong masabi ngayong pinapagalitan na ako ni Mama. Ano kaya ang gagawin ko? May gagawin ba si mama sakin?

"I made a decision, anak. Lilipat ka ng school."

"Hah?! Ano?! Huwag po Ma!" pakiusap ko sa kanya.

"Sa ayaw at sa gusto mo, lilipat ka ng school! Bukas na bukas din, aayusin ko na ang mga papeles mo sa school at bukas din, lilipat ka na ng papasukan."

Halata ngang seryoso si Mama, talagang gagawin niya yun.

"Eh, saan ako papasok?"

"Sa dating school ko since high school ako, sa Alumina High. Doon ka mag-aaral."

Talaga?! Hindi akomakapaniwala. Pero, siguro, a new challenge on my life will begin here, saAlumina High.    

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Credits on the story above (di ko na tanda yung title, The Pencil yata yun, pati yung nagsulat, that was when I was a grade 7 student. Eh grade 11 na ako ngayon. Hihihi.).

-kyung :)