Aurora Borealis

Chapter 3 - Bring It On

>> • LAUREN • <<

"As you can see, the most common types of text structures that can be found in Academic Writing are Spatial or Description, Cause and Effect, Comparison and Contrast, and Problem-Solution. This is just an introduction and will hereby be discussed by the last group."

Umalingawngaw sa buong paligid ang paglapag ng takong ng stilettos na suot ni ama'am habang patungo siya sa likuran ko.

Hindi ko mapigilang pagkiskisin ang aking mga ngipin nang marinig ko ang nakangingilong tunog ng upuan na pasadsad na hinatak ng teacher namin. Kung minamalas nga naman, ako pa talaga ang pinaka-nakarinig ng hindi kaaya-ayang tunog.

Nanatili lamang akong nakatitig sa mga kaklase kong nakatayo sa harapan at nagse-set up ng projector na dinala nila para sa presentation. Makikita sa kanilang mga mukha ang pagkataranta na marahil dulot ng pressure bilang unang reporter sa kabila ng pagiging huli.

Can't help it. Walang sisihan kung malas sila sa bunutan.

Nang matapos na ang pagse-set up ay lumakad sa harapan ang isa naming kaklaseng babae na ngayon ko lang nakita. Unang tingin, anyone would thought that she's giving off the nerdy vibes, given that huge round eyeglasses with a thick frame. I don't know if she's nervous or not, but she kept on twirling her braid as she gazed at every single existence that is present as of today.

Nakapagtataka na ngayon ko lamang siya nakita ngunit nang dumapo ang tingin niya sa akin ay isang mabilis na irap ang kaniyang pinakawalan.

"H-Hello ma'am, g-good afternoon—"

"Morning!" her groupmates corrected her in chorus.

She let out an awkward chuckle. "Sorry."

She inhaled deeply and exhaled calmly to calm herself. Then she fixed her wiggling posture and stood straight.

"A pleasant morning to everyone, especially to you, Ma'am. We are Group Five, and we are here in front of you to further explore the nature and background of Text Structure. Here is Daniel to start with Spatial/ Description." pagpapakilala niya sa isa naming kaklase na umentrada naman sa harapan.

Nagsimula na nga ang discussion. May ilang ulit nang lumilipad ang utak ko. I almost spend the rest of the period battling with my boredom.

I believe there's a saying that "A good teacher can make a hard lesson sound easy and interesting for the students."

I don't think that one's being applied right now. Aside from the "Read and Translate" tactic they're doing, they can't keep their focus due to some of our seated classmates making a meme out of their faces to make a distraction and result in them losing their composure.

Their group reporting finally ended and they're given a 73. They can't argue with the teacher about why they're given a pretty low score since they were told what they're lacking in the criteria. Their faces were sunken as they went to their respective seats.

Pinagkiskis ko ang aking mga palad at maingat na tumayo sa aking upuan, sinisigurong walang unnecessary na ingay at mga unnecessary na attention na makukuha.

"Good luck." I heard West whispered to me nang madaan ko siya sa kaniyang upuan.

My groupmates stood and walked in front as if they're zombies who doesn't have wills to live. I'm about to make my way to the front when all of a sudden, three knocks were heard and followed by the front door of our room being opened.

Two heads peeped inside as if they're mushrooms who just grew out of a debris.

It's still early in the morning but they're already sweating like crazy. One of them used her jersey to swiftly wipe the droplets of sweat that's racing down to her face. They must've ran around the campus.