When Heaven Smiled

12

Chapter 12
Muse

Pagkatapos ng camp ay hindi na kami muling nag-usap o nagkita. I was so occupied last summer that he did not cross my mind.

"Itinulak si Jonah ng mga kasamahan niya roon sa bangka. Pinaniniwalaan kasi ng mga kasama niyang lalaki na siya ang dahilan ng bagyo." I slowly pulled the paper at the back of the boat para gumalaw. Nandoon ang characters sa loob ng bangka at distress.

Pull-out storybook ang gamit ko pangturo. The kids were watching me intently as I flipped onto the next page.

"Nang maihagis na nila si Jonah ay tumigil ang bagyo, he was almost drowning but God sent a big fish to save him." On the next page, Jonah was already inside the whale's mouth. "The big fish swallowed Jonah. Nanatili siya sa tiyan nito ng tatlong araw at tatlong gabi. Ano ang ginawa niya roon? He prayed and asked for forgiveness..."

Forgiveness for his disobedience...

God forgave him. When the whale threw Jonah on Nineveh's shore, he followed His will. Binigyan pa nga siya ng masisilungan noong halos mamatay siya sa init. He never left him, because all of His children were precious to him.

So... Different people with different outlooks in life are precious too, right? We have the freedom to believe in whatever we want, to do the things we like. May kaakibat mang parusa ang mga kilos natin, bawat buhay kahit pa ang pinakamakasalanan sa mundo ay tatanggapin Niya.

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I ran towards the bulletin that states what section I belong to. Kumpulan ang estudyante roon, dahil ngayon lang sinabi ang section sa amin. Nakakainis lang dahil mismong araw pa ng pasukan sinabi ang sections. I guess they didn't prepare well.

STEM B. That's my new section. My eyes drifted on the whole list quickly, hoping that I knew someone there or potential friends if ever. And to my surprise, I saw very very familiar names. The world is too small for us huh? Hindi pala sila lumipat ng school at kaklase ko pa! Three idiots plus one!

Dumiretso na ako sa room 402 which is very tiring by the way. Bakit kasi sa 4th floor?!

I calmed myself down. I knew that my annoyance wouldn't do me any good. I just need to get through this school year even if I think it would be hard for me.

"Hi, uhm can I sit here?" I asked Megan, friend ni Lana. She's the only person I knew in this class as of now. Hindi pa kasi pumapasok ang iba. May dalawa pang bakanteng upuan sa tabi niya.

"Sorry, hinihintay ko pa kasi si Lana at Mika." Nilagyan niya na lang ng bag ang isang upuan, at ang isa naman ay nilagyan niya ng libro. She didn't look at me.

Unluckily, those who made my life dramatic were my classmates! At wala ako ibang choice kundi ang makibagay.

"Okay," Umalis na ako roon at naghanap ng iba pa.

Since marami na rin ang occupied and most of them friends na, naupo na lang ako third row na malapit sa bintana. I rested my chin on my right hand. I didn't know that this will feel really sad...

Kinuha ko na lang ang phone ko at nag-chat sa group chat naming tatlo. Alam kong ngayon din ang first day nila kaya gusto ko sila makausap.

Alice:
Kumusta kayo? Wala akong makausap dito, ang sad : (

Lhaine:
Pang hapon pa ako e, pero kinakabahan ako.

Genesis:
Kaya nyo yan mga mamsh, kailangan e.

Natawa ako sa 'mamsh' ni Gen. It's really unlike her. Maybe she said that to ease our nervousness.

Lhaine:
Wow evolving may pa mamsh hahaha!