"Miss Senior High School, Richelle Alaina Delgado!" the emcee announced, though I already heard it in my head a thousand times before he ever did.
Suot ang sash at korona ay naglakad ako hanggang sa dulo ng entablado. Hindi masyadong kataasan ang stage kaya naman kitang-kita ko pa rin ang mga mukha ng aking schoolmates. Some were disappointed that their manok, Gretchen, only came in first runner up. But also, some were cheering katulad na lamang ng science team. Though Mary had a poker face on which was pretty much the closest congratulatory face I could ever get from her.
Point was, nasa itaas na ulit ako at nakababa ng tingin sa kanilang lahat. I reached my goal. Kakaway-kaway pa ako sa mga flash ng camera.
Nang lingunin ko ang aking likuran, isang nag-walkout na Gretchen ang aking na
