Heiress 27: School's Representatives
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Irene's POV
Today is the first day of Frostwood Academy's Foundation week so Lavalee is not here and unsurprisingly even Jace is not here. We're not shocked though.
Nasasanay na rin kaming laging magkasama sina Lavalee at Jace dahil unang-una si Jace ang assigned body guard ni Lavalee at pangalawa mukhang close na yung dalawa.
"Let's eat." Sabi ni Chelsea pagkalabas naming ng room
"I want to watch what's happening in Frostwood." Sabi ni Jess kaya napatingin kami sa kanya.
"Me too." Sang-ayon ko naman.
"What do you suggest then?" tanong ni Chelsea
"Cutting tayo." Suggest ko at sinamaan niya kami ng tingin.
Pumunta kami ng cafeteria para kumain, yung mga kaklase namin ang sama ng tingin samin kasi nga magre repeat sila dahil kay Lav. Sina Chelsea at Ethan ang nag-order ng pagkain. Biglang nakita namin yung mga prof namin na papsok ng caf kaya napaayos kami ni Jess ng upo.Damn.
Ba't kung kailan wala si Chelsea?
"Good noon, ma'am and sirs." Magalang na bati naming apat na natira dito sa lamesa habang nakatayo
"Likewise to the four of you. Ms. Jang, Ms. Han, would you mind if we invite you to the faculty office after class?" sabi ni Ma'am Conchia kaya nagkatinginan kami ni Jess.
Fuck!
Anong ginawa namin?
"Regarding what matter?" Ako na ang nagtanong dahil mukhang ayaw ni Jess.
"It's a little private matter." Sagot ng Prof namin sa Music and Arts.
"Good noon, ma'am and sirs." Bati nina Chelsea at Ethan pagkabalik nila dito
"Likewise, Mr. Gonzales, Ms. Go." Sabi naman ng prof namin sa Language
"What seemed to be the matter po? Did we break a rule or anything?" tanong ni Chelsea
"Oh, it's nothing like that, Ms. Go." Sabi ng prof namin sa self defense.
"We would like to talk to you, four, including Ms. Kan about a private matter inside the faculty office this afternoon, after your classes." Sabi ng prof namin sa Language
"We'll be there, but I don't think Valerie could make it. She's had to attend a private matter today." Sabi ni Chelsea.
Kaya si Chelsea ang pinapakausap namin ay dahil magaling siya sa mga salita, she can talk smoothly without feeling guilty, while I'm only good in making alibis and Jess I think she's the asset in socializing and Lav's the one when we need superiority or connections.
"Alright then. We'll see you three later at the faculty." Sabi ni Ma'am Conchia at umalis na sila.Umupo na kami at nagsimulang kumain.
Isang double cheese burger, isang lasagna at diet coke ang akin, salad at orange juice naman ang kay Jess at simpleng sandwich at iced tea naman ang kay Chelsea. Yung mga lalaki burger at coke ang pagkain.
Minsan nga nagtataka ako eh, paanong nagkakasundo kaming apat na babae sa pagkain eh masyadong body conscious si Jess tapos ako naman walang pake sa kinakain.Sina Lavalee at Chelsea walang problema dahil mabilis ang metabolism ni Lavalee habang si Chelsea naman hindi mapili sa kinakain.
"Tal, can't you do anything?" tanong ni Jess kay Chelsea habang nilalaro gamit ang tinidor yung salad niya.
"What do you want me to do?" tanong niya
"Please? Punta tayo ng Frostwood." Sabi ko pero umiling si Chelsea
"Tumulong nalang tayo sa preparation ng section natin sa school's Foundation week." Sabi niya at nagpatuloy sa pagkain ng sandwich niya
"Pero boring kaya." Pangagatwiran ko naman
"Then boring din pag pumunta tayo." Sabi niya pa
"But it's nakakapagod." Pangagatwiran naman ni Jess
"Nakakapagod din tumakas." Sabi ni Chelsea kaya napasandal nalang kami sa upuan.
"Kasi naman eh..." reklamo namin dahil talo kami kay Chelsea kapag wala si Lav dahil napakastrict niyan.
"Ngayon ko lang napatunayan na pinsan mo nga yung asungot na si Franco." Sabi ko habang nakapatong ang ulo sa nakatuong siko sa lamesa.
"Second cousin." Sabi ni Chelsea
"You know to think of it, Lavalee made a mistake again." Sabi niya na nakakunot noo
"Museun soli ya?" nagtatakang tanong ni Jess
(Korean: What do you mean?)
"She... She forgot that her birthday is in three months and said her birthday is in seven months, which actually is her brother's birthday." Sabi niya na parang hindi niya maintindihan
"Nasanay kasi siya." Pagpapaalala ko sa kanya ng sitwasyon
"Nung isang beses, she made a mistake too. Franco is not older than me by two months, we're older than him by two years, accelerated siya sa Frostwood." Sabi niya at natigilan kami
Lavalee as in Lavalee never makes a mistake about somebody she know. She know they're profile and status most of the time kaya talagang nakakapagtaka na nagkamali siya.
"Bakit parang big deal sa inyo na nagkamali si Lavalee? Diba normal lang naman yun sa tao?" tanong ni Caspian
"Not for her. Not for Lav. She rarely makes a mistake." Sabi ni JessBiglang nanlaki ang mata ni Chelsea tapos inilabas ang phone niya tapos parang may natext sa kung sino. Parang natatranta rin siya which is a bit odd dahil karaniwan ay composed or nakangiti lang si Chelsea.
"Who are you texting?" tanong ni Jess
"Secret." Sabi ni Chelsea at itinago ang phone
"Now, back to our request, what if something is wrong?" sabi ko pero sinamaan lang ako ng tingin ni Chelsea
"Not going to happen." Sabi niya at umiling bago tumayo at lumabas na kami ng cafeteria
"Sige na..." sabi namin at inakbayan siya
"No." Sabi niya kaya pareho kaming napabuga ni Jess sa hangin bago nagkatinginan at nakaisip ng plano.
"I won't make an excuse for you guys if you plan to cut class on your own." Sabi niya kaya napabagsak ang balikat namin.
Grabe nahawa na sa pagiging bossy ni Lavalee si Chelsea. Grabe lang. Biglang dumating sina Icarus at Jaxith at inakbayan kami ni Jess.
"Kulang kayo? Where's Lav?" tanong ni Icarus
"FA foundation week." Sabi ni Chelsea
"Tara punta tayo." Sabi ni Jaxith kaya napasimangot kami
"Kumbinsihin mo si Tal." Sabi namin ni Jess dahil alam namin na kung kami nga hindi namin nakumbinsi si Chelsea mas lalong hindi nila makukumbinsi si Chelsea.
"Oii! Tal, puntahan natin si redhead." Sabi ni Jaxith at inakbayan si Chelsea na inalis naman nung huli"Kayo nalang." Sabi ni Chelsea at tiningnan si Jaxith
"Tara na kasi..." sabi naming apat sa kanya pero wala.
"Pagbigyan mo na kaya sila?" suggest ni Ethan
"Pagbigyan? Cutting classes is – So is cheating during exams." Pinutol ni Ethan ang sinasabi ni Chelsea at ngumiti
"That's two different things, Ethan." Sabi ni Chelsea
"Cheating during exams and cutting classes are both against school's rules." Sabi ni Ethan
"No, there's no rule about cheating." Sabi ni Chelsea
"There's also no rule saying that cutting classes are against the rules. Sabi nga ni Ma'am Conchia nung exam, kung magchi-cheat, wag magpahuli." Sabi ni Ethan at napapalakpak naman kami dahil napairap si Chelsea at napabuga sa hangin
Nakita naming nilabas niya yung phone niya at maya-maya ay tumunog na yun.
"Ohayo, Lav." Sabi ni Chelsea kaya napangiti kami ni Jess.
"Thank you, Ethan." Sabi namin apat kay Ethan
"Kailangan rin kasi ni Chelsea maglay back." Sabi ni Icarus at tumango naman si Ethan
"Lav agreed. She said that she will make a request to RFA as FA's representative to send two school student council officers and six students." Sabi ni Chelsea at pumasok na kami sa loob ng room
"Ano masaya na kayo?" tanong niya samin pero napangisi kami ni Jess nang ilagay ni Ethan ang kamay niya sa sintido ni Chelsea at parang hinihilot.
"Stressed ka na naman. Kumalma ka kaya?" sabi ni Ethan at ngumiti samin habang si Chelsea ay inalis ang kamay niya.
Bumalik na yung kalmado at tahimik na Chelsea kaya napangiti kami ni Jess. Minsan kasi inaasar talaga namin si Chelsea para paingayin siya dahil napakatahimik niya.
"Ba't nandito pa kayo?" tanong ko sa dalawa dahil Accounting na ang subject namin pero nandito parin sila.
"Wala kaming magawa sa office." Sabi ni Icarus
"Kasi nga ipinasa mo kay Ali, kapag ikaw siniraan nun kay Alkia ewan ko nalang." Sabi ni Jaxith
"Bakit, ikaw ba hindi sisiraan nun kay Alisha?" hamon naman ni Icarus
May mga jowa na pala tong mga ugok na toh? Akala ko sila na magkakatuluyan eh.
"Mga ugok. Bumalik na nga kayo sa lungga niyo." Sabi ko at binatukan sila
"Diba taga doon ka rin?" pang-aasar ni Jaxith pero nung dumating na si ma'am Conchia aba ang mga loko, nag-excuse at lumabas na.
Mga ugok talaga.
"Good Afternoon, class. Lumabas na ang results ng mid term exams niyo and to tell all of you honestly, mataas ang expectation namin sa batch niyo dahil the top scorer of your exam in my subject came from your section, a round of applause for Ms. Talia Go, Mr. Jace Scott and Ms. Valerie Kan." Sabi ni Mrs. Conchia.
We expected that. Lagi namang sina Chelsea at Lavalee ang pinakamagaling sa exams, hindi naman sa hindi namin ginagalingan ni Jess, sadya lang na magaling yung dalawa. Pero nakakagulat dahil isa rin si Jace sa top scorer.
"Jace Scott got 88.33%, Talia Go got 90% and Valerie Kan got 98.33%. Congratulations." Sabi ni Ma'am Conchia
"Ma'am baka naman nandaya na yung si Valerie." Sabi nung isa namin kaklase dahilan para umingay ang klase dahil sumang-ayon sila
"I don't think so, Mr." Mahinahong saad ni ma'am Conchia
"Ma'am tayo pa ba ang maglolokohan? It's impossible para sa studyante na dito nag-aaral sa RFA na makataas ng walang daya." Sabi nung isang babae kaya napapikit ako.
Kung nandito si Lavalee magagalit yun. Isa sa pinakaayaw niya ang ang idina down ang mga pinapahalagahan niya ang Red Fire Academy is one of those.
"It's possible." Napamulat ako nang marinig ang boses ni Chelsea. Napatingin kami sa kanya at nakita kong nakataas ang kamay niya tapos tumayo
"You don't know her. Wala kayo para makita na buong magdamag siyang gising para mag-aral at mag-review." Sabi ni Chelsea kaya nanlaki ang mata namin
Hindi namin alam yun. We have to face it that within those 8 years that I've been with Lavalee and within those years that we've been together we don't know much about Lavalee apart from her position in the Underground, in their organization, her family and her love for her siblings. Apart from those? Nothing. We only know something about her if we see her like that.
"If you don't want to believe, fine. Suit yourself dahil kayo lang naman ang nag-iisip ng ganyan. Red Fire Academy is built to give student's with a bad record a new life but it turns out you're just trashing the school's mission." Mahinahong saad ni Chelsea pero ramdam namin ang pagiging seryoso niya nang sinabi ang huli.
"Settle down, class. May point si Ms. Go and I know you're all suspicious because Valerie Kan answered the test within 35 minutes but you know what? She took the exam twice." Natahimik ang lahat nang marinig ang sinabi ni Ma'am Conchia
"A week before your midterm exams, Valerie Kan took the exam because she's not sure if she'll be able to take it because of unknown reasons. We allowed her but we were worried that she might fail because some of the questions were part of the lessons we haven't discussed. Valerie Kan got the same result as before even though she answered a different test a week before in a shorter time span, we only gave her 40 minutes." Sabi ni ma'am Conchia at ngumiti
Hindi na nakapagsalita yung mga kaklase namin at maging kami ay hindi na nakapagsalita. Hindi namin alam na ginawa yun ni Lavalee.
Damn. Lavalee what else can you do?
Hindi ko alam kung sinadya yung gawin ni Lavalee dahil alam niyang mangyayari to o dahil may duda siya na baka nasa palace punishment siya kapag naganap yung exam kaya ginawa niya na yun para hindi na siya maghahabol.
After class, pumunta na kami sa Faculty office. Nagtaka ako nung makita sina Jax at Icarus doon kasama si Ali, yung vice president nila.
"At last you three are here." Sabi ng prof namin sa self defense
"May gaganaping Intrams 2 weeks from now. After ng foundation week ng school ay gaganapin ang Division Intrams. Buong division ng Lagresch ang kasali, iba't ibag school, private and public ang kasali. About 50 schools kasama na ang RFA ay maglalaban labang sa iba't ibang contest." Pagpapaliwanag ng prof namin sa Music and Arts.
"What does that have to do with us?" tanong ni Ali
"The seven of you will be the school's representative." Sabi ng prof namin sa language.
WHAT THE f**k?!
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