Students Undercover (Part 1)

Prologue

In a silent room filled with awkwardness, a man in suit who's sitting in front at me, staring at me without saying a word. Wala pa siyang nasasabi kahit isang salita nung unang pagkaapak ko sa loob ng office niya and I find it pretty uncomfortable. He kept staring at me for like 20 minutes and I told him to stop but he wouldn't.

"Uh, principal... it's almost 7:00. Can you please explain to her the things that need to know? She'll be late for class." Sabi ng isang lalaking nasa tabi niya which I think is the Student Council President.

Pumikit ng dalawang beses si Principal and FINALLY he snapped out of it. "Ahem," kinuha niya yung kaniyang salamin at saka sinuot ito "Aruna Falcon of S Class, right?" Binanggit niya ang aking pangalan habang tinitignan ang aking papel which is my Student Information.

"Yeah, about that... why was I accepted in the S Class?" I asked. S Class is the highest rank in the whole Academy and it's obviously the rank only for the strongest but I still don't get why I was accepted. I mean, I'm not that strong and I feel like I only got here by luck. I even failed the entrance exam.

The principal smiled at my question, "I see potential in you." Sagot niya sa aking tanong. "...What kind of potential?" Tanong ko ulit.

"To save the world, of course!" Sabi niya.

Saglit akong napatigil at tinawanan ang kaniyang sagot. "Pfft! Ako? Ililigtas ang mundo? That's so funny!" Tumawa na lamang ako kay Principal. I have to say that I was kind of happy when I heard that from the principal, but even so that will never happen. Pumalpak nga ako sa entrance exam e. The reason why I took the entrance exam is because my parents forced me.

"Don't laugh at yourself, Aruna. Your mother was once an S Class student here in the Academy. Pumasok siya dito ng mahina pero umalis ng matapang. Paano pa ba kaya ang kaniyang nagiisang anak?" Binanggit ni Principal si mama. Oo nga pala, dating estudyante si mama dito Special Force Academy. Dumaan si mama sa maraming kahihiyan at paghihirap dito noong siya pa ay estudyante pero nag-graduate ng hindi bumaba sa kaniyang rank. My mother achieved so many awards back in her school days. Top student, best sniper, best decoy, best spy, you name it. What's more is that she became the role model of every student here in this Academy. She's pretty popular not only in the Academy but the whole country. She's a hero to everyone because of her hard work.

But just because she's my mother it doesn't mean that I'm also like her. I'll only be compared to her.

"I'm sorry but me and my mother are different. I don't want to become a hero." Sabi ko sa kaniya. My mother made so many achievements because she has a goal, a dream. She wanted to become a hero, but I don't.  "I see..." Nawala yung ngiti ng principal. Hindi siya siguro nasiyahan sa aking sagot.

"One month." Biglang sumalita yung Student council president.

"One... month?" Nalito ako sa kaniyang sinabi.

"Yep! We'll give you one month to think over your decision whether you will drop out of the school or not. Baka kasi magsisi ka kapag umalis ka dito." Sabi ni Principal.

"But I already made my decision at hindi ako magsisisi---"

"Please?" Pinutol nila ang aking sagot at saka nagmakaawa sa akin. Lumuhod pa nga si Student Coucil President sa harapan ko. Yung mga mukha nila... ba't parang ang kukyut nilang tignan? So unfair! "Y-You don't have to kneel down, president." Sinubukan kong patayuin si president pero sabi niya hindi daw siya tatayo hanggat di ako sumasabi ng oo.

"May cotton candy yung nanay mo. Uubusin niya yun kapag hindi ka sumangayon, sige ka." Sabi ni Principal pagkatapos niyang ipakita sa akin sa phone niya yung picture na may hawak-hawak si mama na cotton candy.

The principal really knows how to make me say yes.

"Si-sige na nga!"

Tumayo agad si president ng maligaya at bumalik yung ngiti ni principal. "Good then. Welcome to the Special Force Academy, Ms. Dorothy Falcon!" Sabay na binati agad ako nila ni Principal at President.

Damn that cotton candy...