Clark High is in lockdown due to the threat of coronavirus. The student council takes over and the QED-4, now part of the student executive committee, assists in maintaining peace and order on the campus.
A/N: Finally! We're near the end of the campus lockdown!
اوووه! هذه الصورة لا تتبع إرشادات المحتوى الخاصة بنا. لمتابعة النشر، يرجى إزالتها أو تحميل صورة أخرى.
LORELEI
THE THREAT of the coup was finally over and everything went back to normal. Mula sa pagiging rebelde at most wanted, bumalik na kaming apat sa pagiging members ng execom. Thank goodness! We didn't have to endure the makeshift bed out of chairs and the bowls of porridge every mealtime. We could go back to our temporary rooms in the White Hostel and eat whatever the student council was serving to the students.
It's the sixth day of the campus lockdown. Bago mag-umpisa ang morning assembly at ang breakfast sa gymnasium, pinatawag muna kami sa execom office. Every member and volunteer gathered there and waited for the arrival of our chairwoman. The announcement must be so important dahil agad kaming pinag-convene.
"Thank you for coming this early, everyone!" Margarette greeted as she entered the room. Nakasunod sa likuran niya si Rye. "Ipinatawag ko kayong lahat para bigyan kayo ng heads up sa morning announcement ng student council mamaya at sa changes sa schedule natin."
Nagkatinginan kaming apat na magkakatabi, bahagyang naningkit ang mga mata namin.
"First, we received an order from the school administration that we will be cutting down our lockdown period from two weeks to one week only. Meaning, hanggang bukas na lang tayo rito at hahayaan na tayong makauwi sa mga bahay natin. This is an order from the city government."
"Yes!" Almost everyone in the room cheered. Ako nama'y napabuntonghininga at sandaling napapikit. Mas gusto ko nang mag-stay sa apartment kaysa rito sa campus. I had fun serving the student body, but it's too tiring to do it every day and in our waking hours.
"Mas safe daw kung sa bahay tayo magka-quarantine kaysa rito," paliwanag ni Margarette. "At dahil diyan, mamo-move ang ilang naka-schedule nating activities para next week. We will be compressing them today until tomorrow."
I recalled na may pa-festival na balak ang student council kung saan magko-compete ang bawat strand. Kung sino ang mananalo, sila ang makakukuha ng mas maraming supplies at makae-enjoy ng privileges sa campus. Meron pa ngang Mr. & Ms. Campus Lockdown. Mukhang mai-scrap na ang mga 'yon dahil gipit na kami sa oras.
"C-in-ancel na namin ang halos lahat ng naka-line up na activities," patuloy ni Margarette sabay tingin sa hawak niyang papel. "Maliban sa isang event na talagang pinagdebatehan ng student council—the lockdown ball. We will hold it tomorrow evening to give everyone the time to prepare. Kailangan nating gumawa ng designs at mag-decorate."
"Yes!" bulalas ni Jamie, halos na magtatalon na siya sa tuwa. Maging ang ilan sa mga kasama namin, mukhang nasiyahan sa balita.
How about me? Well, I wasn't really looking forward to it. But I'd support any activity that would boost the students' morale and keep everyone engaged. Dahil member ako ng execom, wala akong choice kundi mag-attend dahil kailangan naming tumulong sa preparation.
