Elites 1: Wyatt Hernandez [COMPLETED]

⚽ Chapter 14 ⚽

- A Few Pages Later -

Dominique's POV

After 4 years

Naimbitahan ako bilang guest speaker sa graduation ng college of education at ngayon ay nakaharap ako sa mga estudyante na nakatingin din sa akin. Naalala ko noong nasa lugar nila ako. Yung isa sa mga estudyanteng umaasam ng magandang buhay pagkatapos ng eskwela.

Congrats, Dominique. I'm proud of you!

Ooops. Stop right there Dom. Don't go down memory lane again. Four years have passed. I have moved on.

Bumalik ang atensyon ko sa MC habang binibigay ang background ko.

"Our speaker for today, has a degree in secondary education and at 23, she had her master's degree in education. While taking her master's, she started her career as a sports model and finally owned a sports clothing line which is now distributed in Asia and built her very own sports school located in Baguio, Laguna, Cebu, and Davao. At twenty four she had these achievements and one of you could be like her or be greater than her. She is an alumnus of this school. Let us all welcome, Ms. Dominique dela Merced."

Sinalubong ako ng palakpakan. Humarap ako sa kanila na may ngiti sa mga labi. Sa tuwing binabanggit ang mga narating ko, hindi ko akalain na ganoon na pala karami ang napagdaanan ko.

"Hi students! Future teachers! I once had a dream of being a teacher myself. I may not be the teacher who teaches in a room with four walls but still, I am able to fulfill the duties of a teacher..."

Humaba pa ng ilang minuto ang mensahe ko bago ako muling naupo. Kita ko sa mga mata ng estudyante ang paghanga sa akin. Marahil sa narating ko o pwede rin namang sa hitsura ko.

Sa mga nakalipas na taon ay naging puhunan ko ang hitsura ko. Dahil may hitsura daw ako at player ako sa football team, maraming modelling agencies ang nakapansin sa akin. Kinuha ako at doon ko kinuha ang pera ko sa unang taon pagkatapos kong makagraduate. Sinimulan ko ang sarili kong clothing line at dahil gusto ko pa ring magturo sa mga bata ay nagpatayo ako ng sarili kong eskwelahan.

Medallion International Sports School was built and is now operating for almost two years. It caters to aspiring athletes from all levels of society, race, and age. Para sa mga kapos-palad na mga kabataan ay nagpapasports clinic siya at nagbibigay ng scholarship. Her school is the source for some of the national or international events joined by the country.

Nang matapos ang seremonya ay pumunta kami sa isang function room kung saan ay makikipagusap kami sa pamunuan ng school.

Kasalukuyan akong nasa balkonahe at tinitignan ang kabuuan ng school. It looked different than it used to be. There were more buildings and larger grounds for sporting events.

"Reminiscing aren't we?"

Ngumiti ako ng mapait sa tinuran ng ginang. Standing beside me is none other than Mrs. Therese Hernandez, Chairwoman of Hernandez Academe and mother of Wyatt Hernandez.

"No, Tita. I never visited the school after I got my bachelor's degree. Many things have changed, I see."

"Really now? Hindi mo ba naaalala yung memories niyo ng anak ko?"

Napangiti ako sa loob loob ko. Way back then, I never thought this woman would stand by my side a few years later. Wyatt is a part of my memory I never wanted to remember or go back to.

"Wyatt and I were never an item, Tita. Among all of the people, you should be the one who knows that."

Flashback...