The Greatest Opponent

21

"Ms. Pores, please get your paper here. She got the highest grade on the quiz," Ms. Lia said.

Pumalakpak ang buong klase dahil doon. I stood up and walked near our ma'am. Kinuha ko ang paper at nakita na I got fifty out of fifty.

Pagkakuha ko ay lumakad na ako pabalik sa upuan. I saw Frank seriously looked at me and gestured me congrats. I nodded without any emotion and minded my own business.

"Itong peta na ibibigay ko sainyo, madali lang. You will create a cheer dance with the theme of unity. Simple, right?" Sabi sa amin ni Ms. Lia.

We all nodded because of that. May nagtaas ng kamay kaya hindi natuloy ang sasabihin pa dapat ni Miss.

"Miss, by group? Or as whole one na po," My classmate asked.

Tinuro siya ni Ma'am at tumango.

"You will going to present that as a whole section. That's all, let's call it a day," Ngumiti si Ma'am bago bumalik sa desk niya at kinuha ang mga gamit.

Cheer dance? Why do I need to join that? Puwede ba na kumuha nalang ng special peta. Gusto ko maging lawyer, hindi cheerleader.

"By the way. Ang nakaassign pala na mag lead dito ay ang naatasan na president at vice ni Sir Tunying, If I'm not mistaken," Umalis na siya.

My jaw literally dropped. Ako ang vice president. Pero, wtf? That's not my thing! Ano ang mangyayari?

"Kalma," I heard my seat mate, Frank told me. Inis ko siya na hinarap.

"How could I calm, huh. Satingin mo ba dancer ako para doon? Adik," Umiling ako at umupo ng maayos. I crossed my arms while thinking.

"I have a plan," He said. Kumunot kaagad ang noo ko dahil doon. Wow, siya pa talaga ang nagsabi?

I raised my one brow at him. Sarcastic ako na ngumiti sakaniya.

"Bahala ka. Sige nga, paano? I don't remember you dancing before. Sige nga," Hamon ko sakaniya. Iba ang inaasahan ko na reaksyon na ibibigay niya. I thought he would give me a serious slash professional look. Pero eto siya, nakangiti.

"You don't remember me dancing before? Sige nga. Ano ba ang mga natatandaan mo noon sakin?" He pursed his lips and went near me. Tumingin siya sa mga labi ko paakyat sa mga mata.

"What the fuck are you talking about. For your information, I already moved on. What happened before are just like dusts to me. Eh, ikaw?" I swallowed hard. Marami-rami akong nilabas doon ah.

Ngumiti siya at kumagat sa ibaba ng labi.

"I hope you're now wearing the necklace I gave you," He whispered to my ear and touched my necklace.

Wait. Shit! Bakit ko ba suot muli ito? Tinanggal ko naman 'to, diba! Now, I need to think fast. What should I reason out?

"Sayang naman kasi. Mahal 'yan, sa pagkakaalam ko," I sarcastically said to him. I heard his chuckles. Lumayo siya sa akin at tumayo.

Kinuha niya ang atensyon ng lahat. When all of my classmates heard him, nakatuon na kaagad sila. Wow, kung ako ba ang nandoon papakinggan nila ako? I rolled my eyes. Nahuli iyon ni Frank kaya nag cross arms siya.