LA ORIAN ACADEMY: School of the Prodigies SEASON 1 [PUBLISHED]

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

Research Paper Week

"Good morning, class."

"Good morning, Mrs. Bacchetti."

Napatingin naman sa kanila ang kanilang guro matapos nitong magsulat sa kanilang whiteboard. "We're already in the month of October which means, you'll gonna have your mid-terms examinations before your semestral break."

Tumango-tango naman ang buong Grade 10 Special Class A niyon. "Right, right."

"And not just that, we're now having our research paper as well."

Yep, Mrs. Bacchetti is their Pratical Research Teacher.

"Mayroon na pala 'yon dito?" hindi maiwasang matanong ni Suzanne kay Dane. "Akala ko sa Grade 11 lang 'yung Practical Teaching 1 at 2. Research lang tayo ngayon."

Tumango naman si Dane niyon. "Oo. Meron. Dalawang research paper at isang thesis ang gagawin natin bago tayo grumaduate."

"Seryoso?" tanong agad ni Suzanne. Hindi naman ganito sa dati kong school eh. Aware na ako na may research paper sa Grade 10 pero hindi ganito kabigat.

May kung ano'ng kinalikot si Mrs. Bacchetti sa kanyang Notepad at after a click, tumunog lahat ang laptops ng kanyang mga estudyante. "I already sent you the samples and guidelines for your research papers..."

Agad namang binasa ni Suzanne ang e-mail na natanggap n'ya sa kani-kanilang gmails.

"...and I'll be expecting your research paper two weeks from now so you'll gonna pass it by Friday, next week."

Maang na napatingin si Suzanne sa kanilang teacher. "Ano? Research paper for two weeks? Seryoso ba 'to?"

"You can work on your papers right now," muling napatingin si Mrs. Bacchetti sa kanilang lahat. "Good luck to everyone who wants to place in the Top 10."

May nagtaas ng kamay, ang kaklase plala nila iyon na si Yi Xing. "Uh, what about the Top 10, ma'am. Are they the ones who will present their research paper to the panels?"

Tumango naman niyon si Mrs. Becchatti. "Yes. So do your best. Good bye class."

As soon as Mrs. Bacchetti went out of the classroom, agad na napatingin si Suzanne kay Dane. "Seryoso ba 'to, Dane? Wala man lang explanation sa gagawin? Gano'n lang? Iniwan na tayo?"

"Oo," tugon ni Dane sabay tango. "I know you're not yet used to this but we need to work on our research paper as soon as possible. You see, Mrs. Bacchetti is not a teacher to mess with. Mahalaga sa kanya ang oras. And besides, PR is like that."

Kumunot ang noo ni Suzanne. "Ampucha, seryoso?"

Napatingin agad si Suzanne kay Dane nung hawakan nito ang kanyang kamay at pinatayo. "Bring everything including your laptop ang tablet. Baka maunahan pa tayo ng resources sa Library 1."

"O-Okay!" agad dinala ni Suzanne ang lahat ng pwede n'yang dalhin at agad silang nagsitakbuhan ni Dane papunta sa Library 1.

Hindi rin inasahan ni Suzanne ang kanyang nasaksihan sa loob ng Library 1.

Buong Grade 10 na batch nila ang naroon at nag-aagawan ng mga libro at resources na naroon.

"Suzanne, let's go!"

"Hala..." Suzanne uttered in total shock.

"SERYOSO BA 'TO?!"