Capítulo 16: Chapter 14: Expectations
Reycepaz's Pov
I MEET the university president the day before yesterday in his huge office after the incident happened. The head teacher also left after explaining everything that happened to that day. The president also was surprised to learn that I am a spawn of Mr. Maximo.
I just can't believe that Grandpa is such a well known person. This is also the reason why the conversation between the president and I becomes longer. Grandpa's really a big deal. We also talked about the subject which is, how I provide financial support to all scholar student at the university and how they should provide equal perspective to all sophomore.
Noong una sobrang gulat na may halong takot talaga ang nadarama ko ng makita ang presidente ng unibersidad. Matagal na ako sa mundong ito ngunit ngayon lang ako nakakita sa species nila. They said that there species are rare and endangered kaya minsan nalang talaga sila makikita sa mundong ito. And the President is one of them. He has a pure blood of demon race.

And according to my research, the more horn a demon have, the longer they are living this world. So it means he live 8 decades already? That's cool.
One of my mistakes before is, I thought that seeing an another creature means they are alien or dangerous being, but little did I know, ganoon din pala ang tingin nila sa atin.
Demon is actually just a name of a tribe, clan or races. And it doesn't mean that, they have a demon blood, they become the villain, but they're actually not.
Anyway, In view of the fact that I propose a large donation, the president gave me the opportunity to give a new law to the school right out of my mouth. And of course, that is the law of equality.
I chose the Equality law, not only the reason that I don't want teachers and students to treat unequal views on scholar students here at the university, but, I don't want to see that they don't accept the fact that there are really woman trapped inside the man's body as well as woman who just forced to wear women's clothing.
Their existence is visible into people's naked eye, therefore we must accept what and who they really are, since that is where they are gratified.

Not only to accept them, but we must also show respect. Besides, like us they are also a creation that can make mistakes and they have the right to choose what they want to be in and out.

Alam ko na dati palang, ang unibersidad na ito ay pera lang ang habol. However, they did not lack in teaching and provide proper knowledge to the students. Except sa seksiyon ko, I just don't know why they don't want those students, na ang babait naman.
Grandma just laughed out loud when I told her what was happened at the University.
Grandma was also an educated teacher at the institution a long time ago, like me.
She knew what was the school scheming, but she just ignore it, just to avoid war of words and chaos.
Like what I expected, she always insisted that she will be the one to provide what I demand that day, such as funds for all the scholar students and finances to the university.
She said that instead of using my own money in school affairs, I should save it for my future. She even ask me if I already have a girlfriend.
What an odd question ask by an odd grandmother.
Grandma's always quick-witted, that's the reason why Grandpa never stop loving her.
I visited her house yesterday after the incident happened and bringing her favorite treats which is a pack of flavored pastillas and sapin-sapin. As always grandpa was not there, he's in Jakarta for another business meeting. Grandma also told me the whole story, since she knew that I already knew about Grandpa's real job.
I know there are a lot of professional caretakers and helpers watching over Lola and she's okay, but I really want to visit her no matter how busy I am, just to make sure she's really fine.
After exchanging words in a long period of moment, I immediately bid her a goodbye and went home. When I reach the dorm, I had nothing else to do so I just checked the essays that I asked my students to do.
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Nagising nalang ako sa huni ng mga ibon at hindi ko napansin na nakatulog na pala ako sa working table habang nagwawasto ng mga papel, buti nalang at hindi tumulo 'yung laway ko dito.
I don't know if I am just Inquisitive person, but I keep asking questions even in my thoughts. And one of this question is,
"Why I can't remember my dream?"
I don't know if this is just a result of too much stress or I'm just too old to remember them? Hindi ko naman ito pinoproblema pa, imagine, hindi mo na nga ma-alala ang iyong panaginip dahil sa stress ka na nga, tapos iisipin mo pa kung bakit ka hindi nanaginip. Oh diba mas lalong nakaka-stress. Napakagulo talaga ng utak ko minsan.
It's Friday and things are same as usual, but I wondered why I woke up so early. It's seems there's might an unexpected occur that going to happen. But, there's nothing special today and I'm still teaching and giving lessons.
After taking a bath and wearing clothes. I walked comfortably through to my classroom when I noticed that there are lot of vendors outside the university selling flowers and balloons? I wonder what's the commotion all about?
Not like before, that at such an early in the morning you can't see even a mere student walking around in any corner of the university, but I wonder why they are all busy and there's not a single classroom I've been through that hasn't been busy designing.
When I determined what was the thing that keep bothering them, I was right away got goosebumps as if I couldn't explain how I felt.
I'm am stunned knowing that today is a Teacher's day.
Today is a Teacher's day, at alam kong may surprisa na naman ang mag-aabang sa akin. Even though I like surprises, but sometimes I also get annoyed and just act that I like what's happening, besides, it's very embarrassing when you are suddenly surprised.
Wait, minsan talaga nagtataka ako kung bakit ang bobo ko minsan, malamang surprisa nga so dapat magugulat ako.
However, all of the things that I expected was happened oppositely.
Pagpasok ko sa silid ay wala silang ginawa kung hindi ang yumuko at abala sa pagsusulat ng kung ano man 'yung sinusulat nila. Ang iba naman ay pilit na naghahanap ng paraan upang maging abala at magmimistulang may ginagawa at para bang meron itong iniiwasan.
I also looked around in all the wall of the room but did not see even a single design. Even on the whiteboard nothing is written in here.
Suddenly my feelings changed as they probably didn't even prepare anything or even greeted me. It felt like I'm disappointed, but I can't say that I'm really disappointed.
Hindi ko alam pero kanina lang ay okay lang sa'kin na hindi na sila mag-abala pang i-surprise ako ngunit, bakit ngayon iba na ang nararamdaman ko. Parang mabigat sa pakiramdam na walang bumati sa'kin kahit niisa.
"did I do something wrong?"
"did I offend them?"
"did I say rude things to them?
"what I have done?"
"am I not a good teacher to them?"
"am I too much strict?"
Sunod sunod kong bulong sa sarili ko habang nakatulala sa lamesa.
Buti nalang talaga at biglang bumalik sa realidad ang atensiyon ko ng isa sa mga kaklase nila ang umiiyak.
Pilit ko namang kinalimutan ang nangyari at agad na tumayo at pumunta sa kung saan man ito. Siguro nakalimutan lang nila na special ang araw na ito. They just human like me, sometimes can do mistakes and sometimes can forget something important.
Napaka-overacting ko naman kasi.
"What happened to her?" Tanong ko sa katabi nito na yumuyuko habang umiiyak at humihikbi.
"May kasalanan po kaming nagawa sir.."
Bigla nalang akong natauhan matapos kong marinig ang sinabi nito. Kaya siguro hindi sila nakapaghanda o ano man dahil meron pala silang iniisip at hinaharap na problema.
Bumuga ako ng napakalalim na hangin habang naka pameywang at nagsalita.
"Ano ba ang nagawa niyo? Feel free to tell me, I wont get mad and I'm here to help you guys." Sambit ko at nilibot ang aking paningin.
"I'm your teacher remember—no, I'm your second father here and you can always ask and tell anything from me" mahinang paliwanag ko naman sa kanila para sa ganon 'yung umiyak na kaklase nila ay hindi na rin ma-pressure.
"M—May nasira kaming gamit sa Theater Room.."
Napakati nalang ako bigla sa noo ko kahit wala namang makati at napabuntong hininga matapos marinig ang sinabi nila. Like really? Sa theater room pa talaga na puro mahal ang mga gamit doon—i mean I don't care for the price, the thing is what if ang nasira nila ay isa sa mga antigong gamit? That's cost a life.
Pilit kong pinapatahanan ang aking sarili.
Ito lang pala ang problema ng mga batang 'to, akala ko kung ano na. Ganyan talaga kapag tumuntung na sa ganitong edad. Nahihiya at natatakot na sa kasalanang nagawa.
I understand them, because I used to be like this.
"Okay, hindi ako magagalit. I understand you guys, dumaan din ako sa ganyang sitwasiyon. Sobrang ayos lang talaga, gamit lang 'yan at makakabili pa tayo ng bago. And don't worry, I'm the one who will replace the damaged equipment. Who's the one who broke it? Stand up and join me in the theater room" medyo natatawa kong sambit sa kanila habang patuloy pa rin nakapa-meywang.
And I giggle even more when I see them all stand up. Ano ba kasi ang ginawa ng mga batang ito!
"Sige, total kayo namang lahat ang tumayo it means kayong lahat ang may kasalanan, kaya samahan niyo akong tignan ang bagay na nasira. Doon na rin natin pag-usapan ang major performance task niyo for this semester para two birds in one stone na rin"
Isa isa na silang lumabas at umuna nang pumunta sa theater room, niligpit ko pa kasi ang nagkalat na mga exes paper na nasa drawer ko na nakalimutan kong itapun. Meron pang mga plastic wrapper ng nuts and yogurt. Napakakalat ko namang tao.
As I walk alone through the theater room I can really see how wide the smile of every teachers as their students surprise them.
Am I envy?
Well, I doubtly think that.
I'm delighted even if they don't bother preparing something for me, just admitting that they have committed a sin is enough reason for me why they forget that today is something's special.
Habang hawak ko na ang door knob ng pintuan ng theater room ay gusto kong tumawa ng malakas dahil sa reaction na ginawa ko kanina, napakadaming tanong pa ang kumawala sa isipan ko, 'yun pala problemado lang ang mga—
I s—suddenly startled for what I saw, and for a few moments I felt that the things I was holding suddenly fell.
Sometimes there are things we don't expect to happen, but the truth, it will really exceed our expectations.
The thing is, I can't explain how stunned I am right now.
I don't even know what to say, I'm really lost for words.
What I've seen before in movies that when the character win in a contest they feel like they're deafened by euphoric and unexpected events, was similar for how I feel right now. It wasn't too long before I could gradually hear what was happening around me.
Lahat sila ay nakahawak na ng instrumento at sabay-sabay na kumanta ng paborito kung kanta ni Kacey Musgraves na pinamagatang Rainbow.
Bawat lyriko na kanilang kinakanta ay ganoon din sumasabay ang pagpatak ng maliliit na butil ng aking luha sa aking mga mata.
"The struggle of staying above the rising water line..."
Sabay sabay nilang kanta. Napapatayo nalang ang mga balahibo ko mula sa batok patungo sa aking mga kamay.
Bawat patak ng aking luha ay ganoon din ang pagbalik ng mga malalabong alaala mula sa nakaraan. This is the only song that my sister always sings to me every time I feel out of this world.
"Well, the sky is finally open, the rain and wind stopped blowin'..."
My sister always remind me to fight no matter what happened, because she believed that all problems will end, just like the rain that eventually it will still end in the rainbow.
"You hold tight to your umbrella, well, darlin' I'm just tryin' to tell ya..."
Keep believing in yourself, just hold on, just like you do with an umbrella when it rains. Trusting your self is the best way to face every problems in your life.
"That there's always been a rainbow hangin' over your head... "
She was right, my sister was right. There's always been a rainbow.
Habang patuloy silang kumakanta ay patuloy pa rin ang mata ko sa paglibot ng paningin sa napakagandang disenyo ng theater room na bigla nalang naging parang isang kagubatan. Samot saring halaman ang nandito, may plastic meron ding totoo, ang kesame naman ay may puti at gray na kurtinang nagmula sa bawat sulok ng room na ipinagtagpo nila sa gitna at nilagyan ng bolang bulaklak.
Meron ding nagkalat na mga puting ballon kahit saan, 'yung feeling na para kang nasa isang napakasikat na restaurant na habang kakain ka ay may mga nagpatugtog ng violen at iba pang instruments. Syempre hindi mawawala ang paborito ng lahat, ang handaan.
Kitang kita ko talaga na modern na modern na ang mga studyante ko sapagkat ang kanilang surpresang hinanda ay hindi common. Nakakasawa kasi ang mga surpresa na pagpasok mo palang sa pinto ay magugulat ka sa pagputok ng party poppers.
Actually this kind of surprised is authentically beautiful, 'yung magugulat ka hindi dahil sa paputok kung hindi dahil sa nakakapanimbarot balahibong hindi inaasahang pangyayari.
The cutest part is, aside from different varieties of viands, I'm amazed to the 4 layer cake they prepared, because they even put a miniature size of my self on the top of it. Meron pang shades at books.
Ngayon ko lang din napansin na meron pala akong glasses na suot at dala-dala araw-araw.
Matapos silang kumanta ay hindi na ako nagpadaloy-daloy pa at agad ko nang kinuha ang isa sa mga mikripono at sinimulan ng magsalita.
"Before anything else, I want to thank all of you for everything. I appreciate it so much, but you don't need to waste lot of money to turn this venue, like a paradise one. You'll already know me, either it is a big surprise or small, in my eyes it has the same value. A simple greetings for me is enough, and a letter is so much, pa'no nalang kaya ang isang 'to? You made me cry at all. Job well done class"
Mahaba kong mensahe sa kanila na ang iba naman ay naluluha na rin.
"We're not done yet.." seryosong mukhang dagdag ko pa na ikinatahimik at ikinalaki ng kanilang mga mata.
"Sino 'yung napakagaling na artista kanina na umiiyak ha? Ang galing niyong mangloko ha"
Medyo hindi lang ako natuwa sa parteng iyon dahil talagang tumutulo ang mga luha nito kanina at ako'y napaniwala.
Humahagikhik naman ako sa tawa ng itinuro nila si Savannah, ang president nila na ngayon ay lumaki ang kanyang mga mata sa gulat habang tinuturo ang kanyang sarili na para bang itinatanong nito na "ako 'yun?"

Eh siya naman talaga, nagtaka pa ito.
"Anyway, savannah you did a great job there! You make me believe you, again. Why not if sasali ka sa Theater club? Total may talent ka naman?" tanong ko.
"Unfortunately sir, that field is not for me. This is just one of my hobby and—"
Sagot nito at itinaas pa ang laging dalang bag niyang may laman na camera.
"Dito po ako magaling sir, in taking photos—"
Huling sambit niya ng meron namang isang boses mula sa pintoan ang umagaw sa atensiyon naming lahat.
"Excuse me sir, are you Mr. Reycepaz?" Asik ng isang mama na nakasuot ng sombrero at jacket na black, habang daladala ang medyo may kalakihan na box.
"Yup, Reycepaz ang pangalan ko" sagot ko naman.
"Someone give you this, paki-recieve nalang po" sagot naman nito at dali-dali ko naman itong kinuha at pumerma. Nagtaka ako at bakit ito nakapasok sa unibersidad eh ang strikto ng guard dito.
"Let me take you a picture sir na hawak mo na ang parcel. Just a requirement po sa aming mga nagde-deliver.." I immediately smiled at the camera, for no reason. Requirements daw eh.
Nagpasalamat naman ito matapos kong penirmahan ang papel at kinuhanan ng litrato bago umalis.
Inilagay ko ang kahon sa bakanteng lamesa sa gitna at hindi na nag padaloy-daloy pang buksan ito. Medyo nahirapan din ako ng kaunti sa pagbukas dahil sa mga naglalakihang bubble wrap na nakabalot dito.
Nang makita ko na ang itim na box ay agad ko na itong binuksan. Bigla na namang bumahid ang malalaki at matamis sa ngiti ko ng makitang isa itong explosion box, ngunit ang kakaiba dito ay hindi tsokolate o ano ang inalagay dito kung hindi libro. Kitang-kita ko rin ang pagkakamangha ng mga studyante ko ng makita ng mga 'to ang laman.

Sa bawat pagbukas ko ng box ay may libro ito sa gilid na nakadikit at may susunod nanamang medyo maliit na box na libro na naman ang laman hanggang sa narating ko ang pinakamaliit na kahon na may isang envelope ang nakalgay.
Hindi naman ako nagdadalawang isip pang tignan at basahin ang nakasulat dito, sapagkat hindi ko naman alam kung sino ang nagbigay ng bagay na'to.
Umaasa ako na kung sino ang nagbigay ng mga regalo sa'kin dati ay siya rin ang nagbigay nito. Ngunit alam kung hindi ito galing sa taong inaasahan ko dahil wala akong nakitang kahit anong bagay na may kulay-rosas.
Ang napakalawak kong ngiti kamakailan lang ay biglang napalitan ng pagkagulat matapos mabasa ang nakasulat sa maliit na envelope.
Bakit? Imposible, kinalimutan ko na ang taong 'to. Bakit nagpaparamdam na naman ito ngayon na maayos na ang buhay ko.
Hindi pwede, hindi pwedeng nakabalik na siya. Ayaw kong guluhin nanaman ng babeng 'to ang buhay ko.
"Soon to see you, hope you'll read that books I give to you. Happy Teachers day :) From: Kate"

Sorry, but I tried to forget you and I don't wanna see you anymore Ellain Kate.
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Last date updated: May 04, 2022
Last update I: 09/30/22
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