Online Class

 

Online Class

“Sino na ba ang magtatalakay ngayong araw?” tanong ng aming guro sa Filipino habang isa-isang sumisilip sa screen ang mga mukha naming kasing labo ng mata ko sa sobrang hina ng signal. Online class na naman kami dahil sa biglang pagkawala ng tubig sa barangay malapit sa aming paaralan.

“Ako na po, Ma’am,” sagot ni Gayle, ang kaklase kong laging handa at mahusay sa reporting. Habang nagsisimula siyang magpaliwanag, dama ko agad na mas malinaw ko na namang mauunawaan ang paksa, ang hina ko kasi masyado sa Filipino.

Ngunit sa kalagitnaan ng kanyang diskusyon, biglang bumungad ang tugtog ng “Maybe This Time” ni Sarah Geronimo. Saglit siyang natigilan, at kami naman ay nagkatinginan sa aming maliliit na kahon sa screen. Una ay iniisip naming aksidente lang pero habang tumatagal, palakas nang palakas ang musika—tila ba sinasadya.

Sa halip na mainis, ngumiti lang si Gayle at biglang sinabayan ng pagkanta ang tugtog. Napanganga kami, maya-maya ay nagtawanan at sabay-sabay na pumalakpak. Hindi na namin alam kung nakinig pa kami sa kanyang report o naging mini-concert na lang ang klase. At ang pinaka-epic? Ang aming guro, imbes na magalit, siya pang unang sumigaw ng, “It’s a yes!”

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