[quote][align=center]@ mystic rain: another edition? i guess u could say that. @ dess29: i am glad u do. @ yhanikz: thanks. i am having a hard time upd8ing this immediately. @ njblxii: haha. thank god i am not yet having one of my nosebleeds @ gossipgirl03: here's the next chappie. i don't rily know wat 2 write so sori 4 ds chap.[/align][/quote] [spoiler]lets kip our fingers crossed so that i cud upd8 this immedi8ly. i still hav lots of things 2 do. our division training for campus journalism had just ended last friday. nxt month, we hav d division press conference 2 attend. fmiliar? well,now u know how i got d setting for ds story. haha[/spoiler] [u][i][b]Chapter 3[/b][/i][/u] The training will last for three days and so all schools will be here for three days too. Today is just my first day so I would need to hold on until this finishes. For the first day, photojournalism, sports writing, and copy reading and headline writing were going to have their lecture then contest proper afterwards. Since per category it is divided into two (English and Filipino), both categories had a different lecture. I am our representative in copy reading and headline writing – English as I had mentioned before. By 2 in the afternoon, the category which I was participating in was called. However because the auditorium was being used, we needed to proceed to another venue: the gym. I knew where it was so I went there alone. “Aw. It’s raining.” “Here, take my umbrella.” It was Brian, the CAT officer that morning. “It’s okay. I’ll survive without your umbrella. Besides, you’ll get wet.” “Don’t bother me. This is my school after all, so I’ve got clothes in my locker.” “Really. But then—“ Too late. He put the umbrella in my hands and ran before I could even protest about it. When he ran, he turned back to smile and wave. “You don’t even know me. Moreover, I am from your rival school. Why are you being so nice?” That was what I whispered. I didn’t notice that there was a girl behind me. “He’s so kind. He’s cute as well, isn’t he?” she said, “by the way, I’m Bea from St. Agatha of Sicily Institute.” “I don’t really know what to say about Brian, that guy a while ago. Well, I’m Chin of Divine Will Academy. Are you heading to the Gym too?” “Yes, I am. I take it we’re from the same category.” “I think so. Come on, let’s walk together.” That’s when I earned my first friend from another school. Bea and I walked together and sat beside each other in the lecture. She was a senior already and was a news editor on their school. She’s really nice and although her hair was colored brown and highlighted with tangerine; she wore thick eye glasses; her eyes had mascara and black eye liner on, she was pleasant in a way. After the lecture, we immediately proceeded with the contest, I think I’m not bad for a first-timer but it certainly isn’t enough to be in the top 10 out of the 60 schools that were participating. With that, I didn’t worry myself about expecting a high rank. Then of course, there’s still the umbrella I have to return, which I had only remembered after I noticed that the sun was already shining. Bea had been called by her schoolmates, and even though she insisted on accompanying me I told her I can do it by myself; so here I am, alone. How am I supposed to return this? I don’t even know his whole name. I wandered in the campus trying to find him. I was heading in no particular direction actually until Barby saw me. “Chin!” “Barby!” Barby is a friend. She used to study in DiWA but since her sister was a teacher at SCU, she was transferred here. Nevertheless, we kept in touch. “Hey Barby, do you know a senior named Brian?” “Oh. You mean the Brian Fortes? He’s a real heartthrob here.” “Yes, I think it’s him. I need to return to him something.” “Is that so? You’ll find him in the CAT room across the library hall. Do you want me to come with you?” “No thanks. Anyway, I’ll talk with you later okay? Thanks again.” “Hey, Chin!” “Yes?” “Be careful. You know how SCU students are with you guys.” “Don’t worry. I’m stronger than them. Thanks for the concern, though.” That made me quite nervous. I am strong but this is not my territory so I need to be careful with my actions. I couldn’t simply fight back. I knocked on the CAT room door which was half-opened. There were 2 boys and a girl inside the room. The girl was the one I had a discussion with this morning; the one whom I got mad at. “Good afternoon. I am looking for Brian Fortes. A friend told me I could find him here.” “Oh. He’s not yet here. How about we have a little chat for a while?” “I prefer not. I guess I’ll be leaving what I had borrowed from him and then go out.” “That is if we will allow you to go out.” “You’ve got nothing to gain if you will ask me to stay here.” “You’re probably one of those girls trying to sneak in here to get Brian’s attention.” “I am not that shallow.” “Is that what Brian thinks?” [i]Urgh. I just wanted to return something. Why do I need to be stuck here?[/i]

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