Allan, Dawn’s classmate who was now seated across from her, fidgeted on his seat. He fixed his dark hair nervously.
“So..uh.. I wanted to ask first. Do you have a boyfriend?” He tried to sound confident but Dawn swore she could hear a squeak from him.
“....” Dawn wondered if she should lie to him. But decided against it since it would be a hassle to back it up later on. “No, I don’t.”
Allan heaved a sigh of relief. That was already good news for him.
“Then-- I would like to court you.. Can I?”
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“Ma’am, Ma’am Helena is outside.” Anita told them. She was cleaning in the yard when she caught sight of Helena walking towards the residence. She immediately went inside to let them know.“Oh? Could you get another plate and utensils?” Estela asked her.“Okay, Ma’am..” Anita nodded and left for the kitchen.Estela went out to meet Helena while Dawn changed into different clothes.“Helena, come in.. You just got back from your conference?” She opened the door and
Saturday arrived. The parents and their children arrived on the campus of Trinity Institute. The school has invited them to check on any updates concerning their children’s life at school, their grades, the activities they participate in, and their behavior and attendance. It was also the time for them to ask the teachers their questions, especially about the report card. This time was also used to update the parents of the school activities and projects. There’s also a time given to present to them some tips that they could use to help their own children to improve their grades and their attitude as a person. Of course, the subject about donations is also included in the agenda. Plans to extend the gym were
With everyone’s agreement, they signed a paper, permitting Marcelo to release the students’ grades.The students who came with their teachers stayed in the back of the room. There were not a lot of students inside as several of them used the time to hang out with their friends.In the front, Marcelo set up one of the laptops the school owned and connected it to the projector.He then inserted his USB flash drive and opened the document where he had stored the grades of the students. It was now arranged according to the highest average. Their grade from each subject was also shown.There was also a border from the top 1 to 40th students.At
Days have passed since then.There were still plenty of students who were protesting Dawn’s grades. But they couldn’t do anything about it since the teachers stood by the grades they’ve given.They could only mutter their disagreement and talk behind Dawn’s back.This was nothing new to Dawn, however. She has long been the subject of their gossip.These days, their attention was drawn to the discussion about the Intramurals. They’ve already drawn lots to decide which team they would belong to.They ended the classes early to give time for everyone to have a meeting with their teams.
Since the school year started, Dawn could see that there are plenty of expenses that came with it every time she participates in school events. Not only that, the cost added to their bills because of her usage of the computer and especially with the internet. Now, with the intramurals coming, she still needed to buy her own equipment. She doesn’t have her own badminton and table tennis rackets. She would have to buy that soon. Dawn was dreading having to tell Estela this. She didn’t want to add to her worries. If this was back in her previous life, she would have been able to get a part-time job. But unfortunately, in these parts of the world, no one would hire a minor. Also, there’s still the money that she borrowed from Keenan last time to buy her shoes for dancing.
Estela listened to what Dawn said.‘The next harvest is not until next month. I’ve already used the money in advance to pay off some bills...I could try borrowing from Helena.. But she’s still in the capital.’ She contemplated how she would be able to give her the money she needed with all of the expenses she listed. She dreaded having to tell her no. She feared that Dawn would go back to take school for granted. She was already thinking of how to give her a proper explanation to prevent this.“When do you need it?” She asked.“The Intramurals are next month. They’re collecting the money for team uniforms, props and snacks alread
Theresa looked at the girl across from her and wondered if Estela would reprimand her. Even though the person in front of her was now a teenager, she still couldn’t forget Dawn’s image as a toddler. And right now, Dawn was interrupting the adults’ conversation. However, Estela didn’t reprimand her and looked at Dawn instead, waiting for the explanation. Theresa sighed. “Go ahead.” “Ma’am, the money was sent to me as payment for a work I’ve made. Seeing as they’ve only sent that amount now, I assume they’ve divided it into installments.”
Dawn’s friends were surprised when she stopped at Red Ribbon. It is a famous bakeshop in the Philippines. It already has several branches nationwide, as well as in the other countries.“Eh? Is there an occasion, Dawn?” Valerie asked her.“Not really..”“Ah.. Okay.. See you tomorrow then!”“Yeah.. see you..” She bid them farewell.She went inside the bakeshop and looked around. There were plenty of delicious-looking cakes behind the glass.
In the La Cocina de Mamà restaurant, Dawn’s family and relatives gathered around. Aria and their other friends were also there–except for Alvin and his group. Keenan’s parents and uncle were also there, as well as Blake. They reserved half of the restaurant to host a party to send her off. This was also a birthday celebration for Dawn as she turned sixteen years old. “Everyone–thank you all for coming. Please enjoy tonight. And I hope that everyone will help me pray for my daughter’s safe travels and well-being abroad.” “Of course!” “Congrats again, Dawn!” “Visit us, okay? Don’t forget your friends here..”
Days turned to weeks.It was finally time for the teachers to submit their final grades after the final exam ended.Susana, the class adviser for Dawn’s class this school year waited in excitement.But when she saw the grades reported by Cyrus, she had to do double, triple checks.She couldn’t believe what she was seeing.It showed that Dawn had scored less than a hundred in some of her quizzes and exams.“Impossible.. Less than a hundred on the subject of History and of Religion?”If this was two years ago, she wou
Four boxes in different sizes. One contained a jewelry set of diamond necklace, earrings, bracelet and ring. Another box contained an iPod with songs already downloaded. Another box was an iPhone. Dawn could still not get over how she was holding two items that were already phased out back in her previous life. “Whoaaaa—These are all expensive!!!” Tara exclaimed. Dawn nodded. “I thought he’s only there to study..” “He took a part-time job..” Dawn smiled. “Whoa–he c
When Mallory announced this, Hugo panicked. “Wait–I promise I can do it..” He said to Mallory. “Practice your lines first.” Mallory sighed. “Okay. I will.” He nodded vigorously and went to the side to practice seriously. Jason heard what was said but still tried his best to deliver the lines. Dawn appreciated that Jason took it seriously, not wasting everyone’s time. Moments later, Hugo approached. “I’m ready, ma’am..” He said to Mallory. The latter thought it over
Dawn missed Keenan very much. She could only distract herself by preparing to apply for scholarships for College. She also wrote more books and consistently scored perfectly in all quizzes and exams. It was her way to not think about the time and distance away from Keenan. She had finally reunited with him but soon had to bid him farewell. She didn’t go with them to the airport to send him off since his parents would be going with him to help him get settled. Both of them knew that it would be hard to say goodbye, so they spent a whole day together and the next day, Keenan left with his parents. He only gave her a call thirty minutes before he boa
As the girls gathered around, the boys also had their own circle.Keenan beckoned to Blake.The latter had been eyeing Aria.“What’s up?” Blake asked him.They sat by the shore of the beach resort, a distance away from the others.“I should ask that.”“Eh?” Blake blinked up at him. “What do you mean?”“You and Aria–”Blake’s brows pulled together, he pursed his lips. “Aren’t you with Dawn?&rd
The High School students finally get to enjoy their summer vacation.Dawn and her friends have long planned to meet up during summer and go to the beach.Alvin and his friends joined the planning of course.Back then this was the same group who would make plans together for summer as well.But this time, there were additions to their group.Now, there’s Cierra who is Alvin’s girlfriend. And there’s Keenan and Blake too.They didn’t know that Blake would join them as well, and he also didn’t make such plans before. But when he came to visit Keenan in his house, that&rsq
After Alvin danced with Dawn, Hugo walked up to her and invited her to dance.She thanked Alvin and went to dance with Hugo.But like Alvin, their dance was not so romantic either.‘Why is Ma’am Susana the one choosing the songs?’ Hugo thought glumly.There really was no chance to act sweetly with Dawn with the choice of songs for this event.The song ended and Hugo had wanted to dance one more time especially when the romantic song finally came on.“Ahemm. Ahemm.. May I cut in? Dawn, can I have this dance?” Keenan interjected.
The gymnasium was decorated with clear balloons, flowers, draperies and lights. It was a theme of white and gold, and the venue looked luxurious.As the prom began after the regular classes of other students ended, everyone queued up, waiting to enter the gymnasium as the music played through the speakers.The students who had not gone home yet were now watching as their schoolmates entered the gates and queued up with their partners.“HAHAHA look at that! Is that dress for prom or for salsa dancing? Why is it so short?”“Where? Where?”“Over there!” The student pointed. “She’s wearing brown.. It had tassels a