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.