High School Class Prophecy :)

Between the Past and the Present

by:

Victoria Cassandra R. Real

This day was memorable to me. This was exactly the tenth year after my graduation on Cavite National Science High School. I remember that one day when I shed my tears because I feel the sorrow of losing in touch with my classmates in preparation of my college life. I remember that day when we cried but actually we were still about to see each other the next day for the signing of the clearance. It really sounded funny but if you were in our situation, you cannot prevent shedding your tears. That day initiated our college life and temporarily ended our high school. We had our reunions once in a while and we are about to have it again, today.

As I was preparing myself for the reunion, I summon up my classmates and their current professions in life. I started from our beloved president, Devyd. Devyd was now an official of the Philippine Air Force. After college, he immediately followed Erica abroad and returned here in the Philippines after two years to have a stable life after getting married. Erica finished tourism and she was now the highest ranking stewardess at Philippine Airlines. Today, I will know the status of their relationship as a couple. I felt excited.

Speaking of couples, Ela became the neurologist of Captain Paiton from the Philippine Navy. Who would think that this love team would also excel in the field? That time, Sarah was the happiest person for them because her make-believe daddy Kenneth and mommy Ela became a reality. Jam was also happy for them but as before, Sarah won the game. Their mommy Ela was destined for daddy Kenneth and not for daddy Paul.

Talking about Sarah and Jam, they both excelled in the field of medicine but they are of different specialties. Jam was the kindest doctor of animals. I often bring my pet hamster to her for examination and she never failed me. On the other hand, Sarah was known to be one of the best surgeons of St. Luke’s Hospital. It was never doubtful but still you would not convince me to have her as my surgeon. I remember the times when we were telling each other that alcohol would be the best solution for bleeding wounds and operations.

Going back to couples, Cheyanne became Jhei-R’s inspiration on his appearances in theater plays as a lead actor and an important character in dance troupes. On our last reunion, I felt how Jhei-R missed Cheyanne after Cheyanne left the country for a world-tour concerning the release of her newest album as a singer/composer. Every time we see them, we remember the twist in our high school life. I, myself, never thought that Jhei-R and Cheyanne would change each others attitude and behavior.

However, of all people in the world, there would be no happier than Klarenz. She never changed. As before, she was still the girl who never ceased to laugh. Knowing that Cheyanne and Jhei-R was now a certified couple, Klarenz immediately jumped out of joy. She had been the leader of the fans club. By the way, Klarenz was now a professional pharmacist earning at least P200, 000/month. She seldom visits the country like Nicole. They actually had many similarities but they were never been couples yet. I don’t know, maybe in the future, hopefully. They were too much busy about their chosen professions away from the country. Nicole was now an owner of an Asian Cruise. At last, his dream became a reality. We were all happy for him. Last time, we celebrated our reunion in his cruise. It was quite different from his make-believe cruise but still it’s fantastic.

Speaking of reunions, Aimeeh administered our first reunion after college. Now that she owns her own eleven-star hotel, arrangements about our reunion would be easy for her. The venue that time was her hotel, it was not that tall but it was long. Aimeeh was afraid of heights, I remember but, as always, the entire hotel was in pink. No one would doubt that Aimeeh was the owner of the hotel; she designed the interior by herself – pink. Rassel helped her with regards to the food because Rassel was now the second highest ranking chef in the white house. She proved not only to the whole CNSHS that she had the talent in cooking but also to the whole world by serving foods to the president of America himself. I actually missed her cordon bleu and honestly speaking, it was bar more delicious this time.

I remember that time; Jerome was again the first one to sit on the table but the last one to get up the table. He had never changed. Well, it’s just okay because he probably needed energy on his profession as an international volleyball player. I never thought he would reach that far. Marc was also an international player of badminton. Although he chose tourism first, the athletic path had pulled him through and brought him to his desired success.

Talking about Marc, his best friend Paul was now a licensed chemical engineer working at San Miguel Corporation. Not bad for him! At last he found a profession in which he was really inclined to. By the way, Joevy was also a licensed chemical engineer working at Sugarland Corporation at the same time assisting the Biotech lab of UPLB. Before, this two were just simple students having experiments on their research studies but now they were definitely successful chemical engineers accepting consultations regarding researches.

Kent was successful being licensed accountant. Although he and Tin did not last for long as couples, no one had closed their doors yet. Who knows? By the way, Tin starred on a musical last time. I failed to watch it because I was so busy with my work but at least I remembered. Actually, if not because of Grachelle, it would be hard for Tin to enter showbiz. By the way, Grachelle was an electronics and communication engineer at TV5. Well, what’s the use of being classmates for four years? She also helped Jackie to be discovered by Saicy of PBB who was now a popular choreographer. It’s just the start for her and I guess she would probably take Saicy’s place in the future. Kim was also working on networks and I think she had worked with Grachelle once, as a computer programmer after finishing a computer engineering course. Even the high school life was not perfect for them, knowing someone on that kind of industry was still the best.

Returning the topic to successful engineers, M.A. was now an electrical engineer and after a series of promotions and with his father’s help, she was now the manager of Meralco-Trece Branch. Anjo was now a successful civil engineer and he actually took part on the building of my own hospital in Tanza. It’s really hard being involved in this kind of profession but still its fun. I actually met my former classmates because of this. Raiza had been my assistant nurse for two months before she finally flew abroad and now, she earns P350, 000/month. I also witnessed the practicum of Maurha as a nurse. I was still studying that time but we are having the practicum on the same hospital. What a coincidence!

I also worked with Marianne for more than five times already. As a cardiologist, I encounter many patients experiencing strokes and being in comatose for more than a year and upon their recovery, I always suggest Marianne to be their physical therapist. I would rather suggest her! Now I have one classmate left, the toddler, Louis. He became a professor of Law at UP-Diliman. Amazing! I, myself, never expected although everybody knows that he always wanted arguments and debates. He was also teaching other subjects than law but it is his major. I actually met him often at UP-Diliman because I also had 2-year course of psychology.

Krrrrriiing! Krriiing!

“Oh, the phone...I would be late for the reunion again… Hello…”

“Doc, there is an emergency here!—”

“No need to elaborate, I’m coming.”