Mr. Andy's House, 6:00 o'clock Morning
Mr. Andy had finished cooking for their breakfast and he already on his way in the venue. He wake up Chesster to get ready and proceeded to the venue after he's done. He reminded him to lock the door before going out.
Mr. Andy was early to prepare the venue for the second day of the selection and to make sure to remind the other teachers to check everything so the event will end smoothly.
Chesster took a shower after doing his workout. He prepared everything and ate his breakfast and make sure that he locked the door before going out. When he is near the playing area, he suddenly feels bad on his stomach and hurriedly run to the comfort room.
Everyone was already in the venue when Ace told Mr. Norly that Chesster is still not in the venue. Mr. Norly hurriedly looked after Chesster because the third round will start soon.
Mr. Norly go near with Mr. Andy and he told that Chesster has still not arrived. Mr. Andy was worried and told to Mr. Norly,
"I'm sure that I have him wake up and he even have his workout before I got out and told him to come early."
And he gave the key to the dorm and asked Mr. Norly to check for him at the dorm. Mr. Norly in the other hand hurriedly run to the dorm to find Chesster.
Mr. Andy already posted the pairing and the participants already on their tables and the teachers making sure everything on set properly. They signaled Mr. Andy that everything is now all good.
So, Mr. Andy doesn't have a choice but to start the game. Even Ace and company was worried because they know that Chesster is not the kind of being late.
Mr. Norly arrived at the dorm and start knocking on the door and he noticed that it is locked. He opened the door and was worried if something happened to him. He looked every room but Chesster was nowhere to found. Mr. Norly noticed some filthy smell at the kitchen and he looked at it and he saw a spoiled soup. He knows now the reason why Chesster is not there yet. He ate the spoiled soup than the freshly cooked out there. His next problem is where did he go? He even looked at the comfort room but he is not there.
He looked after him and try to find him at every comfort rooms of the apartment but he is not still there and he suddenly realized that there is a comfort room near the venue. He hurriedly ran fast there to find him.
It is already thirty minutes passed after the start of the round and Mr. Andy still can't saw Chesster. Chesster's opponent raised his hands and asked the arbiter,
"Sir my opponent is still not here. Did that mean I won the game?"
"You wait for him until his time has passed. When that happen, you can submit your paper." The arbiter replied.
The kid agreed and still waiting. Mr. Norly arrived at the venue's comfort room and called Chesster name when he suddenly hears a knock in one of the cubicles out there. He suddenly rushed in and open it when he saw Chesster was almost passed out.
He carried him and rushed to the clinic. He called Mr. Andy that he already found Chesster but he confirmed that he can't play in the morning and doesn't know if he can join in the afternoon session.
Mr. Andy was worried but he can't just leave the venue so he just asked Mr. Norly to stay with him until the end of the morning session. Mr. Norly agreed and was still worried because Chesster still not awakened.
The kids already finished their game. Third round result as followed: Ace, Mark, Csarina won their games and now have three points each, Ervin and Randy also won and currently have two and a half point, Billy and Marco played each other and they ended up with a draw and now have two and a half point and Chesster loss by default due to stomachache.
Mr. Andy announced that there will be a thirty minutes break before the fourth round. After the announcement he asked the other teachers to take care the management for a while. He told what happened to Chesster and he hurriedly go to the infirmary.
Mr. Andy told the kids that Chesster can't come to the morning session because he was dehydrated and needed to replenish his energy but the good news is he was now on the infirmary with Mr. Norly.
He asked the kids if they want to follow him to check Chesster at the clinic and without hesitation they just started walking out. Mr. Andy noticed how worried the kids and thought to himself, "You also have that magic like your father. You can even make your friends react like that, its not been too long when you got befriended with them but look at them now, they are even like a parent wanting to meet their long lost child."
They immediately arrived at the clinic. Mr. Norly was outside the room waiting for them to arrive and he told them to behave a because Chesster is still weak.
The kids didn't mind what Mr. Norly said and they hurriedly go inside. They saw a weakened Chesster who just woke up. They encircled him and Chesster can even saw their worried faces.
Chesster weakly laugh then said to them, "What are the result of your games?"
The kids angrily and said synchronously, "What are the result your face!". Ace followed, "You still have time to ask that. We should be the one to ask what happened to you" Csarina also said "We are worried to you. But I'm happy that you're here safe and sound."
"I accidentally eat the rotten soup this morning and when I arrived at the venue, my stomach hurt so bad that I ran quickly to the comfort room where Mr. Norly found me. I was so weak that I can't even talk a while ago but look at me now, I'm strong." Chesster smirks and flexed his elbow.
The kids patted their forehead and laugh. After Chesster told what happened to him a while ago, the kids just laughed and talked about their results on the third round.
Mr. Norly explained what happened to Chesster to Mr. Andy. He said that he ate the spoiled soup instead of the one Mr. Andy prepared. Mr. Andy patted his forehead. He told to Mr. Norly that he forgot to remove the one he prepared for Chesster intended for his dinner.
The two teachers entered the room when they saw that the kids are laughing like there is nothing happened. They intended to interrupt them but they decided to give them some time.
After ten more minutes, Mr. Andy and Mr. Norly asked the nurse if Chesster can catch up for the afternoon session. The nurse replied,
"I can't tell. He was so dried up awhile ago. But let's pray that he can rehydrate until lunch."
The teachers just nodded and agreed to what the nurse said. Mr. Andy decided to let Mr. Norly to stay and look for Chesster because he was needed in the venue.
Mr. Andy asked the kids to go back to the venue and let Chesster rest for a while. The kids were hesitant to go but they needed to because they also want Chesster to come back as fast as possible.
They bid their farewell to him and to Mr. Norly. When Chesster suddenly said,
"Guys, Good luck and have fun! Don't wait for me. I'll be back as soon as possible."
The kids just raised their hands without looking at him with a thumbs up sign. Mr. Andy and Norly smiled. They even thought the same thing.
"These kids just won't stop making me shock. They are more mature than I am at some point."
They got back to the venue with Mr. Andy and the kids told Mr. Andy that they will do their best to won their game for Chesster. Mr. Andy just smiled and reminded them that they just need to focus on the game and don't mind Chesster because he is safe now.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Good To Know:
In a Chess tournament, there are a lot of strict rules like the touch move, one hand only, no talking/distracting and more.
When a player wants to complain or tell something, they are only allowed to raise their hands and wait for the arbiter and not to shout because it can distract to the other players.