As the mass started, I was very focused on my responsibility as accompanist as well as to match the solemn atmosphere of the mass. And so I was immersed with doing what I do as accompanist and hadn't noticed that there were already a lot of other students inside the church. And when I noticed, I was surprised because it never happened before and it was unusual because students only attend masses wherein they needed to be the sponsor or choir to. However, students now gathered at the column of the pews wherein I play the piano. I was in the fourth column while my classmates where in the 3rd column so the accompaniment can still be heard. I was surprised but then thought that maybe it was because of the novelty of a student playing the piano so they were behind me. After thinking about it, I did not mind then and just played as accompanist as usual until the end of the mass.
I pressed the final note of the song in the piano and the mass was finally done. I stood up and walked outsude but was interrupted continuously by students who are curious in me being the accompanist and asked about everything about the piano and me.
So while walking, seniors asked me, "How long have you been playing the piano, Carmela?"
"It's been 6 six years now, senior."
"So it's been so long, you were only six years old then ,right?"
"Yes senior."
"How about the guitar? Do you know how to play the guitar?"
"Yes senior."
"Really? Then what other instruments can you use?"
"Hmmm. It's the piano, guitar, violin, flute, and drums. That's all."
"Woah! That's a lot of instruments."
"Yeah, senior. I used to learn them to somehow pass the time and also because of my love in music. Senior, can I go now?"
"Oh. Yes, of course."
I hurriedly finished the conversation because the other students are again looking at our location and I also had to contribute in cleaning our area. It would also be bad if people say that I'm using the piano as a way to get all the attention on me. So I had to cut the conversation short. But what I didn't know that playing the piano became their way to start a conversation with me that I eventually got tired of answering the same questions again and again. The teachers, my classmates, and even the senior students asked me about it and wanted me to teach them. If I have wanted to start a piano class, I would have a class full of students by now, but no, I reasoned out that I am focusing on class and don't have the time to teach anyone. So eventually, the subject passed in a few days.
Today is finally the Acquaintance Program. We are asked to get a change of clothes for us to be in our best presentable dress for our introduction and so I have chosen a plain wine red sleeveless A-line dress but it has an almost mesh-like white turtle neck long sleeves and a cute white flat sandals. And because we are not having a class today, I just put my change of clothes in my backpack and brought it to school. And the clothes I opted to wear for our performance for the dance was a dance was a white irregular long sleeved top with black inners and paired it with wide leg black pants and canvas shoes and I also put my hair in a bun.
I arrived just on time for the bell rung and so I immediately went to our line. I was again pretty eye-catching with my style today because it was so different from my usual style of dressing but it was still pretty but has a cool vibe in their eyes. Afterall, I am bringing inspiration from the trends and styles of the future generation where I can't find fault on their tastes and preferences. Well I can't fault their attention on me either since when you compare my style with the others, there really is a huge contrast where you can immediately see where your eyes would linger.
And so after that flag ceremony, they then announced that we prepare for the program, but since our stage was already set up yesterday, the only thing that needs preparation is the student themselves and that is to prepare themselves for their performance. And so, our presentation begun with a dance performance followed by the introduction of the 1st year students to the senior students.
They introduced us and then we performed the remix of the song Dance Again by Jennifer Lopez. Due to my learning various things when young, I picked up quite a lot of skills and it includes dancing. The teachers in my primary school were really good dancers and sometimes they taught me how to dance especially when they need to choreograph a wake up song/exercise dance to be taught to students. And so I was pretty decent with my dancing skills and has the groove and the moves of a good dancer. Together with Darren, we became good friends due to our bond with dancing, it brought us together especially when practicing dances for the students to copy us when doing the morning exercises. In preparing for the dance also, I also grew bonds with some of my pretty decent classmates with good dancing skills especially after we always practice our dance every day in this month.
After our dance performance, it was not yet our time to introduce ourselves since we still have to rest for a bit. As such, it was time for one of our seniors perform and gives us a show and this time, it was the 2nd year students which means I could have seen their skills and enjoy their performance if not for me changing my clothes, but I didn't get the chance to watch them because I had to change and fix myself for the self introduction to be done later in front of all these people.