Chapter - 6 - Amazing PE class
Wine wanted to crawl into the bed but he remembered he hadn't brushed his teeth yet. Only after brushing teeth, washing face and wiping moisturizer that he gets into the bed..
Anawar was speechless again. He told himself not to be surprised again as he had to see that kind of scene for two years. At least he won't smell bad..
Wine hugged the spare pillow nervously. The mosquito net was not too big but not too small. It was one and a half sizes. Bigger than the net for one person but smaller than two.
September is the starting month of the winter. Thanks to the sea, the temperature has not dropped too much. It was well known that the coastal towns are balanced in temperature while the towns in mountains are colder.
"Brother Anawar, what if I want to pee at midnight? I'm scared to go alone.."
Wine said in a small voice, afraid of being heard by the roommates.
"Wake me up..I will accompany you.."
Anawar wanted to say none of my business but remembered that this is the minor, just a child. He promised to accompany him reluctantly.
The first night away from home was very uncomfortable. Wine fell asleep in a daze.
Geez…Geez…Geez
The loud alarm woke all of the trainees up. The seniors are not very nervous and the juniors are dazed.
They are used to sleeping until the sunlight shone on their butts. Now, they are asked to wake up….
"Damn…I missed home.."
"The alarm is scarier than my mother's voice.."
Wine woke up holding Anawar's body in his arms. He was so used to sleeping with family that he felt nothing wrong when he held Anawar in his sleep.
Anawar felt strange but not unpleasant. Wine's hands are soft and he smells good, didn't have the sweaty smell. Not unbearable,right? He brainwashed himself…
They found the seniors wearing green tracksuits. As they didn't have one, they wore long pants and t-shirts. The bucket full of water they carried last night came handy.
They scooped the water with ladles and washed their faces in the corridor. Some didn't carry water yesterday but they took the available resources from the environment.
"Hey, give me a ladle of water."
"Here, take it. You lazy bum.."
Some didn't brush their teeth. Just wiped the faces with water …with eyes closed..
Some didn't even get up to wash their faces…
Wine looked around but stopped caring about others. He wiped some sunscreen on his face. The morning sunlight can also be poisonous sometimes..
After the rush, the juniors followed the seniors to the other side of the road. Determined that Anawar was a reliable roommate, Wine followed him like a duckling.
They passed by the teaching building and two female dorms. The football field was in front of the two female dormitories. What a surprising thing it is?
The girls take longer time than the boys coming from the opposite side. The dorms are brightly lit. They can even see the underwear hanging on the drying racks.
"Shit!!! Underwear!!! Do you see it, Anawar, youngest…"
Myo Ko's eyes were as bright as light bulbs. Anawar kept a straight face without looking up the upstairs of the female dorm.
Wine looked up with interest but disappointed. What can the children who just get into College life love to wear?
"What is there to be excited about? There are not even lace ones…"
"Wow…our youngest even knows the materials…"
They stand in small groups in the field. Which genius planned this college layout? He wants to worship….
The females have to eat in the dining hall of male side while the male trainees have to run around in front of the female dorms.
Wine read the signboard on the top of the female dorms. The dorm parallel with the field was "Saw Thandar" and the dorm on top of the field was "Saw Mékyi".
"Saw Thandar" means "the woman as beautiful as coral"while "Saw Mékyi" means "the woman who was very dark and shiny" in the national language…
The polar opposite…right?
Saw Mékyi was a queen of a medium-sized kingdom in ancient times. She was known as Queen of Ruby in history. The fist sized ruby was following her. Even when she threw it away, it came back the next day.
Later, the king heard the news and wanted the ruby. He seized the ruby from her but lost it in the morning, again and again. Frustrated, the king had to take her along with the ruby as a queen.
In history, she was a dark skinned woman. So she was named "so dark that it shines".
Then again, the wisdom of the ancient naming method… Tsk
At 5:25 am, a figure sitting in the dark blew the whistle waking up the headless thoughts…
"14/08 stand on the left side. 15/09 stand on the right side. Girls stay in girls groups…boys stay in boys groups. Don't mix in…"
It was a woman's voice. Two fat bodies walked over and stood on the small stage in front of the crowd.
"Attention!!!!"
The trainees who were busy grouping stopped what they were doing and looked at the shouting figure.
"I am your instructor Khin Khin Gyi of PE class and this is my assistant instructor Nandar.."
Wine's jaws dropped. Is he too updated or outdated? Are PE instructors with big figures popular these days? He meant nothing else, the teachers of other subjects can be bloated,fat or obese, it didn't matter.
But we are talking about PE instructors, right? Physical Education teachers only have one job,that is to keep the trainees fit…
Sadly, the trainees' opinions didn't matter…
After grouping, the assistant instructor took the seniors to carry the track suits and canvas shoes for 15/09.
The track suits are blue paired with white t-shirts and white canvas shoes. There were big "WEC" printed on the back of the t-shirts and track jackets….
Wine got the rare M sized tracksuit in the pile of L, XL and XXL. It fits him too well, like it was tailored just for him…
His height is 5'6". Not too short compared to girls and southerners but in the dorm filled with tall, dark and big frame northerners, he was as small as a kitten in a group of dogs..