I’m preparing my dresses and my things for school, excited nako makameet ng mga taga rito at para mag karon ng kaibigan, nakakaboring naman kung laging si richie lang ang kinakausap ko, minsan nga parang hindi pa nakikinig
“Hey twin..” richie came in my room
“You should knock first kuya..”
he sighed deeply and sat on the couch
“Wala ka parin bang balak pansinin si Papa?”
I took a deep breath and looked at him tiredly
“You know what becca, papa has alot of problems right now and he was so worried when the guard said you go too far away from here..”
“richie I’m not a k-“
“Becca patricia, yes you’re not a kid but look at the mirror, that beautiful woman would make alot of boys go crazy-
“KUYA NAMAN.” angal ko
he laughed
“totoo naman, not all the people are good.”
“I know that..”
“Papa is sad and I felt bad about it, you’re our happiness we’re just want to protect you..”
“Okay okay..” sagot ko nalang
ilang araw narin kasi akong nagtatampo sakanya
sa totoo lang kasalanan ko naman talaga kung bakit sya nagalit, dahil hindi ako nag paalam at wala si manang nung araw na yun para sabihan sila na mamasyal lang ako
gusto kong bumalik dun o di kaya iexplore pa ang lugar, kaso ayoko ng magalit ulit si papa
sakit ng ulo?
that word never get out of my mind
“Hi natalia..” salubong ko sa batang nag lalaro ng Aso sa garden
she looked at me seriously, not even smiling
“anong pangalan nya?”
“si bonbon..” pabalang na sagot nya
the dog came towards me and start licking my foot
I chuckled
I kneeled and caress his head
“Hi bonbon I’m becca”
the dog wiggling his small tail
“gusto ka nya..” Natalia said
nagulat pako dahil hindi naman ako kinakausap nito
“really?”
she nod.
“Nabanggit ni manang mabait ka daw na bata.”
“Opo.”
“bakit ang maldita mo sakin..?”
sumama ang tingin nya
“Ikaw kasi yung bad.”
lumapit sya sakin at kinarga si bonbon
“Ako bad? hindi ah..”
“Basta bad ka, tara na bonbon.”
naglakad na sya palayo
never pakong nainis sa bata lalo na kung kasing cute ni natalia
pero hindi ko maintindihan bakit parang ayaw nya sakin
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I wear floral peach dress na hanggang tuhod at sinuot ang backpack na color white matching with my white rubber shoes
I ponytail my hair for the clean appearance since madali lang magpawis dito sa lugar namin dahil hindi gaya sa Singapore ang weather sa pilipinas
I put light pink lip gloss for the simple look and light foundation
pagkatapos mag ayos bumaba nako para kumain ng almusal
“Oh ang ganda naman ng dalaga ko..”
I hug papa and smiled at him
“Bolera mo talaga papa..” umupo nako at nag umpisang kumain
“kailan daw kayo mag umpisang mag uniform richie? para maprepare na ni manang.”
“Hmm maybe nextweek papa..” richie answered
papa nodded
“okay, si mang Iban ang mag dadrive sainyo papuntang school..”
“Pwde naman ako papa..”
“I know you very well richie mabilis kang mag drive na parang sayo ang kalsada..”
“Tss.”
I laughed and richie look badly at me
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we arrived at school at 6:30am nakatulog pako sa sasakyan dahil sa aga ng klase dito sa pinas
I don’t think my brain is already functioning at this hour
“ano? gusto mo pang mag aral dito?”
“hays richie ang aga aga..” reklamo ko
I yawn
he chuckled
“Hey brad long time no see..”
may sumalubong samin habang nag lalakad papasok sa school
inakbayan nya si kuya at panay ang tingin sakin
“kamusta ang bakasyon nop?”
“heto pinagbabantay ni Dad sa buong hacienda..ipakilala mo naman ako sa kasama mo..”
siniko sya ni kuya
“she’s my twin-
“twin? eh hindi naman kayo magkamukha.”
“Hindi naman lahat ng kambal magkamukha.” paliwanag ni kuya
he stand infront of me at pinunas pa ang mga kamay sa pants nya
“Hi, I’m Nop and you are?”
I smiled at him, bukod kay kuya may nakausap narin ako sa wakas na ibang uri ng tao dito..
I laughed at the back of my mind
“Becca patricia..”
“what a nice name, nice to meet you becca.” he extend his hand
and I shook his hand
“ops ops tigilan mo yang kambal ko bawal pa mag boyfriend yan..”
Kuya pulled him and nop give a hand sign asking for my phone number
tawang tawa ako sakanilang dalawa
nang nasa harap nako ng building ng course ko, umakyat nako dahil ang sabi ni kuya 7am dapat nasa room na
Naconscious ako bigla ng pinag titinginan nako ng mga estudyante bawat hallway, halos lahat may mga close friends na
I see two girls standing beside the railings, kanina pa kasi ako nag lalakad hindi ko parin nakikita yung hinahanap ko
I approach them
“ahmm hi, where is the lockers area?”
they frowned while looking at me, the other girl whispered something and the girl looked shock
“You are the governor’s daughter?”
I nodded.
“Sabi na sayo Nam eh..”
“Oo nga Tee sya lang yung may mukhang ganyan dito, ang ganda nya pala talaga..”
“I’m becca.” I raised my hand and they both look at each other and smiled
they didn’t take my hand and became distant
“nasa 4th floor ang locker..” sabi ng babaeng pang lalake ang buhok
is she a lesbian?
hmm probably
when I start walking they started to laugh, they are giving me off vibes
sumasakit na ang paa ko kakalakad, hinihingal narin ako sa pag akyat
asan naba kasi ang lockers area?.. hays naman wala na ngang elevator tapos sa pinaka taas pa ilalagay ang lockers
I looked at my phone but there’s no signal gusto ko sanang tawagan si richie, simula ng umuwi ako dito lagi nalang nag wawala wala ang signal
pagkarating ko sa 4th floor walang estudyante kahit isa sa hallway halos lahat ng rooms lock
My god pagod na pagod nako, late nako ng 5 mins
pinaka ayaw ko pa naman ang nalelate dahil sa Singapore napakahigpit ng mga teachers pag late ka
I walked and scan the rooms, lock talaga lahat
*sniff
*sniff
what’s that smell?
it smells like a cigarette
pag liko ko, I was bumped my head to someone, napa atras pako
naka fitted maong pants toh at naka white shirt, when I looked up.. her cold eyes met mine
she’s a morena girl, maigsi lang buhok nya hanggang leeg at may bangs pa, kung hindi mo makikita mukha nya, mapag kakamalan mo syang lalake, matangkad rin sya at ang payat nya
her eyes looked down at my neck, down to my chest and almost checking my every part of my body
if he’s a boy? baka nasampal ko na sya
“anong ginagawa mo dito?” malamig na tanong nya
“ah ahmm-
“this floor are off limits..”
my eyes widened
“I was looking for the lockers area and the student said it’s in here.”
“tss.”
“What time is its?” she asked
“7:10am.”
she hold my arm tightly and pulled me
Ang bilis ng lakad nya at halos madapa nako
“Hey I need to go to the Lock–
“Ang bobo, walang ganun dito.” pikon na tugon nya
so the girls earlier are lying to me?
I felt bad about it..
narating namin ang second floor ng mabilis, aral paba tong ginagawa ko o jogging?
sa 1st room kung saan ko nakita yung dalawang babae kanina doon kami pumasok
Everyone goes silent when they see us, some of the students gasps
nakita ko rin yung dalawa at nakangisi lang silang nakatingin sakin
“1st day late agad?” the teacher was looking at me
“Ah ahm I’m sorry.” I bowed my head
“it’s our first day at okay lang malate dahil hindi naman tayo mag le-lecture ngayon, pero next time bawal na okay?”
“yes ma’am.” I answered
Umupo ako sa bakanteng upuan sa 2nd row sa gitna
bakit parang ako lang yung pinagsabihan?
nakita ko yung kasama ko na lumapit kay ma’am
the teacher was whispering and the girl just nodded, ma’am held her arms and caressed it
I frowned
and I notice there’s a bruises in the back of her arm
naglakad yung babae papuntang row 3 sa dulo at umupo
“Freen you can go home now, it’s okay this is our 1st day.” our teacher said
“Okay lang po..” sagot nya
we introduce ourselves to each other and almost everyone ay magkakilala na
our teacher is Ms. Ana, she’s super lively panay tawa lang yung mga student dahil minuto minutong nag bibiro
natapos ang klase namin kay ma’am ana ng wala parin akong nagiging kaibigan, they are distant
bakit si nop Hindi?
dahil ba kaibigan nato ni kuya?
tumingin ako sa babaeng tumulong sakin kanina na makapasok sa room ko, hindi ko rin kasi alam kung saan, inuna ko pa ang locker eh wala naman palang ganun dito, all students are carrying their bags
her name is freen
She’s sleeping in her desk, katabing upuan nya yung mga babaeng nakausap ko kanina
they looked nice
but everytime they are looking at me? they are so rude
I didn’t expect this
everyone are distant towards me
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“Richie..”
I entered kuyas room and he’s playing xbox while sitting on his bed
“hmm?”
he looked at me and his eyes widened
“why are you crying?”
*sniff
I shook my head, nahihiya akong sabihin sakanya
“come here..”
lumapit ako sakanya at humiga at inunan ang mga binti nya
“Why? do you miss mama?”
umiling ako
“madami kabang kaibigan sa school?”
“Oo naman..”
he caressed my forehead down to my hair
“Bakit piling ko walang gustong makipag kaibigan sakin sa school.”
my tears drop in my cheeks
“Becca 1st day palang ng klase baka nagkakahiyaan pa kayo.. alam mo na, mas madaling nagkakaron ng kaibigan ang lalake kesa sa babae-“
“eh bakit sa Singapore halos lahat ng classmates ko gusto akong maging kaibigan..”
“Hay nako becca puro ka Singapore, sa pilipinas mailap talaga ang mga babae..”
Tama kaya si kuya?
nag umpisa talaga toh kay natalia eh
may sumpa ata yung bata na yun
Richie shared everything what happened in his day in our school and I don’t have any
I sighed
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