Chapter 2

"DAD? Mom?! Ate Mizy? Anyone?" Sigaw ko habang naghahanap ng tao sa bahay. Ano ba yan... iniwan na naman ba ako? Jusko, pati si ate Mizy? Hindi naman niya day off.

"Ang ingay mo." 

"Kuya F!" 

"Don't kuya F me, little princess! Alam ko ang ginawa mo kanina." Napangiwi na lang ako ng makitang medyo seryoso si kuya.

"Kuya, I'm not the little princess of Savillan. Don't call me that way." His face darkened and he glared at me.

"You and Sole is our princess, don't think that way. Sole won't like it..and Sole is a queen, already. So, because Sole treat you as her daughter you're our princess." I sighed. 

Si ate Sole ang nakahanap sa akin. Siya dapat ang a-ampon sa akin but I refused. But she won't let me go and since Kuya F's parents wants to have a daughter, Ate Sole proposed that they should adopt me. They agreed, hindi kasi magkaka anak pa si Mommy because of an accident before. Ayoko talagang magpa-ampon noon kasi ang dami na nilang naitulong sa akin, so if a-amponin pa nila ako...that would be too much blessing for me. 

Nakakatakot lang isipin na isang araw babawiin lahat ng yun sa akin. Na mas may malaking kapalit lahat ng blessings na natatanggap ko. 

"Kuya, asan sila Mommy?" He looked at me and chuckled. 

"She went to the parlor, tinext ka daw niya, huh? May party mamaya." My heart beat fast, my hands start to tremble pero hindi ko pinahalata kay kuya at ngumiti lang. 

"Don't worry, it's just a simple one. Alam mo naman si lolo..." He said and chuckled. Si lolo kasi simple lang naman yung okasyon nagpapa party pa. But mostly naman kami kami lang pero pang party talaga yung vibes, mga damit , lahat lahat. 

Even though the Savillan's treat me good, may ilan parin sakanila ang hindi gusto sa akin. Every time they would find a chance to bully me they would and I'll stayed silent and endured it. 

They are a distant relative of Savillan's. But the old Savillan would always invite them if there is a party. It was on lola's will before na the Savillan's should reunite and forget the grudge. But I guess some of them can't just forget about it at sa akin nila binubunton. 

Pero mas natatakot ako sa ibang mga pinsan nila kuya.. they envy me and ate Sole. But because ate Sole is a real Savillan they would never have the guts to touch her. Besides, ate is just so pure to taint.. 

Ate is the only grand daughter of lolo. So the five boys always obeyed and treat her like a princess or more like a queen. 

Being protected by the Savillan's they can't touch her. So, they came after me. I was bullied, accused and receive more things that I don't deserve. 

"HINDI NA tayo mag ka section?" Naka ngusong tanong ni Jean habang titignan ang papel na hawak niya. 

Ine- expect ko na yun. But it just sad because ngayong grade 9 na kami saka lang kami mag hihiwalay. It's pretty unfair because I know that I did much better kesa yung mga ibang naiwan sa section namin, but never mind. 

"Bastos itong mga 'to, ako din naman iba yung section!" Masama ang tingin sa amin ni Ysa, nagtatampo. 

We just chuckled. I've got new friends most of them are boys. At first ayoko talaga makihalubilo sakanila but eventually, I got used to it kaya naging friends kami. But the girls in our room is just annoying. 

I know it's normal na may bida bida every classroom but our classmates is too much. I've always been in star section kaya sometimes I can't take their words and actions, it just too much for me. 

Kasama ko sila Jean pag recess or lunch break. It's either ako pupunta or pupunta siya with our friends na galing sa star section. May mga naging kaibigan naman ako sa 2 years na pag i stay ko sa star section, sila yung kasa kasama ni Jean. But si Ysa loner yun, she may be jolly and loud but she've got a lot of hater. 

"Zup." 

Tinanguan ko lang ito. 

"You're not with your boy friends?" He sarcastically asked. I sighed. Endure, Zhia ilang taon mo ring natiis siya ngayon ka pa susuko? 

"No. Jean time." I calmly said kahit gustong gusto ko na siyang tirisin!

"How about me?" I arched one of my brows.

"What?" 

"Wala." 

I WAS busy eating my cup cake nang biglang nagsalita si Jean. 

"Guess what?" She said excitedly. Kaya binaba ko yung cup cake at itinuon sa kaniya ang attention ko.

"What?"

"Lleidzy is courting Hana Ley! You know? Yung friend natin noong grade 7? Yung mahinhin?" Oh..that girl. Hindi na yun nakapagtataka, Hana Ley is Lleidzy type. Nakapagtataka nga na ngayon niya lang linigawan. 

"Good for them." I shrugged. Ngumoso si Jean at parang disappointed. 

"Why?" 

"Kawawang Lleidzy." Kumunot ang noo ko. 

"No, si Hana ang kawawa." She chuckled and continue eating.

CAN'T BELIEVE I survive a school year without Jean and Ysa being my classmate. Grade ten na kami ngayon at medyo prine pressure kami ng mga teachers. 

"Anong strand kukunin mo?" 

"Humss siguro, wala namang Gas sa school natin eh." Hindi pa ako sure sa kukunin kung course but I have choices, it's either I'll become a lawyer or a psychiatrist. 

Pero kasi parang against si Mommy eh, natatakot siya kasi may tendency daw na mabaliw rin ako. She's right naman pero hindi ba dapat mas matakot siyang mag cri criminal lawyer ako? Ewan..

Pero ang dami kung what if's, like what if kung hindi ko pala kayang mag lawyer at mag give up ako in a half way? Nakakahiya pag ganon. Hindi rin ako sure sa psychiatrist kasi psychiatrist na si Ate Sole baka sabihing ginagaya ko na naman siya. And I don't want to live in her shadow like what other's say. 

Kahit naman sinasabi ni Ate Sole na gawin ko lang ang gusto ko, I'm free. Pero kasi everybody knows how much I adored ate Sole, so once na magkwe-kwento ako about sa kaniya they would instantly shut me up. 

Pero pag sila kuya ang mga kasama ko they would listen to me attentively kasi we all love ate Sole. 

"Abm ako. Gusto ko maging accountant. Ikaw ba Ysa?" 

"Stem." Yang si Ysa hindi na masyadong madaldal since nagka jowa. Minsan nga kasama naming mag lunch jowa niya and guess what? She acts like a fine lady! She move elegantly at mahinhin na tumawa. 

Entertainment namin sila pag kasama niya jowa niya. Si Jean naman pag jowa niya kasama namin para silang mag tropa. Most of the time nagiging third wheel ako buti na lang sumasama sa amin sina Ej at Draze.