Embracing My Shepherd [COMPLETED]

Prologue

Then they all live happily ever after.

When I was a child, I used to think that the world was like a fairytales. I thought that the world was easy, full of happiness, and that everything will always have a happy ending, but as I slowly face reality, all of those fairytale was just a fairytales. It weren't true. Those story books were just a mask of this painful reality.

When I was a child, I wished to grow up fast because of those stories I read, but As I grow older, it hits me that those were just made up stories and it will never come true.

I used to wish so many things... I've learned many things in life, at isa na doon ang pagpapahalaga ng mga bagay kahit gaano pa kaliit ang mga 'yon,

Because we eventually die... either with regrets or with fulfillment.

My parents used to tell me that there is always a beautiful things in the other side of the perspective.

Bata palang ako natutunan ko nang mamuhay nang mag isa, kahit na may mga kapatid ako. It still feels like I am alone- wala naman nang kaso sa akin 'yon dahil nakasanayan ko na. Wala naman akong problema pag dating sa acads- well, at least now...

I mean, I'm trying my best to keep up. That's what matters right?

"Let us all congratulate Ms. Sandoval for winning the essay writing competition." I smiled as our ears got filled with claps.

Nasa gitna ako nang stage ngayon sa court dahil tinawag kaming mga nanalo sa naganap na contest sa ibang school nitong nakaraang linggo.

Iginala ko ang aking mga mata, I saw my classmate's line at nakita ang mga kaibigan na masayang nakatingin sa akin. When my eyes went to the boy's line, and as our eyes met his face suddenly went dark.

Ever since I've met him, I always got this feeling that I did something that angered him, and that is something I never knew about... I always have this feeling that he's mad at me, maybe it made me assume that because of how his eyes turns cold every time ou eyes met, how his whole face suddenly become emotionless every time he see me walking close to him...

Agad na din akong nag iwas ng tingin at inabala na lamang ang mga mata sa paanan until the speaker told us na ayos nang bumaba, I went down and walk towards my section's line. Cino-congratulate pa nang ibang madadaanan.

Sanay naman na ako sa ganito, I always participate in every contest na mayroon- hakot award ani nga nila. As a fourth year student, I made sure na madami akong awards na matatanggap I mean last school year na, might as well humakot nang humakot ng mga awards.

Hanggang sa pag-akyat ay nakapila padin kami nang maayos. Hindi ko napigilang huminga ng malalim dahil sa pagod. Imagine?! 3rd floor aalang aircon? Makatarungan ba 'yon?! I mean nakatutok naman sa akin ang electric fan, pero ung buga nga lang mala-apoy!

"Grabe napakalamig!" Sarcastic na saad ni rain dahilan na matawa kami ni miu sa kaniya.

"May quiz ba?" Tanong ni miu sa akin nang maka upo, saglit akong napa isip bago tumango.

"Sa Filipino, character nang El filibusterismo. Ung 20 lang daw muna." I explained, tumango naman ito bago tumayo upang pumunta sa locker namin na nasa likod.

"Nag review kana?" Rain asked, I shook my head and showed her my phone.

"R-review palang." I pout, sa totoo lang tinatamad ako mag kabisado, mas effective ang memorization kaysa familiarization.

Mas okay na 'yung alam agad kaysa mag sasabi ng "hala familiar!"

Mamaya pa naman after lunch ang subject namin para sa filipino, hindi ko naman agad masasaulo 'yon ng ilang minuto kaya mas minabuti ko nang mag basa habang inaantay ang guro.

After a few minutes Ms. Almoguera entered our room, she's our first subject and also our adviser. At dahil dalawang linggo palang ang naka lipas nang mag simula ang klase our adviser told us that we will be having a class officer voting.

I'm confident that I will be the class president, I mean with the aura itself? Huh! Itabi niyo, ako na. I smirked as I watch rain raise her hand to nominate me ngunit agad siyang naunahan ng kung sinong kaklase.

"Ma'am! I nominate Mr. Santos!" I raise my eyebrows before looking at who it is.

"Ma'am! I nominate Ms. Sandoval!" Ani ni rain, kita ko pang nilingon niya ang lalakeng naunang bumoto bago inismiran.

Napailing na lamang ako at tinignan ang pangalan naming dalawa na isinulat ng guro sa white board. I had a low chance to win dahil nauna ang pangalan niya...

"Any nomination for our class president? None?" She looked at us one by one before continuing. "Then I'll close the nomination."

And when the voting comes of course I voted myself. Bakit hindi? E' ako na 'yan.

The voting almost tied. 30 lang kami sa klase.

Santos: 16
Sandoval:14

I looked at the voting intently. It was obvious who won, napairap na lamang ako sa kawalan nag maalala ang sinabi niya noong unang araw nang pasukan last school year.

"Ako dapat 'yung mananalo e, nauna lang kasi pangalan mo."

I was the president last school year, and the guts of him to tell me those word without even congratulating me. Wala siyang karapatang magalit sa akin dahil wala naman akong ginagawa sa kaniya, kung sino man ang galit sa kaniya ay ako dapat!

He and his pride is annoying!

I glanced at him sitting at the back, I scoffed when I saw his smirk while watching my annoyed face. How I love to erase that annoying smirk off his face!

Everything he does annoys the hell out of me!
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-E