This chapter contains flashback from the senior high school of Amanda in case you get confuse by the timeline xoxo.
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"Accounting... is the language of Business"
I tapped my pen on the notebook that I have personally separated from other subjects. From the moment I got my study load, nagresearch na kaagad ako ng mga possible topics sa mga subjects and wrote as many notes as possible.
I mainly focused in Fundamentals of Accountancy Business and Management since this is one of our major and I plan to take Bachelors of Science in Accountancy.
I smiled as I raise my head from the table. Nakatulog ako kakahintay ng mga classmates ko. I was the first to arrive in the classroom. I am a transferee here in University of Eastern Philippines kaya I am extra early para hindi ako ma-late sakali mang maligaw ako.
Once I confirmed that this is my class, kaagad akong nagbuklat ng mga notes and reviewed. Incase may teacher na biglang magpapaquiz or recitation as an ice breaker. Nakalatag na ang mga dapat kong gawin because I have one goal in mind: ang mag rank one sa paaralan na 'to.
University of Eastern Philippines is a prestigious and expensive school. Ako nga lang mag-isa dito from my previous school na nakapasa sa dami naming nag apply. Thankfully, I got accepted in this school with a full scholarship for the academic school year. My current rank is one, how I knew about it? As I applied for the scholarship, there is someone from the STEM with the same average with me. Kaming dalawa lang ang funded ng school to study here with no payment for a school year. Tie kami sa Rank One so far. I just need to maintain my rank as the scholarship is only exclusive to those who ranked one in their whole strand. In short, one person per strand ang scholarship. I can't lose it dahil hindi kami mayaman. But I am confident that I can maintain my grades and rank.
Enjoy your Senior High School life they say? I say, this is a competition. Well, I can handle myself. I have been pretty competitive all my life. Ngayon pa kaya, na may scholarship akong nakataya. I can't lose!
I have a good feeling tho, I came prepared. I am even the first one to arrive. Is this the sign that I will be the rank one?
I giggled as I came back to reality. I noticed na marami naring students dito sa classroom. None of them were familiar, some are playing games, some are sleeping, while some are noisy and nakikipagchikahan sa mga kakilala nila. Majority of them were seating at the back row, while I sat in the middle column and second row. I tend to be as close to the center as possible kaya kapag naglelecture ang teachers ay naririnig ko ng maayos.
The classroom was slowly being filled with students who seems to know each other kaya medyo na out of place ako and don't know when to start socializing.
I heard someone seating on the back of my chair kaya agad akong lumingon kung sino ang nasa likod ko.
He's already wearing the school uniform despite today being the first day of classes kaya karamihan sa amin ay naka white shirt lang. He also seems very neat and pang role model ang datingan. His face is also neat and well, pogi rin.
"Hi" I mustered my courage, trying to be as friendly as possible.
He looked at me with bored eyes and ignored my greetings. Kinuha niya ang phone niya and doon napunta ang atensyon niya.
"My name is Amanda" I even extended my hand. He looked at me and raised his eyebrows. I tried to smile as genuinely as possible. Looks like I barked in the wrong tree, kung ayaw niya edi don't.
