Switched [On-Going]

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Waking up in the morning wearing nothing but my loose gray shirt. The weather's fine. Not that sunny and not that rainy. Just perfect.

Lumabas ako sa kwarto ko para kumain ng breakfast. But bago pa man ako maka baba ay sinilip ko muna ang kwarto ni Mama if everything is just fine.

Right now, I'm standing behind her door. Closing my eyes and praying. Biting my lower lip to prevent myself from crying.

Inilagay ko ang kaliwang kamay ko sa bandang dibdib ko.

Ang sakit. Ang sakit sakit. Napakasakit malaman na wala na yung pinakamamahal mong tao.

Bumaba na ako sa stairs at pinunasan ang dalawang luha na tumulo galing sa mga mata ko. I guess biting my lower lip didn't help.

I made my way to the dining table and found Papa reading a news paper while drinking coffee.

I went near Papa to give him a peck on the cheeks.

"Good Morning, Papa." I greeted. Nag nod lang si Papa at tuluyang nagsip ng coffee.

"So today's your first day of school?" tanong ni Papa sa akin.

"Ah, oo po. Kasama ko din si Ysa sa bagong school na papasukan ko since I'm still 4th year high school." sagot ko kay Papa habang sumusubo ng hot dog at pancake. Si Ysa nga pala yung best friend ko. Galing siya sa isang mainpluwensyang pamilya, same as ours.

Pagkatapos kong kumain ay nag excuse muna ako para maligo at magbihis for school. This is kind of my daily routine since elementary pa ako. Eat then take a shower and then change to my uniform and go to school.

Matapos kong magbihis at nag ponytail ng buhok ay kinuha ko ang bag ko which I prepared yesterday at bumaba na ako.

Nagkiss muna ako kay Papa before heading off to my new school, Brennon University. I'm kinda okay with it since kasama ko si Ysabelle soI wont feel left out.

"Manong!" tawag ko kay manong driver para mahatid na ako sa school. Agad namang lumapit si manong galing sa gate at pumasok sa sasakyan.

Pumasok na din ako sa back seat at kinuha ko yung phone ko para tawagan si Ysa at Megan.

0929*******

Calling Ysabelle...

[Hey.] sagot ni Ysa sa kabilang linya.

"You comin'?" tanong ko habang inaayos ang loob ng bag ko.

[Of course! Haha my Dad's driving though.] she laughed.

Nag sigh ako. "Good thing your Dad has time to drive you to school." I joked and faked a laugh. How cool it is to have a Dad driving you to school.

[Ask your Papa then. I'm sure he'll drive you.]

I mentally rolled my eyes."Asa pa." tipid kong answer sa kanya. As if ihahatid niya ako eh mas uunahin niya yung business simula nung namatay si Mama.

[Hay nako Ynna, you should at least try to convince him. Oh! We're here na sa school! Kita nalang tayo! Labyuuu!]

Nag end call na ako at pumikit. "Gisingin mo ko pag nakarating na tayo." sabi ko kay manong since medyo malayo yung school sa bahay namin since sa isang subdivision kami nakatira. We own the whole subdivision though.

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"Maam gumising na po kayo." Niyuyugyog ako ni manong kaya minulat ko ang aking mga mata.
Lumingon ako sa window and only to find a very big building. Okay, this is gonna be my first day of school.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

I thanked manong and got out of the car. Nakita ko si Ysa na nakatayo sa golden gate, waiting for me.

Tumakbo ako papalapit sa kanya. "YSAAAAAAABELLEEE!" sigaw ko while tumakbo. Nilingon naman niya agad ako at dali dali kong niyakap.

"I've missed you sis!"

"Missed you more!"

We walked around the campus talking and chit chating and noticed students staring at us at nagbubulong-bulungan. Hayss, respeto naman.

"Ganda nila."

"Especially the girl in the ponytail!"

"Models ba?"

Napatawa kami ni Ysa sa mga puri nila. Kami? Models? Oh my Geeee! Alam ko namang maganda kami eh. Hahahaha!

Siniko ako ni Ysa. "Models daw tayo besh! Hahahaha! Eh ang pangit mo kahit nakaponytail ka!"

"Geez, Ysa. Tumahimik ka nga kung ayaw mong gawin kong spaghetti yang makulot mong buhok! Sige ka." I threatened her para tumahimik. Masyadong maingay e.

Nagshrug lang siya at tuluyang pumasok kami sa school building para hanapin yung room namin. Since we're transferees, we were adviced to go to room 314 on the 3rd floor.

Nahanap na namin yung room kaya pumasok kami and good to know, aircon yung classroom. High class. Beautiful! May chandelier na nakasabit sa ceiling, all arm chairs were like the chairs from the royal family, ang lamig ng aircon. This school is definitely high class!

We seated in the front row since dun lang yung may vacant and hanged our bags sa likod ng chair. Since we arr seated sa front row, hindi ko pa nakita ang buong classroom kaya lumingon ako sa likod to get a nice glance at the classroom.

Paglingon ko ay may nadatnan akong isang grupo ng mga lalaki, about 5-6 boys staring at me, smiling.

What took my attention was the guy in the middle with the brownish hair. Matangos yung ilong niya, chinito, maputi, gwapo. He was smiling at me and I was staring at him kaya binatukan siya ng kanyang mga kaibigan.

Nawala yung tingin niya sakin at lumingon siya sa kanyang mga kaibigan at binigyan sila ng death glare kaya natawa ako.

At that time, pumasok na ang professor namin and told us to introduce ourselves since bago pa kami sa school na 'to.

Tumayo ako at naglakad papunta sa front. "Hi, my name is Ynna Chloe Monteverde. I am 16 years old and I am a transferee from Julius Laketon Academy."

"Hi Ynna!" bati nila sakin.

Nag nod lang ako at bumalik sa upuan ko. After that, si Ysa naman ang tumayo and introduced herself.

Then after the whole morning classes, lunch time na.

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Nakapila kami ni Ysa sa cafeteria since lunch time na. The school may be high class but the cafeteria is still like those normal cafeterias.

"One slice of strawberry shortcake, palabok and a bottle of grape soda." Sabi ko sa cafeteria lady at nilagay naman niya agad sa tray ko yung pagkain. Nag thanks ako sa kanya and looked for a vacant table.

Nakahanap naman ako agad ng vacant table at hinintay si Ysa na nakapila pa sa counter. I couldn't wait any longer kaya I started eating.

Masaya pa akong kumakain ng biglang may tumayo sa harapan ko. Yung chinito sa classroom with his friends na pogi din.

I smiled at him. "Hey."

He smiled back and asked me. "Mind if I sit on your table? Wala na kasing vacant."

I roamed my head around the cafeteria and he's right, wala ng vacant tables kaya tumango ako sa kanya. "Sure."

Tinapik siya sa balikat nang kanyang mga friends at umalis, leaving us both in the table.

"I'm Andrei Agoncillo by the way, in case you haven't knew." sabi niya while putting his hands for a hand shake. I took his hand at nakipaghandsahke. Sayang ang effort eh.

"Did I disturb you guys?"

Napatingin kaming dalawa sa nagtanong. Only to find Ysabelle stading in front of us with a smirk on her face.

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AN: Okay this is the first chap. Hope you like it guys! Hahaha! K.