“Girl! Slayable ka talaga!” Soleia said at pinalo pa ang braso ko.
Nalaman ko ang pangalan niya kanina ng mag pakilala siya, magkatabi lang pala kami! At siya 'yong friend ni Kade na nanalo sa pusta nila.
“Kade is so simple.” I answered. Totoo naman, kanina obviously walang lusot ang pinagsasabi niya. May pointLESS siya.
“Harsh mo talaga sa biepep ko, sis! Pero aminin pogi si Thad!” Pang-aasar nito saakin.
Seriously?! Why did I even let my hand shake with her? Now I can't say shut your mouth to her. She's so loud.
“You're so loud, Kade's handsome but not my type.” Sagot ko sa kaniya at nag crossed arms.
Alangan naman ideny ko, totoong maitsura naman talaga ang isang Thaddeus Kade Lopez, jerk nga lang, and I hate him.
“Nako sinasabi ko sa'yo teh! Kapag kayo nag enemies to lovers unang supporter ninyo ako! Magiging ala-einstein siguro magiging anak niyo! Kade's a valedictorian, suma cum laude, and a cpa passer tapos top notcher! No one can beat him ever since kinder. We are magkababata kasi, our parents are friends kaya ganon.” Hindi ko tinanong pero sinabi na niya ang summary sa talambuhay ng achievements ni Kade.
Speaking of that, he was a cpa top notcher? I was in the top 2 that time, is he the first? No, that's impossible, from what I remembered galing sa pinaka magaling na school ang first, hindi naman siguro siya doon galing?
“Te, nababasa ko nasa-isip mo. I know you are thinking, anong rank siya noong nag top siya sa mga cpa passer? Girl! He was the top 1.” My jaw almost dropped. Naiinis ako! Natalo na niya pala ako dati. Hindi naman bigdeal saakin 'yan noon eh, at least nag top notcher, whole philippines din naman iyon. But I wasn't expecting na he was the top 1!
“Oo te, sobrang talino—” I shut her kasi naiinis na ako. Now I need to work even harder to beat him. Dapat mas mauna ako sa ranking sa susunod, I will beat him sa BAR EXAM in the future.
“Shut up, stop slapping to my face his achievements because I don't care.” I got my things and walked away from the table.
This is what I hate about having friends, ayokong may sinasampal sila saaking tao na mas magaling pa saakin kasi alam na alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi ako titigil kapag hindi natalo ang sinasabi nila. I am over competitive and I know that.
My brother Aries once told me “You are the best, baby. You don't have to work harder, we already know that you are doing your best, and that is more than enough. You do not have to be over competitive kasi kahit sobrang galing natin, nangyayari parin sa buhay ang minsang malalamangan tayo, and that's okay, kasi buhay natin ito, at hindi tayo pekpekto bilang tao.” That was a slap of reality for me. Pero hindi ko maiwasan naiinis ako kapag nalalamangan ako feeling ko walang puwang ang pinaghirapan ko kung hindi ako ang una.
“Adira—” It was Soleia. Sinundan niya pala ako.
“What? Slapping me Kade's achievements again?” She held my hand and looked at me with her soft eyes.
“Adie, I'm sorry. Hindi ko alam na ganon ang mararamdaman mo. I was just saying those kasi feeling ko you two are very compatible, parehong pareho kayong dalawa and this is my first time na nakatagpo nang kaparehas ng level sa kaniya, and he never had a girlfriend kaya shiniship ka namin sa kaniya. Hehe, well sorry ang ganda mo e, matangkad, maganda, matalino. Kaya pala talaga ni lord gumawa ng exquisite!” Alam ko naman na gusto niya lang pagaanin ang loob ko. But well? Who knows na totoo pala talagang shiniship nila ako.
“Well, let me tell you this Sol— I don't like Kade. Kasi I only see him as my competitor, and it will never be healthy for us to be together kasi makikipagtaasan lang ako sa kaniya. I would not compare myself because I know I am doing my best, pero gusto kong mas mataas ako.” She smiled at me softly. She's so angelic, kaya ayokong makikipag-kaibigan kasi feeling ko pabigat ako, I don't talk too much unless it's about arguing over a lesson.
I had a trauma of sharing my problems when I was in highschool and now it's hard for me to trust anybody who would dare to enter mylife.
“I understand that, kahit nga si Kade ganon eh. As in you two are very similar! Pero para sa ikaka-peace mo, I would never say anything about him and we'll just talk about something that girlies could relate!” I smiled at her. Wow! I smiled?? Okay maybe kuya Austin is right too. It's okay to open our hearts sometimes.
Nawala ang ngiti ko ng dumaan si Kade kasama iyong friend na nag peace sign saakin noong in-approach ako ni Sol.
“Don't assume na ikaw ang mananalo next time, Adira. Hindi lahat nang nag top sa pinakauna ay siyang magiging sa huli. We are just starting.” What the hell is wrong with him?? Hindi ko naman siya kinausap. Hindi ba talaga matanggap ng ego niya na mas lamang ako kanina sa argument namin?
“Really? Just like what you said, we are just starting. Hindi ka pwedeng mag conclude na ikaw naman next time. Good luck nalang kung papayagan kita.” I smirked at him and grabbed Soleia's arms towards the cafeteria.
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Love At First Argument (Law student series#1)
General FictionAdira Del Moore is an only daughter, she always graduates with flying colors ever since she was elementary up until college. She was the suma cum laude in their batch. She's a CPA, one of the top notchers. That is why she doesn't allow anyone to get...
