Rival Hearts

CHAPTER 1

                                 REIGN

It's 7:00 in the morning, and I did not want to get up. I craved more sleep-dahilan ng pagdapo ng tsinelas sa mukha ko.

"Hoy babae, gumising ka na d'yan! Alas siete y media na!" my mom shouted. Hay naku, araw-araw na lang talak nang talak. Hindi siguro kumpleto araw niya hangga't walang nasesermonan.

I quickly stood up and freshened up. I fixed my bed and then went downstairs to brush my teeth. I took a bath afterward.

Anyway, pasukan na pala ulit dahil June na. It's June 16, Monday.

"Dalian mo d'yan, babae ka! Pagong ka pa naman kumilos," sigaw na naman ng nanay kong parang laging nireregla.

"Ito na po oh, nagbibihis na po!" I replied as I wore my uniform. I buttoned my blouse and combed my hair. Isinakbit ko na ang strap ng bag ko at nag-ready na paalis.

Ang start ng klase namin is 8:30, but as I mentioned, my mom is so exaggerated. I understand that she didn't want us to be late, but she's being OA na talaga.

I have only one sibling, lalaki siya, kaya naman hindi kami magkasundo madalas. Fifteen years old na siya, two years lang ang agwat namin kaya I couldn't feel na Ate ako sa kanya.

- Fast Forward -

I'm already here sa gate ng school namin. Malaki siya ah, in fairness. I'm Senior High na pala, muntik ko pang makalimutan. I just stared at the huge gate in front of me.

"Finally, Senior High na ako!" saad ko sa sarili ko bago naglakad papasok. A grin was plastered on my face because of excitement.

Dumiretso agad ako sa Principal's Office, binuksan ko ang pinto, at bumungad sa akin ang iritang ekspresyon ng principal... I guess?

"Uhmm, Ma'am, I-" She cut me off.

"Do you need your section?" she asked, her face serious.

"Yeah, Ma'am. My name is Reign Ramirez," I replied. She checked the logbook and then spoke.

"Your section is 11-Anturium, and here's the map of our school." She handed me the school map.

"If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask me," she added in a serious voice.

"Thank you, Ma'am," I quickly replied and then walked away.

Ayoko nang makita ang mukha ng principal-masyado siyang mainit para sa umaga.

I'm wearing my uniform: a white blouse with a green necktie and palda, paired with black shoes and a lovely face of mine, haha. Ganun talaga, maganda ako at wala kayong magagawa dun.

Pagkatapos ko sa Principal's Office, pupunta na ako sa section ko. I looked at my wristwatch to check the time-it's 8:00 AM. Not bad, I still have 30 minutes left.

Dahil siksikan sa hagdan, napapabunggo ako sa katabi ko. My gaze drifted to my side-to the guy who's constantly bumping into me because of this overcrowded stairway. Shit! Nakakalaglag-panga yung mukha niya. Ang pogi.

Kaso parang nerd siya. Naka-salamin, eh.
"Miss, why are you staring?" he asked in a cold voice. Gaga, nakakahiya pala. Kanina pa pala ako nakatitig! Hay naku, buti na lang at maganda ako. Kung hindi, nasampal ko na sarili ko.

"Uh-uhmm, sorry," I replied with the most awkward expression. Naglakad na kami papunta sa classroom na assigned sa amin.

I was looking for my classroom through the doors dahil may nakasulat bawat pinto.

When I saw my classroom, I noticed na sunod nang sunod sa akin yung lalaking bumunggo sa akin kanina. Ano ba 'yan?

I turned my back to face him and raised a brow. "Bakit ka ba sunod nang sunod?" tanong ko sa isang mataray na ekspresyon.