A Girl Who Doesn't Fix Her Hair

TGWDFHH 1: New Year

° CLINT's pov °

It's a damn cold night. Tryin to figure out this life. Won't you take me by the hand take me somewhere new. I don't know who you are but I'm, I'm with you.

I opened my eyes and look at my cellphone. 1 message received fron Mr. Thrifty, saying •Happy New Year Poh• , napangiti ako. Well, simpleng text lang pero medyo mahaba ang tone. Ganyan ako kapag matutulog, pinapalitan ko ang messege tone ng medyo mahaba para kung importante man ang text eh, magigising ako sa ingay ng cellphone ko. Hay parang weird lang si ako. Nag reply na ko sa kanya at inayos ang sarili ko. Exact 12 midnight na pala, means new year na. I decided to go downstairs.

" Ay Bruha! " , my sister acting as if she is shocked seeing me as I went out of my room.
" Why don't you enroll to an acting school Nide? I'm sure tanggap ka na agad by only showing a fake shocked emotion on your face " I answered her sarcasticly cold.
" Ate naman eh! Gawin mo kayang new year's resolution ang pag suklay ng buhok kahit dalawa or tatlong beses lang. Nga pala, Mom wants us to go downstairs na. " I just nod at her and make my way down to the staircase. Hindi ko na pinansin ang kapatid kung iyon.
" Happy New Year daughters of mine." Mom Nadine greeted us. " Clint, nakatulog ka ba anak after you have attended the mass with your kuya? Ayusin mo naman ng konti ang buhok mo." Mom said while preparing the table. I just smiled bitterly. We just have a simple midnight snack and then bumalik na ako sa room ko para ipagpatuloy ang tulog ko. Sa totoo lang tinatamad akong mag celebrate ng New Year. First time na dito kami sa Pilipinas nag diwang ng new year. Dati kasi sa Russia o di kaya sa Europe. Kasi nga si Dad busy these past few months, so he decided na dito na lang daw kami mag celebrate. May Christmas Play din kasi itong si Nide last Dec. 27 sa school niya kaya di na kami na ngibang bansa. Talent niya acting, singing and dancing eh kaya iyan, siya na talented.

3 days after new year, klase na naman. Nag pa alam na ako kay Mom at nagsimulang maglakad papuntang kotse namin. " Nide hurry! Your ate is about to leave na oh.! "
" Coming! " Nide walking fast ahead of me. Daig pa nito si Flash minsan eh. " Tara na Sajang! " na una na kasi siya s kotse. Minsan na iinis na ako s mga names na tinatawag niya sa akin. Pero wala akong magagawa, kasi the more I prohibit her to call me that names the more she will do it. Pang inis niya lang. After 10 minutes, we arrived at her school, then after 5 minutes of travel ulit, sa school ko na ako at last. I fix my hair a little then started walking into our campus.

" Good Morning Miss President! " a lower year student greeted me. " Good Morning too ". Ganyan tawag nila sa akin kasi ako ang Student Affairs President nila. Well hindi ko naman talaga pinangarap iyon. Pumunta na ako sa classroom ko. I sat on my chair as I observe my classmates greet each other a happy new year.

" Happy New Year, Nice! " Melody greeted me.
" My new year was not really that happy. Tsk. Stop calling me Nice. "
" Okey okey. Pero president, totoo ba ang sinabi mo sa akin last christmas vacation? That you are really gonna leave me here? Just like Lavender did!? " She is pouting this time. Kung di lang siguro ako babae, mag kakagusto ako kay Melody. She is really cute and pretty, also she is very nice and friendly. " Yeah, it is my Dad's decision, at wala ka nang magagawa dun. Kaya mo namang i manage ang school eh. And you can make the students follow you easily because they already know you." I said to her.
" Paano naman kasi iyang Dad mo eh! Kainis. Well. Kailangan nating punuin ng masasayang moments ang last 3 months mo dito, Clint. Para naman may baon ka sa new school mo na mga sweet memories at i share mo na rin kay Lavender."
" Oo na." I answer her tiredly.

That is MELODY AINE KAGURASAKI-HEMINGWAY , one of my best friends and the daughter of the owner of this school for girls. We are only in 3rd year and yet, I'm the S.A. President. Why and How? Hindi kasi magkasundo si Melody at ang second cousin niyang si Bernadette Matsumoto na ahead sa amin na tumakbo sana as S.A President last March when I was still in 2nd year. Eh ayaw naman niyang kalabanin kasi gusto niya maging president kapag daw 4th year na kami para mas memorable daw, kaya ako ang nadali niya. No choice naman ako kasi nga pinuntahan niya talaga si Dad sa bahay para i convince akong pasalihin, kaya kahit di ko talaga gusto, napa subo na lang. Medyo may experience na rin naman ako eh. It turns out na ako ang naging president, si Bernadette ang Vice at si Melody ang first senator. Mag kasundo naman kami ni Bernadette pero may iringan talaga sa kanila ng pinsan niya eh.

" Grabe ka talaga Clint. I just can't believe that you're gonna leave St. Catherine's International School for Girls para lang sa school ng kapatid mo'ng si Dhice.? Grabe lang. Matawagan nga ulit si Tito Ian Jericho, baka ulit mapaki usapan at mag bago ang isip niya." reklamo sa akin ni Melody. Walang masyadomg klase ngayon kasi nga konti palang ang mga pumasok na estudyante. May mga hang over pa siguro sa bakasyon.
" Don't you dare Mel. Hindi na mababago ang isip no Dad. And I know you can manage this school better than I did. Hindi ka na mahihirapan."
" Tapos ma lo-lonely pa ako kasi magkasama na kayo ni Lavender sa iisang school ".
" Don't make it more difficult for me Melody. Hindi ko naman ginusto to eh. Sumusunod lang ako kay Dad. Pasayahin mo nalang kaya ang mga nalalabing sandali ko dito."
" Sige na, sige na. I will not mention it again basta hwag ka lang masyadong mag tagalog. Hindi talaga bagay sayo eh. Hahahaha. Halika na may meeting pa tayo."

Kita mo itong babaeng ito. Kasalanan ko bang medyo slang ako mag tagalog.? Nalulungkot din naman ako kasi aalis na ako eh. Kaso no choice. Dad wants me to get socialize with others. Especially boys, ayaw niya raw kasing manibago ako mag college. You know I came from an all Girl school. And he also wants me to guard my little sister too.
" Melody! " I shout coldly at her. We are heading now at the S.A. Office for a meeting. She is walking a few steps ahead of me.
" Yeah President Nice? " she asked innocently.
" Can you please stop calling me Nice and other stupid pet names you usually address me! "
She just smiled at me. " Can't Promise! " and there she continued to walk towards S. A . office.

to be continued.....

A.N.: Pasensya sa bhoring na simula. Whahaha at sa short chapter na ito. U unti-untiin ko lang poh ang pag papakilala ng characters. Iyong ibang classmates ko kase na nabasa ang story kong ito dati hindi matandaan or makilala ang ibang characters kasi marami silang nicknames sa story. I need your understanding here people. Medyo complicated ako mag sulat eh tapos marami ang pasikot sikot ng story.