WAR OF THE GEMINI (KathNiel) ✔

CHAPTER 2: Best Friends

Craise's POV

I'm Shirley Craise Montes. Everyone calls me Craise, especially my best friend Vens; but most of my family calls me Shirley. Pero I prefer yung Craise kasi medyo ang tapang pakinggan. Best friends kami ni Venisse since elementary. Parehas din kami ng ugali niyan.

Super Maganda siya, at ako rin naman.

Mabait siya, pero MAS Mabait ako.

Matapang kami pareho.

Mayaman kami, pero MAS mayaman sila.

Yeah, third famous yung company namin. We also own lots of properties like Venisse family do. Me and Venisse are like true sisters na. Halos kami na nga lang niyan ang laging magkasama kasi yung parents namin laging busy sa work. Both our nannies took care of us, and we treat them as our second mothers, cause they're always there when we need them. Not like our own parents na nakakaisip at nakakaalala lang umuwi pag may business agendas sila sa country.

Well, kaya nga ganito kami niyang si Vens eh, hindi naman sa nagrerebelde kami pero, gusto lang namin mapansin at pagtuunan kami ng parents namin ng kahit konting oras man lang.

Alam niyo, si Venisse lang talaga naging friend ko ever since. Nakuntento na ako sa kanya. Ang dami kasing tao na kakaibiganin ka lang due to your popularity, o dahil sa mayaman ka. Pero si Vens, iba talaga siya eh. Di ko nga ineexpect na magiging best friends kami niyan.

Naaalaa ko pa nga kung paano kami naging mag kaibigan. We were on fourth grade back then...

"Jasmine, akala ko ba best friends tayo?" tanong ko.

She and her friends exchanged glances before laughing.

"Really, Shirley? Do you really think I would like you as a friend?"

I bit my lower lip. I don't understand. Did I do something wrong for her to act like this?

"Look at us. We are a group of pretty girls. Tingin mo ba maganda ka para masali sa grupo namin? Just look at yourself. You can fully occupy three persons with that size."

I'm fat, I know. But it never crossed my mind that friendship has a requirement.

"Aren't you disgusted by yourself? Having you in our group would just ruin our image."

Maluha-luha akong napayuko sa narinig ko mula sa kanya. I thought I was already accepted by them. I thought they were fond of me. I thought giving what they want would satisfy them. I thought I finally found someone who—

"Hey!"

My thoughts got interrupted when someone came. Pinunasan ko kaagad ang iilang luhang dumaloy sa pisngi ko. Tinignan ko 'yung bagong dating na batang babae.

If I'm not mistaken, she's that new kid that transferred to our school last week.

"Do you need something?" Nakapamaywang na tanong ni Jasmine sa kanya.

"I was looking for the restroom. I thought it was here."

Is she that bad at directions?

"Restroom? At the garden? Are you stupid?" They all laughed at her aside from me.

Just looking at that girl will already give you a hint not to get on her bad side. She has this cold image that will make you hesitate to even look into her eyes.

But Jasmine is Jasmine. She's not afraid of anyone.

"T-the restr-room is inside, n-next to the clinic." I said, hesitant and afraid. I quickly lowered my gaze after telling her. I don't even want to meet those cold stares of her.