**01 – Abduction**
Beep-beep! Beep-beep! Beep-beep!
By reflex ay inabot ko na ang alarm clock sa tabi ng kama at pinalo. Tumigil ang beeping. Nagbilang ako mentally ng hanggang five counts at saka bumangon still with eyes close.
I’m starting to hate my morning routines. Kasama na doon ang panaginip na iyon. I don’t like that nightmare so much. Obviously too impossible.
“KYAAAAAAAAH! ANG LAMIG ANG LAMIG!” I was jumping in the bathroom while screaming. Effective na panggising ang malamig na tubig. :P
7:30 AM.
I hope hindi ako mapagalitan ni Sir Ed mamaya. Late ako sa appointment. Ako pa man rin ang nag-set nu’n. Syonga lang. Oh sya makapagmadali na. Baka matanggal ako sa trabaho.
“Good morning po, Ma’am. Handa na po ang almusal.”
“Nah, I’ll pass. Alis na’ko.”
“Pero, Ma’am—”
“Okay na, male-late na ako.”
I took my car and head out of the huge mansion I own at nagtungo na sa Jelo’s kung saan kami magkikita ng history teacher ko.
You know being the Xanara Althea Hamilton they know kills every record of time I have. Usually I would like to search for aged things that connects to history pero laging na-iinterrupt iyon ng mga bagay na gusto ng mga tao na pagkaabalahan ko rather than my own pick of hobbies.
Well I would just think that maybe, gano’n lang talaga nila ipakita ang suporta nila sa’kin.
“Sir!” mabuti na lang talaga at paparating palang siya. Phew! Saved by the bell. Akala ko mapapagalitan na ako.
First year highschool palang nag-volunteer na akong teacher’s assistant ng history teacher naming si Sir Ed. Sabi nila pinaka-boring ang klase niya but on the contrary, for me it was the most meaningful class Saint Claire Academy has.
“Althea. Early bird huh?”
“Yeah.” I smiled. “So sa’n tayo, Sir?”
“By looking at it, mukhang hindi ka pa nag-aalmusal. Ikaw talagang bata ka. Go grab your coffee para may naipapalaman ka sa sikmura mo habang naglalakad-lakad tayo.”
Napakamot lang ako ng ulo. Gano’n? Osya sige. Pumasok na lang ako ng Jelo’s at nag-order ng coffee in a cup. Para ko na kasing tatay ‘yang si Sir Ed. Well considered may tatay ako pero mas acting tatay pa ‘yang si Sir Ed kesa sa biological father ko.
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Princess Enemy
Genç KurguXanara has claimed to live her life as the simplest to the brightest one. She was always on top, whether people like it or not, whether she likes it or not, she is on top. Many had hated the fact including her. But one day she found herself inside a...