Persona Vitae (Mask Of My Life)

[2] New Rules! New Classmate!

This is the first day of class as a Senior High Student. I prefer to enroll in STEM since I want to be an engineer or architect someday. The school is offering almost the Senior High courses, there's ABM and HUMS. The School is a Semi Private School because my grandfather affiliated it in the Philippine Government before. Yes, we owned this but nobody knows. Why? Hindi ako mayabang and since my grandfather is the father of my mother. Hindi ko kasi ginagamit ang Alfonso pag nagsusulat nang pangalan dahil iniiwasan ko rin may magtanong at ma chissmis pa ako.

Our family driver Mang Anton always drive me in school. My parents is always travelling abroad since my grandfather in my father side has a lot of business abroad especially in realty. Busy sila at walang panahon sa anak nila. Actually, I missed them.

Young's Highland Subdivision in Tagaytay and Zamboanga was owned by my father.Marami pa silang business at wala akong paki alam, my parents concerned only is to be billioners and they not even remember at all.

"Kukunin kita mamaya after school mo senorita" sabi ni Mang Anton

"Wag na po! I can go home alone at saka po diba anniversary niyo ng misis nyo today, just buy her a gift!" saad ko sa kanya

"Senorita, hindi po ba niyo naaalala birthday nang tita Michelle me today...at inaasahan ka nila sa party"

"Manong sabi ko po sa inyo pag tayo lang pwede po Des lang itawag nyo sa akin or iha o kahit ano wag lang senorita!" Paalala ko kay mang Anton "At saka ayaw kong pumunta sa party, ma bobored lang ako dun!" Dagdag ko kay mang Anton.

"Sege di na ako makikipagtalo sayo pero pag nagbago isip mo, sabihan mo lang ako.."

"Opo!" Padabog kong sabi

"Andito na tayo at saka iha, wag magpapalipas nang gutom.. Magagalit ang yaya Meling mo" paalala niya ulit

"Opo, happy anniversary po sa inyo ni Yaya Meling" habang nakangiti

"Salamat" at umalis na si Mang Anton

Mang Anton and Yaya Meling are my second parents, they are always in my back, support and comfort me everytime I am sad and felt down, mabuti pa sila pero ang parents ko nowhere to be found at kailangan ko pang magpa schedule ng appointment sa kanila for me to meet them and I hate it!

My schedule says Im in section Grade 11 Stem -B, Oh great! Wala ako sa section A. May first subject is History. Bakit boring ang 1st subject namin, my god!

"Aray!" suddenly someone bumped me when I enter the classroom.

"Sorry, Im being clumsy." he apologized immediately

Tiningnan ko siya from head to toe, teka this guy is not familiar to me. Maybe hindi sya dito nang junior high sa Alfonso.

"Okay lang, but better to be careful once in a while" sabat ko sa kanya

I only passed him and choose a set immediately, mabuti nalang at maaga ako, makakapili pa ako nang upuan. I choose the chair near the window, in the left side next to third row. Naupo ako at tiningnan ang kabuoan nang silid aralan namin. It't quit big with white board curve at the end, our classroom painted in a mint green and white paint there's a table and chair in the front for the teacher and a comfort room at the back. We dont have air conditioning here but we have 4 big ceiling fans, a projector and a television, a tv? Wow, maybe the school allow us to watch anime. Its a big privileged!

"Des!" Someone called me

I turn my head at the right side then I saw someone who is calling me.

"Yes, Kaye?" With smile

"What are you doing here, didn't you heard the announcement? All the students must go to the to the gym immediately, I think they will announce something important" she said without stoping

"Really? Im sorry Im become deaf today. Well, thanks for informing me, shall we go now?" sabay hila sa kanya paalis nang classroom

GYMNASIUM

"Good morning students of Alfonso High Institute" the emcee greeted

"Maybe your wondering why we gather all of you here since the welcoming and introducing of rules and regulations of the school is presented at the classroom only..." The emcee pause "But starting today or this school year it will be different, the management and the board of directors changed some rules and it will be all implemented tomorrow, the student council officers together with the schoolars will be roam around and they will give you the new student handbook, so kindly get one and please students read the handbook. Before the formal class starts your adviser will tackle and discuss the content of the handbook. We have put there also the incoming activities and school field trips, so aren't excited fir this year?" Tanong nya

All the student is cheering indicates that they are happy and looking forward to those activities. Well me? Sabay sa agos nang buhay, kahit ayoko anong magagawa ko, im a student here not the owner, my family is the owner not me!

After the introduction ay bumalik na kami sa classroom, I was shocked whwn someone grab my hands and hug me tight, she smell familiar, she had a brown hair, a curly one and a small face.

"Bestie....." Sigaw niya na parang ang layo layo ko

"Ingrid? Akala ko ba magtatransfer ka?"

"I changed my mind, dont you happy? Well, were classmates and I sat beside you"

"How did you know where I sitted and what section I am?" I asked her

"Bestfriend Instinct" she replied immediately

Really? Eh bakit wala yan sa akin? "I see..." Tugon ko sa kanya

"You know what we have a cute guy classmate and his name is August"

Ang aga aga chissmis agad inatupag nang babaeng ito and the hell I care about the guy with a month name and probably he's born on August.

"Tapos?"

"You know bestie he came from Cebu and transfered here because of his mothers job" dagdag pa niya habang nakaupo na kami sa aming mga silya

"Pati yun alam mo na, daig mo pa ang reporter or blogger diyan bes"

"Di naman! Mabait kasi sya and I take advantage of that kindness, ayon tanong ako nang tanong!" Dagdag niya

Bago pa ako makasabat sa pinagsasabi niya dumating na ang teacher namin na si Miss Enriquez. She greeted us and as expected we tackle our new rules that written in our new student handbook. Akala ko aalis na sya but may tinawag siya mula sa harapan.

"Mr. Blanko kindly intoduce your self to your new classmate..." Miss Enriquez told so

A guy who has a 5'4 height is standing in front of us, he has a dimple in his right cheek and a medium height of the nose that perfecly pair to his face. May itsura sya at makikita mo sa kanyang balat na mayaman ito, well most oof the student here in A.H.I is wealthy.

" Hi everyone, I am August Clark Blanko, 17 years old from Mandaue Cebu but recently residing at Robinsons Sundivision in Buhangin." panimula niya

What? Kapitbahay ko tong lalaking to? Pero wala naman akong napansin na bagong lipat sa subdivision namin, well buong summer naman ako nasa kwarto lang at nagbabasa nang wattpad at books na binili ko sa National Bookstore.

"I'm a soccer player and a guitarist, i play the based" dagdag niya

Before he sit down inirapan niya ako at ngumiti. Tama ba ako ba ang tiningnan niya at ngumiti pa? Are we close? Grabe naman tung si Month feeling close na.

"Bestie, he's smile at me..." Sabi ni Ingrid habang naka heart ang mga mata

"Talaga?!" Sagot ko. Siguro si Ingrid yong tiningnan niya, well hindi naman ako interesado sa lalaking yun.

But I have a weird feeling about this guy.... So weird!