It all started when i met Wade Feliciano that summer, bago kami mag High School.
Our parents wanted us to mingle. You know, for family friendship as well as connections and all.
Hindi na ako nagtataka. Bata pa lang ako pero alam ko kung gaano kahalaga sa sirkulo na ginagalawan namin ang connection on certain powerful people just like how other people wanted a connection to us, to my parents, to our name.
I wasn't just born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
I was born with a gold spoon.
Unica hija ako. My three older brothers and my parents treat me as a princess.
And i don't care if people call me brat. I have the tendency to be rude, to scheme and to start a drama. Bata pa lang ako, confident na ako sa charm ko.
And it boosted because i have Wade since then.
Anim kaming pinagsama sama ng mga magulang namin. Kami ang magkaka edad. Apat kami na pulos pa first year High School pa lang. Wade, ako, Tristan and Emma. Sila Claudine at Jared naman, mga pa second year High School na. Wade and Jared are cousins. And we are the daughter and sons of prominent businessmen and woman in the country.
It wasn't our first time to meet. Magkakakilala na kami. We were in the same Elementary school and i am well aware na alam nila na bratinella ako. But this was the first time na pormal kaming umupo sa isa'ng long table with our parents. Kung mayroon kaming mga ipinagkaka pareho bukod sa mga yaman namin, iyon ay ang paglukot ng mga mukha namin habang nasa hapag kainan at pulos business ang pinag uusapan nila in front of us.
Then they realized what's going on and told us to go somewhere else.
Claudine started to bring up topics such as being a good student and all. I argued with her. Nagulat na lang ako nang sumali ang napaka tahimik na si Wade at kumampi sa akin. Wade has this alpha male aura even before. Kahit sila Jared at Claudine hindi na nagawang sumagot kay Wade.
And it all happened there.
Tila automatic na naging drawn kami sa isa't isa. It's like we met our soulmates.. platonically.
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FIRST YEAR HIGH SCHOOL.
The Felicianos own the High School we went into. At kahit hindi kami classmates ni Wade ay hindi iyon dahilan upang hindi kami madalas magsama.
"W-wade.." Mangiyak ngiyak ako'ng lumapit kay Wade holding my bag na ngayon ay sira na ang strap. It's one of my favorite ones. Galing pa iyon sa Paris!
Kumurap kurap si Wade at binitawan ang hawak na scale model ng eroplano sa kamay nya. "What happened to you? Who did that?" Agad ko'ng nakita yung inis sa mga mata nya. Hinatak nya yung kamay ko na may hawak ng bag.
"Eh kasi.. H-hinila ni Yeosef yung bag ko. Nasira." Nilungkutan ko pa iyong expression ko.
Wade curled his hands into his chest at tinitigan ako. "And?"
"E-eto na. Nasira na. Favorite ko 'to eh!" Pumadyak pa ako ng ilang ulit.
Umiling iling si Wade tapos bigla na lang naglakad hila hila ako.
Sanay na ako sa atensyon na aming nakukuha. Lalo na kapag magkasama kami. It's no secret that we're buddies. And it threatens them the most. I mean, an Adriano and a Feliciano together. Really.
Tumigil kami sa tapat ng room namin. I saw him scan the place, at nang mahanap na ng mata nya si Yeosef na nakikipag tawanan pa sa mga kaklase namin at lumapit kami. Nakayuko lang ako. I know by now na naka nganga na naman yung mga babaeng kaklase ko. It's Wade Feliciano in our room!
