ADVANTAGE

Kabanata 1

Sofie's POV

Paulit-ulit lang ang ginagawa ko. Scroll lang nang scroll sa wall niya sa Twitter. Wala namang recent tweets so baka busy siya. Well, makapagliwaliw muna.

"Huy!" mejo napatalon pa 'ko sa upuan sa gulat ng kalabitin ako ni Mama. Hindi lingid sa kaalaman nila ni Papa ang pagkabaliw ko sa isang basketball player. Pero grabe Ma, kabado ako dun ah!

"Mag-hapong nakababad sa computer para mang-stalk?" pang-aasar ni mama habang mejo nagtataray.

"Ano ba Ma, you know, fangirling is life." halakhak ko sa kanya.

"Yeah but academics is lifer." halakhak din nito at tinaasan pa 'ko ng kilay kaya't natawa ako.

Nga pala, I'm Sofie Chrishelle Guzman, incoming 18 years old, Grade 12 and an ABM student from UE Manila. Nag-iisang anak but I am not a spoiled-brat. Hindi rin kami ganoon kayaman pero masasabi kong may kaya kami sa buhay. My mom is a professor in UP Diliman and my father is a Doctor.

"Ma naman, I've been idolizing him for almost 2 years and I'm not having a failing grade ever since. You know, I can frankly do both." I said-as-a-matter-of-fact because yeah, I never really had a failing grade. Lahat ng grades ko ay line of 9 and if ever na may line of 8, my lowest is 89. Huh!

"Oo nga naman, Sof never had a failing grade. It's okay to fangirl because she can handle school and it at the same time!" Someone said as I saw dad walking down the stairs. I immediately rushed to him and kissed him on the cheeks.

"Nga pala Sof, do you have a money for the fee for your idol's gt?" Papa asked. He might be referring about his' gt for a cause. I'm not seeing him pa eversince. UAAP Season just ended but I haven't got the chance to see him or atleast watch their games because I was busy with school.

"Ah with that Pa, hindi pa po-"

"Okay. I'll give you 3k. Is it fine?" Papa said so I hugged him with eyes wide open. Yas I'm gonna see him in three more days!

"OMG, that's more than enough Papa! Thank you!"

"You're welcome anak, quite the way of me giving thanks to you for making us proud. Hon, alis na 'ko. Baka ma-late pa 'ko sa mga patients ko." Dad told me and mom before he kissed us both and gave the money to me before he left.

Sabay kaming umakyat ni mama sa second floor ng bahay and all I can do is to smile. Nakaka-good vibes ang kapaligiran!

Mama turned to their room at ako naman sa 'kin. Our house got three floors. First floor was the living room with its dining room, kitchen room, bathroom and laundry room. Second floor has our rooms. My room, my parent's room, the guest room and the bathroom. Third has the rooftop and the game room, if we're kinda bored. Sa labas naman e we have our small garage for our 3 cars.

I immediately rushed to my room at agad itong sinarado. Napatili pa 'ko ng kaunti sa sobrang excitement!

Hinugot ko ang aking iPhone 6s + sa pagkaka-charge at napagpasyahang tawagan si ate Perry, ang nago-organize ng kanyang gt for a cause. Sa Sabado na iyon gaganapin so I only have 3 days to prepare. It's Wednesday and I got no classes so I'm gonna meet up with ate Perry na lang to pay for the gt.

"Hello?" A soft voice asked on the other line. It's ate Perry's.

"Hi ate Perry!" I gladly said.

"Oh hi, Sof! Why did you called?"

"Just wanna ask ate Pers if you are free. Let's meet up? I'm gonna pay for my fee sa gt."

"Okay okay. Let's meet sa MoA around 2 PM. Nakakahiya man but is it okay lang ba with you if sa bookstore na tayo mag-meet? I need to buy highlighters for my sister e since she'll be helping sa gt sa designs."