Snow White and the Seven Hotties (EDITING)

Chapter 1: Meeting the First Prince

*~Avril~*

   TWELVE-THIRTY in the afternoon. Another hot summer day at the city. Good thing this is an air conditioned bus, otherwise I'd looked like a melted white chocolate.

   Umupo ako sa may tabi ng bintana on the third or forth row behide the driver's sit.

   Hindi ko mapigilan ang sunod-sunod na pagpatak ng luha ko. Hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang desisyon kong hanapin ang mom ko mag-isa kahit hindi ko pa alam kung saan ang saktong address n'ya.

   Sobrang dami ng tao at siksikan dito sa terminal. Halos hinihinga mo na ng hangin na hininga nila.

   I checked my phone in my pocket. Nakatanggap ako ng anim na missed calls galing kay Mike. He's courting me four months from now, and maybe he's wondering why I didn't showed up at the party. I also received two missed calls from my bestfriend and one from Zelena.

   Zelena was my father's mistress, and now she's my step-mother. My dad married his secretary after my biological mother and him divorced, because of her. She's not even the same age as my father. She's only nine years older than me!

   I don't know where on earth my mom is hiding. My father died last month, and my evil step-mother already brought another guy in our house. It's only my father's money she really wanted. Now, I work for her as one of her maids.

   ‘Napansin na niya na umalis ako..’

   ‘Pero para namang may pakelam siya saakin..’

   ‘Maybe she's just wondering why her underwears are missing..’

   ‘Ha! Nilagay ko 'yon lahat sa garbage bag at malamang dinala na 'yon sa tambakan ng mga basura ng garbage truck..’

   ‘Pasalamat siya hindi ko siya sinako at siya ang pinatapon ko 'don..’

*Phone Ringing*

   Tiningnan ko ulit ang phone ko, incoming call from Mike flashed on the screen. Pinatay ko ang phone ko at binalik sa loob bag.

   May umupo na matangkad na lalaki na naka-jacket at naka-cap sa tabi ko. He looks not so friendly. Pinunasan ko ang luha ko, nakakahiya sa judgemental n'yang tingin. Pinanood ko nalang na mapuno unti-unti ang mga upuan as I fell asleep.

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   I woke up to the sound of people who are leaving the bus. The sky outside the window is almost pitch black. I'm assuming it's already six o'clock in the evening. I got all of my things and left the bus.

   Nakaramdam ako ng uhaw. Matagal-tagal din ang byahe, I can't believe that I slept the entire time.

   Pumunta ako sa isa sa mga nakahilerang mga stand sa terminal. Binuksan ko ang bag ko para hanapin ang wallet ko. Hindi ko agad ito nakita, kaya nag-panic agad ako. Saka ko lang napansin na nawawala ang phone at wallet ko na naglalaman ng twenty thousand.

   Oo, Twenty thousand!

   ‘Shet! Asan na 'yon?!’

   Dinoble check ko ang bag at bulsa ko pero hindi ko parin makita.

   ‘Bakit ba kasi nagpaka-sleeping beauty ako sa bus?!’