Fhilea(POV)
I woke up at 7:15am. Dali-dali akong bumangon sa kama na kinagulat ng dalawa at dumiretso sa banyo.
'I will train them to wake me up at exactly 6am next time'
My first class is 8am. Okay lang sana yung oras. Kaya lang dadaan pa ako ng Admin's office para masukatan ng uniform.
'Urgh! Anong oras na ba ako nakauwi kagabi?' a question i asked myself while pulling up some clothes on the closet.
I picked a black jeans and a plain V-neck shirt and paired it with my Stan Smith white sneakers. Mabilis kong tinakbo ang kusina para makapag kape man lang. I add a tablespoon of oatmeal dahil mukhang hindi na ako makakapag almusal pa.
'Ting' Binalikan ko ang kape sa Microwave matapos maglagay ng dog food sa bowl na nilalantakan na ng dalawa. Mabilis kong inubos ang kape at kinuha si Mogwai sa lalagyanan nito.
"Im going!" paalam ko sa dalawa na sinagot lang ng sabay na tahol.
I drive Mogwai as fast as I can. Nasa harap na ako ng Admin's Office at exactly 7:45 am. May 15 minutes pa ako. I entered his office at may naabutan na hindi katandaang babae. Agad ako nitong sinukatan.
"Are we done here?" naiinip kong tanong na kay Montejo ang paningin. Tiningnan nito ang babae na bahagyang tumango.
"I'm late on my first class!" tanging paliwanag ko.
Mabilis kong nilisan ang kaniyang opisina at tinungo ang building na para sa una kong klase.
'Shit! Algebra!' iritable kong bulong.
Laking pasasalamat ko ng wala pa ang Professor sa naturang subject nung nakarating ako sa room. Pinili kong umupo sa bandang likuran. Ramdam ko ang mga matang nakasunod sa akin hanggang sa ako'y makaupo. Binalewala ko lamang ito at nilibot ko ang aking mata sa kabuuan ng silid.
'Typical' i told myself. I saw a pretty girl na nakaupo sa bandang unahan na kausap ang iba pang estudyante. Nang ibaling ko sa unahan ang aking paningin ay may bagong pasok na estudyante. She's also wearing eye glasses like mine but hers has a full ream.
'She reminds me of Didi' i thought. She smiled at me. I dont know why , but i found it awkward to smile back so i chose to stare. Wala pang limang minuto ng may magbagsak ng kung ano sa gitnang lamesa. A mid-aged woman. Nakapameywang itong nakatayo sa unahan.
"I noticed some of you guys are my students before, hindi na ba kayo nagsawa sa subject na ito???" irritation is flaunting all over her face.
She looked at the girl sitting in front of me. "Well.. well.. The daughter of the 'Old Man' Montejo..." hindi ko na napakinggan pa ang lahat ng kaniyang sinabi when i felt my phone vibrated inside my pocket. I glance at the girl in front of me at pasimple kong nilabas ang aking phone.
'She's Montejo's girl' now i know.
D: First day of school and you're late. What a start, Fhilea.
A message from my phone. I chose not to reply and had my phone back on my pocket instead.
"You have your father's name but you don't get his intelligence. Maybe you got it from your mom? Ow! I forgot! She's dead. But, still... 'You' are a disappointment" mahabang litanya ng babaeng nasa harapan.
I find it a little irritating na unang klase ganito ang ibubungad sayo. And added the fact na dinamay niya pa yung namatay na?
'What the hell? Is this why Montejo want someone to look after his daughter?'
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