Magwayen

XII. PUPPET

Elysia's Point of View

Narinig ko ang balibalitang mayroon umanong matalinong babae ang nasa kabilang silid aralan. Sigurado naman akong isang daang beses akong masmatalino sakanya, sabagay puro mga inutil ang mga kaklase niya kaya akala tuloy nila may ibubuga ang katulad niya sa isang katulad kong maganda na mayaman pa.

"Magandang umaga Emjay!" masaya niyang bati gamit ang palayaw ko, abot tenga ang kanyang ngiti. Nakakairita! Bakit kaklase ko na siya ngayong taon?

Sa pagkakaalam ko kaya lang naman siya tinatawag na henyo ng kanyang mga nakaraang kaklase dahil puro sila mga walang utak sa kabilang silid, siya lang ang nagkaroon ng kaunti. Well, whatever!

"Magandang umaga rin, Magwayen," sambit ko at pumeke ng isang ngiti. Kailangan kong magbait baitan dahil tatakbo ako bilang grade eight representative ng aming paaralan ngayong taon. Mahalaga ang boto ng bawat isang estudyante dahil tila dikit ang laban namin ng aking katungggali.

Mabilis lumipas ang isang buwan. The election is finally over! Gosh, I missed being me so much and obviously I won. I've been acting so poor and low class in front of too many people lately, just so I can gain their sympathy so they'd vote for me, dahil sa kanila nauubos ko agad ang baon kong alcohol, ugh! I also hanged out with Magwayen since I really needed her to vote for me and I found out that they actually own a funeral homes. Oh gosh, yuck! So disgusting!

"Girl, is it true? Magwayen's family owns a funeral homes?" it was one of my rich fake friend who asked me, Kyra, she admires Magwayen for always being kind and generous to others but she's also very maarte like me.

"Yes, it's true! Ugh! I wished I never hanged out with her, she's so disgusting! Her family is so cheap and sordid filthy! Very yuck!" I replied as I started to spread grimy rumors about her and her relatives. Of course, many people believed me and they started not to hang out near her.

I hate Magwayen, so much! She's always smiling and looking at the bright side of life. Kahit napaka cheap at poor ng mga taong lumalapit sakanya she's always accepting them and treating them equally. She even offers free tutorial on some of our subject. Ugh! I really hate her! She's so pabibo talaga!

"Miss Magwayen Imperio, you've been chosen to compete at the National Quiz Bee and represent our school," wika ng teacher ko at nag-umpisang magpalakpakan ang lahat. What the hell? Bakit siya? Bulag ba sila, I'm way prettier, wealthier, and smarter compared to her! Bakit siya ang pinili?

"Excuse me ma'am! Why would Magwayen compete for the National Quiz Bee? She's too dumb for that," I confidently stood up and said my thoughts, "I should be the one competing and representing our school ma'am, besides masmaganda ako, masmayaman, at masmatalino kumpara sa isang kagaya niya na wala ng alam kundi mag-embalsamo ng tao."

"Kaya pala ang baho at nakakahilo ng amoy ng pabango ni Magwayen! Formalin pala 'yon!" wika ng kaklase naming si King at nag-umpisang magsitawanan ang lahat. Well, she deserves that dahil totoo naman, her perfume is too cheap! I bet it's really formalin.

"Elysia Maria Jane Regor, sit down!" naiinis na sigaw ng guro namin, she looks pissed. Well, whatever!

"It's Elysia Maria Jane Ly Regor, ma'am," sagot ko at nakipagtitigan sakanya. Don't try me, we're rich! I can get you and anyone fired if I tell my grandfather.

"Sit down!" sigaw niya muli kaya umupo na lang ako, standing wears me off. Maganda na ako masyado and I don't need to stand up too often in order to stand out, kahit naka upo ako I'm sure everyone in this room is looking at my goddess face. Pagtumatayo ako sa klase I don't do it for myself to recite, I do it for charity, para hindi sila nangangawit kakasulyap sa akin habang nakaupo sila.