BRO, YAM!

Chapter 1

Hayyys. Just another boring Math discussion. I tried to concentrate but once Prof. Tolentino started talking about exponential functions, I stopped listening. I just doddled on the back of my notebook. "Miss Santiago? Are you listening?" Ano daw? I just continued drawing. "Miss Santiago!" I stood up directly. "Yes, Prof!" I said. "Can you please plot the points on the board?" I walked up to the board and graphed the points. And you thought I wasn't listening huh, Prof. Tolentino? I went back to my seat and took down notes. When the bell rang, the class was dismissed.

Ooops. I forgot to introduce myself. I am the one and only, Stephanie Isabelle Santiago. My friends call me SIS; I have it all: the brains, the beauty and the money. EXCEPT for a perfect life. I don't want to say why, but you will find out later.

I was really hungry so I went to the cateen and doon ko nakita ang aking dalawang besties, si Andrea at si Allan. We are currently sitting at the center of the canteen, when suddenly I noticed by my side that Dre has been taking pictures of me EATING! Like, WTF! "Andrea Montes What are you doing?!" I gave her my "maldita" look. "SIS, may bago akong nirereto sayo. Gwapo, mayaman, at... ay basta! Nasa kanya na ang lahat." And she grinned from ear to ear sabay kindat. "Sino naman yan?" I asked her. "Si Axel Torres atetech! Ang swerte mo, isang shofu ang narereto sayo ni Dre. Ay wait lang... Dretch asan u nakuha ang Samsung number ni Axel my love?!" maarteng sabi ni Allan. "I got it from my mother! Haha! Nakita ko kasi sa phone book ni mudra ang Samsung number ni itey, you know naman my mudra." Sabi ni Dre na nagyayabang. "Puro kayo kalokohan! Ikaw nalang Allan ang um-entertain niyan." Sabi ko nang tumunog ang aking iPhone 6. 

"Hello KUya?" Sabi ko sa kabilang linya.

I already brought your iPad. It's in your room. Kunin mo na. Baka manakaw, wala pa namang tao sa loob ng room mo. Sabi ni Kuya.

"Okay sige. Coming. Chillers ka muna."

So I asked permission from my besties at tumakbo ako palabas ng canteen. Maybe kasi I was so focused in running, hindi ko na ma notice ang paligid ko. Tapos biglang, PAK! "Ay! Sorry po. Hindi ko sinasadya. Sorry talaga." Sabi ko. "May mata ka naman, gamitin mo sana ha?" He said sarcastically sabay lakad palayo. Ay. Gano'n pala. Sorry ha. Sorry sa pagiging TAO lamang! Sinabi ko sa sarili. And then I started walking back to my room. Nang biglang sumigaw na naman ang mokong. "Teka! Teka! Hoy, Miss! Alam mo ba kung nasaan ang Secretary's Office?" Wow ha? Iniinsulto niya ako tapos humingi siya nang tulong? Hell no. "May mata ka naman diba? Gamitin mo sana ha? Hanapin mo!" Bang, huli ka palaka! Haha! And then I walked back to my room. When I was there, Kuya was waiting for me. "What took you so long?" Kuya asked. "Kuya sorry po. May nabangga kasi akong tao, eh." I said. "Wag na. O, sige. Kunin mo yung iPad mo. I'm going home already." He replied. "Sige po. Thank you Kuya! Bye! Lablab!" And then I went inside the classroom.

I still have a little more time bago mag start ang class kaya I slept nalang. A few minutes later, I felt someone sit beside me. "Uy!" He poked me. "Uyy!" He poked me again. "UYY!" "Ano ba!" I shouted. I looked at him. He's the same guy from a while ago. "O? Ano? May problema ba?" sabi ko. "Wala lang. Sabihin ko lang sana na blockmates pala tayo." Ha? Ano daw? *KRIIIING* Hayys. Saved by the bel. Pumasok na si Prof. Guitterez at si mysterious guy ay biglang nawala. Hinanap ko siya. Wait. Bakit ko siya hinanap? Awh. Andon pala sa likuran. Sana he doesn't disturb me until the whole class is finished. 

"Miss Santiago?" Ano na naman? "Miss Santiago, don't talk back to me." Ooops. Did I say that out loud? "Sorry. Yes, Prof?" "Please explain these equations i have written on the board." And so I did. Ha. Strike two for Stephanie Santiago. "Thank you. Please sit down."

After class, it was about 5:30 pm. So I decided to go home.

As I was waiting for Kuya outside school, I noticed someone staring at me from afar. When I looked at who was staring at me, it caught me by surprise when I saw a familiar face. "JM?" sabi ko habang ngiting-ngiti. "Hi Steph, busy?" ngiti niyang sabi. "Susunduin sana ako ni Kuya, pero pwede naman ko siyang tawagan..." hindi niya ako pinatapos at hinila na niya ako papunta sa kanyang... WOAH! Ferrari! "Ako na ang magsabi sa kuya mo." Sabi niya habang hanggang tengang nakangiti. Mabilis kaming narating sa Moon Cafe. Sa bilis ng ptakbo namin, feeling ko nalaglag yata ang puso ko o diba naiwan. Ay, OA lang?

Kumain kami ng walang imikan nang he broke the silence, "Kumusta na Steph?" "Okay lang naman. Ikaw, kailan ka pa bumalik ng Pilipinas?" tanong ko sa kanya. "Last week pa lamang, meron kasi kaming shooting para sa ending ng Pure Love." Sagot niya. "Wow! Congrats pala sa project niyo. Pero in fairness bagay kayo ni Ate Alex. Ayiee!!" sabi ko sabay hagalpak. Throughout dinner, we talked about my studies and his career. Wow! Mature na ako. Haha!

Hinatid na ako ni JM sa bahay, pagdating namin sa tapat ng bahay andoon si Kuya naghihintay. Pagkababa ko ng kotse tinanong ako ni kuya kung kumusta raw ang aking hapunan. "Okay lang po ba ang kapatid ko, J?" Sabi ni kuya habang ginugulo ang buhok ko. "Makulit pa rin Steal. Haha." Sagot naman ni JM. "Alam mo namang makulit lang yan pag may gusto diba?" Sabi ni kuya habang kumindat kay JM. Ah. Talaga ha? Pinagtutulungan talaga nila ako. Pero in fairness, gets na gets talaga ako ni Kuya, manang-mana sa'kin. At talagang siya ha?

Bumalik si JM sa kotse at may kinuha sa likod ng kotse. At nang nakabalik na siya sa amin, may bitbit siyang malaking plastic. "Eto Steph, o. Alam ko ito ang hinihintay mo." sabi ni JM habang inabot sakin ang plastic na may lamang...Hayyy... feel ko nasa langit na ako ng ilang minuto dahil sa Vans, Jag, Bench, chocolates (Ferrero Rocher, Dairy Milk, Hersheys, Snickers, Cadbury at iba pa.) na nasa loob ng plastic. Nagpasalamat ako at nagpaalam na rin si JM namin, at humabol pa sila sa kanilang "handshake" At pumasok na kami ni Kuya sa bahay.