Tumuloy na kami sa room A-1. Nagkagulo ang lahat nung pumasok ako, or should I say kami? I heard sikat rin ang grupo nila Blue. Speaking of him, he's not cold and snob naman pala. Medyo nahiya lang daw siya but now? Heck, he's madaldal but I'm not annoyed. Mostly kasi kapag daldal ka ng daldal, I'll shut you up by rolling my eyes o kaya magya-yawn ako. Heehee.
"Goodmorning class!" Bati nung teacher. I composed myself at umupo ng ayos. Ngumiti ako. So excited!
"Goodmorning!" Bati namin pabalik. Tinuon ng teacher ang atensyon niya sa kanyang record book na parang may hinahanap.
"So I suppose you all know that the princess of United Kingdom is here. Princess Rexine Emerald Darconia. Treat her well, prinsesa yan." Sabi nung teacher.
I stood up kaya napatingin silang lahat sakin. "No need, ma'am. I want to live normally, not by royalty. So I hope you'll be treating me as Red, not Princess Red." Ngumiti ako sa kanila and then sat down again.
"If that so, we should start our classes." Huh? Anong connect? Anyways, hawak ko ang Faber Castell kong ballpen and my notebook na kulay royal red. Nakinig talaga ako sa lessons. I want to learn enough. Ngayon lang to, pagbalik ko sa UK, wala nanaman akong magagawa. Susulitin ko na!
One hour rin ang first class. Then one more subject before breaktime. Third year highschool na nga pala ako. Says who? Sinabi ni Nick. Hindi ko talaga alam ang tungkol sa high school so better na makinig ako kay Nick who finished high school at a young age. He works as my driver to earn money for college. See? He's normal.
Pagtapos ng English class, nagsilabasan na ang mga class mates ko. Nakilala ko na rin ang ilan sa kanila because of the recitation kanina. I don't know pero nakasagot naman ako ng maayos. Napuri pa nga ako ng teacher eh. Siguro dahil nakinig lang talaga ako? Some people says I'm genius, inborn. Ewan!
I get my LV backpack and sumabay kayna Blue papuntang cafeteria. I'm not that ignorant not to know what it is. Meron ding ganun sa UK. Pero hindi public. Lahat, private. Puro sikreto. Aish. Ikain ko nalang to. Gutom lang.
"Prin-- ay. Red, anong gusto mong kainin?" Tanong ni Mark sakin.
"Just same as you guys." Ngumiti ako. Hindi kasi ako familiar sa food sa Philippines. Wala nga akong alam kundi halo-halo. I've once tasted it sa Korea. Korean version. I bet mas masarap dito, kung saan original.
"Carbonara then mango shake nalang." Sophia suggested. I agree nalang.
Natira kami nina Liam, Blue at ako. Sumama kasi sila. Tutulong sa pagdala daw ng trays. I wonder why Liam didn't make sama, eh he should help his girlfriend right? Si Hannah?
[a/n: pagbigyan niyo ako;)]
I saw Blue making sunod tingin to a girl. Ang ganda! Ang cute nung pisngi. Looks like Korean. Well, kaming lahat naman may dugong Korean. I asked them kanina eh. Nung napatingin yung girl sa direction namin, umiwas agad ng tingin si Blue. Why kaya?
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Liam said. Napatingin ako with a hint of curiousity.
"Who's that girl?" I asked. Nagagandahan ako. In short, I'm insecure. Akala ko si Pink lang kalaban ko, meron pa pala. Aww.
"You don't need to know." Sabi ni Blue.
"Why? Is she yours?" Narinig kong napasinghap si Liam and Blue sa sinabi ko. Anong meron sa girl na yun?
"Dude naman, ang rude. Si Candice yun, Red. Candice Chua." Tumingin ako kay Blue na sinusundan ulit ng tingin si Candice. I smirked, may crush na pala siya.
Halata naman. Blue likes Candice.
"She's pretty." I commented. Agad napatingin si Blue sakin.
"You think so?" Tanong ni Blue.
"Uh-huh. Pero mas maganda ako." I stuck my tongue out. Natawa nalang kami. I'm enjoying Blue and Liam's accompany.
Di nagtagal, dumating na rin sila. I started eating and laughing. Nakakatuwa silang kasama. Full of fun and excitement. Pero I don't forget my table manners. May dala akong hanky by the way. Sanay kasi akong may dalang hanky every time I go to somewhere.
"Wait, I should pay right?" Tanong ko. Nakakahiya kasi.
"No need." Tanggi nila Hannah.
"Sa susunod, kapag naubos na pera namin." Prince said.
Tumawa naman sila. Kirby gave Prince a light punch. How brutal. Pero it looks cute! Haha! Bromance, yuck. Joke. Hahaha.
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It was dismissal time na. Umuwi na ang friends ko. I even asked for their number. Lahat naman binigay nila. Sayang naman yung load ko diba. Mae-expire lang! Haha. I went to the waiting shed at kinalikot ang iPhone ko.
Then it suddenly rained, hard. I saw some girl running towards here, too. Nung makaupo siya ay tinuyo niya ang sarili niya by the use of her hanky. The girl combed her hair also. I'm just staring at her. Because she's not a 'the girl'. It's Candice Chua!
"Um, Red, right?" She said when she noticed me looking at her.
Tumango ako. "The one and only." We both giggled.
"I'm Candice Chua, by the way." Sabi niya. I wanted to say 'I know' pero ang rude naman diba?
I managed to smile.
"Nice meeting you." Ngumiti rin si Candice.
Habang wala pa si Nick, nagkwentuhan muna kaming dalawa. She said she was half Korean too like me. I wonder why all my friends are half Korean. Then Candice said na she's the president of student council. Never had a boyfriend but inlove to someone. Hind niya sinabi, and hindi ko siya pinilit. Private na yun right? Ako kaya? Magkakacrush kaya ako? Or boyfriend?
Bago pa ako makapagisip ng kung anu-ano, dumating na si Nick. Pinayungan niya ako hanggang sa Lamborghini. Before I make sakay, kumaway muna ako kay Candice. "Bye!" I shouted.
"Bye, Red!" I heard her shout also.
One important thing to remember: andito ka sa Pilipinas para mag-aral as pastime or what, at para hanapin ang kapatid mo. Hindi magkaboyfriend o crush.
