Leaves on Fall

Kabanata 1

GULAMAN

"Hoy Adi ano na?!" rinig kong sigaw ni Ligaya. Agang aga pa, hmp! 4 hours lang kaya ang tulog ko. Eto kasing si mimi eh! Hmp... skrrrt!

"Eto na Ligaya!" taranta akong bumaba ng hagdan at diretsong tatakbo papunta sa main door ng bahay namin.

"Kim, aren't you gonna eat your breakfast first?" she asked me in a cold tone not even glaring at me while she's eating her pancakes.

Kim amp!

I stopped a bit, "No ate, Ligaya's waiting for me" kahit na gutom na gutom na 'ko kagabi pa.

I never liked her, I don't know. Maybe because my parents and ate chichi/ Daisy (our maid) are so fond of her, kahit wala naman talagang meron sa kanya. But I also know, mas ayaw niya sa'kin. She's not even an academic person neither an artistic one! Simply because ate Hazel helps mom on our family business. Btw, ate Alex is 7 years older than me, and just waiting to receive her diploma... Business Management, of course.

I walked pass through our kitchen.

"What the hell Ligaya? 6:45 palang! Palibhasa aabangan mo nanaman yung crush mo..." I rolled my eyes and then sabay kaming pumasok sa kotse namin.

"...na hindi ka naman crush" tumawa ako nang sobrang lakas hanggang sa mapikon sya.

Yiee relate. I mean, kung alam mo namang wala kang pag-asa, bat' mo pa pag-aaksayahan ng oras diba? Kung hindi ka gusto... wala at walang mangyayari.

"Alam mo bang bwisit ka? Mang Tommy tara na nga po" she groaned at hinatid na nga kami ni mang tommy papuntang school. Malapit lang halos ang bahay nina Tita Gina, nanay ni Lia sa amin... walking distance ganun, kaya lagi na siyang nasabay sa akin papuntang school.

Bumaba kami ng kotse at tampo parin sya, HAHAHAHAH, "Oh? Galit ka na nyan? Chill... kung gusto mo ilakad pa kita kay Pau eh!"

"No need. Kaklase ko kaya yun sa isang art workshop, at isa pa wala akong tiwala sa'yo" tumawa pa sya pagkatapos magsalita.

Nako walang bilib.

Matagal niya nang crush yun eh! Ewan ko ba kung ano nagustuhan niya don eh ang balibalita ko, he's not even that friendly lalo na sa girls though I can say that he's good looking, mayaman din ah! But I never liked him more than just being a true friend of mine, close lang talaga dahil na rin siguro sa influence nang magulang namin, my dad and his.

Pumila na kami, Monday kasi ngayon at yes ma'am, may assembly. Magkahiwalay kami ng pila since we're on different sections. Section 2-9 ako at Section 3-9 naman si Lia. Pagkatapos ng assembly umakyat na kami sa aming building, 3rd floor. First floor is for the freshmen, second's for the grade 8, so on and so forth hanggang sa fourth floor.

Pagkapasok na pagkapasok ko ng room na wala pang teacher ay umupo naman sa harap ko itong si Nate.

"Hey Adi, morning" he said casually. We're friends so wag kayong ano. Tsaka I'm rooting for his relationship with... err, secret muna.

"Morning... anyways, may assignment ka na ba sa Physics? It's just, nakatulog na ako kagabi so di 'ko na na check" I greeted him back while getting my notes out of my school bag. Usually kasi chinecheck ko muna mga homeworks ko before sleeping, ayokong mag procrastinate sa umaga if ever may mali.

"Uh yeah, let me see your assig-" natigil si Nate nang may umupo sa tabi ko nang barumbado. Psh, attention seeker, charot. My seatmate sat wearing that supladong face.

Lagi naman.

Kung ako yan, di ko kakayaning mag suplado buong araw, kaya I'm proud to say that I'll never be like him, boring nang buhay ko pag ganun.