CHAPTER ONE

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CHAPTER ONE:

PART ONE: 

April 2010 – first week

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April 2010 – first week

Hindi ko maiwasang mapangiwi nang nakita ko kung gaano kahaba ang linya sa window for scholars. Enrollment na ngayon for Summer Classes and being an accountancy student at Xavier University, we are mandated to enroll in three subjects para ma-cut into four years ang program namin.

To be honest, okay lang naman sa akin ang na mag fall in line eh. I am not usually this impatient and could hold longer. Pero sa sobrang init ngayon, feeling ko, umiinit na rin ang ulo ko. And from the looks of it, I am not the only one experiencing the problem kasi parang nag aaway na rin ang dalawang tao sa likod ko.

"Sabi ko sayo diba, you should have went earlier." Sabi nang isang babae sa likod. Ang boses niya sounded like woman in her early twenties. "Na kahit summer classes to na enrollment, a lot of people are still going to come here."

"Ate," Sabi nang isang tao. This time, galing ang boses sa isang binata. ""Again I apologize. Hindi ko naman sinasadya na matagal akong nagising dahil namatay ang alarm clock ko."

"Hay nagrarason pa talaga." Sagot nang babae. "Be glad hindi si mommy ang nagdala sa iyo ngayon. Sure ko pinahiya kana nun."

Naramadaman ko ang pagtikhim nang binata. For a moment right there I really felt sympathetic.

"I know ate." Saad nito.

Pagkatapos nun, naghari na ang katahimiikan sa linya. No one really talked that much except for some people in the first part of the line.

At dahil bored na ako, I continued looking on the syllabus that was given to me by the registar. Sa totoo lang I am excited for the subjects na need ko i take for this summer. Sinabihan ako na need ko mag take nang chemistry, rizal studies, and computer studies – which para sa akin were rather interesting subjects to study.

Hindi ko namalayan na while I was doing this, nakita nang binata sa likod ang syllabus ko.

"Hi," Panimula niya while tapping my shoulder. At dahil nagulat ako, muntik na akong tumalon dahil sa kaba. "Sorry for interrupting, pero accountancy student ka ba?"

Tumango lang ako habang nakatinging sa kanya. Maputi ang binata at sobrang tangkad. Singkit ang mata niya at matangos rin ang ilong – para siyang artista to be honest. He was also wearing a nice pair of glasses that fits his facial structure perfectly.

Napansin ko rin na wala na pala ang ate niya sa tabi niya. Hindi ko siguro siya napansing umalis.

"I see." Sagot nang binata. Inabot na rin niya ang kamay niya for a handshake. "I'm Ryan, Ryan Wu. I'm an incoming second year student in the accountancy program."

Tinignan ko ang kamay niya bago inaccept ito at nag hand shake na rin.

"Nice to meet you Ryan." Sagot ko. "I'm Monica Elamparo Salvacion. Incoming second year student din."

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