Chapter 1

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BETHANY

7:00 am

*riiiiiing* *kriiiiinnnggg* *riiii-*

"Gotcha!"

Tumayo ako agad mula sa kama ko para magready na sa pagpasok. This is what I like about college. I get to decide for my schedule. Since I'm a morning person, I've selected the morning schedule. Everyday ang start ng class ko ay 8:30 so it means meron pa akong 1 hour and 30 minutes. And by now, nabawasan na 'yon.

Maaga rin naman magising si mama kaya kapag bumababa ako papuntang dining room ay nakahanda na agad ang pagkain. Nagmana ata ako kay mama dahil parehas kaming morning person meanwhile yung dad ko at si Beatrice ay kabaliktaran.

7:37 am

"Bethany! The food is ready," tawag ni mama.

"Coming!"

Nagmadali akong magsuklay at tumingin muna sa mirror bago tuluyang bumaba.

Nagulat ako nung pagbaba ko ay nandoon na sa dining room sina papa at Beatrice.

"Why so surprised?" Tumingin sa akin si Beatrice na para bang may ginawa silang mali. So that means, the look on my face is quite unpleasant.

"Uhmm...no...haha," sinasabi ko while waving my hand and going to my place. "It's just that we never get to eat breakfast together so having the both of you here makes me really happy," pagtatapos ko sabay kuha ng fried egg.

Siguro mukha akong baliw na nakangiti nung sinasabi ko 'yon kasi parang nailang si Beatrice and si papa naman ay agad na uminom ng coffee.

"It's good to hear that, Bethany," my mom said as she walks with a plate full of hotdogs in her hands. She then placed it on top of table just beside my plate. She knows that I super love hotdogs.

Kumain na kami ng tahimik at napansin kong inaantok pa si Beatrice. Buti nalang at suspended ang classes niya kasi sobrang lakas ng ulan. Hindi suspended yung amin kasi waterproof naman kaming mga college students. We got this.

"Bethany, mag-iingat ka at sobra pa namang lakas ng ulan," pagpapayo sa akin ni papa. I like it when my dad shows that he really cares.

"Yes daddy besides palagi ko naman po kasama si Andrew e kaya alam kong safe ako," sabi ko then nagpatuloy lang sa pagkain.

Andrew

Agad akong napatingin kay Beatrice. Di ko alam kung narinig ko lang 'yon o talagang may sinabi siya.

First crush kasi ni Beatrice si Andrew.

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