A Beautiful Dream

Kabanata 1

Habang nasa loob ng sasakyan, tinawagan ko ang aking matalik na kaibigan na si Kyara.

"San kana?" Tanong ko.

"Otw na sis." Sagot niya.

"Sigurado kaba? O baka naman naliligo ka pa dyan!" Sabi ko. At tumawa lang ang bruha. Sabi ko na nga ba!

"Ano ka ba! 2nd semester na kaya relax ka lang dyan!" At tumawa pa.

"Ewan ko sa'yo." Sabi ko sabay irap tsaka in-end call.

I really hate going to school. It's so tiring!! But my future depends on it so I have no choice.

I still have 20 minutes and I'm already outside of the school. Bumaba ako sa sasakyan at sinirado ang pinto.

"Salamat Manong Rudy!" Sabi ko sa aming driver ng binaba ang bintana.

"Walang anuman, Ms. Snow." He said and I just smiled.

"Hi Snow!!" Bati ng mga hindi ko kakilala.

Tumango lang ako. I don't need to make pansin to them anyway. I have learned na huwag masyado maging mabait kasi tini-take advantage ng mga tao kapag masyado kang mabait. Hindi na ako ang dating Snow.

"Taray ni Madam!! Hindi namamansin!." Biglang singit ni Millenia sa aking gilid habang inayos ang aking kagamitan sa locker. Actually bestfriend ko rin sya. Tatlo kami.

"Eh sa hindi ko naman sila kilala." Sagot ko.

"Anyways, tapos ka na ba sa assignment natin? Pakopya naman oh."

Umiling na lang ako tsaka binigay ang aking notebook. Then she smiled widely.

"Naksss. Tenkchuuu!" Sabi niya.

The discussion is so boring. As usual. At habang nag di-discuss si Mr. Brett ay may pumasok.

"Sir! Sorry I'm late." Nahihiyang sabi ni Kyara.

Hayyy itong babae talaga!!

"You're always late in my class, Ms. Montreal." Mr. Brett said.

"Pasensya na ho Sir." sagot niya.

"Upo ka na. 'Wag ng uulitin." Then Kyara nodded.

She smiled sheepishly at me and I showed her my middle finger under my arm chair.

Sa wakas tapos na ang klase and it's time for lunch.

"Uyy Snow bilis!! Gutom na 'ko!" Kyara shouted habang naghihintay sa pintuan. Umiling na lamang ako saka lumabas na sa aming classroom.

As usual, maraming tao sa cafeteria. Habang kumakain ay binasag ni Kyara ang katahimikan.

"Uyy alam n'yo ba, umuwi na sila Storm noong last week galing Switzerland." Sabi niya.

At dahilan para tumigil ako sa pagsubo. Kumuyom ang aking kamao at nagtiim bagang. Tumingin ako kay Kyara na nakatingin na sa akin.

"Missin' your childhood sweetheart?" Tukso niya dahilan upang kurotin ko ang kaniyang tagiliran.

"Shut up Kyar!! Myghad!!" but deep inside, anger rushed through my veins.

"Stop it Kyar. Namumula na si Snow." Sabi ni Millenia sabay tawa. Inirapan ko lang silang dalawa.

That asshole!! Umuwi na pala rito after he abondoned me 5 years ago! I was a victim of bullying because I was a nerd back then and I don't know how to dressed up properly or even comb my hair! Until Storm came, that day I realized he was my knight. He protected me at all cost. A caring person. The bullying stop not until he just vanished. Day by day, naghihintay ako sa kanya pero walang Storm na dumating. Akala ko nag babakasyon lang siya. I learned na he was just a passing by in my life. Grade 7 and Grade 8, they continued to bully me and suffered for 2 years until his cousin, Kyara and another girl, Millenia, showed up in my life. They're so kind and even taught me how to dressed up properly, wardrobe me and fixed my face a bit. Little did I know, I am pretty but too late to realized it. All thanks to them, Kyara Laureen Montreal and Millenia Cruz. My bestfriends.

And then my eyes settled on the 3 boys walking towards our table. Girls started to squel crazily. My eyes widened when Dwayne Storm Montreal smiled at me. Ang kapal talaga ng mukha mo!

"Ohh heto na pala ang aking gwapo na pinsan." Hagikhik ni Kyara.

Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang aking gagawin habang papalapit ang tatlong magkakaibigan. Yuri Martinez on the left and Riley Montero on the right, at syempre si Storm sa gitna.

"Long time no see, Snow." A baritone voice filled my ears.