DISCLAIMER!

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any similitude to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events are purely coincidental.

Chapter 4

Today isn't bad at all. Umuwi ako sa bahay na nakangiti. Pumasok agad ako sa sarili kong kwarto.

I'm an orphan, Mr. and Mrs. Mariano adopted me after knowing she can't bear a child.

Then a day after that her doctor called to inform them that it was a mistake. It was a result from other person who consulted too.

After they knew they tried to take me back to the orphanage. But the people there didn't accept me anymore so here I am being one of their helpers.

But they let me call them Uncle and Aunt and I carried also their surname because it was already process prior the day I left the orphanage.

Uncle Ross and Aunt Malory are out of town with their son, Alonzo.

Kaming dalawa ni Nana ang naiwan sa bahay, Nana is a cook she's at her 50's. She is serving them ever since Aunt Malory was 16.

"Maureen, kamusta unang araw mo sa school?" ika ni Nana. She sat beside me while I'm reading King Arthur and the Legend of Round Table.

Bigay ito ni Aunt Malory noong 18th birthday ko. Tinignan ko si Nana at ngumiti.

"Okay naman po, people there are friendly at may naging kaibigan na po ako, her name is Ella" I don't see her as a friend already pero mas mabuting sabihin iyon baka mag-alala pa si Nana.

She's always been worried dahil wala na akong naging kaibigan simula noong nangyaring scandal sa dati kong school.

"That's good to hear anak, makipagkaibigan ka pa nang marami iha. Labas ka mo na riyan at tulungan mo ko sa mga labahin." Tumango nalang rin ako sa sinabi niya.

"Hindi na Nana ako na po, mabuti pa pong magpahinga kayo." Nilagay ko naman ang libro sa side table ko.

"Tulung-"

"Nana, ako na po wala naman po akong ginagawa nagbabasa lang naman po ako. Pampalipas oras lang.

"Sigurado ka?"

"Naman ako pa" I hug her before went outside.

Morning

"Anak Maureen, kain ka na!!" tawag ni Nana.

"Wait lang po, nagbibihis pa po ako!"

I'm wearing my school uniform. A white blouse with black neck tie tas yung skirt ay black-white stripe which is within the knee.

Actually it's up to us kung gaano ka haba yung skirt pero dahil sa mahilig akong komportable at minsan na rin akong nakipagsampalan at rambulan kaya natuto nako kaya mabuti na rin ito.

Hmm bagay naman sa akin. Simple dress can transform me into a princess that's what Aunt Veronica told me before.

She's Uncle Ross sister actually siya lang talaga yung kaclose ko sa lahat ng pamilya nina Aunt at Uncle mostly sa kanila they see me as burden, palamun and some even treat me violently kasi bakit daw same kami ng surname eh hindi ko naman sila kaano-ano.

Mild lang naman yung iba pero minsan kapag sumusubra na I fight back though at the end kasalanan ko pa rin.

"Naks, gwapaha gyud nimo Maureen you are really pretty iha" Nana is from Bukidnon, minsan niya na rin akong tinuruan magbisaya pero nakakalimutan ko yung iba.

"Thank you, Nana"

"Sino kaya mga magulang mo ano? Bisag kinsa makaingon nga gikan kag dato nga pamilya. Ang kinis-kinis mo pa,maputi rin, ang ganda mong bata" hahaha, nga naman sino bang magulang ko? Psh.

Hindi naman ako galit sakanila at least hinabinilin nila ako sa bahay ampunan hindi kung saan-saan everyone has a reason kaya't kung ano paman iyun susubukan kong iintindihin.

"An gaga-aga Nana, binubula niyo naman ako" araw-araw naman akong sinasabihan niyan pero parang araw-araw rin niyang nalilimutan. Hahaha hello ako lang to no. hehehe

"Oh sige na kumain kana at baka malate ka pa sa klase mo" tumango ako kay Nana

First subject ko ngayon ay Chemistry, Sir Bing discussed about Chemical reactions and then announced that we will be having class recitation tomorrow.

Pagpasok ko sa room ng susunod kong subject I saw Prince sitting beside Stacey and also the other two mean girls namely Emma and Noname. Tsk.

So lucky am I magkaklase pa talaga kami sa subject na ito. Okay sana kung magkatabi kami ni Prince pero may katabi rin siyang lalake sa kabilang side.

Prince look at me so I smiled widely to him but guesses what inirapan lang ako. Akala ko pa naman may gusto na siya sa akin. Tsk.

I sat beside the window three seats away from them.

After, Mrs. Douglas discusses Culture but I didn't focus well kasi iniisip ko pa rin kung anong nangyari kay Prince.

He supposed to be friendly to me but the way he ignored me and the mean girls smirking towards me I think something is going on.

Baka nabuking ako sa pagsisinungaling ko. Tsk. Whatever.

Wala naman sigurong CCTV sa bandang doon.

Ang tanga mo Maureen of course this is a private school sa tingin mo walang CCTV bawat sulok dito!

I give up. I gave you up Prince. Besides hindi lang naman ikaw ang Prinsipe sa mundo.

"Mauna na muna kayo sa Canteen susunod ako." I heard Chandler said. Tumango naman sila at lumabas na.

"Maureen, you're amazing, napaniwala mo ko kahapon, really. I was stupid to believed in you. Buti nalang at nakita ni Lay lahat ng p
nangyayari." sabi ko na nga ba. Well then, maybe it's my end on having crush on you.

"Ah, okay" tas aakmang tatayo na ako ng hinigit niya yung kamay ko.

He grip it tightly while looking at me as if I'm the biggest liar he have ever seen.

"Let go of my hand!, I'm hurting" sigaw ko sa kanya ngunit binalewala niya iyon.

"You must!  Ayaw na ayaw ko sa lahat ay mga taong sinungaling!" he shouted back, talsik pa ang laway sa baba ko hmmm m-masarap nam-pero teka HINDI!! How dare him!!!

"I said I'm hurting! Now get off me!! You're the stupid not me, I just said that and you just believed. End of the story. Now! Get off my Hand!!" 

I'm really hurting parang hindi babae ang tingin niya sa akin sa higpit ng pagkahawak nito kaya binaliktad ko yang kamay niya tas sinampal siya sa mukha.

Halatang nagulat siya pero wala na akong pakiaalam namumula na yung braso ko dahil sa higpit na paghawak ng impaktang lalaking iyan.

I stamp his feet before martching out and before I pass the door I glared at him for a second and as I pass the door I flipped my hair.

A/N
VOTE and COMMENT please
Salamat po!

[Bisag kinsa makaingon nga gikan kag dato nga pamilya]
Translation: Kahit sino masasabing mula ka sa mayamang pamilya.

Hope you enjoyed th Chapter.
Keep supporting po, thank you.