Chapter 5

Time quickly passed by at natapos agad ang first half sa first day of school ko. Masaya ako dahil walang nangyari sa aking scandalous like in those ridiculous teen movies na masisira yung pants o matapunan ng paint at tatawa ang mga tao sa miserableng estudyante. May konting ka gagohan akong nagawa o naranasan pero agad namang na hinto.

"Hi!" A girl suddenly said. Nakatatak ang ngiti sa labi niya. Two girls quickly approach us.

"Uh, hello." I replied, trying to act cool as possible.

"Ako nga pala si Michelle, Michelle Joy Amba Alonzo. What about you? What's your name?" She inquired cheerfully. Maganda si Michelle. She has a tanned skin that wasn't too light or too dark, her skin tone would be a hit in the states, most american women would kill to have that skin tone, especially those american woman that enjoys tanning. She's also clearly famous, Nakita ko siyang lumalakad sa hallway kanina at halos lahat ng taong na ma dadaanan niya, greeted her a good morning na may sabay warm smiles and high respect. I also heard some rumors of her from Hazel, being the top of the top, academically, even surpassing Damien at some point. She's the IT girl every boy would kill to have as a girlfriend or just friends.

"Uh, Lukas, Lukas Auza Pallestrina II." I faltered. Obviously nervous knowing a famous person is talking to me.

"Charot naman yan. May the second² talagaa??" Aniya, nawala ang pagka nerbyoso ko, she was actually an easy going person. Knowing she was actually cheerful and bubbly and not that typical famous private school student cliche eases me.

"Hehe." I let out a nervous laugh. Wala akong masabi sa sinabi niya. Ano ba naman masasabi ko sa sinabi niya? "Ikaw bakit ang taas ng pangalan mo Michelle Joy Amba Alonzo"?? It was better to stay silent.

"Hoy MJ! Yawa ay, ayan ka nanaman! introducing yourself to a cute guy. Hellooo nandito pa kami, charot." Banat ng isang babaeng naka glasses. I heard that her name was Kresya Reambonanza Velegas. She was famous for her drawings and illustrations. Magaling siya sa pag draw-drawing ng anime at pag skesketch, Hazel told me that she is part of the "Illustrate Trinate", a group of students in HLI that knows how to draw. Ginawa daw ito ng HLI officials para madali daw pumili ng contestant sa mga paligsahan about drawings, illustrations, search for the next Boholano cartoonist, at iba pa.

"Dzai alam mo ba pwede kanang maging isang prostitute nyan?" The other girl giggled. It was Dianna Gurrea Diaz, a foreign exchange student from Mexico. She is half Latin American and half Pinoy or that's what Hazel told me. She is famous for her dancing at parte siya sa isang kpop inspired dance group called THE FREYS.

"Ang harsh naman nyoo. I just want to befriend him paraaa madagdagan na veveboys natin...Like dzuhhh!" MJ stated, flipping her hair at the end. I like their friendship, walang preno ang mga bibig nila at walang naoofend sa pinagsasabi nila sa isa't-isa. So eto pala ang sinasabing friendship.

"Oh, cge go! Lukas Pallestrinia diba?" Kresya commented.

"Y..Yeah?" Baling ko sa kanya.

"My name is Kresya Reambonanza Velegas. Nice to meet you!" She extended her hand, I, of course shook it. Hazel was right. Kresya nga pangalan niya

"This is Michelle Joy Amba Alonzo. She's pretty good at bumping into a person and befriend them real quick." Aniya.

"Hey! It's a talent." Michelle called out but Kresya ignored her. She turn around and faced the girl beside her, she was busy writing something on her purple worn notebook.

"This is Dianna Gurrea Diaz , the clumsiest to end all clumsiest person. She's busy managing the Welcoming Committee and once she's busy she shuts down pretty much everyone and everything." She explained. Dianna continued to write something in her notebook, she didn't even glanced to see what was going on, is she really that busy?

After that talk they excused themselves and walk towards a skinny pale boy sitting in a chair next to the black board. I confusedly continued to do my business. Nagtatanong sa sarili, baka magiging kaibigan ko sila.

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Umuwi ako sa bahay namin, nakita kung abala sa paglalaro ng tagu taguan ang mga kapitid kaya dumeretso ako sa kwarto ko. Madali akong nag bihis at inilagay ko ang uniform ko sa laundry basket. Kinuha ko ang Journal ko at nag simulang sumulat ng Entry-of-the-day. Matapos ay humiga ako sa kama at tutulang tinignan ang kisame.

This is it. Day 1 at Hellviana Le'vioure International has ended and I couldn't wait for more exciting moments. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, pumping adrenaline and encouragement to myself, I succumb to my tired eyes and fell asleep on my bed. Happy about my first day of a real school.