Campus Royalties (Kingdom University, #1) | Published under Psicom Publishing

Chapter 2

"See you later, princess," Alice teased as she walked away while Yna was just chuckling beside her.

The two went to the fifth floor since doon ang next class nila. Sa totoo lang, ayaw kong humiwalay sa kanila dahil for sure ay hindi ako tatantanan ng magiging classmates ko once makilala nila ako as a Campus Princess, but I had no choice.

With a deep breath and silent prayer, I went inside the room and hoped that nobody would recognize me, but I guess I didn't have any good luck this day.

The girl in front of me suddenly turned and smirked. "You're the top 5, aren't you?" she asked.

My immediate impression with her was that she was adorable. Her big eyes and soft features, along with her small face and petite figure would be enough to say that she was the cutest student I had seen so far. However, I still didn't like how she called me top 5.

"Please don't call me that," I grumbled.

She chuckled in return. "Oh, sorry. Jessica nga pala," sabay abot niya ng kamay niya.

Napakunot naman ang noo ko. Jessica? Don't tell me she's Jessica Morales? The second placer in the Elites.

"The top two?" I asked.

"Please don't call me that," she retorted, using the words I said against me.

Lumipat naman siya ng pwesto at umupo sa tabi ko. Some of our classmates were already eyeing us and it was honestly getting annoying.

"Nakakainis, 'no?" reklamo niya. "Students pa rin naman tayo pero kung tratuhin tayo eh parang celebrities na."

Exactly! I agreed inside my head. I was glad someone was finally on the same page as me!

"For real," I replied. "Hindi ko pa rin gets bakit kailangan may title pa. It's honestly burdensome."

"Di ba?! May scarcity ba ng magaganda at gwapo na matatalino rin sa university na 'to para gumawa pa ng titles for that?"

I chuckled at her remark. In fairness, I didn't feel awkward while talking to her.

After that, we talked about the things we experienced as Campus Princesses and how we hated it as soon as we were informed about it. Nakakatuwa rin dahil mabilis ko siyang nakagaanan ng loob dahil sa mutual dislike namin sa titles namin.

After our class ay nagpaalam na rin siya sa akin dahil medyo malayo raw ang next class niya. Sakto namang pag-alis niya ay dumating sina Yna at Alice kaya naglakad ako papunta sa kanila.

"May ikukwento ako," bungad ko sa kanila.

"Wait, don't tell me may crush ka na agad na classmate mo?" Alice commented.

I rolled my eyes at her. "Oh, please."

Yna chuckled. "Steff, who loves strawberries and chocolates more than boys? I doubt it."

Nang makarating kami sa isang bench malapit sa entrance ay hindi pa rin sila tumigil sa pang-aasar. They kept on commenting how I would be more likely to marry food than guys . . . well . . . they might be right.

"So, ano na nga 'yong kwento mo?" tanong ni Alice.

"I have a classmate na Campus Princess din," pagsisimula ko.

"O akala ko ba ayaw mo silang makasalamuha?"

"What's makasalamuha?" Yna chimed in.

"Encounter," we simultaneously said. Since high school, parang automatic na kami ni Alice na mag-translate kay Yna once may hindi siya alam na word.