First Love Never Dies | Completed

CHAPTER ONE

June 2007

I was one of the troublemakers in the school. Some of the teachers named me as the walking chaos because I only brought problems. Almost everyday, I got into trouble with my other school mates. Sa totoo lang, pumapasok na lang ako para makipag-away. Kaya naman lagi akong napapalo ng mga teacher kapag nahuhuli ako.

“Bakit ka ba laging nakikipagaway ha!” malakas na sigaw ni Sir. Fernandez kasabay nng malakas na palo sa akin gamit ang manipis at mahaba niyang bamboo stick.

Ramdam ng bawat kalamnan ko ang sakit sa bawat hampas niya kaya pakiramdam ko ay mamamatay na ako sa sobrang sakit. And while Sir. Fernandez kept on torturing me, a girl wearing our school uniform entered the faculty room. Her black hair was above her shoulder. She has a small and bubbly  face and her height is also short.
Tumingin siya sa akin at napangiti naman ako sa kabila ng walang tigil na paghampas sa akin ni sir.

Natigil lamang ang pagpalo sa akin nang biglang may tumawag sa cellphone ni Sir. Fernandez. Bago lumabas ay sinabihan pa niya ako na huwag umalis sa aking pwesto. Nakadapa pa rin ako pero pinagmamasdan ko ang transferee na kausap ngayon ni Mrs. Constantino, ang aming guidance councelor. Dahan-dahan maman akong lumapit para marinig ang kanilang pinag-uusapan.

“So you are Haven Mortez?” Mrs. Constantino asked the girl who was sitting beside her.

Haven pala ang pangalan niya.

“Your grades are excellent but seniors don’t usually transfer, ok lang ba sayo’ yun?” She added while looking at the Transcript of Record of the transfer student.

“Opo, okay lang ako.” Haven replied. And I can’t help but to smile when I heard her voice. It was soft , like a lullaby to my ear.

“Sige dito ka muna, ipapasa ko lang ang iyong transcript of record kay Sir. Flores.” Mrs. Constantino said before she left the faculty room. Haven was now sitting alone that’s why I crawl towards her direction.

“Hey, transferee? First time mong magtransfer?” I asked almost whisper because the other teacher might hear  me. “Lumipat din ako dito last semester. Kaya kung kailangan mo ng tulong feel free to ask me. Ako si Broderick Aguilar. Erick na lang for short from class-1” I added as I lifted my right hand to her. But she didn’t took an effort to shake my hand. She was just looking at me with blank expression.

“Nakakahiya naman na sa ganitong pangyayari tayo unang nagkita.” I said, ashamed because she saw me getting punishment from my teacher. So, eventhough my butt was in pain, I tried to sit properly.
“Broderick Aguilar.” I shifted my gaze to her when she called my name for the first time.

I smiled from ear to ear and ask her, “Bakit?”

“Sira ang pwetan ng pantalon mo,” She  replied. Kaagad kong tiningnan ang aking pantalon at sirang-sira nga ito dahil nakalabas na ang aking pulang boxer short. Kaya tumakbo na ako palabas ng faculty room dahil sa kahihiyan. Nakakaasar!

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As the days passed by, Haven became the hot topic of the school. She was beautiful that’s why the other boys in school admire her and do everything to get her attention.
Lalong-lalo na ang mahigpit kong kaaway dito sa school na si Zandro Burgos ng class-5. Pero di ko akalain na kahit maliit siya ay may pagkapilya rin.

Lumabas ako ng room para pumunta sa canteen dahil bilang punishment sa pakikipag-away ko ay maglilinis ako ng dalawang linggo.  Kinuha ko ang mop para dalhin sa gym dahil ‘yun naman ang lilinisin ko. At habang papunta ako roon ay nakita ko si Haven na may dalang basurahan at may mga sticky notes na nakadikit sa kanyang likod.