Reaching Star (S)

Prologue

"Inhale, Exhale... Inhale, Exhale..."

Here I am at the corridor—sitting and waiting for them to arrive—especially him.

I giggled as I look at my simple gift for him. It was a home-made cake I baked. Hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti dahil sa disenyo nito, pinagpuyatan ko kaya ito kagabi. Chocolate heart-shaped cake, with vanilla icing. Perfectly made by me—his one and only girlfriend.

May kasama ako ngayong naghihintay sa kanila at ilang saglit pa ay may narinig akong nagbubulungan.

"Omg...ang gwapo talaga ni Ash!"

"Mas guwapo si Kian."

"May girlfriend na kasi ata 'yang si Alex, kaya hindi na p'wede"

"Kayanga si Kian na lang..." then they all giggled.

I rolled my eyes. Dream on, bitches. He's mine.

Umayos ako ng tayo nang makita ko sila na paparating. My heart is beating so fast right now.

There he is! Kasama niya ang mga kaibigan niya habang naglalakad. They were all wearing uniform. They look so neat and handsome as they walk towards here. My eyes automatically darted on Kian—my boyfriend. He's walking gracefully with both hands on his pockets. Tila wala siyang pakialam na pinagtitinginan sila. Nakatuon lamang ang atensiyon sa kanyang dinadaanan. Hindi man lang ngumiti.

Apat silang magkakaibigan, si Ash Hidalgo, Alex Montealto, Khiel Lopez at syempre ang baby ko na si Kian de Guzman! Shit ang guwapo talaga!

Sikat silang magkakaibigan dito na kahit sa College department ay kilala pa rin sila, lalo na sa mga babae. Not just they are handsome but they are also intelligent, because they are all part of Special Class!

It's already 7:45 am and my class starts at 8 am! Sadly, I wasn't able to be in the same class as Kian because he is in the Special Class—class for the top students. Yes he is part of it! Super galing at super talino niya talaga, dagdag mo pa ang kapogian niya!

While me, I'm part of one of the lower sections here or should I say lowest section? Bobo na kung bobo pero iyon ang totoo. Masakit man isipin but yeah, part of studying here is the discrimination. They often labeled us as 'bobo' or 'lowest' sa ranking, palaging zero ang nakukuha.

For me it doesn't matter whether you're in the lowest or highest class. Hindi naman nasusukat diyan ang future ko 'di ba? So what if I am in the lowest section, what matters is I am studying and learning.

Okay lang kahit nasa lower section ako, 'yong future ko nasa Special class naman. I giggled with that thought.

Nang makalapit na sila ay dali-dali akong pumunta sa harap nila. Nang nasa harap ko na sila ay agad kong hinarangan si Kian at nilahad ang cake na para sa kanya.

"G-good morning, Kian." I greeted him. I gave him my sweetest smile.

"Oh Kian, nandito pala 'yong girlfriend mo oh," sabay tawa ni Alex. Ash is smirking while Khiel is just looking at me. Awtomatikong napangiti ako sa sinabi ni Alex.

"Kanina ka pa ba rito?" dagdag na tanong nito.

"Hindi naman." pero ang katotohanan ay kanina pa talaga akong nag-aabang sakanila rito.

"Oy may cake pang dala oh, Kian." that was Ash.

I smiled at them.

Narinig ko naman sa 'di kalayuan ang bulungan ng ibang babae. Hindi ko man naiintindihan ang sinasabi nila ay feeling ko bina-bash nila ako.

Whatever you say, freaks!

Tiningnan ko si Kian sa aking harap at sinubukang basahin ang kanyang mukha pero wala akong mabasa. Tsss. Hindi man lang ba marunong kiligin itong isang 'to?