5 years ago...
"MASTER Storm, nasa eskwelahan na po ba kayo?" my butler slash temporary guardian asked me on the phone. He's been my well known family ever since my father asked me to leave the mansion. Hindi naman talaga ako pinalayas, pinalipat lang ako ni Dad ng ibang titirahan.
"Tatay Jake, sabi ko naman po diba sa inyo na wag nyo na akong tatawaging Master o Storm, Realm na po diba?" Yep, my name change. Yung dating Zion Storm Montefalcon naging Ion Realm Chavez nalang.
"Pasensya na po, nasanay lang po kasi akong tawagin kayong Master." Then I heard him laughed a bit.
"Tay, ako nga nasanay agad na tawagin kayong tatay kaya alam ko naman po na masasanay rin kayo sa akin," I said. Simula palang noong bata pa ako ay si Butler o Tatay Jake na ang nagbabantay sa amin. Wala rin naman syang pamilya at nasa katandaan narin naman ang kanyang edad.
Napabuntong hininga sya. "Oh siya, be safe Realm."
"Yes, po tay." Then I finished our call.
I'm now finding my room, classroom to be precise. Homeschool ako dati kaya hindi ako sanay na may nakaka-halubilong tao. First-time ko din na makapunta dito sa Academy. I didn't expect this school to be wide and big.
About my homeschool background, my Dad wants me to be safe so when I was in a very young age, my Dad hired an outstanding professor in States. This school was one of our properties. There are also a lot of aspects that I will inherit from him like resorts, hotels, eateries, car corporations and, many more.
May nakakatanda naman akong kapatid ngunit sadyang ayaw ni Dad kay Kuya Phoenix so kuya builds his own company that is called the PR Empire. I can't even believe that he can actually build an empire even though he's in high school palang.
"7-Garnet... Aha! 7-Diamond." Diamond since this is the star section that they called. Almost lahat daw ng mga nakakapasok dito are elites and royalties.
Papasok na sana ako sa loob nang bigla akong natumba at napadapa sa sahig. Shit lang talaga. Lakas maka pader.
"Oh crap! Are you blind?!" Tanong sa akin ni'tong lalaki'ng nabanga ko o nakabangga sa akin.
"Pwede naman kaya nga may salamin ako sa mata. Tch." I said in my mind.
Tiningnan ko naman 'to. Kung minamalas ka nga namin, mukha pang bully itong nakabanga ko. Sabi pa naman sa akin ni tatay Jake na palaging umiwas sa gulo. Maybe the danger certainly likes me kaya ito, my life is even more bad luck.
"Ano? Tutunganga ka nalang ba dyan?" He yelled. Putiks naman oh.
"Sorry." wika ko at dare-daretso nang pumasok sa loob ngunit naramdaman kong may humablot ng bag ko pabalik.
"Sorry? Sorry, lang ba ang sasabihin mo?! Star section itong papasukan mo at hindi club house kaya umalis ka dito!"
Maraming mga estudyante ang napahinto sa paglalakad at yung iba naman ay pinapanood lang kami. Wala bang umaawat dito lalo na sa mga ganitong sitwasyon?
Ipinakita ko nalang ang Identification Card ko para naman ipamukha sa kanya na kasama ako sa nakapass sa star section. When I have some time, I read about the school rules here. Ang star section ay hindi lang binabase sa talino kundi sa yaman. Kaya siguro fifteen lang kami dito, fourteen kung hindi ako nito papasukin. Ewan why may pa royalty eh where living in a democratic country.
"Puft! Baka nagkamali lang yung gumawa nyang I.D. mo. Hindi mo ba nahahalata ang mga students dito? Only heirs lang ang makakapasok sa S.S, saka doon yung class ng mga scholars at hindi dito." Aba! Ginagalit na talaga ako ng lalaki'ng 'to! Banatan ko na ba?!
Muntik ko na nga syang tulakin ng may tao'ng nagsalita sa likod nya. "Hey! Stop it Tyler. Bitawan mo nga sya." aniya. Agad naman nya akong binitawan. Psh, wala naman pala sa babae... Babae?!
Hinanap naman ito ng aking mga mata. Doon ko na nga nakita ang kanyang napaka maamo nyang mukha. Kahit na kausap ni'tong Tyler nito sya ay di padin nawawala ang pagka amo nyang face even though her expressions is mad.
God, why do I feel like I want to hug her? It's just... her beauty stands out. With her smooth soft skin, her beautiful amber eyes, and her angelic face and wavy chestnut hair. Shit Storm, stop this kind of enchantment!
"He's the first who bumped on me Thali. Not my fault if he's stupidly blind." binabaliktad yata ako ng lalaki'ng 'to. Parang kailangan ko nang sumabat.
"I didn't mean to hit you. Sadyang papasok ako at palabas ka." mahinahon kong sabi. Maghunos dili ka Storm.
"Oh, yun naman pala. Just let him be. Mukha namang hindi ka nya kilala. Were first-year high school na kaya, mag bago ka naman Ty." sikat ba sya? Mukhang tambay lang naman sa kanto.
"This is how I am. People don't change. And for you nerd, sa susunod na banggain mo ako... sisiguraduhin ko na hindi kana ulit sisikatan pa ng-" hindi ko na rinig pa yung sasabihin ni Tyler dahil sa hinila na ako sa loob ni Thali.
"People don't change~" it echoed my mind. May naalala lang ako.
"Dito ka na sa tabi ko umupo... para hindi kana bwisitin ni Tyler and also you won't have a hard time finding a seat." She said. Napatingin naman ako sa paligid, may mga bakante parin namang upuan ngunit may mga names na naka lagay.
Napatango nalang ako saka umupo. Mga ilang minuto pa bago dumating ang magiging guro namin. "Good morning students,"
"Good morning Miss." We greeted her and sat down.
"Hello everyone. I'm Miss Jade Despa and I will be your adviser and teacher in English." Psh, English agad, hindi ba pwedeng Mathematics?
"Before we begin here in Falcon Academy we don't like to called as teacher or ma'am since it's only in elementary. All of you are already in high school so please called us as Miss and Sir,"
"Do you understand?"
"Yes Miss," all of us said.
Miss Despa has already started the first topic. Nasa kalagitnaan na kami ng discussion nang biglang bumukas yung pinto at iniluwa nito si Tyler.
"May I help you? Are you in this class?" Takang tanong ni Miss Despa.
Dare-daretso lang itong lumakad na parang bang walang pakialam sa paligid nya hanggang sa makarating ito sa dulo.
"You! Mr. Late, stand up!" Then she immediately approached him."What's your name Mr.?"
"Tss, what a waste of time..." He whispered. Parang lahat naman kami narinig yung sinabi nya.
"Anyways, I'm Tyler Salvador. Inheritor of Salvador Incorporated and one of the top ten." Oh, he's a Salvador... HE'S A SALVADOR?! Dad told me to study the top ten heirs here in the Philippines as well in Asia.
Hindi ko alam na itong lalaki'ng 'to kasabay sa top ten. I'm talking about the chart of the top ten wealthiest families in Asia. Were actually in the top one kaya ito ako ngayong, nag babalat-kayo. It's for my safety naman kaya okay lang.
Pinaupo nalang ulit ni Miss Despa si Tyler at ipinagpatuloy na ang naudlot na discussion.
Thali and I both here in the cafe. Short for cafeteria. Tinatanong ko nga sa sarili ko kung wala ba syang ibang kaibigan. Hindi naman sa ayaw ko syang makasama o maging kaibigan dahil sa hindi kasi ako sanay na may kasama lalo na kung babae. Isa palang yung naging kaibigan ko and she's in States.
"Me nalang ang mag order, wait ka nalang here." she said, may pagka conyo rin pala itong babae'ng 'to. It's not like I'm judging her it's just that... I found it clingy. Pero pag sya naman ang nag-coconyo, I found it cute. Ehe.
Kakaunti palang ang mga estudyante dito, siguro mga ka-batchmate namin yung ibang mga students dito. Parehas kasi kami ng kulay ng I.D lace.
In every batch here in Falcon Academy, color coding is a must. Dapat ay naka suot ka ng tamang kulay ng lace mo na nakabase sa year mo.
Garnet Red color is for first-year students. And that's ours. Topaz Yellow is for second-year students. Third-year students are Midnight Blue. And lastly, fourth-year students, Emerald Green. Sa senior-high students naman ay Dark Gray.
"Hey! Eat na u." Ohh, I didn't notice that she was already here.
"Salamat," I softly said. I'm this kind of shy of person and at the same time, I have a social phobia. Kaya ito, nakatitig lang ako sa kinakain ko.
"Uhmm, by the way, kanina pa us magkasama here yet I still don't know you or your name," wika nya. Napatigil naman ako sa pag kain. We didn't have a chance to introduced ourselves 'cause our teacher only offers us to write our name on a paper and pass it to her.
"Sorry, Zi-Ion... Ion Realm Chavez. Realm nalang." I said while offering my hand towards her. Muntikan ko pa ngang masabi ang totoong pangalan ko. Insert facepalm.
"Okay, Hi Realm. I'm Chantelle pala. Chantelle Thalia Carter, but some call me Thali or Chanty or whatever you want." She said while we handshake. She even smiles too which makes my heart flutter.
She has an elegant name, and... And she's a CARTER?! What the?! They're the second wealthiest family in Asia. How wouldn't I've noticed?
Noong may kausap si Dad na mga business partners nya, nabangit nya yung surname ni Chantelle which is Carter. Dun ko rin nalaman na business rival pala ni Dad ang mga Carter's. Paano na tuloy ang puso-este ang magiging friendship palang namin?
It has been weeks then I didn't expect na mas lalo pa akong mapapalapit sa kanya. She's always there for me, she's even my protector in every bully that I've encountered. Hindi ko alam na yung nararamdaman ko dati ay mas lalo pang lumalalim. Bwisit namang puso'ng 'to, sa maling tao pa nahulog.
But, there are always some difficulties that I encounter. Thus do you know what's the most painful? She left me... all alone. Nalaman ko nalang na umalis si Chantelle papuntang Europe para doon na mag-aral. Sa araw na iyon ay doon ko naramdaman ang pagkabigo.
When she left me, it was like my whole world was destroyed. Bata pa naman kami noon kaya sa mga mata ng mga tao ay puppy love ang tawag dun. Ngunit alam ko sa sarili ko na iba iyon... Na hindi puppy love ang nararamdam ko para sa kanya. Probably I already fall in love with her but it's too late.
Perhaps it did just an accident, maybe I was Accidentally in Love.
:'(