Snow White's Imperfect Prince

"Dannie, do you have a crush?" I asked Dannielyn Potrero, my bestfriend. Or shall I say my one and only friend. Anak siya ni Yaya Lyn at ng bodyguard ni Daddy na si Danilo. But my father fired that asshole after my mother found out that Yaya Lyn is pregnant with Dannie. Danilo the bodyguard has a family already. In short, Yaya Lyn was his mistress at that time. Namula si Dannie sa tanong ko. "Ano ka ba naman Snow, kailangan ba talagang itanong yan?" Nahihiya pa nitong sagot sa akin. Dannie's cheeks turned red. Aha! I knew it she got a crush already. "Don't be silly, Dannie! Haler, eighteen ka na kaya pwede ka ng mag-boyfriend! Samantalang ako seventeen palang kaya hindi pa pwede. Kaya nga mga artista nalang muna ang crush ko ngayon. And I won't be entertaining a manliligaw muna until I turned eighteen." Mas matanda si Dannie sa akin ng isang taon. Naging magkaklase lang kami kasi late siya ng isang taon na grumaduate ng high school. Natatawa lang ito sa pinagsasabi ko. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay. "As if naman may manliligaw sayo, Snow?! Don't get me wrong ha, you are beautiful but.." Tumigil ito saglit at nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita."Sinong maglalakas-loob na manligaw sayo?" Yes, I am really beautiful. I am Snow White Salcedo, nag-iisang anak ng isang retiradong beauty queen na si Annie Siy at ni Mayor Isidro Salcedo. I was named after the famous Disney Princess because my skin is as white as snow. And also, nagso-snow sa California when mom gave birth to me. "Nah ah..Dad told me that I can have a manliligaw na when I turned eighteen, a boyfriend at twenty-five and got married at thirty. Eh ikaw?" May pagmamalaki kong kwento sa kanya ng pinag-usapan namin ni daddy last night. I just love my father so much! Unlike other daddy, he is not so istrikto to me. "Sabi ng daddy mo yun? Nakakatawa ka talaga Snow! Bakit hindi ka nalang kaya mag-madre?" Tawang-tawa ito habang nagsasalita. I wonder why? Maybe because she is happy for me. "Ohhh, paano mo alam na sinuggest ni daddy na mag-madre nalang ako? Ang galing mo talagang manghula Dannie." When I graduated in high school dad and mom asked me about the course I wanted to pursue in college. Dad suggested me to serve God by being a nun. Mom told him to let me decide what I want to be. I decided to take Political Science at the moment. And mind you guys, I am studying in a public university because I don't want to be far from Dannie. And of course we have the same course. I followed her course even though I really wanted to take Fine Arts. "Ewan ko talaga sayo, Snow! Maganda ka sana pero tanga.." She is murmuring the last words she said and I can't hear it clearly. "So may crush ka na nga? Who? Kilala ko ba? Tell me, Dannie please. I won't tell Yaya, promise." I even do the puppy eyes for her to tell me her crush. Alam ko meron na kasi palagi ko siyang nahuhuling may ka-text sa phone na binigay ko sa kanya nung birthday nito. Hindi ito umimik pero nakangiti ito sa akin. Oh em gee! Sabi ko na nga ba meron na e! I knew it! I am supet kilig for her. Niyugyog ko siya sa balikat. "Sige na Dannie, tell me!" Pamimilit ko rito. "Sige fine! Pero huwag mong sasabihin kay nanay ha?! Mag-promise ka muna." Paninigurado nito sa akin. Tumango ako bilang pagsang-ayon. "Okay, promise." This it! Finally! "Di ba umabsent ng dalawang linggo?" She started talking. "I am not absent, Dannie. Daddy told me I am excused from the class because we will be having a vacation in Japan. Go on." I interrupted her. "Fine. Excuse ka for two weeks right? May bagong transfer tayong kaklase sa Soc Sci, Snow." Kilig na kilig ito habang nagkukwento. Her eyes is glowing with happiness. "Really?" I asked her. "Joseph Ernest Ramos ang name niya, Snow! And I think he likes me. Ayeeh!" Namimilipit na ito sa sobrang kilig. Actually, halos ingudngod na nito ang mukha sa salamin ng sasakyan. "Oh My G! I am happy for you, Dannie! How does he looks like? Is he gwapo like Dyla O'Brien?" Dylan O'Brien is my current crush right now. He is Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf. "Mas gwapo pa siya sa Dylan O'Brien mo, Snow!" She almost fell on the car's floor dahil ulit sa kilig. The guy must be so gwapo! I need to see him para mabalatan -- err makaliskisan either. He should be worthy enough for bestfriend. "Ma'am Snow, we are here already at the university." My driver/bodyguard announced, Lex. Pinagpag ko ang uniform ko na bahagyang nagusot. Inabot ko ang back pack kong nakalagay sa likurang bahagi ng sasakyan at tsaka bumaba. I did not wait for Lex to open the door for me. "Snow, mauna ka na sa room natin pupunta lang ako sa canteen saglit." Dannie told me right after she went down from the car. "Okay! Be fast baka malate ka sa first subject natin." Pahabol kung sigaw rito. "Ma'am, pwede bang iteks niyo ako pagkatapos ng klase niyo?" Nakakamot na tanong or shall I say paalala sa akin ni Lex. Iniisip niya siguro na tatakas na naman kami ni Dannie sa pagbabantay niya. Last time kasi ay inaya si Dannie ng isang kaklase namin na dumalo sa birthday nito. Dannie asked me to come with her. Yun pala inuman ang pununtahan namin and she got really wasted. Buti nalang I don't drink alcohol because Dad told me that I am not allowed to have one. "Lex, don't worry. I'll text you, bye!" I waved to Lex. "Dumating na ang prinsesa." I heard one of my classmate whispering to my other classmate. "Good morning, classmates!" I greeted them as I entered the room. "Morning too, Ms. Snow White!" Said one. Himala may sumagot sa pagbati ko. Lumingon ako para hanapin ang nagsalita. I was stunned to find such a Prince Charming at the back sweetly smiling at me. "Snow, I hope you don't mind pero pwede sa ibang upuan ka muna umupo? We have an activity today and Ernest is my partner." I heard Dannie's voice at my back. Tiningnan ko ang lalaking unang bumati sa akin ng 'Good Morning' dito sa klase. Prenteng nakaupo sa aking upuan at nakangiting nakatingin kay Dannie. Joseph Ernest Ramos just stole something from me. And from that day everything has changed.