KIMBERLY: THE AMBITIOUS

Chapter 9: Nemesis

My night got ruined when I saw Winona standing few meters away from me. She's my nemesis.

She's the daughter of the barangay captain of our area, and she thinks highly of herself because of that. Sila man ang pinakamayaman dito, mas maganda pa rin ako sa kanya.

Classmates kami n'ong highschool. Palaging kami ang naglalaban para sa mga korona ng beauty contests at palagi s'yang panalo. Syempre, anak ng kapitan. At dahil d'on iniisip na n'ya na lamang s'ya sakin. Isa lang naman ang lamang ko sa kanya, mas matalino ako. At kahit na ano'ng impluwensya ng tatay n'ya, hindi n'ya mamamanipula ang bagay na 'yon.

Pero inis talaga ako sa kanya. Feel na feel n'ya kasi na mas maganda raw s'ya sakin at mas angat s'ya sa buhay. She just wait and we'll see.

"Ikaw pala ang definition ng social climber," she insultingly said then she crossed her arms on her chest.

I raised my brow on her. "And you just defined the word 'insecure'. You know what, you're wasting your time spying on me. No matter how hard you try, I am better than you in all possible ways. You're just hurting your ego every time you witness how better I am than you," I smirked at her.

She was left dumbfounded.

"Oh! You didn't get what I said?" I faked my concern. "Pasensya ka na kung English ako nang English. Nasanay na kasi ako sa pagiging sosyal ko. Successful kasi ang pagiging social climber ko. Nakalimutan kong i-consider na mahina ka nga pala sa English," I crossed my arms. "If I were you, I won't waste my time sticking my nose on somebody else's business. You better practice on things you lack so that next time you try to pick a b***h fight with me, you won't be utterly beaten," I flipped my hair then I went inside our house.

"Nakipag-tarayan ka na naman kay Winona," natatawang saway ni Nanay.

I rolled my eyes. "Napaka-bitter naman kasi n'ya sakin."

"S'ya ba ang bitter o ikaw?" makahulugang sabi ni Nanay.

"Why would I be?" inis na tanong ko.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Nakita ko na hinatid s'ya ni Marco kanina."

"Ano namang pakielam ko?" I said then I walked out.

I went inside my room then lay on my bed.

When I was sixteen, I met Marco Benitez. I was attracted to him right on the spot. I was captivated by his thick brows, his aristocratic nose, his brown eyes, his red lips, and his confident aura. He's a transfer student and he's assigned to sit beside me. I am a scholar student in the most prestigious school around our area so I'm sure he's rich. And it's obvious with the way he move and his appearance.