Chapter 4: Why and How?

Maggie remembered what I told her about the man who have sparkling abs but rude.

 “OMG! Maybe you’ve finally fine the replacement for Lloyd! ” She said and pinched my cheek.

 "No!"

When I thought about what she said, I immediately feel chills over my body. Eww. A Farmer? Replacement for Lloyd? Can’t I just pick Lloyd again?? Well, I know that rude man is really handsome. It's just a pity because he is a farmer here in the mountains. I'm not that stupid to be inlove with someone like him. I will first look at the external appearance (including bank account. Lol). and I don’t want to have a boyfriend as poor as me.

 “That’s why for your girls! ” Mama said a week ago when we moved into LOLA'S HOUSE. “It's okay for me if you have a boyfriend! The important thing is he is rich! ” She said while eating the chicken adobo.

I just arrived at the dining table that morning and mama's sermon about the men we were going to marry started immediately.

Maggie frowned when I arrived and looked at mama.

"Why are you frowning, James is rich?" I mumbled as I looked at him in front of me but before I could finish she kicked me under the table.

"What did you say?" Mom's attention is focused on me now.

"Uhh, w-nothing." While looking at Maggie's face that was about to explode with embarrassment and annoyance.

Mama and Maggie are at odds over this view. If Maggie doesn't like the rich and  handsome men, it's important for mama to be rich and good -looking!

“He should be handsome! It would be a pity for the beauty of my ancestors and the handsomeness of the Aranjuez family if they could only be mixed with… hmm… not to insult… but those… you know are… ugly. ” She said as if still disgusted with that word.

 Maggie nodded in disbelief.

 “And most of all, they must of course be rich! After all, what’s the use of beauty without a house, car and money, right?” Mama is really the only one speaking at the table. "Money is the most important thin,  Besides, if it's not too… you know… handsome… we can share our beauty and your child will be handsome or still beautiful." She smiled at Maggie.

 Maggie, on the other hand, still eats seriously.

 “So you Maggie, it's a waste of your beauty if you don't look for the rich and handsome men. I hope that you have a prospect, you're already twenty and you've been in college for two years. ” Mama is shaking now.

 "That's right! What's more, huh? Tall, smooth, white, with broken hair, a pointed nose, and a shapely body… but I think Adele, you must also love the person you are going to marry. ” said auntie Precy.

 “You can too. But I think you will love the man if he is handsome and rich. ” Mom nodded.

 Maggie was ashamed of what mama was saying. She steal glances at mam at mom and every time mama notices her, she immediately shakes her head. I know what mama means about handsome and rich, that's really the first thing you'll like, but of course you should love him as well as Auntie Precy said. Besides, mama doesn't have to brag about that that's what she wants. We are like ‘gold-diggers’ (as Lloyd calls me).

 “And you, Rosie… Oh, be careful with your new school. Because you are still young. You only turned seventeen in January and you are still in your 6th year. Oops! We're still here in the farm… don’t you dare have a boyfriend there with the farmer's son or Aleng Doleng's son who is crazy- ”Mama said.

 “He’s not studying anymore, Dele. He didn't graduate from high school. ” Said Auntie Precy.

 “Gosh!See!! So Rosie! Just search there in Manila, there are many there. Not here! ”

 The table was finally quiet when Auntie Precy said…

 “Enrollment is now at Alegria National High School, Rosie. Did I tell you that? We will go later after dinner. It's good that it's early and you will be placed in a good section. ”

WHAT? IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?

Yes.

 It really happens because now we are here at Alegria National High School. Auntie Precy is an elementary school teacher here in Alegria. She is left Manila because she wants to be ‘happy’ here in the fields of Alegria.

What’s so happy here? LOL

 Alegria National HS has three two -story buildings. This school is wide, I guess about 5 hectares. There is a soccer field and basketball court (which is not a covered court), there are a few pine trees surrounding it and it is obvious that this is the only plain field because when you look far away, you will notice that it is surrounded (wherever you look except the gate) by fields and hills. .

 "Is that your niece Precy?" Stare at the woman sitting at an ‘enrollment’ desk.

 “Yes!! Here is Rosie. ” While ushering me to go in the front

 The woman gaped and looked at from head to foot. Probably because I'm wearing polkadots sleeveless top and only shorts.

“OMG. Her skin is so smooth and her beauty is just – WOW!! What a pity Precy that you didn't have childrens like her! Oops! ”

 Auntie Precy just laughed.

 "Mija, just put your name and choose your subjects so I can put you in a section…" Shee looked at Auntie Precy again.

 "From Manila?"

 "Yes." Auntie Precy replied.

 “Oh no! You're going to make trouble for the kids here, mija.”

 I just smiled as I wrote.

 "Rosyan?" She asked when she saw my name.

 "Uh .. Ro-seanne." I said.

 "Bes, where is the 6th year building here?" Auntie Precy asked.

"There in the third building, second floor."

 “Rosie stay here. I'll just watch classrooms first. ” Before I could stop Auntie Precy, she already left L .

 "Oh, there are your classmates mija!" At once she looks behind me.

 As I also looked behind me I could see a battalion of peasants.

 And guess what?

 It’s Jacob and his squad! He was wearing a t-shirt and his face looked decent because he was finally fully dressed. On his side is a woman with large and thick eyeglasses with fishtail braided hair. Behind him was a smooth, white and beautiful woman with raised eyebrows and accompanied by male and female goons. heheheh. Looks like there are two dozen of them all ah!

 I speeded up filling up the form but I wasn’t able to finish before they arrived. I guess the beautiful woman is his girlfriend.

 “Mrs. Mendoza, we will enroll. ” The beautiful woman said while ooking at me.

 "Of course! Sure! ” At once handing them the form.

 I also finished, looked at them all noticing that they were still really looking at me. Jacob and I looked at each other. I saw three men laughing and huddled in their backs as they looked at me.

 "Your in your 6th year?" Jacob asked.

"Yes." I said and left for Auntie Precy.

 Before I turned around, I saw them all looking at Jacob.

 But even after I left I heard their rumor.

 “She’s beautiful!  I've only just seen such a beautiful woman in my life! Do you know her? ” Said one of the three.

 “Hmm. Yes. Roseanne Aranjuez. And she's not pretty. She’s not that pretty for me to like her. ”

 NICE!!!

I’m fighting the urge to look back! Looks like he taught that he’s too handsome to say that! Yes! You're handsome but you're not as handsome as you think and you're just a farmer so just shut up! Annoying…

 But in the midst of my anger, I realized that…

he knew me.

Why and how?

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