My Troublemaker

Chapter 1

Chapter 1: "Let's get scolded, together."

*SLAP*

My mother's palm left a red-like hand form on my cheeks from her slap, it stings. 

"What did I say to you!?" She yelled. 

"To never--," 

"See!? That's what you are doing right now!" 

I looked at my feet. I'm used to this. Ever since we moved out of Kentucky, her mood change in just a second. She's like another person who didn't loved her daughter at all. I clenched my fist. When will they come back to me? The old parents that loved me and cared for me, the ones who had never hurt me? 

After my mom left my room, I started to stare at the moon. It was a quarter moon. It was refreshing to see the moon and how the wind gently touches my skin. The smell of fresh nature always makes me want to run away from home. 

It was 11:28 PM in the evening. I didn't even know that it was already 11 o'clock. Guess time really flows by really fast. 

"Gusto 'kong umalis." I whispered to myself, pero hindi 'ko kayang umalis. 

What will happen if I'd run away from home? 

Will they miss me..?

No, probably not. Hindi naman siguro 'di ba? Judging how their personality shifts at what I used to do, or say my mistakes. I can't leave them when I still have no goal in life. Well, meron naman. Gusto ko maging Abogado, to fight for human rights. Whether they are guilty in crime or not, we are all still human. 

I stroke my grey hair. Gusto kong i-dye ang buhok ko pero gusto ko ang color eh, kahit na tinatawag ako ng 'Nanny Luna' ni Matilda. I still love my true hair color. When I felt the wind getting more colder, I went in and locked the doors, even my windows. Hindi mo alam na baka may pumasok sa bahay niyo at house-robbery na pala 'yun. I took a shower and ease my mind, then changed to my pjs. I laid down on my bed and made my self comfortable after what happened in the past hours. 

I reached for the Replica of the Moon on my ceiling. Although it was a replica, it was still like the real moon. 

I wished I could be one of the Moon.

Natulog na ako after staring at the replica. 

I brushed my long wavy grey hair, and looked at my hazel brown eyes on my mirror. I'm beautiful, right? Of course, Lucinda said, "You shouldn't cut your hair. Ang ganda mo kaya 'no! Yung color ng Moon pag-ano, ano nga ulit 'yon? Ah! Pag-full moon!". 

I just chuckled. Tinatago 'ko ang buhok 'ko, ayoko maging laughing stock, eh. Hahaha, ganun nalang ba talaga ako hanggang maka-graduate ako?

When I have set foot in front of Monarch College, I knew that I'm gonna be another 'eye-catching freak'. I walked through the halls, everyone was looking at me. Whispering countless names for me, they have a lot of pet names for me. There was no one in the field. I could see the Gardener, he's watering the flowers.

I got back to walking to the classroom. I can't believe that they can create more pet names than ever in just spare 8 months. I can't believe then na racist sila kasi lang Fil-Am ako. I can't stand how racist they are. At least naman, may mga tao din naman na mabuti. May lunch friends ako where I can sit with them every time it's lunch time na. 

"Hey, Nanny Luna. Can't believe that you showed us your bare face," Matilda said while walking up behind my back. How funny, I'm not the one who got plastic surgery though. 

"Shut up, plastic bitch." I talked back at her. I can't let her bully me any further, I'm getting sick of it. May problema na nga ako sa bahay namin, dumagdag pa 'tong babae'ng 'to. Alam 'ko din naman na she's gonna fail the 2nd sem. exam. It's all about being pretty to her but for me? It's all about passing and accomplishing my dreams. 

Everyone made an 'ooh' sound that made Matilda furious. Gan'yan nga, feel frustrated. Hindi pa 'yan sapat sa mga ginawa mo sa akin, Mati. 

I turned to her and smirked. I can see that she's really mad right now. What surprised me is that.. 

She slapped me.

She said, "Fuck you, Asian!"