Embracing The Moon

Five

My second day of living in this community was started by sunlight from the opened window warming my cheeks. I wanted to move like what I have promised kagabi, but my body just won't agree.

Pakiramdam ko ay parang nakabalik ako sa bahay... not when I smelt something like a cheap coffee.

I normally had the hot milk in my side table pagkagising ko.

Wait. Paano ko maaamoy ang kape kung may sarili akong kwarto dito?

Iminulat ko ang aking mga mata, and angrily looked sa kung sino man ang makitang anino. He's looking at me, at mukhang pinipigilan niyang matawa.

"How did you managed to get inside? You pervert! Lumabas ka nga!" I so shouted hard. Para saan pa ang use ng kwarto at susi kung may makakapasok din namang iba?

For Pete's sake, bagong gising lang ako. They don't know that I have a monster within me that's only awaken when someone disturbed my sleep!

"Kaze! Kaze! Kaze!" I shouted ng wala man lang siyang pakialam sa naging reaksiyon ko. Like, who the hell would want someone whom she barely know inside her room? At lalaki pa!

"Ano na nama—"

AND HE LAUGHED HARD!

"Huwag ka ng lumabas, Isabelle. Dito ka lang sa loob!" Rozen tried to grab me by wrist pero pumalag na ako.

"How dare you get inside my room without asking me?! How dare you laugh at me?! How dare you?! I hate you Rozen! Ugh!"

"S-Sabi ng dito ka lang!" He tried to hold my wrist again.

Lumabas na ako as soon as I freed myself to him.

The moment I went out, people are already staring at me. They're near to bursting into laughters. Even the red-haired guy was smirking at me!

"Bakit ganiyan ang hitsura mo, Charvi? Hayst! Halika rito." I watched Kendall walk towards me.

She's a goddess again, wearing a brown cute apron.

"B-Bakit? Ano ba ang hitsura ko?" I was nearly blushing when she touched my face, so gentle hands.

Ngumiti siya, "Sorry, hindi matanggal." She wiped my face continuosly, it didn't hurt pero I was moved by the sudden spark.

Kami na yata talaga ang para sa isa't isa.

Kidding.

"Ano? Bakit naman? Ano ba ang nangyari sa mukha ko?"

They. All. Laughed. At. Me.

Oh, right! I saw a mirror inside! I couldn't find someone who can answer me dahil masiyado pa silang busy to laugh at me!

I went back, at isinara ang pinto. Kaze and Rozen are still laughing. I glared to them both and proceeded to the room of Rozen.

Ngumisi ako.

Reverse psychology.

Even if my face is covered with a black tint of a pen, I chose to smile. Perhaps, this is a sign to continue living.

This hadn't happened in our house or school that I went to. They are maintaining proper posture and name because that's how an elite person should be.

Biglang bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto so I painted my face with the cold expression I once hid in my closet noon to follow the will of my mother— act like a heiress.

"H-Hoy! Anong mukha 'yan? Nakakatakot ka,  hoy!" Rozen fastened his pace at lumabas ng karto.

Nakakatakot ba talaga iyon?