Sitio Series 3: Scheming List

Chapter 35

School trip

“Pumwesto na kayo at magsisimula ng umandar ang bus,” dinig kong anunsyo ni ma'am. Mag-isa akong naka-upo sa pinakadulong pwesto ng bus, walang kaibigan hindi katulad ng iba kong kaklase na masayang nagkukwentuhan sa bawat dadaanan namin.

Ayaw ko naman talagang tumuloy pa ang kaso matagal na akong nakapag bayad ng fee para sa school trip na ‘to. Si Karina pa nga ang nagbayad, tapos pinilit ako ni nanay na sumama na para kahit papaano’y makapagrelax ako.

Joke ba iyon? Paano ako makakapag relax sa kabila ng mga nalaman ko? Ni hindi ko na siya matignan ng diretso o ang magawang tawagin na mama. Akalain mong siya pala ang puno’t dulo ng lahat, ayaw ko mang manisi pero nabalutan na ng galit ang puso ko. Tinraydor ako ng taong pinagkakatiwalaan ko, paniguradong masayang-masaya siya tuwing nagkukwento ako patungkol sa buhay namin nina nanay. After all her plan succeed, here we're now suffering.

It's still lingering on my mind, my trust was shattered because of her. I don't want any further interaction with her from now on, dapat ay pagtuunan ko ng pansin si nanay, si nanay na naging biktima ng lahat.

I took a deep breath, hindi sadyang nagtama ang mata namin ng isa sa mga kaibigan ni Rafiya. She smirked and rolled her eyes before whispering something to her seatmate. Napatingin ang binulungan nito sa akin pagkuwanay sabay silang tumawa. I played with my fingers while hugging my bag, alone on the corner. The pain didn't subsided, my social anxiety heightened whenever I'm in this situation.

Hours had passed the bus stop on our destination, the said mythical place of our hometown–nine Sitio’s connected to each other because of this. A legend. The place has a old antic structures like the great wall of rome, a place considered as the origin of our beloved home that still remained a  mystery.

Sa hindi kalayuan nakita ko si Deiry nakausap ang isa sa mga SSG officers, naglakad ako papalapit para kahit papaano’y hindi ko maramdamang nag-iisa lang ako sa school trip na ito. It wasn't forbidden to go with other students on different academic strand.

“Dei,” I called her name, Deiry glanced at me before nodding to the officer and bid their goodbyes, “pwede maki tag along?” I asked nervously.

She looked at me weirdly and even covered her mouth on shock. “Wow.” She timidly said before signing and holding my hands to wondered around the place. We're given one hour to roam around before the orientation, bound to spend three days on this place since we're Senior High students who's graduating this year. “I thought you forgot about us. Busy hanging out with your secret boyfriend, huh?” Naningkit ang mga mata niya dahilan para mapaiwas ako ng tingin.

I forgot that Deiry isn't the type of person who'm you can keep a secret.

I’m currently avoiding Gremory, my feelings and mind are on turmoil. You know the feeling that everything sucks that eventually it became mess and now, you don't know who'll you trust? Afraid of what's the truth behind Genevorld words, afraid to confront him. Coward to face them so I chose to ran away for awhile hoping that the next day everything will be on my favor.

“Keeping a secret on your bestfriend?” She asked, walking without direction. “I know your escapades, sleeping on Gremory's place and using me as your excuse?” I gulped hard and laughed awkwardly. “Telling sister Karina that you're going on a panjama party? You know, when she confined me all the thing strangely happening to you we did visit Gremory's place. ” Deiry giggled like a child. “She threatened Gremory. It was funny! Kung nakita mo lang ang mukha ni Gremory habang nagpapaliwanag at kinakabahang magsinungaling, sister Karina told him not to harass you nor do sexual things. The verbatim was like this, “alam kong gustong-gusto ka ng anak-anakan ko pero iho ‘wag kang magkakamaling gamitin ang kainosentehan ni Dorothy at ako ang makakalaban mo. ” Chill traveled on my back as she copied Karina way of talking. “Bata pa tayo Dorothy. Huwag kang magpapabola sakanya baka sa isang iglap niloloko ka lang, alam mo namang mahirap ang buhay at kahit ilang beses kitang pagsabihan ay hindi ka nakikinig basta para kay Gremory. You know, start to focus on yourself instead of him. We told you thousands of times so it's up to you before it's too late.”