Happy Red Celebration

4

7:49 A.M, Monday
June 6, 2015

Zyra' POV:

"Ew, you're so poor naman. How did you even enrolled to this school?" Megan, a bully, pushed me.

"Hahaha oo nga, kaya ayaw ka namin ka-seatmate eh. I think you're baliw too." Lucy, a bully din, pushed me too. And this time I fell hard to the ground.

It was the first day of G7 classes. I'm finally at high school, and getting bullied is not new for me as I often get bullied because of my mother and really don't fight back.

"Ano? Hindi kana makasago—OUCH!" Lucy stopped talking and fell into the ground beside me.

"The hell? Sino yon?" Napahawak siya sa tuhod niya and it seems like may sumipa sa kanya.

"Ako bakit? Aangal ka ba?" May isang babae na nakahalukipkip at masama ang tingin ng mga kasama niya kina Megan.

"Hey, you should stop bullying people that aren't doing anything wrong." May chubby na babae ang nagsalita.

"Oo nga, what are you? Dumbasses?" Sabi naman ng babae.

"Anong bang paki niyo? Tsaka you Armie, keep your friends to yourself. Mind your own business." Duro ni Megan sa isang babae na naka-salamin.

"She is our friend. So she's our business." Tinuro ako ng pinaka-maliit.

"Oh? What's her name then? Transfer lang siya today." Tinaasan ni Megan ng kilay ang anim na babae sa harapan niya.

Pero walang sumagot. Yeah, how could they know me? I don't even know them din. Why are they even saving me?

"Oh diba, you don't know her." Napatawa si Megan at tinulungang tumayo si Lucy.

"Zyra. Zyra Villamor. Anak ng may ari ng Villamor group of companies, yun ang may sakop ng company niyo. Diba Lucy at Megan Chui?" Sabi ng nasa gilid.

Napatingin ako sa kanya. How could she know?

"Chui is under of Villamors. Matutuwa kaya ang daddy mo once he knew na binubully mo ang anak ng boss niya?" Mariin na sabi ng pinaka-matangkad.

Napalunok na lang ang magkapatid na nambubully sakin at umalis. Pero kahit palayo na sila, ramdam ko parin ang masasamang titig nila sakin.

Agad naman akong tinulungan makatayo nung chubby. "Are you okay, Zyra?"

Napatango na lang ako habang pinapagpagan ang uniform ko.

"I'm Kaylee." She smiled widely at me.

"Kapag aawayin ka ulit ng magkapatid na yon, sabihin mo lang sakin ha? Masipa ulit." Ika ng pinaka-matangkad habang tumatawa. "I'm Victoria."

"Mas matatakot pa ata siya ngayon sayo, Vic eh." Tumawa siya. "I'm Ceelyn."

"I'm Armie." Sabi ng nakasalamin.

"I'm Anne. Are you okay lang?" Lumapit siya sakin at pinagpagan din ang uniform ko.

"I'm Rei." Sabi pa ng isa.

"Actually may mga bestfriends pa kami pero wala pa sila ngayon, we'll introduce them to you kapag dumating na sila ha?" Sabi ni Anne.

"Huh?" I said confusedly.

"What do you mean, huh?" Tumawa si Victoria. "Duh, sasama kana samin simula ngayon, Zyra."

"Oo nga, for sure babalikan ka ng magkapatid na luka, 'noh." Sabi naman ni Ceelyn.

And little did I know, the girls who saved me from bullies at Grade 7 will be my best gals through my ups and downs until senior high.