Unwonted Series #1: Forgotten

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It took weeks before I can finally go back to school. My wounds are completely healed and luckily they didn't leave any scars that will remind me of that horrible event. Even if it is already done and everything is put into its rightful places, that incident will linger in my memory. Those disgusting touches and those creepy laughs still haunt me in my dreams. I don't know what I did to deserve all of these.

Every student na madadaanan namin ay mapapahinto sa ginagawa nila. Even if they are running late, they will stop and look at me like I'm the most controversial human they've encountered in their entire lives, until I vanish from their sights. I don't like it at all, I don't like their eyes that hold so much judgment.

Jerome and Zena are walking on my front and they looked like my bodyguards, they have this intimidating aura because of their posture. They said that some of Ellaine's fans and fuck boys are mad at me dahil nakickout ito sa university. Jerome said that the three of them including Mortell na nasa likuran ko will serve as my guards dahil we never know baka may bigla na namang umatake.

I'm thankful that I have them during these hard times. When we arrive at the classroom, Jerome checks the chair first if something is wrong with it. They are overprotective after what happened. Si Mortell nadin ang naglagay ng bag ko sa lapag, he is the one who is carrying my bag, he reasoned out that I can't carry heavy things since I lose a lot of weight and I don't have the strength to carry it. Although my bag is not heavy and I'm in the process of recovering. But I can't help but to feel fluttered because of his sweet actions.

Hindi niya na din ako madalas asarin unlike before but still hindi parin yun nawawala. Hindi siguro nakukumpleto ang araw niya pag hindi ako naaasar.

"Thank you"-I mouthed at him. He just smiled at me. I genuine one, without pity on his eyes. I just love the idea that he genuinely cared for me, unlike others that will look down and approach me to tell how they pitied me. I know what they want, they want to know what happened so that they can relay another information to their friend marites and it will spread to the whole city. I don't want it to happen since not all people will think I'm the victim of the incident. Some will think that I am a fucking whore and I like what happened to me which is the opposite of what I'm feeling right now.

I'm also grateful that Jerome will shoo every people that talk negatively about me since I can't handle another stress anymore. Also, I wanted to talk to Ellaine who is now under the custody of the police. I wanted to know kung anong kasalanan ko kung bakit niya iyun ginawa. I am not convinced na dahil lang kay Jarex iyun. Ellaine immediately got kicked out of the university when one witness showed up and tell them what that person witnessed. She was just so afraid to help me that's why she decided to run away that day. But
her conscience can't take it and decided to tell to the dean. I honestly don't know kung sino yung witness since the authority wanted to protect her from possible danger.

"Mortell"-agad naman siyang lumingon sa akin even though he is busy copying some notes. He confusingly gazed at me. "I want to see Ellaine. I want to talk to her"

He frowned not liking what he just heard.

Napabuntong hininga ako. "Please. I can't let Jerome or Sezia accompany me dahil maikli lang ang pasensiya nila and just a thought of me seeing Ellaine will anger them. I don't want them to be mad at me. I just need to talk to Ellaine. You can do it for me right?"-I gave him a pleading look so that he won't say no.

Wala naman siyang nagawa kung hindi sumang ayon. I gave him a thank you smile, napailing iling nalang siya at ipinagpatuloy ang ginagawa.

When it is already time for lunch, Jerome together with Zena and Mortell make sure na bago pa man all may marinig na hindi maganda tungkol sa akin ay pinapaalis na nila. They make sure that I can eat properly and comfortably.