K’s POV
“Your grades have been failing these past few months.”
“I'm sorry—”
And that apology earned me a slap.
God knows how much I hate this house, how much I hate being with my family and my family themselves.
Dad's a cheater.
Mom's controlling.
And I— I was just a teenager who needed to prove herself at a very young age.
I envy Ray, not because she has a loving mother, I envy her without even knowing she has one anyway.
Akala ko orphan si Ray noong una, walang parents ang umaattend sa kanya tuwing kuhaan ng card o 'pag naga-guidance s'ya.
Suki ng guidance ang babae na 'yon.
She has a foul mouth, sinasagot nito ang mga teachers— teachers that actually deserve it anyway.
For example, that teacher na tumitingin sa palda ng kaklase naming babae, alam 'yon ng lahat.
Hell, everyone knows what kind of teacher that guy is.
Everyone sees how his eyes darted from our chest to our skirts.
He's the cousin of the principal, yes, he's young, he's actually good looking but his actions were annoying as f*ck.
No one, not even a single student had the courage to speak up, some cared, some students didn't mind it, because they argued that at least, he was ‘good looking’.
Maybe the girls were uneducated enough about those kind of stuffs, maybe they're still immature or still lacks the knowledge that our teacher is a pedophile, but it was never the girls fault.
But even I ignored what was happening, not because I don't care, but because I told not to get into trouble.
And I admired Ray, I admired her courage that day we were having an exam, she was 30 minutes late.
Pagpasok nito sa classroom ay kalmado lang s'ya, nakabukas ang uniporme, loose ang necktie na itim at may suot na itim na t-shirt sa loob, may band aids pa sa mukha at may pasa sa gilid ng labi.
Hindi na nagtaka ang mga kaklase namin.
For sure nakipag-away na naman s'ya.
We weren't close back then so I know nothing about her aside the fact that she always get into trouble, detention and fights, her grades were not flopping as well, it's on average, and she's actually pretty smart, I've always knew she could do better if she tries.
Binalik ko ang tingin ko noon sa testpaper ko.
The test was easy.
I only had 2 hours sleep for the test so it was easy for me.
Habang nagsasagot ako ay nakita ko si Ray na lumapit sa teacher namin, I saw how his eight hand touched— caressed Ray's legs.
My eyes widen.
It's not the first time I saw him touching other female students, but it was obviously the first time someone had fought.
Without thinking.
Ray grabbed the book on top of his desk and slammed it on his face.
That moment was put in a slow motion right in front of me.
He deserved it.
I enjoyed watching it.
Nagkagulo ang classroom that time, he didn't hit her back but he stood immediately, his fist clenched.
BINABASA MO ANG
GLITCH: Divided Cities
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