Between me & you

Chapter 5. [Accident]

"david. mrs shey asked you to join a meeting teams later!"

nandito kami sa tapat ng guidance office. at kasama ko si sir sam. our math teacher.

"yeah, sure. for what?" maikling sabi ko. habang may inaayos na notebook

"for welcoming new students here"

"okay, no problem."

saktong paalis na ako, bigla niya ako tinawag hindi ko alam kung bakit.

"david. how's your first day of school? nahihirapan ka ba mag adjust because this is your new school?!" napahinto ako sa tinanong niya.

and i felt bad. alam ko masasanay din ako, makakapag adjust pa naman ako.

"uh. it wasn't bad" maikling sagot ko. totoo naman kase.

"I'm glad to hear that"

"did mom ask you about this?"

"yes. but don't worry, i won't tell them"

I breathed deeply. "Thank you, tito sam" he tapped me on my shoulder and I smiled at him.

tito sam was always there for me, through ups and down. I remember when I was 7 years old, I saw an accident at mom's friend's birthday.

someone ran in front of me and hit me, I thought he would help me but he didn't. as if nothing had happened.

and I saw a kid inside the car with her head full of blood, I wanted to help her but I couldn't because I was too young. and i guess we're the same age now.

"are you okay?" tito sam asked me.

"yep, I just remembered someone!"

At lumabas na ako papuntang hallway nang campus.

All of sudden why did she come out of my mind? well, no one knows. maybe I'm just tired

when I was in the hallway, i heard something.

"e... basta malandi ka, wag mo aagawin samin si david!" sigaw nung babae.

"oo nga. sa amin lang siya."

obviously ako lang naman yung tinutukoy dito. ganun na ba talaga ako kasikat?

agad ko itong nilapitan at tinignan kung sino.

she's the girl in our class. what is her name?
mukhang binubully s'ya nito. kaya nilapitan ko sila dahil nakita ko sasampalin niya

"h-hindi nga---" sigaw niya at hinablot ko yung kamay nung babae.

"That's enough. why are you bullying those who have done nothing wrong to you?" kalmado kong sinabi. dahil hindi ako marunong magalit.

"e. ano po kasi---"

"I hope I don't want to hear anything more about this.
Cut this mess out, hindi maganda 'to!" agad silang tumahimik at hindi na nakatingin sakin.

ayoko aa lahat yung may ganitong gulo, lalo na kung hindi naman maganda ang dahilan.

"yes po"hinayaan ko na silang umalis, at tinignan kung wala na talaga.

at bumalik ang atensyon ko sa babae'ng 'to.

"hey, are you okay?" I asked her. i felt worried e. luh nag worried oh si author talaga yan.

"uh. oo, thanks ulit ha?"sabay ngiti niy sa akin.

"bakit mo hinahayaan awayin ka nila?"I asked her seriously.

"w-wala yun, na pag-tripan lang siguro." I know she's lying.

and suddenly I saw the blood on her head

"oh... dumudugo ulo mo!"

"w-wait, takot ka sa blood?" seryosong tanong ko. Ayoko din naman siya mag panic. "namumutla ka---!!" pero nawalan siya ng malay.

agad ko siya binuhat papuntang clinic, maasikaso din naman siya duon dahil kamag anak ko may ari nang school na 'to.

"Oh david. you're here!"

she's my tita Lily. my mom's sister.

"oh my--- what happened? is she your girlfriend?" nanlaki mata ko sa sinabi niya.

"n-no, she's not my girlfriend. may kumakalat nanaman ba?!"

"yes."

I know this will happen. may pinakalat nanaman sila. sh*t.

"so, sino nga siya? never ka pa nagdala nang babae dito sa clinic ko."

"you have a lot of questions tita. I'll explain to you later! gamutin mo muna siya." Baka mamaya lumala pa yung sugat niya.