Chapter 31: Everyone's Battles

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Kenji's P.O.V 

[High School]

I HAVE been wishing to enter the halls of our school peacefully, but that is almost impossible to happen. 

"Kenji..." 

Napapikit ako nang marinig kong paulit-ulit na tinawag ng mga babaeng nakakasalubong ko ang pangalan ko. 

People would think that it is actually happy to be popular because of your looks but not to me. I am getting tired of it. 

Napahinto ako nang mapadungaw ako sa hallway kung nasaan ang mga lockers. Nakita ko ang kapatid kong si Karylle na pinagdidiskitahan na naman ang locker niya. 

Karylle is my sister from a different man, because my mom had an affair when I was younger. Kinupkop ni Dad si Karylle dahil nagkasakit ito sa puso noong bata pa siya and mom is already dead. Saludo ako sa Daddy ko dahil hindi siya nagdalawang-isip na tanggapin si Karylle nang malaman niya ang kalagayan na ito, and until now Dad does not treat her differently. 

But Karylle has to be hidden, because Dad is a politician, he had to ask us to keep it a secret that Karylle is a Del Rivas kaya naman hindi namin siya trinatrato rito sa school na parang kapatid. 

I have other older brother, his name is Sanji Del Rivas and he's also fond of Karylle. 

Karylle is a bit different from us. She encountered a traumatic past with his biological father and that limited her to speak. Hanggang ngayon tipid pa rin siyang makipag-usap and sometimes she would not even respond to you. Bilang lang ang mga katagang kayang sabihin ni Karylle. 

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang hinampas ng isang babae ang locker upang sindakin si Karylle at may hawak pa itong bottled juice at binuksan niya ito. 

Humakbang ako para magtungo sa kinororoonan nila ngunit napahinto ako nang ibubuhos na ng babae ang juice kay Karylle ngunit may babaeng humarang sa kapatid ko at siya ang nabuhosan ng juice. 

"What the!?" imbes na magulat o ma-guilty ang tatlong babae ay nagtawanan pa sila at binuhos pa ang natitirang juice sa babaeng humarap sa kapatid ko. 

"A trash covering for another trash! Hahahaha! You just made my day," ani ng babae sabay tinapon ang boteng walang laman sa mukha nito kaya napakuyom ang mga palad ko. 

The kids at my school are bit different because most of them are rich and the school's management is easily manipulated. 

This is the society nowadays... 

Karylle spent her days like that in School. She was always bullied just because she is weak and there is not much about her. Hindi na kinaya ni Sanji ang ginagawa nila kay Karylle kaya isang araw, napaaway si Sanji at napatawag si Dad sa school. 

Still, Dad had to keep it a secret that he is the guardian of Karylle and I hated him for that moment. 

Nagdesisyon si Dad na mag-home school na lang muna si Karylle. Everything was peaceful for her, but that didn't last long. 

Tumagal ng tatlong buwan ang home school ni Karylle ngunit isang araw na umuwi kami ni Sanji sa bahay ay nakita na naming walang buhay si Karylle sa loob ng closet niya at doon siya nagbigti. 

She never left any letter or note before she died. Just like how she's quiet always, she eventually left us without a word. 

Dinibdib ng kapatid kong si Sanji ang pagkamatay ni Karylle at nagalit ito kay Dad. Nang araw na inilibing si Karylle ay lumayas ng bahay si Sanji. 

Dad is also hurting just like everyone of us, of course, he is torturing himself by putting on the blame on him. Madalas ko siyang nakikita sa silid niyang umiiyak habang umiinom ng alak. 

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