Part 8

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EIGHT

"Kian! Wait up!"

"Nah, you have to catch up!"

Malakas na boses ng dalawang lalaki ang umalingawngaw sa hallway. It's the first day of school for another school year at may gulo nang nagaganap.

I sighed.

"You don't have the right to sigh that deep when it was your fault in the first place!" Napapikit ako sa sigaw ni Shane.

"You don't have to remind me." Mahinahong sagot ko.

Papunta kami ngayon sa Principal's Office. Shane was dragging me. It's not like it's my fault, I just did the right thing.

Kumatok si Shane sa pintuan ng tatlong beses. Bumukas ang pintuan at bumingad sa amin ang magandang babae na may suot na salamin. Her hair is curly and she has a fair white skin.

She smiled at us, "Are you perhaps Shane Alvarez and Ace Dela Cruz?"

Shane nodded while I looked away. Bagsak na naman ang record ko nito kay Papa. Marami pa namang nakakaalam na anak ako ng isa sa mga guro sa school na'to. I sighed before entering the room.

The Principal, as I've guessed is sitting on his table. He looked up at us and smiled.

"You are Mrs. Alvarez Daughter and Mr. Dela Cruz's son, am I right?" panimula niya.

Sabay kami na tumango ni Shane.

"You may seat." Paglalahad ng Principal sa upuan sa harap ng table niya.

Pareho kaming hindi umiimik ni Shane at sabay na umupo. I was quite nervous.

"So, can you tell me what happened ba? Pinaabot lang samin na nagkaroon raw ng gulo sa labas ng gate and the both of you are part of it." Mahinahong sambit ng Principal.

How can I calm down when I'm facing one of the highest authority here in school? Tsaka first day of school palang and I already made a mess!

I was about to answer when Shane interrupted.

"Actually, sir... It wasn't us who started that mess, po. We saw a girl being bullied outside the gate and everyone's just ignoring it. Ilan ho sa mga lalaki ang tinatawanan siya at dinu duro-duro. Hindi ho napigilan ni Alas ang sarili at sinabihan 'yung mga lalaki kaso ho, isa sa kanila ang tumulak kay Alas. Uminit lang ho ang ulo ni Alas dahil doon at...isa po sa kanila ang unang sumuntok. Self-defense po yung ginawa ni Alas, sir. Pasensya na po sa gulo." Mahabang eksplenasyon ni Shane.

I sighed after she explained the whole detail. This girl, seriously.

Tumango ang principal. "However, hindi lang raw kayo ang kasama sa gulo maliban sa mga lalaking sangkot. There's two other people, they said."

Napatitig ako sa principal. Who? I was busy fighting with those guys that I did not noticed.

"Uh...that. I guess meron ho, I saw a guy na pipigil rin sana sa mga lalaki sa pagsuntok kay Alas, pero nadala rin siguro sila sa gulo. I don't know them, though." Shane added.

"They're coming, actually." Sagot ng babae na bumukas ng pinto kanina sa amin.

Ilang segundo ang nakalipas ng bumukas ang pintuan. They did not even knocked first. I heard the woman sighed loudly.

"Hi, Pops! How u doin'?" bungad ng kapapasok lang.

"Kian...we're talking to the Principal right now. Stop that." saway ng lalaking nakasunod sa kaniya.

Kumibit balikat lamang ang lalaki at tumitig sa amin.

"Oh, diba kayo yung tumulong sa babae sa labas?" He asked pagkatapos niyang humila ng isang upuan at tumabi kay Shane.

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