Men in Uniform (MIU Series 3) Juan Nero Lozvoi

CHAPTER 2

"Hala Vera, nakakahiya sa kuya mo!" gimbal na saad ni Lira after I had relayed to her what happened.

"Yeah, if you'd just saw my face flustered with embarrassment, but, hindi ko pinahalata yun kay kuya." Maldita kong wika

"Tama na yun ha? I will not help you again. Ano na lang sasabihin ng kuya mo sa akin? Hinahayaan kita sa mga kalokohan mo!"

Inismiran ko lang siya, I know Lira very much, hindi nya ako matitiis. She's a nice girl, unlike me. If she's an angel well I was tagged as the little devil. Her aura is white while mine is dark!

"Hindi kita masasamahan mamaya Vera ha, may meeting kami sa "Arts Club". She reminded me.

"Yesterday sa Math Club ka nakipag meeting, ngayon sa iba naman! Are you a robot? Lahat na lang sinalihan mo." I am concern with her hindi lang halata but Lira figured out that a long time ago.

I saw her sweetly smiled at me.

"Kailangang magpursige Vera, hindi ako nagbabayad ng tuition fee sa exclusive school na to, I need to maintain high grades for my scholarship."

"F that Scholarship!" I sigh and cover my mouth. I forgot to filter my stupid mouth. Ayaw na ayaw pa naman ng babaeng ito ang nagmumura.

"You're cursing again." She reminded me.

"F means fantastic." I smirk

"Ewan ko sa iyo." Ismid niya sa akin.

"Okay I'll try my best not to cuss." Then wink at her, iiling iling lang naman ang mahinhin kong kaibigan, alam kasi niya na hindi ko pa rin mapipigilan ang matabil kong bibig.

She's really a good student. Pinakamatalino sa aming klase. At first ayaw ko sa kaniya, she's so mabait, malayong malayo sa ugali ko. Feeling ko kasi nuon na hindi magja-jive ang pag-uugali naming dalawa. She always smiles at everyone and always willing to help, kahit yung iba ay lantaran nang ginagawa siyang alila ay wala siyang naiisip na masama laban sa kanila. One-time hindi ko na napigilan ang aking sarili when some girls were belittling her because of her old shoes and uniform.

Yeah, she's an orphan, she came from "St. Therese Orphanage, nitong pasukan lang kami talaga nagkakilala. Isa ang bahay ampunan na iyon ang nabibigyan ng tulong ng aming school, at isa siya sa mga napili na mag-aral dito ng libre dahil na rin sa angking katalinuhan na mayroon siya.

At first ay hinahayaan ko lang ang mga kaklase ko na gawin siyang laughing stock, they will throw some rude comments about the way she dresses and about her baon. Still she remains silent, hindi lumalaban, she looks calm at hindi pinapansin ang maling ginagawa ng iba sa kaniya.

The more she plays unbothered the more my classmates hates her.

It was one fine morning when I enter our classroom. Nadatnan ko ang limang babaeng nakatayo sa may likuran, nakapagitna si Lira, it looks like they were having a blast on bullying her. Four versus one is kinda pathetic. I also saw her bag na halatang sapilitang hinablot sa kaniya at itinapon ang lahat ng laman nito.

"What"s going on here?" malakas kong ungol

"Look at her Vera, she looks very awful." One of the girls roar in disgust.

I look at Lira, nakatayo siya ngunit nakayuko ang ulo. Her uniform is not that new but it was neat and perfectly pressed by a flatiron, it still looks good at her, I saw her shoes full of wrinkles, yeah it doesn't fit for her.

"As I can see, she is even more beautiful wearing those old things unlike you wearing new one, Paano pa kaya kapag bago lahat ng suot niya, mas magmumukha kang basahan." I frankly told the girl. I saw Lira look at me, hindi siguro siya makapaniwala na pinagtatanggol ko siya.