Secrets Whispered To The Clouds (Shifted Hearts Series #1)

Kabanata 6

Warning: This is unedited po. Pagod na po kasi ang likod ko kaka-type. Can't proofread it muna at this moment. Bear with me po sa typographical errors.

Kabanata 6

Hate

I should be honest with myself. I shouldn't be betraying myself. Ang sabi ko, hindi ko na siya titingnan hanggang uwian. But look what happened?

After calling me 'Urchin', talagang mag-uusok ang ilong ko.

I have a name! I have my Father's name! Puwede namang iyon na lang ang itawag niya sa akin! Dahil gano'n ko rin naman siyang tawagin ah.

Rashid.

Isinubo ko ang Milkita na ibinigay ng mga kapatid ko. Kumunot ang noo ko nang maalala na naman ang posisyon ni Rashid at ang girlfriend nito sa loob ng CR. Ipinilig ko ang ulo at sinipsip pa lalo ang lollipop.

Astagfirullah talaga!

Mabuti naman at hindi na kami pinagtripan ng mga kaklase sa afternoon period. Nakaginhawa ako ng maluwag doon.

"Uwi na kayo?" narinig ko ang mabait na boses ni Niall.

Fahra and I are sitting on a cement bench, just at front of the STEM building. It's already four-thirty in the afternoon and it's time to go home. But since it's the day for Naj's try out, we won't go home yet. Sasamahan namin siya ulit.

Nag-angat ako ng tingin kay Niall. I then remember what happened this morning. Where my classmate was late to return my paper and almost won't be graded! The fact that all of them didn't put 'corrected by' on their papers as if they already talked about it.

Like they already plotted it.

I hate this. I hate what I am feeling towards the few people who were kind to me since day one. Pero nga naman, this is just the third day. Hindi iyon sapat na panahon para masabi ko na ang totoong mga ugali nila.

I knew them because they lead our batch. That's the only reason why kilala ko sila dahil wala naman akong kaibigan sa kanila.

"Ba't ka nagtatanong? Wala ka bang kasabay?" pataray na tanong ni Fahra sa kanila. Her brow raised in evil way.

Oo nga pala. Sa aming tatlo, siya ang may taglay na kamalditahan at katarayan kaya gano'n niya kinausap si Niall kahit napakamahinahon ang pagkakatanong sa amin. Nakita ko ang pagkapahiya sa hitsura ni Niall. Nangapa siya ng sasabihin.

Niall's eyes found my eyes. But unlike him, my eyes were impolite. Eyes that weren't being friendly to him. Eyes that definitely surprised him when I saw him get frozen where he stood. Niluwa ko ang Milkita para makapagsalita.

"Hindi pa naman. Sasamahan namin ang kaibigan namin sa try out niya saka kami uuwi," ani ko sa malamig na boses.

Hindi nagtagal ay dumating si Rashid para sa kaibigan. His friend ignored him kaya kumunot ang noo niya. Nakita kong parang naguguluhan si Niall sa inaasta ko. Pati si Rashid ay nagtaka sa inasal ng kaibigan. Rashid traced Niall's vision that he eventually found me.

Agad na bumalot sa mga mata ko ang pandidiri nang magtama ang tingin namin. The image of him, almost having sex in the bathroom showered my thoughts again. His eyes widened when he saw the disgust in my eyes. His lips parted.

My jaw clenched to erase the thoughts. I heard Fahra's 'tss' that are mean for both of them.

"G-galit ka ba sa akin?" Niall's eyes flickered with concern.

I looked at him. The disgust in my eyes were changed into a suspecting one. Pero ang pagkainis ay hindi ko na maitago.

This is who I am. Whenever I am pissed or angry at the person, I cannot show them otherwise. Na ayos lang na kausapin nila ako. Na ngitian sila. Hindi ko kayang magpanggap. I let others see how disappointed about their behaviors and they should reflect with it.