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Bullying
Ailse"HEY! What are you laughing at?" I heard Sole, who was driving, ask Tina. Kanina pa kasi ito humahagalpak ng tawa habang nakatingin sa cellphone niya.
What's wrong with this girl?
"HashtagLaughtrip to the max. Listen, I'll read the punchline now. Wait, wait," Tina replied and burst into laughter even more.
I rolled my eyes at her.
"Why did the Freudian psychologist bring a ladder to the therapy session?" she suddenly changed her tone and became serious.
Wtf, Tina is in bipolar mode.
"A ladder? What?" sabay na tanong namin ni Sole na may pagtataka.
"Edi, to help clients reach their unconscious issues on a higher level!" natatawang sagot ni Tina sa'min.
Oh hell, smarty-ass joke.
Nagkatinginan kami ni Sole sa itaas ng rearview mirror ng sasakyan. We both made faces.
"Let's take a pic! Daliii," Tina excitedly suggested. "We should shock all of our fans. Ipakita natin kung sino tayo!" Tina being Tina, the social media addict smarty girl with her unique sense of humor.
"Okay, 1, 2, 3! Okay na 'to ha. Post ko na, di man lang kayo tumingin. #WeAreTogether. #GoingToUniv. #KakalampaginNaminAngGateNgSchool. Posted!" We just shook our heads while she grinned at her phone.
"Hi, everyone! Papasok na ulit kami ng sabay-sabay and the good news is...Ailse is now are classmates ulit! And yes we are the inseparable scarlet queens, if boyfriends and girlfriends can break up, we absolutely cannot. Now, remember, they say 'Birds of a feather flock together,' but we scarlet queens take it to the next level – we soar together!"
Hindi pa talaga nakuntento si Tina, at talagang nag-vlog na naman siya to update our fans.
"Everyone, welcome us with your banners, lalo na't ngayon lang ulit kami magkakasabay na tatlo to attend the class. And yes! Malapit na kami sa gate, you're absolutely duper right! Aha," Malakas na sabi ni Tina habang nakatitig sa cellphone niya, nagla-live pala siya sa Insta.
Kita ko ang pagngiwi ni Sole habang nagda-drive, the last time we updated our batchmates kasi habang nasa car kami. Andaming humarang sa harap ng sasakyan habang may mga hawak na banners at sumisigaw. Mabuti nga wala ni-isa ang kumakalampag sa car. Yun nga lang, nahirapan kami lumabas dahil andaming nakaharang noon.
"Oh noes," bulong ni Sole habang hindi inaalis ang tingin sa harap. Nasa tapat na kami ng gate at tama nga ang iniisip ko. Maraming estudyante sa harap, gilid, at likuran. Lahat sila'y kumakaway sa amin, may hawak na banner o light stick. Light stick na may printout ng aming mukha.
BINABASA MO ANG
Paint In Red
Mystère / ThrillerWARNING: MATURED CONTENT | R-18 "The Scarlet Queens," known for their beauty, power, and bad behavior in school. Following instances of bullying and abuse from these girls, a mysterious figure in a black trenchcoat and a baphomet goat mask starts to...