Responsibilities That Ties Us

Chapter 30: Let the Pain Teach You How to Douggie

"...We can do something to lessen the problem regarding ng mga studyante, Mr. Garza. The SSLG's preseident already made an announcement and is currently doing an investigation on the site and tracking down the possible poster of the picture."

"You can just deny the accusation para maiwasang lumala yung problema. We'd the school will make a statement para hindi na umabot pa sa lolo mo..."

"We've already reached out to your parents, and are waiting for a response kung magiging legal pa ito or ise-settle lang ng harap-harapan."

"We're sorry this happned to you. Mr. Garza, I hope—"

Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah. A bunch of nonsense and I don't want to hear any more excuses.

I said my goodbye to Ms. School Counselor and excited her office, slamming the door close in the process, which was half-heartedly on purpose. I walked through the hallway, head high at ramdam ang mga nangtutuksong tingin ng mga tao sa paligid.

I don't care. I don't care about them. I can't spare a moment to even think about this all.

I don't care anymore.

"...Kumalma ka lang, Kam... parang may papatayin kang tao." Oh, I will do so, alright. How dare they.

How fucking dare they.

Nagawang tumawa ni Landon, pero rinig mo yung pamimigil niya sa kanyang sarili. "Magbest-friend nga kayo ni Vincente... same reaction kung galit na galit, eh."

I spend the rest of my day in the classroom, nakikinig kahit na ang dami kong iniisip at tinatanong sa aking sarili. I couldn't concentrate very well, I was glaring at everything that moved— the teachers weren't even looking my way at this point.

The tension in the room isn't unnoticeable at all.

I don't care.

I've been moving on autopilot for the past days; a week has already passed since that leaked post. It had been deleted after a day dahil nga marami ng involve, baka natakot yung salarin sa kung ano man ang maging parusa sa kanya. No one has decided yet dahil hinahanap at tinatanong ng buong SSLG yung mga possibleng nasa likod ng lahat na ito.

I don't care about those, or who even did that shit. Sure, I'm mad for the breach of my privacy, pero wala na akong pakealam kung sino man iyong gumawa noon.

I'm... I'm only worried about one thing.

Nathan. I haven't heard or seen him at campus at all, he only sent me texts and chats for the past week.

Weird Guy

I'm sorry

Im so sorry talaga

Hindi ko yun sadya

— sent

Pasensiya na

Please

I'm so sorry,

Hindi

Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin

Kamilo

— sent