Empress Butterfly 🦋 [UNDER MAJOR EDITING]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Deal

Evanescence Summer Nakashige's Point of View

I stared at the size tag of my P.E shirt. Large ang size, pero medium lang ako. Mali ang binigay nilang size sa'kin.

Tumingin ako sa iba na kasama ko ngayon sa locker room. Ang iba ay sa tapat na lang ng locker nila nagpapalit ng damit. While the others were lining up in front of the two dressing rooms.

Since I don't want anyone to get a glimpse of my tattoo, I decided to line up also.

Habang naghihintay para sa turn kong makapasok sa dressing room ay nagsimula na kong ayusin ang shoelaces ng susuotin kong sapatos. I was silently and peacefully doing my thing when I saw three pairs of feet in front of me.

"You." I raised my head while still fixing the shoelaces of my shoes.

"Yes? What is it?" I softly asked. Napakunot ako ng noo ng mapansin kong nabuhol ang isang dulo ng shoelace.

"You're Trale's partner for this game right? Are you sure you aren't being a dead weight to him?" I wore another pair of socks and wear my fluffy pair of sandals before standing up and facing them properly.

It's Jenny and her friends, Esperanza and Geneva. I sighed.

"I'm sorry but I can't tell if I'm being a dead weight to T or not." Kinuha ko ang paper bag na naglalaman ng P.E uniform ko at binitbit na rin ang mga sapatos ko.

"T? Are you so close to him to call him like that? Feeling close ah." Geneva sarcastically commented.

"Close? Close is not the right word," I told her and gave them a small smile. Pumasok na ako sa dressing room pero bago ko sinara ang pinto ay tinignan ko muna sila. "We are closer or more like, more familiar than you can think of."

Habang nagpapalit ng damit ay hindi ko maiwasang hindi maisip ang nangyari awhile ago. Are they his fans? Or those kinds of fans that T told me that I should run away from when I sensed their aura in the vicinity?

Tinignan ko ang sarili ko sa foldable mirror at the corner of the dressing room. Napasimangot na lang ako. Mukha akong sampayan.

Niremediohan ko na lang para hindi ako magmukhang sampayan. Sinusuot ko ang mga sapatos ko ng tumunog ang phone ko.

I answered it immediately when I saw T's name. "My favorite colorful season! Aren't you done yet?"

"Not yet. Give me a minute!" I answered. Mabilis kong inayos ang sarili ko. I folded the ends of my P.E shirt before tucking some on my black P.E pants.

Nilagay ko sa pocket ko ang phone ko pagkatapos kong ini-end ang call. Lumabas ako sa dressing room at tinali ang buhok ko into a messy bun. Inayos ko rin ang fake bangs ko tsaka na nagmamadaling lumabas ng locker room.

I saw T talking with our classmates. I scanned the crowd surrounding him and one distinct figure caught my sight.

It's him. The Emperor.

T told him something and he nodded in return. Then our eyes met... then he glared at me before turning around, and walking away.

I stared at his figure, bemused. I mean, what was that? I didn't even do anything to him!

"Hon!" My right hand automatically went to my face, facepalming myself. I winced when I felt that it somehow stings.

"What is it now?" Tanong ko sa kanya nang akbayan niya ako. I even heard someone whistling and others laughing and giggling. "Hindi ka ba nahihiya sa mga pinanggagagawa mo? Ginagawa kang comedy genre ng mga yon oh."