Mallory
Hindi naman nahirapan sina mommy at daddy kunin ang documents ni Tisoy mula sa tita niya. I didn't think they even cared about him. After getting his documents, they enrolled him to my school. Ang laki ng inayos ni Tisoy mula ng dumating siya dito sa amin isang buwan na ang nakakaraan. His face wasn't sunken anymore, his eyes were brighter, he looked healthier. Sobrang kinatuwa naman iyon ng mga magulang ko.
Pinipilit ni mommy at daddy na kaibiganin ko si Tisoy. He also made attempts to befriend me but all those attempts failed. In my mind, he took away my parents' attention and affection from me. Kahit hindi naman totoo, iyon ang pakiramdam ko. I didn't like him and I made it very clear to him.
I never let him touch any of my toys. I never played with him. I never even talk to him. Mom and Dad knew I didn't like him. They felt even more sorry for him at lalong mas nabaling ang atensyon nila kay Tisoy na lalo ko naman kinaselos.
He was in third grade while I was in fifth when school started. Siya ang pinakamatanda sa klase niya dahil ngayon lang ulit siya nakabalik sa eskwelahan. I didn't want any of my schoolmates to see us together. It would be embarrassing if anyone would think that we were brothers and sisters. Kaya nga pag nasa school kami, I tell him to stay away from me as far as possible.
He didn't have any friends on his first day of school and he didn't know anyone. Nang mag-recess, he tried to sit on the same table I was sitting on in the cafeteria and I told him that he needed to find another seat because I was saving it for my friends. Tumayo siya sa table at lumipat sa bakanteng table. He sat and ate alone. I kind of felt bad about it. Pagkatapos naman ng ilang araw nagkaroon na rin siya ng mga kaibigan. Even my classmates and some of the sixth graders started having crush on him.
"Akin na ang baon mo." Hinarang ako ni Roy ang isa sa mga bully ng school habang papunta ako sa canteen. He was a big kid, too big for his age and he was fat.
I frowned at him. "Bakit ko ibibigay ang baon ko sa'yo? Hindi ka ba binibigyan ng mommy at daddy mo?"
"Pag sinabi kong akin na ang baon mo, ibibigay mo sa akin kung ayaw mong suntukin kita." He threatened.
"Bakla ka ba? My dad said mga bakla lang nananakit ng girls!"
"Wala akong pakialam. Yan daddy mo ang bakla! Gusto mo talagang suntukin kita?" Galit na sabi niya.
"Hindi bakla ang daddy ko! Ikaw ang bakla!" Sigaw ko sa kanya bago ko siya sinipa sa tuhod. I kicked him really hard.
He screamed out in pain and held his bruised knee. I just looked at him, not knowing what to do. Nang makatayo ulit siya ay inambaan niya ako ng suntok. All I could do was shield myself with my arms. Before his fist could land on me, he let out another scream. Napatingin ako sa kanya at ngayon ay sapo-sapo niya na ang noo niya.
"Mallory." I heard a familiar voice call me. Napalingon ako sa boses na iyon at nakita ko si Tisoy. He grabbed my hand and we ran. Tumakbo kami hanggang sa makahanap kami ng isang bakanteng classroom at nagtago kami doon.
"Okay ka lang?" Nag-aalalang tanong niya sa akin. "Sinaktan ka ba niya?"
I shook my head. I didn't know what I was feeling at that time. My heart was pounding really loud at alam kong hindi iyon dahil sa pagtakbo namin. Mahirap ipaliwanag hangga't hindi mo nararamdaman.
He held both my hands in his. "Hindi ko hahayaang may manakit sa'yo. Hindi kita pababayaan."
Parang may kung anong kuryenteng dumaloy sa katawan ko habang hawak niya ang mga kamay ko kaya agad ko iyon binawi.
Tisoy and I got in trouble. Nagdugo ang noo ni Roy dahil sa pagkakabato sa kanya at nagsumbong siya sa teacher namin. He told our teacher that we threw a rock on him. Hindi naman itinanggi iyon ni Tisoy. Galit na galit daw ang nanay ni Roy.
