She's Back!

Chapter 3

Cath.

My friends— Yna, Jean, and Michelle just stared at me for a good 5 minutes expecting me to talk about stuffs. I just looked at them, too. I really find it weird how they act today, it's like they are really trying so hard not to mess up with what they want to say kasi aside from looking at me, nagtitinginan din sila. I don't think they know that I noticed how they are acting. Bakit ba ang cautious nila masyado?

"Uh, may gusto ba kayong sabihin sakin? Kanina pa kayo nagtitinginan dyan." Sabi ko sa kanila para maputol ang katahimikan. Napabuntong hininga naman sila. They are acting weirdly today. Alam naman din nila na uuwi ako dahil sinabi iyun ni Kuya sa mga officer ng student council. Sa pagkakaalam ko ay officer silang tatlo.

"Seryoso, we are really happy na nandito ka na ulit. But, parang mas gusto namin na dun ka muna hangga't hindi pa namin naayos yung gulo dito." Sabi ni Yna. Napakunot naman ang noo ko, anong problema nila na hindi ko alam?

"What? Problem? About saan?" Tanong ko naman sa kanila. Nagtinginan nanaman sila then Jean started talking.

"Kasi si Julie. She's with Elena, and she became angry at us all of a sudden. Hindi rin naman namin alam kung bakit." Sabi ni Jean. I smirked. Oh, Julie. That girl. I am not even surprised that she turned her back at us.

"Akala ko naman kung anong problema. That is not even surprising when it's Julie. She had the guts to talk about her other friends in front of us before, kaya I already expected that she will do it to us, too." Sabi ko sa kanilang tatlo. They were shocked sa pagka relaxed ko regarding that topic. I mean, yes, Julie was in deed a great friend to us pero hindi talaga ako gulat doon.

"Buti ka pa hindi namomroblema kay Julie. We really had a good relationship with her." Sabi ni Michelle. Napairap naman ako. Julie, that user. After convincing me that their company is a good place to invest in, matapos kong sabihin kay Dad ito, she decided to betray me for that Elena. Literally after Dad invested, she betrayed me. Para bang inantay niya lang na maginvest kami sa kanilang company. What a user!

"But she didn't take it to that level, Mich. You really think na aalis ako without knowing what is happening here? I wouldn't do that after what they did to me. Umuwi pa nga ako nun when I found out that Julie betrayed me." Sabi ko sa kanila. "Pero mom did her best to stop me from making a scene. Kaya hindi nyo rin ako nakita." Dagdag ko pa kaya napailing sila.

Magsasalita na sana si Yna nang biglang tumahimik sa buong cafeteria dahil sa pagbagsak ng tray. I heard gasps from everywhere inside the canteen. What the hell is happening here? Uso ba talaga ang ganitong eksena sa canteen? Gusto lang namang kumain ng payapa ng mga studyante.

"Ayan nanaman sya." Mahinang bulong ni Yna. I leaned sidewards dahil nahaharangan ako ni Jean. Nanginit ang ulo dahil sa senaryong naabutan ko. Julie was looking at a girl who just dropped her lunch. Kailangan ba nalang gumawa ng eksena ngayong araw? Bukas pa dapat nila ako makikita e.

"Hobby ba ng mga studyante dito na gumawa ng eskandalo?" Tanong ko sa mga kaibigan ko. Napabuntong hininga naman sila sa akin at pinanood nalang kung anong nangyayari.

"Tatanga tanga ka kasi! Mangbabangga ka nalang ako pa!?" Sigaw nya. Wow, the audacity of her to act so highly. After using me, she has the guts to act like she has a place in this school?

"Ever since she went against us, ganyan na din sya sa mga studyante. She's acting like Elena. They are acting like princesses, like they rule the whole high school department." Sabi ni Mich. Napabuntong hininga pa ang tatlo. I can't believe that I am handling these girls, today. Meron pa akong jetlag! Nakakapikon talaga! Hindi ba sila napapahinga sa pangbubully nila kahit isang araw lamang?