Fire & Ice [ON HOLD]

Burnt

Carlos' P.O.V.

Ugh, katabi namin ng table sina Mikey. To be honest wala naman ako problema sa kaniya, sa mga kabarkada nya lang. Hays, hanap na nga lang ng makakain.

I went to where they serve the foood and there's really nothing that iterests me. Anong klaseng private school to? Nakakairita naman. But in the corner of my eye, I saw a thick juicy steak na I wanted to eat so much. I ran so fast and told the lunch lady na gusto ko yun. But before she was able to put it in my plate....

"TABI!" sabay tulak sakin. Edi nadapa ako.

"P@#$%& naman!" sigaw ko.

"Ako ba minumura mo?" sabi nya sabay banat ng suntok sakin.

Tumalsik ako sa lakas ng pagkakasuntok nya. Bumagsak ako sa table nila Mikey. Nagulat sya at tiningnan nya ako na parang natakot.

"Who did this sh*t to you?" tanong nya.

"It's as if you care!" sabi ko sabay tayo.

Kahit masakit na yung braso ko at madumi yung mga uniform ko dahil sa pagkain na bumuhos sa akin, tumayo parin ako. Pagtingin ko dun sa lalaki, may 6 na lalaki na syang kasama. Mukhang mga batang kalsada tong mga ito ah. Tinulak nila ako at nasaldak ako. At that moment, nagdilim na yung paningin ko.

Michaelangelo's P.O.V.

Tinulak nila si Carlos at napasaldak sya. Hindi ako makaalis sa kinatatayuan ko at wala akong magawa. I feel totally helpless at that moment kasi hindi ko alam kung anong nangyayari. Pagtingin ko ulit kay Carlos, parang nanginginig sya. Natakot ako kasi baka mangisay nalang sya. I quickly ran towards him and to my surprise, he was laughing. He was laughing like a demon. He looked at me and his eyes were on fire due to his rage. Natakot ako. It's as if he's not my brother but a demon.

"Don't worry brother, let me take care of this," he said in low and demonic voice.

Natakot ako. Kahit kelan hindi pa sya nagkakaganito. I looked at his arms and they were ablaze. Nasusunog yung kamay nya! Pero pano nasunog at bakit hindi siya nasasaktan? He stood up and stared directly into the guy who pushed him. Suddenly, he threw a fireball straight into that guy's direction. I've never been seen Carlos in such a horrendous state. Buti na lang nakailag yung lalaki. Suddenly the whole cafeteria was on fire and lahat ng students ay pinalabas. Naiwan ako, si Carlos at yung guy na nam-bully sa kaniya na umiiyak sa takot.

Suddenly bumagsak si Carlos. Nabagok ata yung ulo nya na ikinatakot ko. Tumakbo ako sa kaniya pero hindi na ako makahinga kasi masyado na makapal yung smoke dito sa cafeteria. Sinubukan kong kunin yung phone ko para tawagan sina Mom at Dad, pero nabitawan ko ito. And then...

• • •

I woke up and nasa hospital na kami. I was wearing my blue dragon pajamas. I scouted the room with my eyes. I looked at my left and saw Carlos lying down, looking at the ceiling - awake.

Carlos' P.O.V.

I opened my eyes and I saw a white ceiling. I seem to be in the hospital. I don't know what else happened. All I know is may nam-bully sakin sa school at napasaldak ako. After that, the rest was a fuzz.

I turned my head to the right and nakita ko si Mikey na nakatingin sa akin. Naalala ko kung paano nya ako hindi tinulungan at tiningnan lang habang binu-bully ako nung bata. This is the worst first day of school in my life. Naiinis ako na nothing worked out despite the fact na I was trying to make it the best day of the school year.

I looked at Mikey again and he smiled at me. I turned my head and sinubukan ko syang talikuran. Masakit parin yung right arm ko dahil sa pagkakasuntok sa akin pero okay lang basta matalikuran ko siya. Everything went black again and I suddenly fell asleep.

Michaelangelo's P.O.V.

Tumingin sya sakin and I smiled at him. He just turned his back on me. I was hurt because he never did that before. He was always the one approaching me for stuff kasi apparently, he treats me as his big brother because I seem so mature for him. But this time, he ignored me. I wonder what I did wrong? I tried to think of everything that had happened, and then it hit me.

• • •

Carlos' P.O.V.

I woke up and I'm in my room again. I looked at my alarm clock and it's 3:00pm. Everything was silent - dead silent. I suddenly hear my door being unlocked and I see Mom coming in with Mikey.

"Get that sh*t out of my room!" I ordered.

Mikey seemed abashed when he heard me say that.

"Carlos! How rude of you! He's your brother!" scolded my mom.

"Why is he here?" I asked annoyingly.

"He wants to apologize. He felt sorry for not being able to help you this morning," said mom.

"Mom. I-I...." I said as tears started flowing from my eyes.

"Oh, no, shhhhh. Don't cry my baby," said mom as she hugged me.

"Mom! I'm not a kid anymore! Can you please leave us so Mikey and I can talk privately?" I asked.

"Sure," said my mom as she walked towards the door and closed it.

"You're such a child. For God's sake you're 16 years old," said Mikey.

"Don't get me started! So, why are you here?" I asked quietly.