Beautiful Disaster

18. V-Tox

Chapter 18

'V-Tox'

Hell's PoV

Matapos kong makabalik mula sa clinic, inayos ko na muna ang kwarto ng mga kaibigan ko. I fucking look like a chamber boy. Napag-usapan namin ni Jom na sa kwarto na muna siya ni Josh magru-room. Kailangang nasa iisang kwarto lang kami.

Tyco and I, Lendel and James are roommates. Si Josh lang ang may normal na roommate kaya kailangang lumipat ni Jom. Wala kaming ibang magagawa kundi ang pagtiwalaan ang isa't-isa. Iba rin daw kasi ang pakiramdam niya rito. Hindi naman niya siguro ipapahamak ang kanya-kanya naming lahi.

Matapos mag-ayos ng mga kwarto ay nagpalit na ako ng uniform.

Damn. Bigla akong inantok.

Lumabas na ako at nagdiretso sa cafeteria. I'm starving. Shit! Bakit ba hindi muna ako kumain ng pinamili namin ni Heaven kahapon.

Heaven.

I look around inside the cafeteria. No sign of her. Where the fuck she could possibly be? Bumili lang ako ng chips. And for my drinks... Shit! Wala akong planong bumili ng kape. Mahirap na. I ordered a cold cartoned chocolate drink instead.

I grab an apple. Nang ibigay na ang order ko, lumabas na ako. Bitbit ang chocolate drink sa kaliwa kong kamay. While my free hand is tossing the apple then catch it. Toss, then catch it again. Hanggang sa makarating ako sa classroom ay ganoon lang ang ginagawa ko.

Pagpasok ko ng classroom, napako agad ang atensyon ko sa babaeng nakaharap sa bintana. She's all alone. Hindi ba siya natatakot? I mean, most of the girls in this campus are afraid of being alone. You know, schools have their own ghost stories.

Mukhang hindi niya nararamdaman ang presence ko. Naupo ako sa upuan ko. Now I know, she has her headset in her both ears. Hindi ba siya naririndi? Sumampa ako sa upuan ko at naupo sa mismong armrest ng armchair ko. I watch her. Funniest thing is, her back is the one facing me.

I saw how she slightly moves her head.

Nodding and shaking her head. Maybe it's because of the music from her phone. I can even hear her hum. It's weird. It's lulled me and wanted me to sleep more.

Bigla tuloy sumala 'yung paa ko mula sa pagkakasampa sa upuan. And I fucking tripped on the floor. The chair stumbled and causes noise. She immediately strip her headset and turn around to look here, where the noise came from. She stood up and look at me with a frown.

"Hell!" She said, shocked.

Good thing, I was able to stand to my feet before she could see me on the floor. In just a snap, I was already sitting on my chair like nothing happened before she faced me.

"What?" I asked, nonchalantly. I bit on my apple.

Group of girls came in. Then later on, our classmates started to get in. I looked at Heaven. She's now staring outside the window with her palm under her chin. I wonder what she's thinking.

"Staring, eh!" Napalingon ako sa nakaupo sa unahan ko.

Si Jom.

I rolled my eyes at him. Nagbukas na lang ako ng libro.

"May practice game kami mamaya. So hindi ko mababantayan si Josh hanggang dinner." He quietly said and I nod. Maya-maya lang ay pumasok si Tiffany. Kita ko mula sa peripheral vision ko ang pagtingin sa kanya ni Heaven.

"What happened to her?" Tanong ni Jom. Doon ko lang napansin na basa ang buhok niya at sobrang dumi ng uniform niya. Maging 'yung coat na nakasabit sa balikat niya, parang may kung anong natapon.