Forbidden

Chapter 8

"Pardon?" Aniya.

Napairap ako sa sinabi niya. Do I really have to say it again?

"I need Czar and Adi's scandal," I repeated.

"Are you high?!" Biglang napalakas ang boses niya.

"Hindi," sagot ko.

"You are out of your mind!"

"Just give me their scandal!" I don't want to prolong this conversation. "Alam kong ginagawa nila iyon!"

"What d'you want me to do? Tape them while they're doing it?" He asked sarcastically.

"There are other ways, you know," sabi ko. "Czar might have it stock on his hard drives or on his gadgets or whatever."

"What if those files weren't there?"

"Hack his account," I snapped.

"It is not easy like what you think, Sky," he said. "Ano ako ICT student?"

"So, what? Hindi mo ako tutulungan?" I asked.

Wala pala akong pang-blackmail sa kanya kaya hindi siya mapipilitang gawin ito para sa akin.

Bad trip naman!

Bigla niya ako binabaan ng telepono.

"Gago 'to ah!" Mura ko.

Now, I need to think for other ways to get my sweet revenge to Adi, Ava, Mara, Bea and the list goes on.

Oh my god!

Kailangan kong mag-isip.

Sa sumunod na araw ay wala akong ganang pumasok sa school.

Pero kahit tinatamad ay sige pa rin. Hindi ko uurungan iyung mga iyon.

Pagpasok ko pa lang nagchichismisang mga estudyante na ang nakikita ko. Malamang harapan akong pinag-uusapan.

"Umagang-umaga, palengke na ang bumubungad sa amin," sabi ni Jhoanne.

Sabay kasi kaming pumunta dito sa school.

Isiniko ko siya ng marahan. Why can't she just ignore them? Are they really deserving for our attention?

I want to just kick off everybody's butt today but I have to hold my temper.

Kailangan magpigil kasi may pinaglalaanan ako nito mamaya.

Kahit iyun ang nangyari may nakikipag-usap pa rin sa akin kahit papaano. They are mostly those who hate Adi, those who experienced bullying from them and those who are smart enough na hindi napapaikot nina Adison!

"Why don't you fight back?" A schoolmate named Jenny asked me.

"It's not yet the time," sagot ko naman.

Ayaw ko nung away na sabunutan, suntukan, sampalan o ano pa diyan basta pisikal. Gusto ko iyung sa salita lang. Mas masakit kasi ang salita. Kapag suntukan lang. Ang sugat niya o pasa ay mawawala agad. Pero kapag murahan na... who knows? Baka hanggang sa hukay niya, masakit pa rin?

"Hello," ngising-ngisi si Adi habang bibili sana na ako ng pagkain sa cafeteria.

"Hi," I smiled back. Why won't I smile back? Love your enemies nga, diba?

"May gana ka pa talagang ngumiti matapos nang lahat ng klase nang pananakit, paninira at kahiyaan naranasan mo na," sabi niya at humalukipkip.

"I'm not affected." I shrugged.

"Acting like your unaffected, eh?"

Napataas ako ng isa kong kilay at umangal na. "Why? In your case nga hindi ka apektado eh. You are acting like your good and pure when in fact you're already devirginized."