Neuderall Academy

Chapter 2: A New World

Jasmine's POV

"Anak, gising na. May klase ka pa," utos ni mama.

Agad akong naalimpungatan. Napatitig ako sa kaniya, iniisip kung totoo ba ang nangyari kagabi o panaginip ko lang.

"'Yung kagabi, ma," panimula ko, "totoo ba ang sinabi mo? Na hindi tayo nilalang ng mundong ito? Na aalis tayo mamaya?"

"Naiintindihan kong naguguluhan ka ngayon, Jas. Pero, totoo ang lahat, hindi panaginip ang nangyari kagabi," saad nito. "Mabuti pa, maghanda ka na at may pasok ka pa. Papasok ka ba ngayon?"

"Yes, ma."

Agad akong tumayo at naligo, nabihis, kumain, umalis.

"Bye, ma," paalam ko bago lumabas ng bahay.

"Bye," sagot niya. She looks worried about me.

Habang naglalakad ako, iniisip ko kung tama ba ang desisyon kong pumasok ngayon. I sense something's wrong, something's not going well— that there might be some danger.

Pagpasok ko ng school, bumungad ang nagbubulungang estudyante— bullies. Lahat yata ng mga bullies nandito.

With a smirk on their face, sabay-sabay silang nagtapon ng mga kung ano-anong bagay sa akin. Eggs, rocks, tomatoes, trash, everything...

Hatred. It is the only emotion I can feel as of the moment. What have I done to be treated this way? Is it because of my race? Is it because I'm cursed?

"Tumigil na kayo. Itigil niyo na 'to," pakiusap ko hangga't 'di pa nauubos ang pasensiya ko.

I'm so weak. I should've learned to fight when I had the chance. Still, their treatment is illogical.

"Eh, kung ayaw namin?" sabay-sabay nilang sabi sabay tawanan. Patuloy pa rin ang pagbato nila.

All I can do is to avoid those things. However, I still got hit by rocks— the sharp ones. Unfortunately, a big, sharp rock hit my forehead. It bleeds, endlessly bleeds.

I cannot breathe! Something's surging inside!

I continuously gasps for air. I'm running out of breath! And, I'm seeing such unfamiliar texts...

"Dajar...?"

"Hoy! Nasisiraan ka na ba?" someone said, then, everyone laughs.

"Ya... Musacauawon?"

Then, at a split second, lahat ng naiipon sa loob ko ay kumawala. Nakasisilaw na liwanag ang lumabas at isang malakas na pagsabog ang naganap.

Everyone... is on the ground, injured. Everyone's shocked including me. Even the buildings cracked.

"What had happened here?! What did you do!?" the newly arrived principal asked me.

"Sir, I..." I stuttered, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean anything! I don't know what happened!"

"Sorry?! Sa tingin mo ba maibabalik at maaayos ng sorry mo ang lahat!? No!"