Avalanche

AVALANCHE (SIX)

TWO WEEKS in my new school at apat agad ang nakaaway ko. Half of the female students in that school—no, actually, most of them—hate me. The boys were fond of me, though. So, all these girls hating me don't really bother me at all. And that's their problem. That's what bothers them. They hate me because boys love me already in a span of ten days.

Ilang beses akong nakarinig ng 'ang landi ng transferee!' I'd rather shrug off their remarks, to be honest because I don't give a fuck what they think of me. Their opinion about me doesn't matter. I'm just being me. But there are words that sometimes really get to me no matter how hard I try to ignore. Tao lang din naman ako at nauubusan ng pasensya. Napipikon din ako at kapag napikon ako, hindi pwedeng hindi sila makatikim sa 'kin.

My gosh! Is it my fault that boys were so dumb and stupid to flock at my feet because they thought they can bed me? Is it my fault that I'm just really gorgeous and alluring? Bakit sa 'kin sila nagagalit? Ako agad ang malandi? Eh ako nga 'tong nanahimik lang.

Pero kapag ang lalaki ang lapitin ng babae, gustong-gusto nila! Pipila pa sila! Dadaigin pa nila ang KKK sa pagkakaisa! Sabay-sabay pa silang maglalaway na parang gutom na aso habang tinatakasan ng kaluluwa sa kilig! Tapos kapag babae, aawayin nila? Come on! This world's justice system is a joke!

"Care to tell me what happened?" Galit na tanong ni Elle, ang Representative ng Junior High sa Student Council.

Nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin niya sa 'min ni Kristine, 'yung salbaheng Grade 11 na pinagbintangan akong inagaw ang boyfriend niya. I mean, what the heck?!

Tumunog ang pinto ng SC's office. A familiar musk scent assailed my nose and my heart started beating erratically. Yumuko ako. Alam ko na si Leon ang President ng Student Council pero ito ang unang beses na magkakaharap kami dito. Ito rin naman kasi ang unang beses na nanakit ako kaya dinala ako dito. I didn't start it though.

"What happened here?" Leon asked in a serious tone.

I stiffened in my seat. I was never proud of the faults I've done but I was never ashamed of them either. Ngayon lang. Hiyang-hiya ako at parang gusto kong pagsisihan na pinatulan ko pa si Kristine. But then, what?! Let her insult and accuse me of things I didn't do? Tatanggapin ko sana ang sinabi niyang malandi ako, but no, she accused me of screwing her boyfriend!

"Loresca?" Untag ni Alistair kay Kristine sa mas mariing tono.

Umalma si Kristine. "Why me?" Dinuro niya ako. "Bakit hindi mo tanungin ang babaeng 'yan kung anong ginawa niya?"

Kumulo na naman ang dugo ko. "I hit you in your ugly face because you're stupid!" Natigilan siya sa nakitang galit sa mga mata ko. "Oh, ano?" Mayabang na tanong ko sa kanya.

"Felicity."

I looked away when I heard Alistair's warning voice. I hate it. Nare-remind lang ako kung gaano kasama ang ugali ko.

"See? You heard her! She hit me in the face!" Kristine fucking Loresca exclaimed.

I rolled my eyes. Such a Drama Queen. Oh, yeah. Siya nga pala ang principal artist sa Theatre Club. Kaya naman pala. Ang husay umarte!

"She hit you in the face because you slapped her."

Nilingon ko si Clay na nakatayo sa likod ko. Muntik ko nang makalimutan na kasama ko nga pala siya. We're classmates. He was glaring at Kristine but that didn't stop the bitch from her theatrics.

"Kung hindi niya pinakialaman ang boyfriend ng iba, wala sana kami dito ngayon!"

My face reddened at what she said. Partly because of anger but mostly because Alistair's here and I don't want him to hear any of this! It's embarrassing!