Monster's Pet (Phoenix #2)

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 - Chumchum

 "Class dismissed."

Inunahan ko ang mga classmates ko sa paglabas ng room. Hindi ako tumigil kahit may boses pa ng halimaw na tumawag sakin.

"Charlotte."

Lalo ko pang binilisan ang lakad, pero nahablot niya pa rin ang pulso ko. Isang halimaw lang naman ang mahilig gumawa no'n. Wala akong choice kundi humarap.

"Are you avoiding me?" Sumner asks, his face blank as ever.

"I am not." Mariing sagot ko. "I really just don't want to be around you."

"Why?" He really has the audacity to ask.

"Because you annoy me. Your mere existence is annoying me!" sigaw ko sa mukha niya. Nakakairita naman talaga eh! Ang pagmumukha niya, ang pagkatao niya, at ang katotohanang hindi ako ang gusto niya!

Hindi naman kasi ako dapat papasok ng Trigonometry class eh, pero dahil swerte ako, nakasalubong ko lang naman 'yong teacher namin do'n! I had no choice but to show up! Nakita ko na naman tuloy 'tong halimaw!

"Charlotte—"

"Don't fucking call me that!"

"Pet—"

"I'm not your pet anymore, damn it! Ilang beses ko bang dapat sabihin? Oras na magising si Loise, I'll fucking tell her everything! You've got nothing to scare me now and I won't fucking let you control me again..." huminga ako nang malalim para pakalmahin ang sarili ko. "And for your information monster, I'm not some sort of entertainment when the girl you love isn't around."

Heloise, the girl he loves, the girl he confessed to, my best friend, is still unconscious. Ilang araw na. I almost had a heart attack when Alisson called, but the doctor said our friend is completely fine and stable, she was just in too much shock dahil sa mga nalaman niya.

Syempre hindi pa rin naming mapigilang mag-aalala hangga't hindi siya nagigising.

"Charlotte—"

"I said don't fucking call me Charlotte!" sigaw ko ulit, at para hindi na ako mahawakan o mahabol pa ng halimaw, I kick his balls the same way I did when we first met sabay takbo ng mabilis, walang lingon-likod.

Kung hindi ako magpapadala sa galit, baka maiyak ako. Ngayong linggo pa lang, nakakailang iyak na ko at ang halimaw na 'yon palagi ang dahilan!

Crying is so not me. Pero tuwing makikita ko siya, bumibigat ang pakiramdam ko at gusto na lang manuntok ng manuntok ng tao.

Why the hell is he even bothering me? Akala niya ba talaga matatakot niya pa ako?

Alam na ng buong Phoenix ang sitwasyon ko, I told them everything noong minsang binisita ko si Loise. They were all surprised of course, lalo na noong malaman nilang ilang buwan na ako sa Saunder. I think they were annoyed and disappointed. Maiintindihan naman daw ako ni Loise, kaya bakit daw naglihim pa ako sa matalik kong kaibigan.

I know that, alright? They don't need to tell me. Heloise is one of the kindest and most understanding people I know. I was just... scared to hurt her and be a bother. Ayoko rin siyang magalit o ma-disappoint sa'kin. I promised her I'll be good kahit ako lang naiwan sa Langston, but I broke that promise.

Nadala lang din ako ng takot sa halimaw, I didn't tell his friends about the pet part though. Ang sinabi ko lang, matagal na nilang alam ni Kyle ang tungkol sa paglipat ko dito sa Saunder.