Perfect Schemes

Prelude

"Oh my gosh!"

"Hala!"

"What happened?!"

Rinig kong bulungan matapos kong itulak si Myria.

"Stop acting like a saint," malumanay kong sabi.

Nagsimulang umiyak si Myria.

"Hoy, Bridge, sumosobra ka na!" Her best friend shouted from behind at lumapit para aluin si Myria.

"Whatever. Don't call me Bridge, hindi tayo close," sabi ko at tumalikod pero muli akong humarap. "A piece of advice, Stacia– Stella– or whoever you are, h'wag ka makipagkaibigan sa mga taong manloloko. Might as well, alamin mo kung alin ang peke o hindi." nakangisi kong sabi.

"It's Steah!" she shouted. "I will report you to the dean!"

Nagkibit-balikat na lang ako at tumalikod.

I've been like this since I was a child. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero I love to meddle with other people's lives. Minsan pa nga ay ako ang dahilan kung bakit maraming nagaaway na mga magkakaibigan. Nakakatuwang utuin sila.

Habang naglalakad nagulat ako nang may biglang humila sa aking braso. Muntik na akong madapa pero agad niya akong nasalo.

I immediately released myself from his grip. Isang matangkad na lalaki ang bumungad sa akin. He's familiar pero wala akong paki. My concern now is his problem with me.

"Do I know you?" I asked. "What's your problem ba?"

Tinitigan niya ako. "Stop this already, Brigella."

Tumaas ang kilay ko. "Who are you to tell me what to do?"

"I'm Tyren Flores, the President of the Stu–"

"I don't care. Don't tell me what to do," sabi ko.

He sighed. "Please, just stop whatever you are doing. You've been causing a lot of trouble, ako ang napapagalitan," kalmado niyang sabi.

"So? Hindi ko kasalanang uto-uto sila at napaka-immature nila para magaway!" I hissed.

Tumalim ang tingin niya sa akin. He towered over pero hindi ako natinag, instead, nakipagtitigan ako sa kanya.

"What should I do to make you stop?" malumanay nitong tanong.

Umirap ako. "Nothing. Just nothing, okay? Nobody tells me what to do kaya excuse me kasi marami pa akong gagawi–"

"Do you mind me to telling this to your sister?" he asked.

"She already knows so why bothe–"

"Then what about Miss Onna? Do you mind me telling her this?"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko.  Blackmail!

"How dare you to threaten me?" nanlisik ang mga mata ko.

He smirked. "If you don't want me to report this to Miss Onna, be a good girl and stop your evil schemes."

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. He's really blackmailing me!

I was about to shout at him nang bigla siyang magsalita.

"If I hear one more report about you again, I would really tell this to Miss Onna," he patted my head and started walking away.

What the heck is his problem?! Sino siya para i-blackmail ako?!

"I hate you!" sigaw ko pero patuloy lang siya sa paglalakad.

Ugh, he's probably my worst nightmare!