Caught in the middle

Chapter 14

This day is a roller coaster!

I woke up late and I was rushed to go to school

I laughed out so loud to my peak

I got irritated

I got nervous

I got this feeling I can't explain

Now, I'm embarrassed!

Can this day get any better?

I quickly went to locker room so I can change my skirt. I have spare skirts and undies in my locker just in case shit like this happened and there! My preparedness finally met his disaster!

When I opened my locker, nakakita ako ng nakataob na picture. I don't really have some admirers and it's new that I have this in my locker baka naligaw lang? Katabi ko ng locker si Mae baka para dun ito?

I was surprised when I saw the pictures! It was all pure stolen photos of me! My legs, my thighs, my feet my waist my face, my back everything about me! It was all taken since last week and this was all to wherever I went!

Naibagsak ko yung pictures. I can feel my knees tremble and my eyes starts to tear up. I am scared! Someone's watching and following me! That's so creepy! Am I at danger? The thought scares me more!

Naisandal ko ang ulo ko sa locker and I heard his voice "Trina, you left your phone so—" di nya natapos ang sasabihin niya nang mapansin niya yung itsura ko.

"What happ—wait Trina are you ok? Did something happen? Don't you have spare skirt or what?" he rapidly asked. I can sense that he's so worried and that he doesn't know what to do

Di ko rin alam ang gagawin ko. Natatakot ako. Naramdaman kong tumutulo na ang luha ko

He made me face him then he wiped my tears away. There are no other students here because they still have classes. It was only us in this quiet hallway.

He cupped my face "Tell me, what's wrong?" his voice calms the shit inside me.

I looked at the pictures, sinundan niya naman nang tingin iyon at nakita niya yung stolen photos. Binitawan niya ang pisngi ko para makita iyon. I felt a hole in my heart when he released me from his touch.

Nang makita niya na yung mga pictures nagulat ako nang bigla niya akong yakapin. Mahigpit na mahigpit and I hate to admit it but I feel safe in his arms. It felt comfort mas lalo akong napaiyak.

I know he's not the right guy to talk about this because, basically we aren't close to each other, we barely talk seriously because he always annoys me and I always shoo him away. If it's not that he's Tristan's friend maybe we really won't get to interact to each other.

"Joaquin I'm scared" basag ang boses ko pagkasabi ko nito. Naramdaman kong mas humigpit ang yakap niya saakin

Hnimas niya ang buhok ko "Ssshh nothing bad is gonna happen to you ok?"

"But what if—" he cut me off

"No more what ifs. I'll be with you. I'll make you safe. I'll protect you"

True to his words, he accompanied me to the comfort room. "Thanks"

"I'll wait for you here" he said looking straight to my eyes. I am sure this is a 360 degrees flip of his personality from the guy I used to think of him

I looked at myself in the mirror. Why was this happening to me? I never wished for this. Yes, I once wanted to have some admirer because I envy Mae and Ayi, they received gifts almost every week but that was before I am not recognized. When someone finally noticed me as a girl, I found myself rejecting them.