Fist & Pearl (Ursula State Series, 1)

Kabanata 26

Kabanata 26
The Sisterhood

YOU are brighter than anyone else if you know how to turn challenges into opportunities.

Me, I’ve been fucked-up all my life. I am so tired with every bullshit that is happening with me. I already gave up, bata pa lang ako. Because I know nothing good will ever happen to me. But Warren, O, Warren came and swept me off my feet. He made me feel that I’m worth it.

He saved me.

Suddenly he turned my challenges and hardships into something, not just opportunities, something like freezing it up, for me to run for my life. For me to save myself. I mean, how will my life turn out now if I escaped from the police back then? How will my life turn out now if they didn’t take me back to my parents?

Maybe I will not be fucked-up like this.

Maybe this university will not be my choice, because obviously, I will not get enough money to afford this school.

Maybe, Warren and I will be safe from them.

Maybe I didn’t have to do the biggest sacrifice in my life, which is stripping almost naked in front of hungry-looking eyes.

Maybe I wasn’t crying right now while picking up every single stuff I have in my room to stay at the Kappa Kappa House because I am an official Snake now.

I can’t even escape to see Warren, because the football players—the Pirates are right here helping me out with my stuffs, of course, with Mys.

But at least, at this point of time, I learned how to turn this challenge into an opportunity.

To learn about what’s really going on with Mys.

After all, she is my best friend. Still is. That will never change.

“Come on, Charlie. Don’t cry over a bed sheet. Maraming bedsheet sa KK House.” bulalas ni Mys, tila hindi na makapaghintay pa sa akin, dahil kanina pa ako sa aking posisyon at hindi ako gumagalaw.

“Don’t you even miss your old room? Relax.” mahinang sambit ko, ngunit tama lang upang makaabot sa kaniyang tainga ng malinaw.

I shouldn’t have run away when Warren begged me not to go last night.

I shouldn’t.

Humugot ako ng malalim na hininga tapos ay tumayo na. Tumango ako sa mga Pirates upang ipaalam na pwede na nilang kunin ang maleta ko.

Isang maleta lang naman. Hindi naman gaano karami ang mga gamit ko.

“I’ve got a class at 8.” paalala ko agad sa kanila nang makalabas na kami sa aking dorm at saka nasulyapan ko ang oras sa aking wrist watch na suot.

“That won’t be necessary, honey.” narinig kong sambit ni Mys tapos ay may shinove siya sa aking isang papel. Agad ko iyong kinuha sa kaniya at saka tinignan.

My first class starts at 9:30. Last class ends 5:30.

Now I can whole-heartedly hate Political Science because Warren will not be there anymore. Hindi na si Sir Glene ang professor ko.

“HI, I’M BECKLEIN, they call me Klein, and this. . .” tapos ay iniabot sa akin ng babaing may rainbow at wavy na buhok ang isang paper bag, pagbukas na pagbukas ni Mys sa double doors ng Kappa Kappa House. “. . .is your lovely pink sorority KK Beauty shirt!” her voice is so cheerful. Nagulat ako dahil hindi ko inaakalang may mga ganoong tao pa pala sa loob ng Kappa Kappa. Akala ko lahat sila ay may bitchy attitude.

But the KK Beauty made me cringe though. We all know that that name is just a front facade of their cult. They are Snakes, not innocent looking ‘KK Beauties’