CRYSTAL’s POV
I am Crystal Cruz. 18. I am cold. I don’t express my feelings to other people. They are just curious about me, they don’t even care. I don’t open myself to others. Because if I do? There is a possibility that I will break. I have a crystal heart that no one knows.
I don’t have friends. My life is boring. Sometimes I am thinking why I live here in this earth? Coz I live alone. My parents died when I was 5. That was all I remember. After that incident I became independent. I am studying in an elite University. I am studying maybe because it is just for self-satisfaction, for survival. I know self-defense. I know karate-do. No one will protect me just I.
Right now, I am listening to our instructor. No one notices me here. Not really, they are approaching me but I chose to ignore them.
Class ended.
I hear the noise that surrounds me again. Arrggh. So irritating, I don’t care about them. I want to go home. I walk fast but suddenly
“Sorry Miss Maganda, Hindi sinasadya na tumama ng hawak kong papel na pumunta sa ulo mo ehh”
Not this day Crystal, not this time and not in this person. Keep calm and relax. Ignore him. I continue to walk.
“Teka Miss, Dinedeadma mo ang gwapong tulad ko? Aba aba! Di mo ba ako kilala? At hindi ka man lang lumingon?”
I decided to ignore him. Go to the parking lot and ride in my motorcycle. Yes I have my motorcycle, its name is Cy. It is the only thing that makes me happy. Every time I ride into it and go wherever I want, I feel so relax. I feel so free. Free to do what I want. But I am really free because no one cares about me, no one knows me. I start the engine and go home.
Like an ordinary day, usual habits.
Next day,
I woke up and pack things up. I am ready to go.
“Hey Cy! Miss me?”
I ride into it and go to school again.
I enter the room, I feel so awkward. Everyone is looking at me right now. Yes, they look at me all the time I enter the room but this time it seems that something is wrong. I didn’t mind them and sit in my chair. I look at my surroundings. Most of my classmates are boys but I don’t know their names. I don’t need to know.
Our instructor enters the room and
“Prepare 1 whole sheet of Paper. We will have our quiz”
I hear complains and loud voices. But still we take the quiz. Then we check it right away.
“Ms. Crystal Cruz got the highest score again, one mistake out of 50 items? Nice.”
What would you expect? I live alone. I am taking up Engineering, Civil Engineering to be exact. I love Math and I love to read. And I am not perfect person so I got mistake. I hear whispers again but I just ignore.
Assignments and projects have given for our minor subjects. I’ll go home early so I can finish it. I go to the parking lot but I feel that someone is following me. I continue to walk then I saw Cy. Arrrgghh!
