The Legacy (COMPLETED)

IV. Welcome to Hell

"Good morning everyone. My name is Olivia Rose Sandoval Silva, I hope we can all be friends."

Thousands of blank pairs of eyes are staring right at me. I tried my best to smile but my classmates drained all my energy away. Bakit parang hindi nila nagustuhan na nandito ako? O baka naman ganito lang talaga sila.

"Please be nice to your new classmate," our Teacher plead but it sounds like she didn't really mean it.

Tinungo ko yung bakanteng upuan sa likuran sa may bintana. Ewan ko pero parang ang weird lang ng ambiance ng school na ito. The way they look at me parang papatayin na nila ako. Anong klaseng paaralan ba ang pinasok ko? Bakit dito ako in-enroll ni Mama?

"Pst!"

Lumingon ako sa kaliwa at nakita ko ang isang grupo ng mga babae. Tinuro ako nung isa tapos nilagay niya sa leeg yung kamay niya na para bang sinasabing papatayin niya ako. Pagkatapos nun ay nagsitawanan yung mga kasamahan niya na hindi naman pinansin ng teacher. Tino-tolerate nila ang ugaling ito?

Hindi ko nalang sila pinansin at nakinig nalang sa guro. The four-hour class was boring hanggang sa natapos ito. When the teacher dismissed us, I went directly to my locker. I was about to get my stuffs inside when a hand closed my locker. Nagulat ako dahil sa ingay na dala nito.

"You think you're really cool?" taas-kilay na tanong nung babae. They are from the same class as I am. Sila yung babaeng binantaan yung buhay ko— if I can say that.

"I don't know what you're talking about," sagot ko.

Totoo naman. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mga pinagsasabi nila.

"Really? Bakit nagpa-enroll ka dito? What did you do?" She asked.

Kumunot yung noo ko. "Nothing. I did nothing."

"Oh. I see. You're pretending to be innocent."

"Pretending? Nagbibiro ka ba?" I scoffed.

"Spill it. Nandito ka lang para magpapansin."

"As if may kakilala ako rito" I whispered.

"Narinig ko yun!" She shouted at my face. "So you got some guts to fight against me?"

Nanlaki yung mga mata ko nang may inilabas siyang kutsilyo at itinutok sa mata ko. Nawala yung lakas ng loob ko at napalunok. Is she gonna stab me with that knife? She doesn't look like she's messing around.

"So you wanna look cool that much?"

Napahinto kaming dalawa nang may baril na nakatutok sa sentido ng babae na kaharap ko. My heart began thumping really fast.

"Give me the knife and I'll put my gun down," mahinahon na sabi nung babae.

"Or else what?" Pagmamatigas na sabi nung babae kahit obvious na natatakot na siya.

"I will not hesitate on pulling the trigger" she whispered to her ears but loud enough for me to hear. "You know I don't bluff."

May ibang estudyante na napahinto pero binawalewala din na para bang sanay na silang makakita ng ganitong scenario. Aren't they afraid that someone might get hurt?

Kahit labag sa loob ay ibinaba niya yung kutsilyo at ibinigay sa babae na bagong dating. Gaya ng napag-usapan, ibinaba nung babae ang baril niya at lumayo.

"Don't act as if you're the Queen, Melissa," sabi nung babaeng kararating lang.

"I am the Queen, Chen" she fired back.

"Alam mo ba kung gaano ako nagtitimpi sa ugali mo? You're acting as if you own the school where in you're not. Know your place."