You'll Be Safe Here

2-The Loner

Zach's PoV

Sabi ko na nga ba ehh. Everything was fake. Simula pa lang nung makita ko siya. Alam kong lahat ng nasa paligid niya pinepeke siya. Pero eto siya masyadong natuwa sa atensyon, tuwang tuwa sa 'pagmamahal' ng tao sa paligid niya, not knowing there's a deeper reason why they treat her like that.

Hindi lahat ng tao mabait. But then again, there she is, thinking that the people all over the campus loves her without conditions and treats her well when she transferred in this school. In which case she's wrong. Everyone's a bitch here.

Ako? I'm just a lucky one na hindi iniintindi ng mga tao. Tahimik ako. I don't easily talk to people. Isa pa mas gusto ko talaga mapag-isa. Oo may itsura ako pero hindi ko kailangan maging mayabang dahil don.

Some people attempted to be close to me pero ayoko. I've been fooled a lot of times. Tama na yon. Ok na ko mag-isa.

Ok back to the newbie famous wannabe. I mean how can she be easily fooled? Ganun na lang ba siya kabulag sa mga ginagawa sa kanya? Ganun na lang ba siya katanga para hindi masabing may mali na sa paligid niya? Tch.

Flashback

I'm at my usual hiding spot. Andito ako sa taas ng puno. Nobody notices me here. No one bothers to look up at this place, kaya I considered this my safe haven.

Naistorbo ang pagpapahinga ko sa pag-uusap ng maaarte.

"You know what? May new student na naman daw!"

"And so?"

"She's rich and famous!"

"Ohh I see"

"So what are we gonna do with her?"

"Like the usual of course. Make her feel 'at home' and then after we get what we needed, we'll dump her and get everyone against her. Easy"

"How are we gonna do that?"

"Ako na bahala dun"

May bibiktimahin na naman sila tss.

"Let's go. It's hot in here"

"Okaayy!!"

Funny how those brats didn't even notice me that time. Hindi ko naman sinasadyang marinig yung plano nila. Sila tong pumunta sa lugar ko.

Now upon learning what's happening around me, apparently that girl that they were talking about was Labyrinth. A transfer student. Rich and famous as they say. Siya pala yung sinasabing bagong target. And now after that party she's been victimised by them.

I didn't care of course. Bakit pa ko makikigulo? Tahimik na buhay ko bakit ko pa paiingayin? Saka kasalanan ko bang uto-uto siya? I'd rather continue with my life quietly than be involved with them.

Isa pa hindi ko naman kilala si Labyrinth noon. We're not even close, or colleagues even. Hangin lang kami sa isa't isa.

Bahala siya sa buhay niya. Masyado siyang tanga ehh. Edi problema niya na yun.

Pumunta ako sa party na pinrepare nung mga brats, to see what will happen. You know... curiosity.

And I saw everything. Advantage din talaga yung hindi ka pansinin ng mga tao. You can do whatever you want to do without them judging or making fun of you.

Weird as it may seem, I felt something in me nung magtama ang mga mata namin habang nag-iikot ako sa party, observing, pero she looked away. Maybe she felt awkward? Ako? I don't mind staring at people. Observing them? I don't feel awkward at all. In fact the way they respond to my stares lets me know something about them.

I left the party that time and went back to my normal routine, not knowing that would be the last time my life would be at peace.