paroxysm | j.jh

24 - Narration

S A V A N N A H

"Who would do such a thing? Grabe naman yan!" Jaerin said with a low voice habang nakatingin sa painting ko na nasa gitna ng table.

Nasa Whiplash kami ngayon. Kasama ko ang ilan sa mga NCT pati na din ang mga kaibigan ko. They're all here because they are worried and they feel bad for me. Ako din naman, I feel bad for myself. Sino namang gagawa nito sakin?

"Baka naman may mga nant-trip lang tapos nasaktuhan na sayo yung napag-tripan?" Nayeon suggested. Napatingin ako sa kanya at nag-shrug lang ng shoulder.

Napalipat ang tingin ko sa milkshake na nilapag ni Mark sa harapan ko. I looked up at him and mouthed 'thank you'. He smiled then messed my hair a little bago naupo sa tabihan ko.

"If thats the case, hahanapin ko 'yon at talagang yari sila sakin!" Lucas said. Galit siya, Mark and Haneun too. Hindi pa alam ng ilang NCT ang nangyari dahil kalimitan sa kanila ay hindi pa awas pero nandito na buong NCT Dream.

We're just waiting for the others to come.

"Kaya nga! Don't worry, Savi. We'll avenge you!" Haechan.

"Avengers ka ghorl?!" Nayeon.

Lumapit sa table namin si Jaemin at Renjun may daladalang pagkain. Nasa may counter pa sila Jisung, sila na kasi ang um-order para sa iba e.

"Aw! Thank you, Jaemin!" Haechan said when he saw all the foods that Jaemin was holding.

Umirap si Jaemin habang tumawa naman ng konti si Jaerin.

"This isn't for you, Haechan. Para kay Jaerin 'to." Jaemin said firmly. Natawa si Nayeon ng malakas. As in humagalpak habang naglalapag din si Renjun ng pagkain sa may harapan niya.

I saw how Renjun smirked habang tawang tawa si Nayeon. He messed Nayeon's hair kaya napatigil sa pagtawa at lumingon sa kanya. Sinamaan siya nito ng tingin and it was his turn to laugh this time.

"Cute." Renjun said before shoving some cookies over her mouth.

'Sana all.'

"What's up???" napalingon kami sa mga bagong dating. Si Yuta oppa 'yon together with Johnny, Taeil, Ten and Taeyong oppa. Ngiting ngiti sila Johnny at Taeil oppa habang busy naman sa paguusap si Ten oppa and Taeyong oppa.

"We got a problem." Lucas said.

"Hyung! Look at this!" Haechan said habang tinuturo pa ang sira kong painting na nasa gitna ng table.

Kumunot ang noo ng mga bagong dating. Taeyong oppa went to Nayeon and kissed her head before saying something to Renjun.

"Wow! What's that? Abstract painting?" Yuta oppa joked.

Umiling sila Jeno at Hani. Napainom sa shake ang ilan dahil sa joke niya. I sighed heavily and pouted.

"It's Savannah's painting, hyung." Mark said in a low tone. Tinulungan nila Johnny oppa ang padating na sila Jisung. Pero seryoso na sila ngayong nakatingin samin, sakin.

Yuta oppa's changed from playful to serious expression.

"What? Kaya ba hindi ka nakasali sa top 10 ay dahil may nanira ng painting mo, Savannah?" Yuta oppa suddenly asked me.

Napapout ako at naiiyak nanaman. I'm not a weak person and a cry baby pero talagang hindi ko matiis na malungkot! I know I'm not that goody goody person. But isn't this too much?

"Can we do something about this Taeil hyung?" Ten oppa asked while staring intently at my painting. Tumunog ang bell ng pinto ng shop meaning may bagong dating.

"Sorry, I'm late. I went to the-- who's painting is that?" Jungwoo oppa. Sinubukan kong tingnan ang likudan niya at umaasang dumating siya kasama si Jaehyun baby pero hindi. He's not here.

Tumingin sila Taeyong sakin at agad naman nagets ni Jungwoo oppa 'yon.

"We need to do something about this, hyung!" Lucas.

"Oo nga naman hyung! Hindi pedeng ganito nalang mangyari sa pinaghirapan ni Savi noona!" Chenle.

"Hyung, think of something!"

"Okay, calm down! We have to look for the person whose responsible for this." Taeil oppa said.

"And expell them, I suggest!" Haechan.

"That's too much, Hae." Taeyong oppa said.

"But what they did to Savi is also too much! This painting competition means so much to her, hyungs! She was sleepless for this." Mark said.

Tahimik lang ako. I didn't really know what to say and honestly I don't have the will to talk. Talagang drain na drain na ako. Kahit sa klase kanina ay wala akong imik at tulala pa sa klase. Mabuti nalang talaga at hindi nakisabay mga kaklase ko.

The other boys settled and talked about who's possibly the one who did this. Nagiisip sila ng solusyon para dito.

Natulala nanaman ako ng biglang tinawag ni Taeyong oppa ang atensyon ko.

"Savannah."

"Hm?"

"Check your phone, nagchat daw sayo si Jaehyun." he said.

My heart raced when he mentioned his name. I sighed heavily and quickly fished my phone from my bag. Kanina ko pa kasi 'yon hindi binubuksan kasi sabog pa ako.

A small smile appeared my lips when I saw that Jaehyun really did message me.