Always Into You

Chapter Six

Naging usap-usapan sa classroom ang pagkalock ko sa CR kahapon. I don't want to blame anybody pero malakas talaga kutob ko na sinadya iyon.

"Aisha, wala ka bang nakaaway?" tanong ni Niana.

"Huh? Wala a." sagot ko.

When I'm going to recall what happened, I can exactly remember it. I heard that someone's footsteps and narinig ko kung paano niya ito ni-lock because that person had the keys.

My classmate never let me to clean the CR again because of what happened. Some said na baka raw namulto ako but most of them said na it was intentional based daw on my explanation.

Pagdako ko sa left side ng classroom, I saw Yani staring at me. Nang makita niyang tumingin ako sa kanya, nilapitan niya ako.

"Aisha, can we talk?" she said.

Lumabas kami and nag-usap kami sa corridor.

"Sorry. Kung hindi dahil sa akin, hindi ka malo-lock sa CR. Baka siguro iniisip mo na I'm the one who locked you there kase ako ang nakiusap sayo na maglinis ng CR but hi-"

"Hindi naman kita pinagbibintangan, Yani." sabi ko.

"Hindi ako ang pinagbibintangan mo but some of our classmates ang nag-iisip na baka ako raw gumawa. Lalo na some of them witnessed na pinakiusapan kita that time, Aisha."

"Let's move on. Kalimutan na lang natin and haya--"

"I know who did this to you. Nakita ko kung sino ang naglock sayo sa CR." dagdag ni Yani.

..............

Nagdidiscuss si Ma'am sa P.E 2 ng mag nag-excuse and it was those running candidates for the incoming election of Supreme Student Government.

"Class, quiet!" sigaw ni Ma'am.

Nagsimula na sila mangampanya at pagpakilala. Nang matapos iyon ay they let us asked questions.

Many of my classmates raised their hand and talagang handang-handa silang magtanong.

"So this question is for the running President of this partylist. Miss Stephanie?" - Niana spoke.

"Yes?" she responded.

"So you and your partylist talked about the Anti-Bullying campaign right? Do you think you all can do it?" - Niana.

"Yes, we can. Hindi naman kami nandito para mangampanya kung hindi namin kayang gawin." - Stephanie.

"Oh, We have a friend kase na nakulong sa CR last time and someone did it intentionally." sabi ni Sharine, "Anong punishments ang sa tingin niyong karapat-dapat for those people na mapapatunayan na gumawa ng ganoon act?" dagdag niya.

She confidently answered, "Well, if that's the case, the student is deserve to be kick-out from the school. Isang maling gawain iyon at nararapat lamang na-"

"So you are considering yourself deserving to be kick-out from this school, Miss Stephanie?" sabat ni Yani.

Stephanie looked startled, "Excuse me, Miss Yani? What are you talking about?" sagot ni Stephanie.

A video was played on the TV and it was a video the day I was locked inside the CR. Rinig na rinig pa roon ang boses ko and when she locked the door using the keys.

Hindi makapaniwala si Stephanie when she saw the video. Nagulat naman ang buo niyang mga kapartido including our teacher. Sa sobrang kahihiyan, she walked out.

(flashback)

Yani grabbed her phone and may pinakita siyang clip and it was the day when I was locked inside.

"I'm sorry, tutulungan sana kita that time but she threatened me. Nakita niyang nakita ko siyang nilock ka sa CR. She even snatched my phone to see if I took a video from her." -Yani

"If she snatched your phone, how come na hindi niya nakita yung video?" I asked.

She spoke, "The phone she snatched from me wasn't the phone I used to video her." she said. "I have two phones inside my pocket and yung naabutan niyang hawak ko was the other one kase sa sobrang taranta ko, binulsa ko agad yung phone after the video."

"Pupuntahan sana kita ulit sa school but my brother was too sick. I texted someone to help you and I'm thankful because he did." dagdag pa niya.

"Pero bakit? Bakit niya ako ni-lock sa CR?" tanong ko.

Bakit nga naman diba? Okay naman kami when we talked to each other. Why all of the sudden?

"She hates you, Aisha." sabi ni Yani

She hates me? Why?

"How come? Never naman kaming nag-away and hindi naman kami gaano nag-uusap." sabi ko.

"She hates you because of Carlo." she said. "She knew that you are the one that Carlo likes. Stephanie likes Carlo but he never entertained Stephanie." dagdag niya.

Nalaman namin na she's running for Presidency and ngayon mangangampanya ang partylist nila.

I told Yani not to tell them about it anymore but she insisted that's why the class knew about it and they were shocked. Dahil sa ayaw din nilang maulit pa ang ganito, nagplano silang ilaglag si Stephanie. I told them na wag na sana pero they really want to do it for me as their classmate kaya hindi na ako tumanggi.

...............

"Aisha." someone called me.

Pagkatalikod ko, it was Carlo.

"I'm sorry about what happened. I didn't know na gagawin ni Stephanie iyon sayo." he said.

"Okay na ako. Kalimutan na lang natin." sabi ko.

Lumapit siya sa akin and hinawakan na ang kamay ko. It was unexpected then he spoke, "Hindi naman siguro magbabago tingin mo sa akin diba. I really like you and I'm not ---"

"Aisha, let's go." sabi ng isang lalaki sabay hablot sa kamay kong hawak ni Carlo.

"Ano bang problema mo, Ryan? Kinakausap ko pa siya at --"

Ryan grabbed my hand at iniwan namin si Carlo roon. Napatingin na lang ako sa kamay niyang nakahawak sa akin. I started to feel my heart beating so fast.

"Iwasan mo na nga 'yang si Carlo. I already told you diba? Napahamak ka pa dahil sa kanya." he said.

Tinignan ko na lamang siya at bigla akong nagsalita. "Ilang beses mo pa ba ako sasagipin?"

Nagulat siguro siya sa tanong ko.

    Tumingin siya ng seryoso sa akin, "Sasagipin kita hanggang sa kaya ko." he said.

Napatingin ako at napangiti.

Sana nga.

I hope good days will never end.

I hope ours will never end.

- Kei_Aye