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Ulysses's POV
Silence envelopes us as we walked down through the hallway together, no one dares to open the topic. Luis seems to be flustered and awkward after what happened earlier. I remained silent, at tinatantya kung paano ko siya kakausapin, at kung bakit siya pinepeste nung lalaking yon. We're basically new to this environment, makukuha ko pa kung medyo nasa kalagitnaan na kami ng taon at pagtetraining, pero on the first day of in-house, nagpakita na agad ng sungay yong Mendoza na yon.
Yes. You heard me right. The guy that I saw earlier in the fields having a conversation with Luis, the guy who pushed and harassed Luis, it was Christian Mendoza. Our fellow rookie. Hindi mo maisip kung saan kumuha ng lakas ng loob yung hudas na yon para mambwisit sa unang araw ng pagiin-house.
flashback
"Hey..." Sigaw ko nung nakita kong hinawakan sa braso si Luis at itinulak sa damuhan.
"Hey, Back off! Asshole!" I shouted.
Pagkasigaw kong iyon, huminto ang lalaki sa kanyang ginagawa at dahan dahan siyang humarap.
Nanlamig ako sa nakita ko. Parang lahat ng dugo ko sa katawan ay hinigop na at biglang
pinagpawisan.
It was Christian.
He's glaring at me, nakita ko kung paano nagigting ang panga nito. At first, I was scared and back-off a little bit because of what he did. Pero when it times that someone needs help and stood up for what is right, hindi ako magaatubili na masaktan at tumulong.
Well, I guess that's my nature.
He chuckled and bites his lower lip because of anger "Wow. Someone is trying to be a superhero here." Umangat ang gilid ng kanyang labi. "So what, are you gonna stare at me? Hindi mo ko susuntukin?" Tanong niya na punong puno na pagiging sarkastiko.
I giggled "Well Mister, labag sa kalooban kong patulan ang taong nakagawa ng karahasan sa aking kapwa." I crossed my arms, "I never punched or punished someone because of what they did. Punishing Violence with another violence is beneath my skin. Hindi man ako ang magserve ng parusa sayo, but the justice will always prevail."
"Wow naman yon." He gasped, "Alam mo pare-parehas kayo ng sinasabi. Like what Luis said, ayaw niya ng gulo at ayaw niya ng kaaway." Asik niya.
"Well, maybe we are just valuing the social harmony and respecting the equality of any individuals, kaya hindi namin prinopromote ang pananakit." Ngumiti ako ng nakakaloko.
"Shut up. Social Harmony my ass." He retorted, "Maybe, you're just like Luis." Sabay lingon kay Luis na ngayon ay nasa nakasalampak sa damuhan. "Siguro bading ka din no?" He laughed sarcastically.
"I didn't get it, hindi ko alam kung saan ka kumuha ng lakas ng loob para gawin sa unang araw pa ha?" I hissed. "Bakit galit ka sa Bakla, Chris? Are you threatened? Natatakot ka ba na mapalitan ka ng mga bakla?" I asked him gently.
He remained silent, na akala mo nakalunok ng bato at bumara ito sa lalamunan. He just flashes a cold expression and throwing me a death glare.
"Ah kaya pala siguro tinatakot mo si Luis? Why..... are you scared of him? Baka kasi ma-elbow ka niya? Yun ba yon?" Sunod sunod kong tanong sa kanya.
"It's none of your fucking business." He said while he gritted his teeth.
"Well..." Pinagpag ko ang kanyang kanang braso, "I think that is the reas--"
BINABASA MO ANG
Transcendence
Ficción GeneralU-BELT SERIES 1: Blaine was a very competitive, clever, and capable student- also he's openly gay. But it seems that for others, he's just being modest in every thing he does- a reluctant celebrity, as they say. And because of always being mistaken...
