Poppy

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I woke up with the sound of my alarm besides my bed.

Ugh, I hate waking up this early.
It’s 4 in the morning and I don’t have a choice to get up and fix my bed. It’s my first day of school and I’m in grade 11, Humss. I actually like the strand, it focus in studying of humans although my preferred career is not related to it.

This is my fifth year in this school. Nagdesisyon akong huwag ng magpalit ng school, hassle lang. Maganda naman ang school na’to, kumpleto ang facility nila and the students are from elite families. The school is actually a high class one but I don’t like the students, they are all entitled and only few of these rich students has a good heart. Believe me, you won’t wanna mess up with them.

“Hi, Celly! Welcome back in Seuli Academy” Shak welcomed me with warm hugs. Shakira Memorente is Vion’s cousin, the only grandson of the owner of school.

“I was expecting Wyea to come here earlier than you, so ya’h bahala sya hindi sya sumusunod sa usapan” saad nito at hinigit ako. Im pretty sure something happened again with that girl, Wyea.

We’re about to enter the classroom when someone shouted our names.We saw Wyea running towards us with messy hair.

“Hindi nyo ako hinintay” agad nya’ng sinuklay ang buhok gamit ang daliri nya.

“Duhh, tingnan mo nga itong bitbit ni Celly! Pumasok na kami kasi nakakaawa ang babae’ng ito. Akala mo elementary sa dami ng dala”

“Wala pa namang klase ah” nagtatakang tanong sa akin ni Wyea. Im a student and it’s my responsibility to bring books! para saan ang libro kung hindi ko dadalhin diba, sinong mag aaral sa bahay ko? yung unan ko?

“ Just in case, alam nyo namansi Miss Mitreal” saad ko at inayos ang strap sa bag ko at tinignan si Wyea.

“What happened?” She just averts her eyes.
“Wala” tumango nalang ako. We know her, even if she don’t talk we are aware
“Let’s go” anyaya ni Shak.
“Sorry guys but Im not in the same class wit you” nanlaki ang mata ko.
“ What the fuck?!”
“What?! Am Ia teacher or staff here? It’s not my fault!” depensa ni Shak sa tingin ko sa kanya.
Humss has three classes here. I can’t believe Im not with the same class with Wyea, she’s been my classmate for almost six years, Im not used to it.

Wyea bid her goodbye after hearing the bell. I walked inside the classroom with worry face. I’m not worried to myself, Im worried for her. At least man lang kasama nya si Shak,okay lang but why does she have to be alone in that class.
“Don’t worry, Wyea can handle it. She is a big girl now huh” pag alo ni Shak sakin.

“Yeah” yung lang nasabi ko. Wyea has no friends other than us, she is a crybaby and don’t even fight when bullied. she always let those mean girls hurt her and make us save her. She still a child even with a goddess body, duhh.

“Okay, I have this weird dream, guys. It’s so weird I can’t stop thinking about it” sabay subo ni Shak sa fries. We are in a table outside the cafeteria under the tree.

“Kasi diba may sabi sabi na dreams are real. It let you show what wil happen in the future!” hysterical nitong sabi. “ What if magkatotoo panaginip ko?”
“Ano bang panaginip mo?” tanong ko
“It so weird it gives me an eerie feeling! I was chased by something daw and I fell in to darkness, that’s it!”
“it just a dream” sabay kaming napatingin sa nagsalita.
“Dreams are just illusion or something that is not real. Minsan kaya daw may panaginip na ganyan or bangungot kasi stress daw ang tao” explenasyon ni Wyea.

Shak make a face that she’s not taking that crap

“Im not stress duh. Sabi sa internet, some dreams are true at may ibat ibang meaning daw yun. May iba nga daw napapanaginipan ang magiging asawa nila” depensa ni Shak

“Oh baka asawa mo yung humabol sayo” walang gana na saad ni Wyea.
“No!” hysterical nitong tugon “I hate you” natawa nalang ako.
“Sabi mo naman ‘some’ eh, baka wala lang yung sayo” imik ko. Napaisip naman si Shak and then crossed her arms.
“Basta hindi ako stress”

Dad textd me that he’ll pick me up in the park near the school. Shak and Wyea went home together. I think Wyea will sleep in shak’s house.Nabuntong hininga ako sa pagiisip kung ano man ang dahilan.
The crowd near where Im stading caught my attention. Nagkakagulo sila at nagtipon tipon. Halatang may pinalilibutan. Wala ako masyadong maintindihan dahil nagsisigawan sila pero may tumatawag ng ambulansya. Yun ang intindi ko.
I saw Dad’s car and immediately went in. I don’t know why but next thing I knew Im already sleeping.

Where the fuck am I? Every thing was blurred but im pretty sure im looking to a white flower. I can hear the chirping of birds and the water rushing. Falls?

“Excuse me?”
nilingon ko ang nagsalita. It was blurred. The guy is wearing a coat. I look at him puzzled, and he looked at me too, puzzled.

Napahawak ako sa leeg ko ng hindi ako makahinga ng ayos.Naninikip ang dibdib ko at parang may nakapatong sa mukha ko. I can’t fucking breath.
“Are you okay?” he said before I catched my breath at napabangon.

“Ayan, hindi ka pa magigising kung hindi kita papatayin” nakapameywang na saad ng kapatid ko habang may hawak na unan.

“Gago ka” mura ko habang hawak ang leeg. Balak ata ako patayin ng kapatid ko.
She gave me an irritating smile at saka ako inirapan.

“Goodmorning bitch, ala sais na po at ala syete po ang pasok mo,tulog ka parin, Traffic kaya!” binato nya ang unan sa akin at saka nag walk out.

I was so fcking scared! hayup, na kapatid yan. And what is that dream? I can still remember the flower but his face is blurred. He seems like a handsome guy.