ROUGE (androgynousxstraight)(bxb) -ongoing

Chapter 08 - Out of Place

Chapter Eight
"Out of Place"
Dani Rouge Gustilyo's Point of View

Maybe Theo was right. Maybe he was right that I kept on degrading myself. Na iniisip ko lang na isa akong pusa sa pamilya nila.

Was I being mean to myself?

Eto ba ang naging rason ng pagiging emosyonal ko?

"Hey." Someone caught my attention.

And it was Eric. So I looked at him. Nakapamulsa itong nakatayo sa harap ko. Sa ibang year kasi si Eric so hindi kami magkaklase at paminsan ko lang 'to nakikita. And as usual kapag nagkikita kami, dadalhan niya ako ng rosas na agad namang kukunin ni Theo at itatapon.

But today Theo isn't here.

"Wala ata kapatid mo ah?"

"He's not my brother." I answered straightforwardly.

I was too early for school today dahil nagpahatid ako sa sundo namin. Hindi papasok si Theo ngayon dahil sasamahan niya daw si Lolo nito na mag-tennis at mag-golf sa golf course nila sa ibang bayan. I don't want to join because I am not interested at isa pa, kailangan kong humabol sa lessons dito. One absence and it'll be hard for me to cope up again.

May linapag na namang rosas si Eric sa taas ng armchair ko. "Aanhin ko 'to?" Nakakunot noo kong tanong sa kaniya. Sinandal nito ang sarili niya sa likod ng upuan sa harap ko. "Gift lang." he shrugged.

"Sorry, I don't accept gifts."

"Come on Dani. Wala naman ang kapatid mo so pwede kitang ligawan ngayon."

"Eric, if you don't have anyone to talk to. Might as well go back to your class, I don't entertain people." Utos ko sa kaniya.

"Tsk." He tutted. "Sino ba 'tong walang kausap?" He mocked at me. "Ikaw nga 'tong walang kaibigan dito." He retorted.

"Paki-alam mo ba?" Bulyaw ko sa kaniya at tiningnan siya ng masama.

For the past few weeks, I must admit na walang may gustong makipag-kaibigan sa akin, walang may gustong makipag-kaibigan kay Daniel Rouge. Maybe it's because they find me intimidating?

"Do you want me to introduce you to my friends?" He offered while smiling. "They don't... bite." He continued smiling at napapa-iling lang sa akin nang binigyan ko siya ng masamang tingin.

Dahil bored narin naman ako pumayag nalang ako sa kaniya.

It was decided. At lunch, Eric will introduce me to his friends sa tambayan nila. "Come on, 'wag na mahiya." He pushed me inside a private room sa café sa labas ng school.

"Baka ano'ng gagawin mo sa'kin dito." I yelled at him dahil may kutob ako na may masamang mangyayari. So I was hesitant to continue.

"Dani, Ano ka ba? Walang mangyayari sa'yo. And if there is, I'd rather do it privately."

I slapped his shoulder. "This is a private room Eric." I yelled at him again. He just gave me a disapproving look atsaka na ako hinila papasok sa loob nang marahas.