"SHANEIA CARVEZ!"
TUMUNOG ang tenga ko sa isang sigaw ng pamilyar na boses. I rolled my eyes before I brought back my feet on the ground since naabutan niyang paangkas na ako sa pader. I raised both my hands, at hindi pa man ako nakakalingon ay he quickly grabbed my arms -and handcuffed me na tila ba isang nanggigigil na arresting police officer.
"It's you again!" He stated with a grin. Nakikita ko ang inis sa kanyang mata, yet he's just trying to calm himself. In his eyes I am a caught criminal na palaging nakakatakas sa rehas.
"And it's you, again...and again!" I irritatedly retorted.
At all times, he never missed to spot me wherever I go. It's irritating na lahat ng kilos ko ay alam na alam na niya.
"You can't escape from me, Ms. Carvez." sabi niya habang nakatitig sa'kin. He even tightened his grip on me while I just only gave him a smirk.
"Follow me!" he commanded, with a voice full of authority na tila kahit daga ay mapapasunod niya.
He dragged me forcedly to the route where I used to walk through. Tila nga nasanay na ako na sa buong araw ko ay nakakapunta ako sa pupuntahan namin ngayon.
"You're really giving us headaches no? Ano? Paborito mo'tong hobby?" sermon niya habang naglalakad kami, as if naman matitinag ako sa mga salita niya.
"Well, a kind of." I teased.
Napalingon siya sa'kin ng diretso. At yung tingin niya ay tila kakainin niya na ako ng buhay. But I was never moved by it. I don't feel anything whenever he gave me his scary look- not even fearful.
"What?" Pag-aangas ko.
"You really love ruining our moods?" -he exclaimed. His eyebrows started to meet at the center. Nangungunot na ang kanyang noo sa inis. Habang namumuo naman ang pagkatuwa ko sa pamimikon sa kanya.
"Did I?" pamimilosopo ko na mas lalong ikinainis niya.
All of the students inside this shit academy are afraid of this guy, while me? I couldn't figure out kung sa'n banda ako matatakot sa kanya. He's just an ordinary school guy, just like us. No need for me to respect him like others do. Posisyon lang ang meron siya but he's just like us.
"Do you know that I can punch a lady?" pananakot niya habang kunyari ay ngumingiti.
I really love to tease this kind of pikon. Natatawa nalang talaga ako sa sarili kapag may nakikitang naiinis dahil sa'kin.
"Just take this easy Mr. Luhan Del Valle." I chuckled.
I smiled sweetly at him, para mas lalo siyang mainis. He gritted his teeth at ang tulis ng mga titig niya samantalang mapang-asar na ngiti ko lang ang siyang ginawa ko sa labi.
"You know what, you're really beautiful when you smile." he said.
Napahinto ako sa pang-aasar ko nang sinabi niya yun. Then he stopped walking, so do I. He stared at me which gave me goosebumps or just a shiver inside my stomach.
"But there's a devil inside you. So you're totally ugly." he continued na ikinatigang ko.
Well, I knew in myself that I am not good as others wanted me to be. Ain't nice. Ain't have those positive personalities. Pero ang ipamukha sa'yo kung pa'no ka kasama... is a different pain of disappointment.
Sandali akong natigilan. It just torn my heart apart. I wanted to tell him the words that : At the first place I never wanted this devil to have place on me, but life is uglier than me. It turned me a person I never wished to be.
∞
We arrived at the guidance office. At kagaya ng mga nakasanayan kong gawin they punished me to write a report of the reason why I attempted to jump off the wall to cut class.
Kasalanan ko bang naboboringan ako sa klase? It's theirs! They hired such inexperienced lecturers.
If someone would ask me kung ilang reports na ang nasulat ko, I couldn't count. Tambak na siguro yun sa bodega ng akademyang ito. I mean the guidance office.
Dumiretso naman ako sa main gym. At kasa-kasama ko pa rin si diehard Mister President. He's been so dedicated for his position that he never allowed students to violate the rules he implemented.
"Mop the floor, pick up some garbages." He commanded.
Bored akong umiglap sa kanya. It's as if he's commanding a yaya, or a Personal Assistant. Tsk, hambog.
"I'm always thinking. They never banned you to study here though you're a brat stupid ass. If only I were them I would really kick you out of this place you never belong!" Gigil na gigil na sabi niya na parang sobrang ayaw na ayaw niya ako.
"Ouch? You're too harsh." I answered in a plain and monotonous voice. I gave him a cold stare so he could not recognize my emotion.
"You're hurt? Geez, you'll never feel that." He sarcastically stated and laughed. "You're just a pure stubborn, heartless and devil."
I just rolled my eyes. Nakakapagod makipagtalo. Masasayang lang ang laway ko sa mga nonsense conversations.
Isa pa... I don't really talk to much. A kind of snob. I even rejected those who wanted to be close to me since I don't need other people's companion. But mostly, sila na mismo ang umaayaw na kaibiganin ako dahil sa nakakatakot kong aura. Hindi naman ako pangit- but maybe they sensed a wild side inside me. Well, I don't care. I am happy for being alone.
Napatingin ako sa buong gym. It's very wide. It isn't even that dirty.
Patuloy pa rin sa satsat si President.
"Are you a daughter of the most successful company owner? Or maybe, does your parents had the biggest shares in this campus? Does your family own the most influential business?-"
Tsk. His mouth is really annoying.
"Could you just leave!" Naiinis na ako kaya naman nataasan ko na siya ng boses.
Napahinto naman siya sa pagsasalita. He never heard of me yelling at him, nor to anyone else. Dahil kadalasan naman talaga, I only used my monotonous voice and unreadable facial expression.
"How can I do this if you're babbling too much!" Medyo naiirita kong saad. If only I couldn't hold my temper, bitbit ko na ang ulo ng lalaking ito.
He stared at me na may halong pagbabanta na lagot ako kapag di ko nalinisan ang lugar na ito. And in just a minute he left the area.
I rolled my eyes. Tsk. Asshole.
Does he really think na gagawin ko ang pinag-gagawa niya? Am I a janitor here? Hindi ako utusan. Don't he dare to give me command.
Kinuha ko ang phone ko sa bulsa and dialed a number. Hindi paman nakakatatlong ring ay sumagot na ito kaagad.
"Hey, come at the gym right now." Pagkasabi ko nun ay hindi ko na hinintay ang sagot nito at ibinaba agad ang linya.
Maya-maya'y dumating ang naka-thick eyeglasses guy habang humihingal.
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