Only Vengeance: The Girl You'd Never Wish To Be With [On-Hold]

Chapter 1.1

"Angel!"

Napangiti ako sa sumigaw at sinalubong siya ng yakap. It was Amanda, she's my friend for almost 2 years here in St. Matthews. Kahit papano ay nagpapasalamat pa rin ako because despite everything, I still had few people that I can call my friends.

"Kamusta kayo?", tanong ko at binigyan ng matamis na ngiti sina Chloe, Dea at Mica.

(A/N: Pronounced as Mayka since it's in English-American accent.)

Ngunit seryoso lamang ang mga tingin ng tatlo sa akin habang nakapameywang. Salubong ang mga kilay habang naka-crossed arms, para ba sinasabing hindi sila natutuwa. Unti-unti ay nawala ang ngiti ko sa kanila at hindi nakakilos, nahalata iyon ni Amanda kaya tiningnan niya ako ng may pagtatanong sa mga mata.

"Do you still want us to stay away from you?", seryosong tanong ni Chloe.

"After everything that we've heard inside that comfort room, after everything that's happened in that freaking cafeteria, you still think we'd let you save us, try to stop us from standing up beside you and fight with you?", galit na sinabi ni Dea.

"D-Dea-"

"No, Angela!", singhal niya. "Hindi ko na kayang manood na lang sa isang tabi habang pinaglalaruan ka ng mga hinayupak na spoiled brats dito sa St. Matthews at hayaan maging impyerno ang buhay mo, kaibigan ka namin at hindi dapat namin hinahayaang mangyari ito. We're your friends, Angela. Paano na lang kung sa amin iyon nangyare? Paano kung kami ang nasa posisyon mo at wala man lang nagbalak kumaibigan sayo dahil lang sa lintek na rumor na 'yon, tingin mo matutuwa kami?", he frustratedly sighed as he try to calm his breaths. Kita kong napapikit siya at halata ko ang inis sa mukha niya bago dumilat at tumingin ng diretso sa mga mata ko. "Look, we nicknamed you Angel because it's a lot shorter to call you than your full name but that doesn't mean you have to be one!", hindi napigilan nina Chloe ang mapahagikhik ngunit agad ding tumigil nang sinamaan sila ni Dea ng tingin.

He looked back at me and showed me how disappointed he was in me. I felt a lump on my throat, could not possibly think that them watching me suffer would be a big burden to them when all I wanted was to not get them involved in my wrecked life.

"Angel we love you," I can sense the frustration in his voice. "And as much as we don't want to see you being hurt, getting hurt by that devil bitch and that bastard you like, we don't want to just watch you getting bullied by those idiots, and we can't take it anymore," his eyes slightly softened but went back to being neutral. "The group and I have already decided," kinabahan ako nang tumindi ang intensidad ng mga titig niya. "We're coming outside from that safe-room you locked us in. Kami naman ang magiging Guardian Angel mo."

After that, Mica and Chloe slowly and softly smiled before they happily ran towards me and hugged me tight, so tight I can feel their love embracing me. A tear ran down my cheeks as Dea's face finally softened and gave me her most genuine and sweet smile. Slowly, an emanating warm light brightened my darkest nights, letting me perceive how it feels like to be locked up in a safe-room that I created just for them.

A couple of hours, we're all happily sitting beside the fountain that's been surrounded by black roses. Kanina, matapos ang aming dramahan ay naisipan naming pasukin ang maze. 'Yon nga lang ay dinaya nina Chloe ang larong ito, ginamit nila ang mini drones na nakatago sa loob ng pink coat nila na may itim na S crest sa upper left corner ng damit at pinalipad ito para makakuha ng bird's eye-view ng maze.

Gusto ko sana silang sawayin at hayaan na lang hanapin namin ang daan patungong exit ng maze, pero pumayag na lang ako dahil sa ilang beses naming pagsubok na individually search for the right route to its exit ay hindi kami nagtagumpay. Ayaw ko ng maulit ang nangyare noon na sobra kaming nahirapang makabalik sa entrance ng maze, mabuti na lang at may number si Amanda ng school principal dahil kung hindi, siguradong aabutin kami ng gabi dito that time.