CLASSROOM ONE (COMPLETED)

PROLOGUE

P R O L O G U E

Do I really deserve this?

Do I have to suffer like them?

Mabilis akong lumingon sa likuran upang makita kung nandoon parin sila. No, they're gone.

I stopped running. I looked around the whole place, looking for any things that could calm me down.

Napadako ang tingin ko sa lumang building. Ito na lamang ang lugar na punong-puno ng kulay. The lights were on and it seems like the people inside were presently having a party. Napaawang ang labi ko. No.

Wala naman ito kanina. Who's inside?

Inilibot ko pang muli ang tingin ko at napatigil sa may bandang second floor. There, I could see my friend looking at me directly.

She's not wearing her eyeglasses anymore. She's finally dressed like a normal person now.

Ciize.

I was about to scream at her when someone pulled me away from that place. Magpupumiglas na sana ako nang makita kong si Newwie yun.

"What the hell is happening?" I panicked.

He ignored me as he continued pulling me towards the dark. Newwie...

"Are we gonna hide?" I asked, starting to feel nervous.

Can I still trust you, New?

He then stopped and stared at me for a second before answering.

"Namtan..." he trailed off.

Mabilis namang gumapang ang kaba sa dibdib ko. I wanted to cry so hard but I know it'll just gonna make everything worse.

"New---"

"I'm sorry" he cutted me off.

I was about to hold his arm when he suddenly pushed me towards the unknown room.

"Find him and bring him to me! Wag nyong papakawalan!" umalingawngaw ang sigaw sa buong kwarto.

Agad akong nanlamig nang makilala ko ang boses. No, hindi maaari.

I am sitting at the center of a room, an empty room. Beside me is an open door, where you could see everyone from the other room.

Nanginginig ang mga tuhod na gumapang ako palapit sa pinto. I hid and carefully glanced inside. Nakatalikod siya habang nakatagilid ang lahat. Some of my friends were in the corner, bantay-sarado at kasalukuyang nakatali. Jane's crying louder than everyone else in the room.

What the hell are they talking about?

I roamed my eyes around the room and saw Sing. He's standing beside Tay, looking very attentive.

I smiled sadly. Are we gonna end up like this?

Napatalon ako nang dumapo sa akin ang tingin nya. Agad nagsibagsakan ang mga luha ko sa sobrang kaba.

I put my palm on my mouth to stopped myself from sobbing. When I was about to hid again, Sing raised his eyebrows at me.

Nagkaroon ako agad ng pag-asa. He's always doing this whenever he's asking anything. Itinaas nya na naman ang mga kilay nya sabay pasimpleng sumulyap sa paligid. It's like he's asking me why am I here.

I know it's not the perfect time for this but I began to cry harder. Not because I'm scared, but because I'm relieved.

Relieved that they're still them.

They're still my friends. I could still trust them.