Don't Mess with Numero Trece (PDN Series #1)

DMWNT 3

//Elle Fanning on multimedia as Trece Cleverine//

DMWNT 3: Tour Trouble

Trece

I glanced quickly at the wall clock above the board in front of us. Mag-aalas dose na pero wala ni isang guro ang pumasok sa classroom namin para magturo.

I have just wasted half of my day here, sitting and doing nothing. Sinusubukan kong magbasa na lamang at ignorahin ang mga tinging pinupukol ng mga kaklase ko. Ang iba ay umiiling iling. Is this about the welcome party that the red head is talking about?

Bumuntunghininga ako. I'm starting to think that transferring to this school is a rotten idea.

Five minutes before twelve.

Everyone visibly flinched when a guy entered the classroom. Square glasses and a friendly smile, or at least that's what it's supposed to be. He looked like a typical otaku, nerdy.

A nerd with a bodyguard, I thought noticing the big guy who shortly followed him inside. The bigger guy doesn't look old. Almost, if not, a six footer, but the most notable feature in his sun-baked face is the scar that ran across his right cheek, up the half of his nose, crossing his left cheek.

The big guy smiled. Imagine a fault line opening in front of you. Terrifying. Everyone from my class suddenly became very interested in the ceiling or in their shoes.

Habang tumatagal ay mas lumalakas ang pagnanais ko na layasan ang eskwelahang 'to. Hindi ko nagugustuhan ang mga nangyayari.

The nerdy looking guy laughed and patted the big guy on the back. "Midas, tinatakot mo sila."

Umatras 'yung tinawag na Midas. " Labas lang ako, Ram," he said in a gruff voice.

In my opinion, the two of them seem to have a puppet and a puppeteer relationship. Or maybe a master and a slave relationship.

A pompous master, with his stupid dog, I thought with slight amusement.

Saglit na tinanaw ng nakasalamin na lalaki ang paglabas ng kasama niya bago siya muling humarap sa amin. Naroroon na naman ang ngiti sa mga labi niya.

I have no idea  how he made it possible, but his smile widened when his gaze fell on me.

"Hello, Miss Cleverine. I'm Rami Monteban, your Student Council President. I'm tasked to give you a tour of our school." His smile was pleasant this time. "I'm ready when you are."

"Okay." Mukhang wala na din namang klaseng magaganap ngayon. Tumayo ako at sinabayan ang lalaki sa paglabas ng silid.

Outside the classroom, his bodyguard straightened upon seeing us.

"Miss Cleverine- or can I call you Trece?"

Hindi pa ako nakakasagot nang tumango ito na tila ba narinig na ang sagot ko. "Okay, Trece. This is Midas. He's a member of the student council and he's pleased to meet you."

Tumango na lang ulit ako. We started walking. Midas fell a few feet behind us, like a bodyguard tailing his bosses.

"C'mon, I'll show you around." Iminuwestra ni Monteban ang kamay niya. "As you already know we have two buildings within St. Benedict, one serves as a dorm and the other is the main school itself. The boys occupy the first and second floor of the dormitory, third and fourth floor are for the girls. You don't have to worry, Trece. St. Benedict is a child-friendly school."

"I see." Naobliga akong magsalita dahil mukang naghihintay ito ng reaksyon mula sa akin.

"Okay, moving on. I'll show you the cafeteria. That's basically the mess hall where all of the students visit everyday for the meals. Er- Can you understand tagalog?"