Kinsley POV
My life at the Academy had been peaceful and quiet for the past few days, except for today, at mukhang sa mga susunod pa.
"What happened to you Kinsley?" Von asked me, concern evident in his voice as he treated some of my wounds.
I remained silent, opting to offer him a forced smile instead.
Totoo nga ang katagang sa simula lang masaya hindi lang para sa mga taong may kasintahan. Masaya ang simula ko ng pag-aaral dito, and almost everyone wanted to be friends with me. I was known not only in our class but throughout the whole Academy. At kung may nagkakagusto sa'yo syempre hindi mawawala ang may mga may galit sayo. Yes, I was bullied. I couldn't fight back because I couldn't handle them. It's a good thing that this was all I got compared to when I was still in the mansion.
"Von . . .  " tawag ko dito nang makita na ang lalim ng iniisip nito habang seryusong ginagamot ang mga sugat sa braso ko "Von" Tawag ko ulit dito and this time, he looked at me "I'm scared" my voice broke, and I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes, knowing they would soon start to fall "C-can you not tell anyone about what you saw?" tanong ko dito at kita ko sa mga mata nito ang hindi pagsang-ayon "V-Von ayoko pang mamatay" ayokong bumalik sa mansion. 
He sighed, and I felt his hand on my chin, gently guiding me to look at him "If that's what you want wala na akong magagawa but Kinsley when you have a problem you can tell me. When you need someone to talk to I'm here. Handa akong makinig. Mahirap na kinikimkim mo ang lahat sa sarili mo" 
I nodded
"I'm your friend Kinsley. Nasasaktan din akong makita kang ganyan" sabi niya at ginulo ang buhok ko "Mag pahinga ka na lang dito, ako ng bahalang mag paliwanag sa mga teacher. Anong gusto mong pagkain? My treat"
"Isang donut at chocolate drink na lang" I said, and he started to tidy up the things he used to treat my wounds.
"Wait me here" 
I took a deep breath and took out a pencil and sketch pad from my bag. Sketching always calms me down when something like this happens to me. When I draw, I forget all my problems and the painful things that happened to me.
Do you know the feeling of having a problem but having no one to tell? Kasi ako alam ko. Ang dami kong problema patong patong na rin ang mga isipin ko at halos bumigay na ang utak ko kaka overthink. Pero alam niyo kung ano ang mas masakit? Yung wala kang mapag sabihin kasi ayaw mong madamay sila. Ayaw mong maging pabigat. Ayaw mong problemahin ka din nila. 
My dad is always with me at the mansion, but I can't tell him any of my problems. I'm worried and hurt, but I already feel sorry for my dad, I don't want to make things even harder for him. I don't want him to get hurt, so I'd rather keep all my problems to myself.
"Hey" wala sa sariling napatingin ako sa taong nasa harap ko. 
"K-Kreed. What are you doing here?"
"Medicine, I have a headache" he replied boredly, and I noticed his gaze shift to my arm, kaya taranta kong ibinaba ang sleeve ng blouse ko. 
"W-wala si Nurse Keith. Hintayin mo na lang si Von" I answered, avoiding his gaze
"Pinatawag siya ni Ma'am Saki. He wants me to give this to you" he said, showing me the plastic bag he was holding na ang laman ay ang mga pinabili ko. 
"T-thanks" 
"Who did that to you?" he asked seriously, and when I looked at him again madalim ang mga mata nitong nakatingin sa tuhod ko. 
Shit, I forgot that I also have wounds and bruises on my legs.
"A-ano na dapa lang" I lied, and now his gaze was back on me, matalim na nakatingin sa akin na para bang hindi niya na gustuhan ang naging sagot ko. 
"And you think I'm stupid enough to believe that?" sarkatikong tanong niya na kinalunok ko "Fine, if you don't want to tell me I'll just check the cctv then" he said and turned away from me. I panicked at what I heard and grabbed his hand to stop him.
"No"
"Then tell me" he said, and his gaze softened as he looked at me nang makitang may mga galos din ako sa aking mukha. Marahan niyang hinawakan ang pisnge ko "Am I the reason why they did this to you?" tanong nito at hindi ko alam kung mali ba ang pagkakarinig ko dahil parang malambing ang boses nito nang itanong niya iyon sa'kin.
I nodded, unable to speak because he was too close, his nose almost touching mine, and his eyes were so mesmerizing.
"Sorry" he said, snapping me back to reality.
"I-it's okay" I replied, feeling awkward as I moved away from him at bumalik sa pagkakaupo sa kama.
"They won't stop . . . and since I am the reason why they did that to you, it's my responsibility to protect you" sabi niya at naiwan sa ere ang kakainin ko na dapat na donut. 
"W-what?" 
He grinned at me and leaned down, and I almost held my breath because he was so close.
"Don't pretend you didn't hear me"
"Hindi mo naman kailangan gawin 'yon" salubong ang kilay kong sabi rito at bahagyang tinulak siya, at mabuti naman at tumayo na rin siya ng maayos. 
"Kailangan, baby" sabi niya at nandyan na naman ang ngisi sa labi niya. 
"Don't call me baby!" I blushed, and I heard him laugh. H-he's laughing? I couldn't believe it as I looked at him.
Si Kreed ba talaga 'to? 
"Then what should I call you? Honey? Sweetie? Love? Or . . .  wifey?" 
"What the—just shut up Kreed!" I don't know how pero parang magic na komportable na akong kasama siya. He's not really that mean, maybe I just haven't really gotten to know him yet.
"Don't call me Kreed. Call me by my first name. Call me Zyaire"
"Your first name is Zyaire? Ang ganda ng pangalan mo!" 
"I know . . .  " Nang-aasar na nginisian niya ako "Wifey" 
"Stop it" 
"But you know what? Your name is beautiful too, but it would be even more better if it were longer"
I was puzzled "What are you saying?"
"Kinsley Azurine Asteria—" he paused to see my reaction, "Evans."
"ZYAIRE!"
Tinawan niya lang ako kaya nakabusangot na kumain ako ng donut na pinabili ko.
What's gotten into him? He's so weird now