#IASS05
Tumunog na ang bell hudyat na tapos na ang klase.
"Okay students, class dismissed. Make sure to pass your assignments on Monday or else you get a zero grade," si Sir. Niligpit niya nadin ang gamit niya at tuluyan ng lumabas ng room.
"At last! Saturday na bukas. Makakatulog nadin ng maayos," sambit ni Reign sabay inat ng katawan at tumingin sa'kin.
"Yeah, but we still have a lot of schoolworks to do this weekend," tamad kong sabi.
Napansin ko na unti-unti naring lumabas ang estudyante para pumunta sa Canteen dahil lunch na.
"Hays, the typical Dominique, always studious. Loosen up girl. Gusto mo sleepover tayo sa'min o kaya gala tayo?" excited na tanong ni Reign sabay lapit ng mukha sa'kin. Mahina akong tumawa at nilayo ang mukha nya sa'kin.
"Hmm, palibhasa matalino ka nadin kasi. You don't have to study as much as the other students. Sometimes I envy you. Kahit hindi ka na mag-aral napasa ka padin. I wish I was smart like you."
"Tsss, whatever. Maybe I'm just born this way. You know what? Let's just eat. Gutom lang yan," sagot ni Reign sabay hatak sa kamay ko. Napailing nalang ako at sabay na kaming pumuntang Canteen.
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While we were on our way ay nagulat kami kasi ang daming nagkukumpulang estudyante sa gitna ng Canteen. Hindi ko alam kung anong nangyayari at tuluyan na kaming lumapit ni Reign.
"What the hell is going on?!" sigaw ni Reign
"Oh my God!"
"Is that Damien?"
"Who's Damien? Is he a new student?"
"Did he just punched that guy in the face?"
"Look. Chris is bleeding oh my God, we should call the principal!"
Rinig namin ang iba't ibang bulungan ng mga estudyante at nagulat nga kami ni Reign na makita si Chris sa sahig at duguan. May may pasa siya sa kaliwang pisngi at kita namin ang kaunting dugo na tumutulo sa kanyang ilong.
"Next time, be careful who you mess with. I'm no ordinary person," sambit ni Damien at tuluyang lumayo at umalis ng Canteen.
I can't believe what I just saw. Damien. Who are you?
Sinundan ko siya ng tingin hanggang sa tuluyan na siyang lumayo.
"Dominique!" sigaw ni Reign
"Dominique! help me get Chris in the infirmary. He can barely move," natatarangtang sabi ni Reign.
Ngayon lang ako natauhan at di ko parin naintindihan ang mga pangyayari. It was my first time witnessing something like that in school and I don't know...something about Damien is really disturbing me.
Dali-dali ko na silang nilapitan. Nilagay ko ang braso ni Chris sa balikat ko at gano'n din si Reign sa kabila.
"Chris, can you hear me? we're going to bring you to the school clinic okay?" nag-aalalang sabi ni Reign kay Chris.
"Yeah. Buhay pa ko," he chuckled then continued to cough.
Reign may seem like a bad bitch sometimes, but I know deep inside she has a good heart for people. Even the playboy, Chris. The students are still gathered and some are still shocked while the others didn't mind at all. They just kept minding their own business.
"Move! wala naman kayong ginawa kundi tumingin nalang habang yung kapwa nyo kaklase ay binubugbog na. The least you could do is fucking move and make way," galit na sigaw ni Reign sa mga estudyante.
Lahat sila ay nataranta at unti-unti ng umalis.
"Let's go Reign," sambit ko sa kanya at inayos ang pagkakahawak kay Chris.
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Andito kami ngayon sa labas ng clinic habang hinihintay na gamutin si Chris ng nurse. Nakatayo si Reign at palakad lakad habang ako naman ay nakaupo lang. I still can't process what happened and Damien's face while saying those words to Chris sent shivers down my spine.
"Seriously, Damien needs to get a taste of his own medicine. I mean he's still a new student but he acts like he owns the school. He should be suspended or kicked out." sambit ni Reign sabay umupo katabi sakin.
"I know. He seems weird and dangerous. He looks like a normal student at first then the next day he acts like a different person. Did you see his face while looking at Chris? his looks could kill," sagot ko naman pabalik
"Kailangan niya na talagang magpagamot sa utak," sagot ni Reign at napahilamos nalang sa mukha.
I really need to look his illness up on the internet because I know there's still a lot of things that I need to learn, especially his case.
Lumabas na ang nurse mula sa clinic at sabay kaming tumayo ni Reign. I noticed that theres blood stains on our uniform, probably Chris' blood.
"Okay na siya. He just needs to take painkillers and avoid direct contact with his face," sagot ng nurse.
Nagpasalamat kami sa kanya at tuluyan na syang umalis. Pumasok na kami ni Reign sa clinic at nakita namin si Chris na nakaupo habang hawak hawak ang ulo. Mukhang masakit padin sa kanya ang nangyari.
"Hey," panimula ni Reign
"Uhh hey, thanks for bringing me to the clinic," sagot ni Chris habang nakatingin sa'min ni Reign.
"No problem!" sagot ko sabay lapit sa kanya at umupo sa tabi ng kama.
"Tss if it wasn't for us, nobody would have saved you," sumbat ni Reign sabay irap.
"Yeah, thanks a lot!," sarkastikong sabi ni Chris.
"By the way, what happened there? with you and Damien? Why did he punch you?" curious na tanong ko.
"It was his fault. I was just walking while texting someone on my phone. I didnt realize that Damien was also walking while holding a tray of food and we bumped into each other. He lost grip of the tray and fell, it was a mess. I apologized to him and insisted to buy him another one but he just stood there. His eyes on the ground staring at his food, then he suddenly turned away and started to walk," huminto si Chris at inalala ang pangyayari
-but I followed him and grabbed his shoulder 'cause I wanted to apologize again but he quickly grabbed my arm and twisted it causing me to kneel on the ground. It hurt like hell I tell you. Then the next thing I knew, he started punching me in the face," pagtatapos ni Chris at umiwas ng tingin sa'min.
It must have been embarrasing for him. A lot of students saw him getting beaten up.
Si Chris na playboy ay binugbog ng isang bagong estudyante? Must have hurt his pride. Well, karma is a bitch.
"Oh fuck Chris Rider, don't blame it all on him, you're at fault too. If you weren't texting on your phone and just kept your eyes on your surroundings, you wouldn't have bumped into him," sumbat ni Reign habang nakapamewang.
"I know that's why I apologized but I didn't know he was that affected to the point that he would cause a fit," sagot naman ni Chris.
"I don't even fucking know him in the first place and was surprised that he did this to me. Oh he's gonna pay. I'll make him fucking pay," pagpatuloy ni Chris at nakita ko kung pano umigting ang kanyang panga kasabay ng pagkuyom ng kamao niya.
"Troublemaker," rinig kong bulong ni Reign sa gilid ko.
Hindi ko na naintindihan ang pinaguusapan nina Reign at Chris dahil isa lang ang pumasok sa isip ko.
Violent.
Something's telling me that I should avoid him.
No. We should avoid him because I know this is not the only thing that he could do.
*****
Damien's POV
"Next time, be careful who you mess with. I'm no ordinary person," seryosong sabi ko sa kanya at mabilis na lumabas ng canteen.
"That fucker, he doesn't know who he messes with. I'm quite surprised that I didn't kill him. Guess I learned how to control myself," I chuckled.
I went to the comfort room to wash the stain of blood on my hands. It was no ordinary day for me. I said to myself.
"Fuck! Why is this blood so hard to remove!" I said as I harshly remove the bloodstains off my hands
I turned off the faucet and quickly wiped my hands on my uniform. My hands are still a bit red and swollen but I didn't care anymore. As if I could remember everything that has happened today. I stared at the mirror in front of me and smirked.
Another day, another ego.