Chapter 12

Rhainne Jhammira Alethea Lopez POV

No please

No

"What are you gonna do now? He's gone because of you HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAH"

That nightmare again.......

Hanggang kelan ba talaga ako mumultuhin ng nakaraan. I thought it wasn't going to happen again—those nightmares

Nagising ako sa unfamiliar na room. This isn't my room

Oh great.... Ano nanamang ginawa ko kagabi?

After 30 minutes na pagtutulala sa ere ay biglang bumukas ang pinto kaya naman napatingin ako rito

"You're awake na pala"- namamalikmata ba ako? Miss Presley? Wait fuck so stupid Rhainne..... it's about last night.....

"What? You're too stunned by my beauty?"- taray, what if bunutin ko kilay mo Miss?

"I'm going home"- I said

"You can't because your car is in the bar"- what? My precious car? NO!!! mas lalong kailangan kong pumunta roon shit.

"Then, I really have to go"- hindi pwedeng nandon ang precious ko

"Wala kang masasakyan"- sagot niya sakin. She thinks she can change my mind? Hell, no.

"Pag gusto may paraan pag ayaw may dahilan"- I smirk at her at kinuha ang mga gamit ko. I booked a ride at lumabas na. Mamaya nalang ako magpapasalamat sakanya

Hindi ako late sa second subject, nagluto pa kasi ako ng food and pag thank you narin kay Miss Presley

Bago ako pumunta sa room ay dumaan muna ako sa office ni Miss. Iniwan ko nalang ito sa tapat ng pinto niya at kumatok saka umalis

"Mahal!"- tawag sakin ni Jenaiah. It's been long time since she called me that

Lumapit naman ako pwesto ng mga to at naupo na. Who's the lucky prof today?

"Bat ngayon ka lang? Di ka umuwi kagabi? San ka natulog? Hoy don't tell me, OMGGGG May bago ka na ba?"- Amrielle said medyo OA siya no?

Bago?

Kelan bako nag tangkang maghanap ng bago? Sa tatlong taon I never think of that

"No new Rielle. Nag hotel ako. Tinatamad akong umuwi eh"- liar

I know that it was convincing, what can I say ako na to. Kaya kong paikutin ang mga tao sa kamay ko, if fooling everyone means winning then I will

Mas gugustuhin kong ako ang mag manipulate kesa ako ang imanipulate.

"No new, kasi yung dati pa rin?"- Gatong ni Jenaiah ay ni Mahal pala

Dati parin......lagi namang dati....kahit ilang taon pa siguro ang lumipas hindi na mauulit yon

It will never be the same again. Never

"You two should stop bringing the past"-komento ni Rayla na siyang nag patahimik sa dalawa. Ingay kasi

Dumating na ang prof namin at agad naman itong nag discuss. Nakinig lang ako tungkol sa lecture, assignment and project niya. Hindi naman ramdam na mabagal ang oras dahil na rin siguro nag e-enjoy ako sa pakikinig sa tinuturo ni Sir.

"Class dismissed"- kasabay noon ang pagkaramdam ko ng gutom.

"Cafeteria?"- aya ko naman kaya tumango nalang ang tatlo. Wala silang magagawa dahil yan lang naman bilihan ng food dito sa loob ng campus

"Libre mo?"- kakapalan ni Amrielle

"K"

"Yun oh, pero anong meron? Good mood ka ata? May nangyari bang di namin alam? OMG is this what happened kagabi? Ulan ikaw ah, you're keeping a secret to us na"- dagdag pa ni Amrielle

What happened kagabi nga ba? I actually didn't remember a thing except sa nag iinom ako tapos may biglang kumuha ng inumin ko and inaya akong umuwi, which is si Miss Presley

Sumasakit lang ang ulo ko kakapilit na maalala yon. Bakit ba kasi siya andon?

"Wait ako na bibili ng food"- prisenta ni Amrielle, bida bida talaga

I just gave her 500 dollars at agad naman itong umalis ng may ngiti. I know her she's going to spend all of that

"The fuck? 500 dollars Ulan?"- Rayla said

Knowing her she's gonna scold at me for giving Amrielle a 500 dollars, kuripot yan.

"Wala talaga sa vocabulary niya ang mag kuripot"- singit ni Jenaiah na nag pipigil ng tawa

After so many minutes dumating na si Amrielle, as expected ang daming binili. Mag papa-feeding program ba to?

"See what I told you. This bitch buys so much food to the point that we can't even finish all of it"- pag sasaway naman ni Rayla

"Trust her, trust her that she can finish all of that"- I said while looking at Amrielle with my cold eyes

"She should be not unless she wants to be dead"- Jenaiah said while laughing because of Amrielle's reaction

What's with that face? Is she afraid not to finish all of this?

"Prof!"- sigaw ni Amrielle na ikinatigil at gulat ko. Tumingin naman ako sa tinitignan nito.....damn her......fuck you Amrielle...... tumingin naman ang mga ito sa pwesto namin

"Prof! Halika po kayo sabay na po kayo saamin mah lunch. Libre po si Ulan, diba ulan"- nakangiting sabi nito

Planado niya ba to? Malilintikan ka talaga sakin Amrielle.

"Ah eh hindi ba nakakahiya kay Miss Lopez?" - one of the professors said I didn't know her...basta alam ko kasama lang siya ng ate ko, Professor Alvares, and no other than Miss Presley

"Hindi naman po, di ba Ulan?"- I just awkwardly nooded but deep inside I wanna stab Amrielle for putting me in this situation, for a moment I feel a rage inside me. A rage for Amrielle

Naupo naman sila sa katapat namin. So this is the position,

Amrielle, Me, Jenaiah, Rayla

Table

Prof Lacson, Miss Presley, Ate, Prof Alvares

Di ko rin alam kanino kumuha ng kakapalan ng muka to si Amrielle para ayaing kumain ng lunch sila.

Well nalaman kong Professor Angelie Aeria Lacson is her name kasi nabanggit ng mga nasa kabilang table. Hindi mo naman talaga maiiwasang pag chismisan specially kasama namin sa table ang sinasabi nilang gorgeous five, pero apat lang sila ngayon

"Parang kulang po ata kayo ngayon"- pag aalis ni Amrielle sa awkwardness. Yan mag aaya aya ka pa

"You mean your soon to be Professor?"- sagot naman nito kay Amrielle

Soon to be Professor?

"What do you mean by that Professor Lacson?"- Amrielle said in a curious way

I can feel that everyone at this table is curious too

"Well, Professor Ria Vasquez is gonna be your Professor in one of your subjects.  She said to me last day?"- she answered and I just continued eating

"What? Why didn't she tell us?"- Prof Alvares

"I don't know"

"Kaya pala wala siya"- ate interrupted, nag sasalita pa pala to?

Pamilya ata kami ng mga nonchalant

I just let them talk and talk and talk. Tahimik rin naman yung nasa tapat ko. Nakuha niya na kaya yung iniwan ko kanina sa door niya?

"Mahal are you just gonna stare at your food?"- Jenaiah said

Huh? Stare? Kanina pa ba ako tulala sa pag kain ko?

"Teka hindi mo ba gusto? What do you want? I'll buy it?"- rinig kong sabi niya

Durog na durog na yung pag kain ko. Kanina ko pa to pinag lalaruan? Fck. Nag sasayang nang pagkain wag tutularan

"Mahal? Hey? Are you there?"- she said at hinawakan ang kamay kong hawak parin ang knife and pork

"Ah eh yeah. You don't need to buy another food I'll eat it"- I answered at her but I guess my answer is not enough to convince her

"You sure? Dinurog durog mo na yung pasta oh"- kita ko nga durog na durog na, muka ng dugyot but I'll eat it anyway.

"Yeah it's fine Mahal"- I said and smiled at her

Nararamdaman ko na nakatingin saamin ang apat na Professor. What's their problem?

"Mahal? Are you two a thing? I didn't know that the one and only Rhainne Jhammira Alethea are into girls"- kilala niyo na kung sino yan, no other that Professor Angelie Aeria Lacson siya lang ata ang hindi nonchalant sakanilang apat.

I don't know bakit ang tahimik rin ngayon ng dalawa. Madalas kasi ay madaldal sila

"Ako na ba sasagot Mahal or ikaw na?"- tanong nito saakin

"You"- I briefly answered alam niya na isasagot niya diyan. Ilang beses na rin kami naka encounter ng taong nagtatanong nang ganyan so no worries

"Okay. So. Yes"- I was shocked with her answer kaya nabulunan ako. What the fuck? Anong plano neto?

"Hey are you okay? Water paabot nga nung water"- Jenaiah said at inabot naman no Rayla ang tubig at ibinigay naman ito saakin ni Jenaiah. Ininom ko naman ito, I was so shocked with her answer. What's wrong with her? Bago yumg sagot niya?

Usually kasing sagot niya or namin is "Nope. It's just how we call each other. We're just very good friends" but now she changed it she just fucking said YES. Sinong hindi magugulat don?

"Is it for real?"- gulat na tanong nang ate ko. Nahimasmasan rin ako agad, baliw rin to si Jenaiah minsan eh

"Kidding HAHAHAHAHA"- tawa naman ng katabi ko

Trip niya lang umOO kanina. Bwesit

I see relief in someone's eyes or maybe namamalikmata lang ako. Gutom lang yon, gutom lang

"Try this"- Jenaiah said while holding a spoon with the dessert on it. I don't know what that is but I know muka siyang chocolate cake but it looks jelly

Sinubo ko naman ito and smiled at her na mas nag pagulat sa lahat ng tao sa table well except from my friends. May mali ba sa pag ngiti? Kahit ang cold eye na si Miss Presley ay nagulat.

Relax it's just my smile. Who wouldn't be shocked mas maganda ako pag nakangiti

(Author: MAYABANG!)

Shut up otor!

"D-did you j-just s-smile?"- nautal na sabi ni Prof Lacson. Natatawa ako sa reaction niya pero pinigilan ko. Bawal tumawa baka himatayin sila

"Yes? Is there something wrong with that Prof Lacson?"

"No. You should smile often mas bagay sayo specially you have very cute dimples"- she answered and smiled at me

"You wanna see me smile again Prof?"- I teasingly said kaya napatingin saakin si Prof Presley luh? What is wrong with her?

"Sure"- pag patol naman nito saakin. She knows how to play games huh

"Okay Prof. I'll smile for yo-"- I didn't finish talking when someone interrupted at me

"Excuse me. I have to go. Thank you for the food"- she coldly said at bago siya umalis ay tinignan niya ako ng masama

"Aalis kana agad Claire?"- Prof Lacson

Claire? What a beautiful name bagay na bagay sakanya

"Yes and stop calling me Claire, Angelie"- cold parin niyang sabi

Ano pa bang bago? Hindi naman yan marunong mag salita ng hindi namlalamig

"Relax, okay fine Celine. Sabay na ako sayo. Thank you for the food Miss Lopez. Until next time and sana makita ko ulit yung ngiti mo na sana para sakin la--"- biro nitong sabi she knows how to flirt huh. And again hindi niya nanaman natapos ang sasabihin niya ng bigla nanamang sumingit si Miss Presley, hilig niya talaga yan no?

"Let's go Lacson. Stop flirting with student"- she coldly said. Flirting in a joke way kaya yon

"Okay, relax Celine. Bye bye thank you again baby mirra"- she said and bid her goodbye to us. Baby mirra huh.....

"Ali"- ate said kaya naman napatingin ako dito

"What?"

"Thank you sa food and come to my office later"

"Okay"- I answered at umalis na sila. Lagi talaga silang mag kasama no

"Let's go na rin malapit na mag time"- aya ni Jenaiah

"Mauna na kayo. I'll just go to the restroom"- I said to them kaya nauna na sila

I was walking in the aisle....joke

I was walking in the hallway when someone grabbed my arm, it was Miss Presley

"What the"- gulat kong sabi

Sinong di magugulat don. Hinila niya lang naman ako papasok sa office niya. Akala ko ba sa office ni Ate ako pupunta? Bakit sa office ni Miss Presley naman

"Why are you flirting with Angelie?"- she asked while cornering me and staring at me with her cold eyes

"I-I'm not"- gosh bakit ako nauutal?

"Yes you do. You even said to her that you'll smile at her"- she said habang pahigpit nang pahigpit ang hawak nito saakin na para bang galit

Is she mad?

"Hands off Miss"- I said at tinanggal naman nito ang kamay niya saakin

"I don't think that it's your business whether I smiled at Prof Lacson or not. Besides she's beautiful I can't resist it and she deserves my smile"- I said na mas lalong ikinadilim ng muka nito

"Don't come near her again."- she coldly said

"Why?"-

"Because she's my friend and she's your professor. Besides you're not bagay"- she said at nag lakad papunta sa table niya pagkarating niya ay agad naman itong naupo

Maasar nga

"Hindi naman po talaga kami bagay kasi tao kami"- I said teasing her she look at me with a rage in her eyes, galit na siya niyan

"Leave."- she said with authority in her

"Ikaw po tong nanghahablot nalang bigla. Pwede na kayong maging kidnapper"

"If you're the one who's I'm going to kidnap, then why not"

"Oh I'm pretty sure that Prof Lacson will find me"- I said and smiled. I saw her na may kinuha sa table at ibinato saakin buti nalang bago pa ako matamaan ay nasarado ko na ang pinto

Grabe bilis naman ng kamay non.

"Tagal mo sa rest room ah. Kala ko nasama kana sa pag flush"- Rayla

Baliw talaga

Hindi nga ako naflush muntik naman tamaan nung bagay na binato sakin kanina.

"Good afternoon"- that voice came from a very familiar person.....Prof Lacson

"Good afternoon Prof"- sabay sabay nilang sabi

Buong discussion ay nakinig ako. Ngayon tapos na ito at uwian na. I badly wanna rest pero naaalala ko na pupunta pa pala ako sa office ni Ate.

I knock three times before opening the door. Nakita ko naman si Ate na nakaupo sa at nasa gilid ang dalawang Professor I mean her friends, Allisha and Celine

"You're here na pala"

"Obviously"- using my monotone voice

"Here"- sabi niya sabay abot ng isang maliit na box

"Go open it"- dagdag niya pa

She said open it kaya binuksan ko bumungad saakin ang isang Gold Necklace with a pendant that my name was written on, it was my name Alethea. I flipped the pendant and I saw other texts written on it My little one, my biggest hope and strength. Why this is so familiar? I think I have seen this before. I think it's part of me but why do I feel pain seeing this?

"He-hey are you okay?"- Ate said at lumapit saakin, she held my chin at may pinunasan rito. It was my tears, did I just cried?

"Yes. I-it's familiar"- I answered not knowing the reason why I just cried.

"I-it's yours"- rinig kong bulong niya na parang ayaw sabihin saakin

"Huh?"

"Sa-sayo yan"- singit ni Prof Alvares

"Bigay ni Ryleigh kaya sayo na yan ngayon"- she awkwardly said

It doesn't seem so. It feels like it was mine that has been gone for so long and bumalik.

I'm fucking confused

"I feel it is not."- wala sa sarili kong sagot

"Tell me the truth"- dagdag ko pa

"Ali......"- she said at di ako umimik. I was waiting for what she's gonna say

"It was yours. Since you were just a kid suot mo na yan but when you leave the country naiwan mo that's why Allisha keep it"- she said but wait Allisha keep it? Why? Am I connected to her? I mean I am connected to her right? but sakanya ko ba iniwan tong necklace na hawak ko?

Many questions come into my mind but my mouth feels like glued kasi kahit isang salita wala akong masabi. I was afraid to ask or I was afraid of the answer......I really don't know

"I'm confused"- I said, sumasakit ang ulo ko

Too many questions in my mind that I wanted to ask but I don't have the courage to do it.

I'm afraid of the unknown

"You gave it to Allisha before you leave the country"- Ate said trying to convince me but part of me wasn't satisfied at all.

I want answer not explanation. I never felt this incomplete. Fuck I don't want this feeling

"My head hurts. I-I have to go"- I said at nag lakad na papuntang pinto. I was about to open the door when suddenly mas lalong sumakit ang ulo na parang binibiyak ito, fuck. Hindi ako makagalaw sa sakit, I want to end this pain

Naramdaman ko naman ang paglapit saakin ng Ate ko pero wala akong lakas na lingonin siya dahil narin siguro sa sakit ng ulo ko

"I-it hurts A-ate"- tanging salitang lumabas sa bibig ko

"Maupo ka muna"- she said at inalalayan ako makalapit sa upuan ramdam ko na habang tumatagal mas lalo siyang sumasakit.

"Where's her medicine?"- I heard Prof Alvares said it. Wait... Medicine? Ako ba pinag uusapan nila? I don't drink any medicine so maybe it's not me? Right?

"It's not applicable. Hindi na ito pwede sakanya"- what are they talking about? Napahawak nalang ako sa ulo ko nang maramdamang mas lalo itong kumikirot fuck.

"Hey Ali? Look at me. Hey"- Ate said while holding my head. I can see her but it's too blurry and I feel like I'm going to sleep anytime

"Don't close your eyes. Ali please'" rinig kong sabi niya pero I can't help it

Sleep is the only escape I guess

"Fuck"- huling salitang narinig ko bago tuluyang naging itim ang lahat