If someone would be in my position, I bet they'll glue theirselves somewhere dark. Fortunately, I am Donna Alexandria Pascal and I am not just the Mayor's daughter. I am more than it.
Kaso, sa case ni Sir Lacson, mukhang wala siyang pakialam kung anak man ako ng kahit sinong tanyag at nirerespetong tao. That made me feel bitter.
Tahimik akong umupo sa upuan ko. I don't know if my classmates forgot about the plagiarism incident but I'm thankful that they are no longer talking about it.
Naramdaman ko ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko ng makita ang pagpasok ni Sir Lacson sa room namin. Natahimik ang mga kaklase ko.
Nagsimula na siya sa pagtawag ng mga pangalan namin para sa attendance. When it was my turn, I said 'present' in my most casual tone.
Mukhang nakalimutan na ata ni Sir ang ginawa ko. So far, hindi niya naman ako tinawag or what. Tahimik ang buhay ko sa subject niyang iyon, or that's what I thought.
Lunch time came. Dapat sana ay doon ako kakain sa kinakainan nina Liam kaso naroon sina Charm. Panandaliang nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng makitang tahimik na kumakain si Sir Lacson. I breathe and decided to ignore him.
Naghahanap akong ng mauupuan na mahuli ako ng mga tingin ni Sir. I bowed my head and ignored him.
Hindi niya rin naman ako ginulo. I sat on the table near the door. Nararamdaman kong may nakatingin sa akin pero isinawalang-bahala ko na lang iyon.
I went to our room and silently look for a vacant chair. Wala akong masyadong kaibigan dito, siguro kasi wala naman silang makukuha sa akin and I don't actually mind.
Pumasok na si Sir Lacson sa room namin. As usual, my classmates went silent. His aura is very intimidating. I sighed when he started discussing chemical computations.
I pretended writing when in fact, I'm busy doing some doodle.
"Last problem." I didn't mind his voice.
"Anyone who wants to volunteer? This will be the last problem then I'll let you go home."
Narinig kong nagsimula nang magturuan ang mga kaklase ko. I didn't mind them. Bahala naman sila. Sana lang ay wag akong matawag dahil hindi talaga ako nakinig ngayon. But I guess my prayer wasn't heard.
"Miss Pascal, on the board." I gulped and boredly went infront.
Suddenly, everyone is in the class is quiet. Tanging tunog lang ng whiteboard marker ang naririnig ko.
I started from writing the formula written on the board. Naisip ko kasi na same problem lang namin.
Nang maisulat ko na ang formula ay nilagyan ko na ng takip ang marker. I placed near Sir.
"Sorry, Sir. I don't understand today's discussion." I bowed and went back on my seat.
Napasinghap ang mga kaklase ko dahil sa ginawa ko. Ayokong ipahiya na naman ako ni Sir kaya uunahan ko na siya. Tutal ay doon din naman iyon papunta.
"Are you not listening to me while discussing, Miss Pascal?" He sounded so casual that it scared me.
"I am, Sir." He slowly walked near me. Nakaupo ako sa pinakalikod na table.
He stopped an inch away from me and grab my notebook. Napasinghap ako ng makita ang pagkunot ng kanyang noo.
"What kind of notes is this?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya. He faced the class while holding my notebook. "Doodle? Magdodoodle ba tayo sa chemistry?" He mocked me.
His jaw clenched and went infront of the class, bringing my notebook. Hindi ako nagpatinag sa galit ni Sir.
"Class dismissed. Miss Pascal, stay here." Ineexpect ko na naman ito kaya tahimik ko na lang inayos ang mga gamit ko at saka naghintay sa sermon ni Sir.
My classmates eyed me with worried. I scoffed. As if naman! Pinaplastic lang ako ng mga ito eh!
"Are you trying to rebel against me, Miss Pascal?" He said while crossing his arms.
Nanatili siya sa upuan sa harapan habang ako naman ay nanatili sa upuan ko sa likod. Still, we're facing each other.
I rolled my eyes. Sir scoffed, "The audacity to rolled eyes." He murmured.
"Kung sesermonan mo ako, Sir, sermonan mo na ako." I boredly told him.
Hindi ko alam kung saan ko kinukuha ang lakas ng loob para sagot-sagutin si Sir. Maybe my period does it for me.
"I can fail you in my class, Miss Pascal. First, you did plagiarism, I can sue you for that one. Second, you're not even listening to my discussions! Hindi ka na bata!" He angrily said.
"Sue me if you want, I don't care. Anak ako ng Mayor ng syudad na ito. My Dad can even buy this school if he wants to! Kaya wag kang magmalaki dahil prof ka lang naman! You don't have anything to boast about." Hindi ko namalayan na nakatayo na pala ako habang hinahabol ang aking hininga.
Sir Lacson fisted his hands. I saw repeatedly clenching his jaw.
"Your mouth stinks so bad, Miss Pascal." His breathing hitched.
Nakaramdam ako ng takot pero hindi ako nagpatinag dito. Iniisip ko na lang na ang kausap ko ay si Daddy.
"And so does yours, Sir Lacson." I bitterly told him.
"I understand your Dad isn't there to guide you while growing up. I pity you, Miss Pascal. But do you know who I pity the most?" He trailed off and smirked at me. "I pity your Mom."
Naramdaman ko ang panginginig ng mga kamay ko. How dare he mentioned about my Mom?
"Don't you dare mentioned my Mom, here." I said while gritting my teeth.
"Ganyan ka ba pinalaki ng ina mo? Naiintindihan ko na busy ang tatay mo para ibigay lahat ng bisyo mo. Busy din ba ang nanay mo na itolerate yang pag-uugali mo? O masyado lang talagang matigas ang ulo mo na pati siya ay hindi ka mapasunod? I pity your parents. They let a monster grew up."
Nag-init ang gilid ng mga mata ko habang galit na naglalakad palapit sa kanya. Kahit na matangkad ako ay kailangan ko pa rin na tingalain si Sir.
Hinayaan ko ang kamay ko na tumama sa pisngi niya. His face moved aside, showing how he is clenching his jaw.
He is mad. I don't care. I am so mad.
"I am not giving you any right to talk about my mother who is now at peace. And I would like to sincerely apologize for letting my parents grew me up like this. I also pity your parents, you're a monster, too. We're both monsters, Sir." Nagpupuyos kong saad sa kanya.
Sandali kong pinagmasdan ang mukha ni Sir. He's kinda handsome but...nevermind.
Nagsimula na akong maglakad palayo sa kanya. Before I opened the door, I turned to him.
"Hindi rin ako magsosorry na sinampal ko ang Prof ko. Drop me in your class, failed me if you want. I don't care."