"Don't touch me! You looks like an idiot to be a clinic nurse!! How come you became one!?"
"B-but sir...we need to - - -"
"No. Just get out."
"Mr. Roihsn told that - - - "
*Roihsn - pronounced as ro-win
"Ugh! That old man! Shit! Don't even touch me! Get lost!"
"But sir - - -"
"I said get lost! *boogsh*
Nagising ako sa ingay at napabangon ng makita ang isang nurse na nasa sahig. Inalis ko ang kumot na bumabalot sakin at tutulungan ko sanang tumayo ang nurse ng bigla itong lumingon sa direksyon ko. Agad syang tumayo at lumakad papunta sakin.
"Hey! You already okay?" She asked and smiled brightly like nothing happened. I wish I could do the same.
"Ah, yeah I'm fine."
"Good. Take this medicine and rest after.." She gave me a medicine and was about to leave ng mapatingin ako sa kamay nya
"Your hand is bleeding nurse.."
"Ah! It's nothing. Just a scratch..." Sabi nya tsaka ngumiti.
"So..is this the scene..'same feather flock together?' Ugh! Looking at this two idiots made me crazy." That insolent man was leaning on wall near the door while arms are crossed, smirking and looking at us.
I knew it! Sya ang tumulak sa nurse. How impudent! Tss!
"Ganyan kaba kabobo?" Tanong ko. But he just puckered his brows in response
"Looking at us makes you crazy? Then why are you looking then? Idiot! You should've left! Gays aren't allowed here. Same feather flock together' huh? Then you should be in the room coz insolents flock together! Nandun yung mga kauri mong demonyo." Hindi ko na napigilan ang bibig ko. At mula sa pagkangisi ay dumilim ang timpla ng muka nya
Ohh..seems like the devil's going to attack me!
"Oh, yun pala eh nakatayo na oh! Drei c'mon praktis na tayo!"
"OK kana bro?"
"Wait.. Why are you - - oh! Hi cutie!" Dumating ang tatlo nyang alipores at kumaway pa yung isang may pulang buhok
"Hey! Don't think that I'm waving at you miss beggah. I'm waving at the nurse. Wag kang assuming."
"I never assumed. Because just thinking of you, waving at me? so grossy!"
"Ha! Arte! Feeling maganda dude! Hahahah!"
"Bakit feeling nyo din ba gwapo kayo? Gosh! You've wrongly think of that" tumayo ako at kinuha ng bag ko
"Nurse thank you. I'm leaving now and I think I'm not the one who needs medication. And I think someone in here needed psychiatrist. So..gotta go. Thank you." I looked at the four monkeys and smirked at them
Palabas na ako when I heard the asshole says "you think of me like a devil huh? Then I'll show you my horns and tusks"
"What the hell!"
"Shit! Damn that girl!"
"Feeling maganda, muka namang basura! Ugh!"
"Hahahahahah!" Medyo malayo na ako but I still hear their hoots of laughter. Napailing nalang ako at napapikit.
Why can't I be in peace for a moment? Ugh! I just rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Hey.." Someone I don't know approached me
"Ah..yeah?"
"Uhm.. You're going home?"
"None of your shitty business." I replied but he just chuckled.
"It's not like you.."
"Kung mambubwisit kalang din, just get lost!" Tinalikuran ko sya. Srsly?
"Wag ka ng dederetso sa room nyo." Ugh! He's still following me.
"Cancel na ang klase ng seniors this afternoon" Hindi ko sya pinansin at patuloy parin ako sa paglalakad.
I reached our room and shit it was locked. Damn! My book!
"Argghh! Shit!!!" Napaupo ako sa malapit na bench dun
"I told you." I looked at him and rolled my eyes.
I was about to left when I noticed something in the nearest trashcan.
"Shit!" My P.E uniform were inside this and even my notebook. I clenched my fist. Sobrang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko sa sobrang inis! Why do people here are this cruel? Just because they have a level in life? Ha! That's shit!
I took a deep sigh.
"Is that yours?"
Hindi ko sya pinansin at nagsimula ng maglakad bitbit ang gamit kong binasura nila. Fortunately, I met them on my way.
The tall, thin guy approached me first
"Oh! Hi ms. Beggah!! Looking for us again? - - - oww!!"
Natigilan silang lahat ng ibato ko sa muka nung lalaking sumira ng aklat ko ang maduming P.E uniform ko.
"I'm totally annoyed. Happy?Satisfied?" He just smirked and looked at me from head to toe.
"Yes. I'm so happy but still not satisfied. And...that kind of shirt suits you a lot. You're a beggar and your outfit should be like that - - " * paaak *
My hand suddenly touched his face and give it a hard slap. He held his cheek and give me a glare
"Shit! How dare you! " he grab my shirt
"Drei that's enough." This guy who's following me grab this asshole's hand that's holding my shirt and he placed me behind him. I can fight. But why now, I cannot?
"Are you her hero? Her knight?"
"That's too much Drei. You shouldn't hurt gir- - -" *booogsh*
This asshole punch this guy
"I shouldn't hurt girl? Then I should hurt guy like you! That punch was good right? Or still not enough for you to shut up?" Said this smug asshole
"You punch like a gay. Your fist was light as feather.." Said this guy and laugh. Srsly! He's putting himself in trouble! Baliw ba to?
"Your turn guys!" Sinenyasan ng asshole nato ang tatlong lalaking nasa likuran nya at agad namang sumugod at pinagsusuntok ang lalaking to. But he's not fighting back. Srsly! He's totally crazy. Makikialam sya tapos di sya lalaban?
"Aaaah!!" Napadaing sya ng sikmuraan sya nung lalaking pula ang buhok tsaka bumagsak sa sahig.
I suddenly closed my fist and landed it on one of the monkey's face na nakatabi ko dati and kick the stomach of this red hair guy and pushed this tall-thinned guy and grab this crazy guy away from them.
"Wala naba talaga kayong ibang alam gawin kundi ang manakit? Kasiyahan ba talaga yan ng mga tao dito?"
"Pinapatahimik kasi dapat ang mga pakialamero." Said this red hair guy
"Edi dapat pala pinapatahimik din ang mga manok na katulad mo!"
"What?"
"Red hair. Are you a rooster?"
"Pfftt- - " the two guys beside him hold themselves not to laugh
"But your punch was good miss. Cool!" Said this guy na nakatabi ko dati
"I thought he's your Knight but you turned out to be his hero! Tss! Weak!" Said this thin guy and looked at this crazy guy beside me.
"Sweet! You two knows how to protect each other. Well..let's see how long you could be that strong. .." Said this asshole guy and started to walk. Sinamaan pa ako ng tingin nung tandang na kasama nila bago sila umalis. Tss! Idiots!
Gusto ko mang ibato sa kanila ang trashcan na malapit samin but damn! It's just my week and 5th day of stay in here but I'm already sick and tired of these shit! Napaupo ako sa sahig at ipinatong ang ulo ko sa tuhod ko. Like what I've always do, I hold back my tears.
"I'm sorry.." Napaangat ang ulo ng magsalita ang kasama ko
"I shouldn't have interfere but I just can't take seeing them doing those to you.."
"Thank you, but better stay away from me. I don't need any of your help. I can handle it alone." I'm used to being in the situation like this. Even though I truly can't, no one's there but only me who can be by my side. So I'm used to being alone.
"But you were cool earlier!" He smiled that made his dimples showed.
"Yeah. At sa susunod na babalakin mong magpakamatay, sakin ka magsabi, ako gagawa TSS! So how do you feel now? You okay?" Ngumiti nanaman sya
"I thought, you don't care..... But hahaha. Are you worried?"
"Definitely not! I'm just disappointed that you're still alive." Sabi ko tsaka pinulot ang P.E uniform ko at nagsimula ng maglakad. Narinig ko namang tumawa sya at sumunod.
"I'm Brix.." Bigla nyang sabi at lahad ng kamay habang naglalakad kami
"If you wanna befriend me, stop it."
"Aww! My hand got rejected."
"I don't need a friend."
"But you can't live without a friend."
"I can breath without one. I can eat and keep on living without one. They don't own my life, so obviously, I can."
"Alone? Then there's no fun at your life at all." Natigilan ako. Yeah! My life has no fun!
"I mean..you can't be happy alone. Being alone was lonely. Remember, no man is an island. You should have friend. You can have me." I resume walking.
"Imma trash wanna still have like one?"
"I never see you like one. I never judged someone by it's look."
"Hope that's true.."
"It's true!"
"Whatever."
"You don't believe me?"
"Hope..everyone have a mindset like you.."
"So..can we be friends?"
"I said I don't need a friend."
"Here you go again.."
"You don't know me"
"Oh!yeah! What's your name?"
"Damn! I'm pertaining to myself. My personality and who am I "
"Who are you? Ugh! Like I care!"
"Sounds like gay.."
"Nah! I'm not. It's just Drei.."
Nagkatinginan kami at sabay na natawa
"So you are..?"
"Agh! Fine mukang medyo Matino ka naman.. But it doesn't mean were friends already... I'm xhean.."
"I know you're Xheann!"
"What? At bakit tinanong mopa? And why are you still here? Are you following me? " malapit na ang bahay namin but he's still here at ngayon ko lang napansin yun.
"Excuse me? Um going home!"
"Dadaan ka? Fine! The way is all yours!"
"Hahaha!You're funny!"
Kapatid ba to ni fake lashes girl?
"You're crazy! Laughing over little things? Ugh!"
"That's life! We should laugh over little things! Just smile. You can hide everything behind this."
"Not everything. Smiles can be broken by the tears."
"At least! It serves as your little weapon to cover your sadness for a moment or when you're in pain.
Smile is the best thing you can wear when you're in pain.But you shouldn't always wear that mask and hide behind it. Try wearing the genuine one. That was the best! Besides there are lot of things to be thanked of. Don't just focus on the dark side of life "
"Whoa! You have lots of WOWs uh? We're still not close so don't talk too much.."
"Sharing things like this, doesn't matter if you two are close or not."
"Naks! Now, you're talking like a matured baby!"
"Yah! I'm matured enough! And I'm just cheering you up! Can't you see? I'm always seeing your frowned face, just smile."
"Fine! Tss! "
"So we're friends?"
"Tss! If you really wanna be someone's friend, you don't need to ask for their approval. Just be one."
"Tss! Fine! Take care on your 10 steps. See you!" Sabi nya tsaka pumasok sa isang malaking gate ng malaking bahay. What the! He's right beside my house? And srsly? Nandito na pala kami?
We really can't notice the fleeting time when we're busy.
I flashed a smile on my face. This guy, those words feels me at ease.
We shouldn't just focus on the dark side of life. There are lot of things to be thanked of.
I chuckled.
He's right.