"Hey, what did you--" I can't finish my words when the president approaches me.
"Good afternoon, Nicholas." She said while fixing her glasses.
I shyly smiled at her. "Good morning Pres."
She then wrapped her hands on my arm as she pulled me. "Tara let's! We'll be late kapag kukupad kupad."
I just let her pulled me as I turned around to look at hiro--which I shouldn't do, cause I just saw him raising his eyebrow while glaring on us. I gulped and look away.
'Sh*t, please don't let this school year repeat my past school year.. I'm getting tired.'
I didn't know that Pres couldn't pull me anymore as I stunned on that place. My body begun to shake and my vision became blurry as I dropped on the floor.
I heard a gasps but I can't even focus on that as I catch my own breath then after seconds the only thing I could hear was my heartbeat.
'N-No not today.. please.'
I closed my eye as a terrible and traumatic memories just flash by in my mind..
"Poor boy.. has a whore mother haha."
"You deserve to d*e!"
"Go back to where you belong!"
they keep kicking my body as my head was protected by my two arms.
"No! please.. I'M BEGGING-- AH! OUCH!" I plead.
but they were seems blind and deaf as they keep kicking and punching me.
my classmates were just watching me.. like me, they don't have a courage to save me.
A tears scapes through my eyes as I curl up to myself.
"N-No.. please.. I-I'm begging.." I plead; hoping that they would finally hear me and stop hurting me.
but no, Instead I felt a two arms holding my shoulder and shaking me.
"hoy! gag* gising!"
that voice..
I know who owns that deep voice..
"Imulat mo yung mata mo! Open your eyes, damn it!"
my eyes quickluy opened when I heard him saying that.
I was shock to see hiro in front of me and I am more shock when I calmed down without my medicine.
"H-Hiro.." I whispered.
He looked at me as if he was in panic too. "Sabayan mo ko, okay?" he said so I just nod my head. "Breath in.." we both took a deep breath. "Breath out.." we both slowly blew out a breath.
We repeated it countless time until I finally calmed down a bit. But my body can't stop shaking so my body tensed on his next move.
He wrapped his two arms around my body. I could feel his shaking hands and his hot breath but that wasn't my concern in this hour. I closed my eyes as I count to 100. It somehow help me calm down every time I'm having a panic attack.
"S-sige.. It's okay to cry.." he whispered as he begun to rub my back.
It's warm.. and soothe. I felt like there's finally someone who would protect me like how my mom was protected by my dad.
"Akhiro? Are you alright? GOSH! GUYS PUNTA NATIN SIYANG CLINIC!"it snapped me and just bring me back in reality.
Now I realize that students were around me watching. Some of them whispering something and some of them were looking at me.
"HOY! DALIAN NIYO! YUNG WHEELCHAIR!" hiro suddenly shout that I immediately realize our position.
I quickly unwrapped my arms on him and distance myself. I felt embarrass that I want this ground just eat me alive! I heard him chuckling that makes my cheek hot because of the embarrassment.
I stood up and saw a approaching wheelchair pushing by my classmate. My eyes widen as our president just pulled me to sit there.
"U-Uh I'm fine.. No need to..." the president cut me off .
"HUSH! I would call your parents to pick you up--" she said as she begun to push the wheelchair.
"HUH? but they were both busy." I whispered.
My dad was busy with his business and won't pick up the phone unless its urgent but he think that when it comes on a situation like this-- it's not urgent and just a kids fighting over useless things. While my half-siblings doesn't care about me having this situation as we're not close enough for them to be by my side.
and as for my mother.. she would surely be worried about me and would panic if she heard this.
I put my foot on the ground to stop moving and stood up. "No.. I'm fine.. really." I said as I gave her an assurance smile.
"You look pale. Para kanang multo." hiro appeared on her side-- looking at me with his stoic face.
I quickly look away as I felt my cheek burned. "I stayed up late yesterday" I lied.
"You're not good at lying. Earlier you just told me that you sleep early." he told me. "And you were shaking.. shouting and catching your breath.. you also curl up and protect yourself as if somebody would harm you." he added.
I felt like I'm stuck and in between of two walls. I can't breath as I looked at them both. The pressure.. The worries that they would judge me.. the thoughts of being judge begin to flood my mind.
"I.. I need to go to the bathroom. I'm sorry." I said while looking down. I didn't wait for their response anymore as I began to walk away.
I catches my breath as I entered on one cubicle. I tried to calm myself but every time I close my eyes, his stoic face but an eyes with full of worries and curiosity flashes in my mind.
I've never see an expression like that.. like as if he's hiding it to others but not into me.. like as if he let me know that he's worried about me.
I don't like how my as if would end up with my hope and delusional.