CHAPTER 6:COKE IN TOWEL
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Dielan's POV
I'm just watching them laughing while they discuss their plan about Roe. Of course, their leader is the Queen, Freslie.
"Can't you stop them?" Tanong ni Sam na nakaupo sa likuran ko.
"Why would I?"
"You're her brother, right?"
Nawala ang ngiti ko at tiningnan si Sam. Agad naman siya natigilan nang makita akong nakatingin sa kanya. I never looked at the people who has a lower rank than mine.
She must be surprised.
"Hey, listen. Roe Salvador is her name and I'm Dielan Rodriguez. Yes, she told you that we're brother and sister but it doesn't mean we are blood related."
"Y-you're not?"
"Nope." Binalik ko ang tingin sa harap.
"But... can you just show some little care about your sister."
"She doesn't need that." She only need Stephen on her life, nothing else.
"Woah."
"What the?"
"What happened?"
Napatingin ako sa pumasok. It's Cortez with arm cast. What happened to him? Did Roe did that to him?
Napatingin siya sa akin at agad siyang lumapit.
"Help me get back to that b*tch-" before I could say something Sam inserted.
"Y-you can't!"
Masamang tumingin si Cortez kay Sam. "What did you say?"
"You can't make a request to a King, s-slave." Pinilit ni Sam ang sarili na patatagin ang sarili kahit na halatang takot na takot siya kay Cortez. Kilala si Cortez bilang nakakatakot at nanakit kahit na babae pinapatulan niya.
"What did you say?!"
"He's a slave."
"Slave?"
"What?!"
Tumayo ako at ngumisi kay Cortez. "What happened to you, Cortez? Last time I saw you, you're with that girl now you already have an arm cast. You can't scare anyone, slave, with that hand of yours." Sabay tingin ko sa braso niya.
Kita ko naman ang galit sa mukha niya habang nakatingin sa akin.
"How dare you say that to me when last time I check you're just my errand boy?!"
"That's when you were a Jack and I'm your knight." I said while looking at him straight in his eyes. "But things changed when I became the King." Ngumisi ako sa kanya. "What can you do, slave?! I'm your King I could easily dump you anywhere-"
"You-" bigla niya akong sinugod ngunit bago pa niya ako mahawakan ay napigilan na siya ng Jack. "Christian." Sabi niya nang makita kung sinong nakahawak sa kanya.
I can't believe Christian got the Jack. Last time I check he picked the slave card.
"You can't hurt the King, slave. Know your place." Sabi niya bago tinulak si Cortez.
Natahimik ang lahat habang ako ay bumalik sa pagkakaupo. Ilang segundo pa ay nag umpisa ng bumalik ang upuan ang mga kaklase namin na nakiusyo rin.
"Hey, King! Help me with that b*tch!" Sigaw ni Freslie sa akin. Bumuntong hininga ako at tumingin sa kanya at sa blackboard.
"What's exactly is your plan? Putting a dead rat on her locker? k********g her for her to get scared? Leaving her at school alone so she'll cry?" Basa ko sa nakasulat sa blackboard.
All of it is a child's play for Roe. Do they not have a good idea for a prank?
"We've done worst to others, why not do much more worst to her?" Napatingin ang lahat sa nagsalita. It was Kingslie.
"What do you mean?" Tanong ni Freslie.
Kingslie is one of the worst.
"What's Kingslie rank?" Tanong ko kay Sam.
"Noble."
Noble. Nobles has the right to talk and give advise to the King and Queen.
Damn it.
"What do you think of abducting her and r***d her instead?" Di ko naiwasang bigyan ng nakakamamatay na tingin si Kingslie ngunit mukhang di niya iyon napansin.
"Calm down, King." Saad ni Sam sa tabi ko.
"That's a great idea!"
"But she's just new right?"
"We can't do that."
"She's still new."
"And she's still the person who embarrassed our Queen in public." Singit naman ni Kingslie.
D*mn you, Kingslie. I'll kill you when I have the time.
Naging maingay ay ang classroom ngunit natahimik rin sila nang may pumasok.
"Roe."
Agad akong napatingin sa pinto nang sinabi iyon ni Sam. Nagulat ako nang makita ang itsura ni Roe na walang emosyon na nakatingin kay Kingslie.
"She heard it." Saad ko at napatayo na.
I don't like the look on her face.
May hawak hawak siyang coke in can. Nilagay niya iyon sa panyo niya at itinali. Wala siyang sinabi at bigla niyang sinugod si Kingslie. Nagulat ang lahat nang pagpupukpukin ni Roe si Kingslie ng coke.
Lahat ay napasinghap at nagulat. Wala man lang umawat siguro dahil sa gulat o baka naman takot. Walang tigil si Roe kahit na dumudugo na ang mukha ni Kingslie.
Why is she like this? Akala ko ba di niya ito ginagawa dahil baka pagalitan aiya ng organisasyon gaya ng dati. Now I remembered, the last time she beat up someone is because of Stephen's condition.
Stephen? Is this about Stephen? Why? What happened to him? I thought he was fine. What happened? I want to know. I need to know. Is this the reason why she's like this?
"Dielan, si Roe." Natauhan lang ako nang magsalita si Sam.
Agad akong tumakbo papunta kay Roe at inawat siya ngunit siniko niya ako. Humarap siya sa akin. Hinampas niya sa akin ang coke ngunit nahawakan ko ito at sinuntok siya sa sikmura.
Kung nasa tamang pag iisip siya ngayon dapat naiwasan niya ang suntok ko. Napaupo siya sa sakit. Agad ko naman siyang niyakap at sabay kaming napaupo sa sahig.
"I'm here. I'm here." Bulong ko. Wala siyang sinabi at mahigpit lang niya akong niyakap. Halos maramdaman ko na ang daliri niya sa balat ko at parang masusugatan na ito kahit na may suot pa akong uniform.
"S-she hurt a noble. She should be punis-" sinamaan ko ng tingin ang lalaking nagsalita nun at napaatras naman siya.
Ngayon nakita niyo na kung ano ang kaya niyang gawin.
"This should be a lesson to everyone." Kinarga ko si Roe at tumingin sa lahat. "You can't tame a Queen."
Tumingin ako kay Sam para senyasan siyang sumunod sa akin. Naglakad lang ako habang karga karga si Roe papunta sa secret room namin kung saan nandoon rin si Rudeus.
"Hey." Bati ko sa kanya. Natigilan siya nang makitang dala-dala ko si Roe.
"What happened to her?" Agad na tanong ni Rudeus.
Pinaupo ko si Roe sa sofa. Nakayuko parin si Roe.
"Roe, are you okay?" Tanong ni Sam.
"Are you uncomfortable?" Tanong naman ni Justin na di ko namalayan na sumunod pala sa amin.
"Something happened to Stephen?"
"Shut up." She replied. Napatingin ako kay Rudeus na ngayon ay lumapit kay Roe at marahas na hinawakan ang bibig niya para iangat ito.
"Hey, listen. I'm tired of you acting like a pathetic b*tch. If you want to act like one, I'll treat you like one."
Sinenyasan ako ni Rudeus. Agad ko namang naintindihan iyon.
"Let's go." Sabi ko kina Sam at Justin.
I locked the door from the inside before leaving.
"Hey, what's going to happen to her?" si Sam
"Is she going to be alright?" si Justin.
I can't tell. Rudeus is angry and it's scary. I'm sorry, Roe but Rudeus is right. You have to stop acting like your life depends on Stephen.
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