Lucifer

7

Maaga kaming nagising at nag ayos. The program in the university will start early in the morning.

Pagbaba ay sinalubong kami ng mga estudyanteng papasok nadin sa building. Ang iba ay napapatingin sa amin at mamatili kay Lucifer at Morrigan at agad na tatawa ng mahina.

Napailing nalang ako. Mga bata talaga. Dumeritso kami sa faculty at agad naman kaming sinalubong ng dean.

They greet us with a goodmorning. Nauna si Lucifer habanag nakasunod lang kami da likod ni Morrigan. He looks impatient by the way.

Inanyayahan siyang maging judge sa isang pageant. He didn't answer at all, he was silent all the time and hear the dean talk.

"Naveah," tinapik ako ni Morrigan kaya napatingin ako sakanya. He was holding his neck tie "Please."

Pagpapacute pa nito. Lumapit ako sakanya at inayos iyon. He smell nice while Lucifer smells manly. Pagkatapos ay nagpasalamat ito.

We witnessed the half of the program. Sa hapon pa ang beauty pageant, kong saan magiging isa sa judge si Lucifer.

After the morning program. The dean invited us for lunch break. After that nagpaalam si Morrigan at may aasikasuhin pa daw. For it's the dead.

Lucifer and I visited the assigned room para sa mga sasali sa pageant. The last we visit, ay madaming tao ang andon at puro babae. Maybe the contestant's friend.

"Good afternoon, I'm Annika Valiente po," we shake our hand with the contestant.

Shr has this angelic face. She look nice with her fitted white shirt and tucked in with high waisted jeans. Kahit anong taas ng takong niya ay mas mataas pa talaga si Lucifer.

"Ang ganda niya talaga," I heard the other girl in a group said.

"Worth to stan," the other girl said.

I notice the girl in her 40s. She was looking at the girl contestant with a proud look. Hindi siya masyadong napapansin dahil andon ito sa pinakalikod.

Pagkatapos namin doon ay ay naglibot libot pa kami. Students look so excited because of the smile plastered on there face.

Pabalik na nami sa dinaanan naming hallway kanina. The hallways was quite maybe because the pageant is about to start.

"Ma naman, umuwi kana kasi!" napaatas ang kilay ko ng marinig ang pamilyar sa boses "Pinapahiya mo ako eh."

"a-anak-"

"Wag mo akong tawaging anak at baka may marinig pa sa atin!"

"G-gusto lang naman kita ma-silayan sa stage," the old lady sounds really sad and hurt.

"Umuwi kana kung ayaw mong magalit ako sayo."

Rinig namin ang yakap palabas ng silid peros sa bilis ng lakad nito ay halatang hindi niya kami napansin. Dahil sa suot niya ay nakilala ko ito. She was the last contestant we visited earlier.

Suluyap ako sa silid at nakita doon ang matandang babae na nakatalikod sa gawi namin. Basi sa kilos niya ay inaayos niyo ang mga gamit sa lamesa. She was the old lady I noticed earlier.

"Let's go. The pageant is starting," sumunod naman ako sakanya "Kids now a days, they didn't value there parents until they are gone."

Naawa ako doon sa ibang babae na iniidolo si Annika. They said she was beautiful and all this but didn't they know she was a devil in an angel's clothing.

Mali na nga ang iniidolo nila may nilabag pa sila sa kautusan diyos. In the ten commandments. It clearly said that; you shall not make idols.

How ironic. I was saying this like I was the cleanest person of all. If I knew I had a lot of mistakes that I did too.

Habang nagsisimula ang paligsahan ay pinagmasdan kong mabuti si Annika sa taas ng stage. Lot of students are shouting for her. Expecting her to win.

She has this confident smile she was always wearing. I can see that she loves the attention that everyone gave to her.

While announcing the winner Annika didn't look bother at all maybe because she was confident that she will win this pageant.

"First runner up goes to.......... Annika Valiente!" the emcee.

I can see the disappointment in Annika's eyes. Hindi ito makapaniwala, laglag ang panga pati ang balikat nita. May mga naririnig pa ako sa likod na mga bulungan. Too bad she didn't win.

She still manage to fake a smile and accept the flowers and sash. Nilipat ko ang tingin sa kaibigan niyang nasa gilid. The girl with blonde hair rolled her eyes and her hair with her fingers. May sinabi ito at agad silang tumalikod at umalis.

Pagkaalis ng mga kaibigan niya ay ang pagbaba niya naman sa stage. She was looking everywhere, maybe looking for her friends.

Tinawag naman si Lucifer, kaya sinundan ko si Annika ng lumabas ito sa gymnasium. Palabas na sana ako ng makita ko sila sa hallway na walang tao. Kaharap niya ang mga kaibigan niya habanh siya ay nakayuko.

"From now on you're not one of us, losers," the blonde girl hair. Sa likod na mga alipores nito ay malakas na tumawa "Let's go girls."

She tried to reach for the blonde girl's arm, pero binalikwas nito kaya wala siyang nagawa kundi ang manatili sa lugar niya.

Tears stream down on her face after her friends left. Hudyat na iyon para lumapit ako. Siguro ay naramdaman nito na may tao kaya agad siyang nagpunas ng luha.

Akmang aalis na ito ng hawakan ko siya sa braso. Siguro ay namukhaan niya ako na kasama ni Lucifer kanina. Ngumiti ito pero hindi iyon umabot sa mata.

"Hi po."

"Congratulations," she looks shy.

"Thank you."

"Can we talk?" she look at me, confused "Don't worry I won't harm you."

I let out a soft chuckle, para maibsan ang awkwardness sa gitna namin. Sa unang tingin palang sakanya. I know she was a good girl until Lucifer and I heard that private conversation of her mother.

She was just influenced with her friends.

Pumasok kami kanina sa room kung saan nag aayus ang mga contestants. Nilagay nito ang bulaklak sa ibabaw ng lamesa at agad na naupo habang nakayuko.

Her friends should be here and congratulate her. They are the one who should be her and comfort her. They are should be the one that lead her to the right path.