Chaos Series 1: Angel

01

"Ms. Angel, bumaba na daw po kayo. Kakainin na daw po sabi ni maam." Agad akong napabaling ng tingin sa aking likuran nang ang pinto ng aking kwarto ay bumukas at siyang pasok naman ng aming katulong.

Napangiti ako at tumango. "Yes, I'll be there, ako na rin ang tatawag kay Ellie." Sagot ko at tumango ito bago isinara ang pinto.

Ibinaba ko ang aking hawak na lip gloss at muling tiningnan ang aking repleksyon sa salamin bago kinuha ang aking bag at cellphone at tuluyan nang lumabas ng aking kwarto.

Sa kasunod lamang na pinto ay kwarto ba ni Ellie na siyang dinaanan ko. Tumigil ako sa tapat nito at nag dalawang isip pa kung kakatok ako o hindi.

'Naka-uwi na kaya siya?'

Tanong ko sa sarili ko. Narinig ko ang pag tunog ng mga plato sa baba, indikasyon na kumakain na sila. Kaya napilitan akong kumatok.

"Ellie, lets eat breakfast na daw." I said before pursing my lips.

Lagot siya kung hindi pa siya gising at nakapag bihis na. Mom and dad always expect us to be ready by 7am, specially our classes starts at 8, sometimes. It doesn't always go that way.

"Wait!" Nang sumigaw siya ag nanlaki ang mata ko. The door suddenly opened and her hand came out of nowhere and pull me inside.

"Hindi pa ako tapos mag ayos." She said while combing her hair. I examine her clothes and it already looks decent. But her hair is still a mess.

"Anong oras ka naka-uwi?" I ask her as I sit down on her bed. She sat down in front of her dresser and started ironing her hair.

"Around 1am, super saya sa bar kagabi Angel! Dapat talaga sumama ka!" She exclaimed and I shake my head.

"If sumama ako, edi walang nag cover up sayo kagabi." I said and she shrug.

"May point, pero ikaw rin, you should enjoy your youth more. Masyado kasing strict sila mom and dad sayo. Look at me, I'm having the best time of my life." She said while continuing to iron her hair. I put down my bag and sigh.

I wish I can do that too. I wish I can go to parties and have a drink with my friends. I wish I can have fun too instead of studying or staying in my room. I wish I can stay up late, having fun and drink with my friends instead of staying up late due to studying and reviewing.

"Angel..." my head snap up when Ellie called me. When I look at her, half of her hair is already done.

"It may be cliche to say and hear, pero you only live once. So make the best of it. Get drunk, get wasted and... laid." She said and my eyes widened.

"Ellie! That's not what I want to happen." I whined and I hear her chuckle before facing her dresser again.

"Well... its fun though." She said and my eyes squinted.

"You experienced getting laid already?" I curiously ask while raising my left brow.

She shrug before shaking her head.

"Well not... yet, but I had make outs, there's really no guy that passes my standards for me to give myself to them." She said and I slowly nod.

When she finished her hair, she immediately grab her bag and we rush downstairs where our parents is already having breakfast.

"What took you two so long?" Dad ask as me and Ellie sat down on our seats.

I gulp, "I... I was still-

"I just ironed my hair dad." Ellie cut me off and my head snap at her direction.

"That long? Does your hair really matter that much na malapit na kayo ma late? Gosh Ellie, hindi yon nakakatuwa." Dad scolded, I lowered my head and look at Ellie who seems not even bothered by what dad just said.

We ate breakfast silently and quick before going to our van since mom and dad stay at one car because our school is different route from our company.

"I wasn't joking for it to be funny. I didn't say, 'Dad I ironed my hair, now laugh.' I didn't say that. So malamang hindi talaga siya matutuwa cause it's not a joke." Ellie ranted while we are at our van. I sigh and look at her.

"Ellie-

"What?! Don't tell me pati ikaw gagalitan ako?!" She exclaimed and I take a deep breath before shaking my head.

"No, I didn't say that and I won't. What I want to say is that, you know dad. You know that... he's really like that. Kaya as much as possible, wag nalang natin... pansinin or... let's just do what he wants." I said and I saw Ellie roll her eyes.

"Marami na akong ginagawa na hindi niya gusto. So what's the point of doing things he wants when I can do the things that I want." She said, putting a stress on the word, 'I'.

"Siguro ikaw, because you're the favorite and perfect daughter. They expect so much from you. But it's probably so much stress din. I'm thankful from the start hindi ako yung favorite." She paused and sigh.

"Or else I would be just like you na hindi nakakapag enjoy. Always busy, always studying, always... happy and polite. You can't even express your real feelings. Sinong matutuwa sa ganiyang buhay Angel?" She said while looking at me. And I pouted.

"Don't be a bad influence naman sa akin." I said and I hear her scoff.

"I know I'm bad, but I'm not being a bad influence to you. What I want to happen, if for you to realize na... you have a life Angel, you have your own life kaya hindi ka dapat nila kino-control na parang puppet. You don't have a string on your arms, legs and mouth. And most specially, you're not a toy. Kawawa ka Angel, sa totoo lang, ako ang naawa sa'yo. And that's a real talk." She said before picking up her phone and putting her attention on the device.

Few minutes later, we arrive at the university. Me and Ellie immediately parted ways since she's in a different course. When I enter my room I immediately went to my sit and plug in my earphones since I have nothing to do.

We don't have any exams in schedule or any assessment quiz. Last night I just did some notes while Ellie... was out to a party.

Its been few minutes that I've been sitting down on my chair when someone suddenly tap my desk. My head immediately snap up and I even my earphones.

"Yes?" I said as I saw my classmate.

"May naghahanap sayo sa labas." He said and my eyes squinted.

I nod, "Okay okay, thank you." I said before standing up and walking towards the door of our classroom.

"Ace? What are you doing here?" I confusedly ask as I saw Ace leaning by the wall, his arms crossed on his chest.

He sigh, "Ipinapatawag ka ni Zek, make it fast." He said before turning his back at me and started walking. My eyes widened and I immediately walk after him.

"Bakit daw? Nasabi ba niya? He could have texted or messaged me. Inabala ka pa niya." I said while we are walking by the hallway.

"I'm also thinking of the same thing." He coldly said before we turn left where the office of the officers are.

He stopped by the door, "Get inside, he's there, I'm going back to our classroom." He coldly said before leaving. I just slowly nod before entering the office.

There I saw Ezekiel with some papers. "Ipinapatawag mo daw ako?" I said and his head snap up. Once our eyes met, he smiled.

"Yes, may ipapakisuyo lang sana ako." He said before picking up papers from his table and walking towards me.

I nod, "Sure, no problem, I'm your assistant diba?" I said and he chuckled.

I am his assistant, last year, on the day of the voting, when he won as the student council president, he offered me a position to be his assistant. It's different from the vice president since the vice president has his own jobs. My job is too take care of things that Ezekiel won't be able to do anymore. Its actually a pretty nice position, its not that hard, not easy. Its just average works.

"Right, so as I was saying, malapit na ang foundation day, can you please stick these posters by the wall in your area and if you have a bulletin board in your classroom too?" He said before handing me the papers.

I slowly nod, "Malapit na nga pala ang foundation day. May mga booth na ba?" I ask as I reach for the papers.

He chuckled, "Nakapag meeting na kami kahapon. Don't worry Angel, labas kana dun, you don't have to stress about it, okay?" He softly said and I chuckled.

"Oo nga pala, sorry. Pero if you need help I'm willing to give my ideas." I said before giving him a smile.

He chuckled before putting his hands inside his pockets.

"No need, we can do this. Right now, please do inform your classmates and block mates about sa foundation day, okay?" He said and I nod,

"Is that all? Babalik na ako sa classroom." Pagpapaalam ko, he slowly nod and I smiled before turning my back at him. I was few meters away from him when I hear him call my name and followed by hands and a jacket wrapping around my waist making me froze and my eyes widened.

"Ezekiel what are you doing?" I nervously ask when I felt his breath on my ear.

"Ahm... you might want to change your skirt muna... looks like someone forgot their period is coming."