Messing With Arc Rival

I was busy re-reading the book of HP when suddenly I heard a loud bang from the door of our classroom. Mabuti nalang at walang ibang nandito sa loob maliban sa akin. Hindi ko na pinansin pa ang ingay na iyon at ipinagpatuloy lang ang ginagawang pagbabasa. After a few seconds, I saw from my peripheral vision that someone's standing right behind me. I lift my head up and there I saw Arc Rival who is ferociously looking at me with his fist clenching in anger. Bakit hindi ko napansin ang pagpasok niya? Walang emosyon ko siyang tinignan bago ibinaling muli ang atensyon sa libro nang biglang hablutin niya ito sa kamay ko. "Why her?!" he shouted. So, I glance back at him displaying a 'what-do-you-mean" look. Hindi ko alam kung sino ang tinutukoy niya pero sigurado akong tungkol ito sa napagkasunduan namin. Kung tungkol man ito doon ay walang pag-aalinlangan na si Niana ito. Wala naman siyang ibang bukambibig kundi si Niana. "Who?" I asked innocently looking directly from his ash-grey eyes.I played confused dahil hindi parin naman ako sigurado kung sino. Mamaya ay iba naman pala ang tinutukoy nito at mapahiya na naman ako. Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin na para bang hindi nagustuhan ang tanong ko. Tch. "I told you already not to meddle with Niana and Dewei. I told you not to include them with your f*****g game." I wince as he emphasize the last word. So, it's her... Again. Nothing's new. Bakit pa ba ako nagtaka? Tch. "Game?" I raised my brows on him while keeping a serious look at him. "It's not a game, Arc. It's a competition." I folded my arms from my chest and crossed my legs while looking directly at him. "Game is something you can play with either you finish it or not, while competition is something you have to take seriously more than a game. And wether you like it or not, you have to finish what you've started. And no one should be excluded because in the first place wala tayong napagkasunduan. I can ruin whoever I want." I placed a piece of paper infront of him and his eyes landed there. It's the couple checklist. I know it sounds childish. Well this is how he play his so-called-game. Sinabayan ko lang siya sa trip niya. At first I was really hesitant to challenge him with this but this is the only key I know para tigilan niya ako at i-exclude sa walang kwenta niyang trip. I know he's planning something on me. And the only reason I know is he want me to leave the team. But I don't take this one a game, I want it to be a challenge. A challenge for him to know if his title here in campus really suits him. Heartbreaker king? Tch. Parang high school student lang na kinulang sa aruga. Ikinunot niya ang noo niya para mabasa kung ano ang inilapag ko sa harap niya.Kitang-kita naman sa papel na hawak ko na namarkahan ko na ng pula ang pangalan nina Dewei at Niana. Agad namang nagbago ang timpla ng mukha niya at muli akong tinapunan ng masamang tingin. Everyone in the campus who is in-a-relationshit status, is listed here. I asked Charlotte for this, para may pakinabang naman ang bruhang iyon. She's no use at all. "I've ruined 15 relationshits already, 3 are pending and 1 is currently in complicated. You're running out of time, Arc. Better get ready with your punishment." I stood up immediately and was about to open the door when he harshly grabs my arm. Nagulat ako sa ginawa niya dahil hindi ko naman ito inaasahan. What the heck is wrong with him? Nagsimula akong magpumiglas mula sa pagkakahawak niya but he suddenly pinned me against the wall while displaying a playful smile from his lips. I almost got a heart attack as I shiver in nervousness. Pakiramdam ko ay bumigat ang paghinga ko at nang-init ang buong katawan ko sa ginawa niya. Tanging paglunok nalang ang nagagawa ko dahil pakiramdam ko ay nawawalan na rin ako ng lakas na magpumiglas pa. What the fu-- H-He's too close. I was frozen for a moment not until flashback starts to envade my thoughts. Isang bagay na iniiwasan kong mangyari ulit. But here it is, it's happening again. Shit. Pakiramdam ko ay muli na naman akong ikinulong sa nakaraan. Nanumbalik ang takot at matinding kaba na ilang taon ko nang hindi na naramdaman ulit. Ang panghihina at panginginig ng buong kalamnan ko ay kakaiba. Hindi ko maigalaw ang katawan ko dahil sa takot na bumabalot sa buong sistema ko. I tried closing my eyes to keep my self calm pero nag-unahan na sa pagtulo ang mga luha ko. I felt my hands and legs shaking as the noise started to occupy my hearing.I tried to cover my ears but Arc is still holding those. Gusto kong magsalita pero hindi ko na magawa.Tanging iyak nalang ang nagawa ko. "A-Astrid? H-Hey what's wrong?" Arc asked. Lumuwag bigla ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin. His voice seems so worried pero hindi talaga ako makapagsalita ng maayos. Gusto ko siyang sigawan at pakiusapan na bitawan na ako. I know he already noticed something on me. Isa sa mga bagay na ayaw kong mahalata sa akin. I don't want anyone to know about my traumatic past. I want to forget it already. Sobrang bilis ng t***k ng puso ko at patuloy parin sa panginginig ang tuhod ko. Agad akong napaupo sa sahig dahil sa sobrang panghihina. Nakatulala nalang ako habang nakatitig kay Arc. He keeps on asking me what's the matter but I didn't gave him a response. His eyes were so worried. I can sense that he don't know what to do. "L-Leave me alone." garalgal ang boses ko nang sabihin iyon but he seems like confused, hindi agad siya umalis. Sinubukan kong tumayo at napagtagumpayan ko naman. Hindi ko alam kung saan ako humugot ng lakas upang itulak siya palayo and right after I did that ay tumakbo na ako palabas ng classroom. Halos magkadapa-dapa na ako sa pagtakbo. I almost lost my balance but thank God I saw Klein running towards my direction. He came...