Unordinary

Chapter 8

Mako's P.O.V

Natapos na kami sa first activity namin. And as usual pinauwi kami ng maaga.

The activity is quite fun especially naaayun sa abilities namin ang mga activities. Sorting out chemicals and how they can affect once's health is fun for me.

And now, nandito kami ni Princess sa mall.

"Mako, can you help me with this?"

Princess said while handing me her shopping bags.

Oo sinasamahan ko siya ngayon sa mall. Always namin to ginagawa, after class pumupunta kami sa mall para magshopping. Well siya lang nagshoshop, sinasamahan ko lang siya.

Dinala ko na ang mga shopping bags niya. Hati kami, di naman kasi siya yung tipo ng babae na ipabit bit sayo lahat ng shinoshop niya.

Nang matapos siyang magshop nag aya siyang kumain sa Jollibee.

Yes she's rich and all but she's whipped for Jollibee. It's actually kinda cute.

Kaya nagpunta na kami dun. Nag order na kami and after that umupo na kami sa table.

"Hey, Mako and Princess right?"

Approach ng isang babae samin. She's one of our classmates but I kinda forgot her name.

"Yes. Why?"

She smiled and sit with us. Napakunot naman ang noo ko.

"Uhm excuse me? Who told you, you can sit with us?"

Ayan na naman, nagtataray na naman si Princess.

"Chill girl. I'm not gonna steal your man."

Uminit ang tenga ko sa sinabi niya.

"First, he's not my man. He's my bestfriend. Second, there are a lot of table here bat ka dito?"

Ouch, bestfriend zone. Di padin naman ako nagcoconfess sakanya kaya di pa niya alam.

"May itatanong lang ako sa kaibigan mo."

Sakin? Ano naman yun?

"Okay go ask now. Then leave."

Napailing naman ako sa atittude ni Princess. Kahit kailan talaga.

Nakita ko namang nag roll eyes lang si Kathleen.

"Mako, di ba chemical Identification ang ability mo?"

"Yes, why?"

May nilabas siya sa purse niya at pinakita niya sakin ang isang transparent na liquid na nakalagay sa isang chemical container.

Unang tingin ko palang nakita ko na cyanide sa liquid.

Tiningnan ko siya ng masama. Is she plotting something?

"Don't look at me like that. Gusto ko lang malaman kung ano to?"

Napakunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya.

"What do you mean?"

She rolled her eyes at me. Aba mukhang atittude din tong babaeng to ahh.

"Tell me, anong nakita mo sa liquid nato? I need to know."

Tiningnan ko lang siya saka tumingin ulit sa hawak niya. Nilagay ko ang dalawang kamay sa lamesa ng naka cross arms saka nagsalita.

"Bago ko sabihin sayo gusto ko muna malaman kung san mo nakuha yan."

Tanong ko sakanya. Nagdalawang isip naman siya.

"Pwede bang sabihin mo nalang?"

Aba siya na nga itong may favor siya pa may ganang magalit.

"Sino ba humihingi ng favor dito?"

She looks annoyed when I said that to her.

"Fine, nakita ko to sa classroom. At wag mo na tanungin san banda."

Sa classroom? Is it a coincedence? Or is someone trying to poison somebody?

Natigil ako sa pag ooverthink ko when she snap her fingers infront of me. Tinaasan pa niya ako ng kilay.

I sigh and answered her.

"There is cyanide mixed with that water. It's poisonous, it can kill a person through suffocation in just a couple of minutes."

Kita ko ang galit sa mukha niya.

"Di talaga siya titigil."

Na confuse ako sa sinabi niya. May alam ba siya?

"What do you mean by that?"

I asked her but instead of answering me she just stormed off like she's in a hurry.

Wow, so much for saying thank you.

Tiningnan ko si Princess and looks like tapos na siya kumain. Ubos na eh.

Napailing naman ako at napangiti.

She looked at me with an innocent face like she's asking 'what?'. Umiling lang ako tas kinain na ang pagkain ko.

"After you eat let's watch a movie."

"Sure, anong movie ba ang gusto mo?"

"I want to watch, uhm, ano nga ba?"

I just smiled at her cuteness. Ganito siya lagi, pag nag aaya manood ng movie di niya alam ano gusto niya panoorin. But one thing's for sure. She'll choose a romantic or tragic love story.

Yea, she might be evil at times and she's quite aggressive. But she's still a girl who loves watching that stuff.

"I'm done eating. Have you thought on what you wanna watch today?"

I asked softly.

"Let's watch Romeo and Juliet."

Told ya.

"But Princess, meron ba yan sa theater ngayon? I mean, it's quite an old movie to be aired at a cinema. We should just watch it at home."

Napakunot ang noo niya.

"No, I want to watch it in Cenima. And have you forget? I'm Princess Anne Schrade. I always get what I want. And I want to watch Romeo and Juliet in cinema."

Yeah, I forgot. Siya nga pala si Princess Anne Schrade. What she wants, what she gets.

After a couple of moments, I found myself inside a cenima with Princess watching Romeo and Juliet.

Dalawa lang kaming nandito. She used her connections again. I got used to her, sa dalawang taon ba naman naming magkasama.

I still remember the first time I saw her.

It was Jairoh's birthday, and isa sa mga kaibigan ni Jairoh si Princess. Nakita ko siya dun with her glittery pink dress. Ang ganda niya dun sa point nayun.

She looks proud and she's bragging about how expensive her outfit is. For a 14 years old, she's quite classy.

I dislike her at first because of her boastful and arrogant atittude.

Pinakilala kami ni Jairoh sa isa't isa. Mataray siya and sobrang arrogant talaga. Pero di ko nalang pinansin. Nung natapos na ang party umuwi na siya.

Actually, marunong naman siya makisabay. She's quite fun to be with. Pero ayaw ko padin sa atittude niya.

In the morning, I took a stroll in the park, when I saw two big men took advantage of a little girl, I think she's around seven or eight years old. She's lost I guess because she's crying, and this two big men are trying to get her.

Lalapitan ko na sana yung dalawa but I was shook when Princess showed up.

"Hey! You two! Leave her alone."

She said in a very authoritative tone. Lumingon naman yung mga lalaki sakanya. And kumislap yung mata ng dalawa.

"Jackpot pre, kilala ko yan."

"Malaking pera makukuha natin jan. Mayaman ang pamilya niyan."

When I realized what they're trying to do, lumapit na ako.

"Hoy, tigilan niyo sila."

Napatingin naman sakin yung dalawa at napatawa.

"Anong gagawin mo bata?"

I can see some nasty chemicals going out in there body. Alcoholic siguro tong mga to.

Nilapitan namin ni Princess yung bata.

"Takpan mo ang tenga mo Mako."

Sabi niya sakin. I was confuse kaya di ko ako nakareact agad.

Akmang dudukutin na nila si Princess at yung bata pero nagulat ako sa sunod na nangyari.

"Hear my voice and follow my command. If you decline, you'll face death."

Ang ganda ng boses niya, habang kinanta niya yun, tinakpan niya ang tenga ng bata. Yung dalawang lalaki naman ay biglang nanlilisik ang mga mata at humihinga ng mabilis.

Napakunot ang noo ko.

"Fight against each other."

Pagkatapos sabihin ni Princess yun ay bigla nalang nag away yung dalawa. Nagsusuntukan sila.

Did she just control them?

It's an open space, and may chance na may makakita sa ginawa niya pero wala siyang pakialam

Napatingin ako kay Princess and she looks entertained. Pero tinatakpan niya ang mata ng bata.

She looked at me and she smiled.

"Tinakpan mo ang tenga mo diba?"

I just shooked my head and nagulat siya.

"Really? Then it only means one thing. You're like me. You're special."

"I think?"

Yan lang ang nasagot ko saka binalik ang tingin sa dalawa at mukhang sobrang bugbug na sila.

"Uhm Princess? I think you should stop them na. Nagpapatayan na sila."

"Yeah, isn't it awesome?"

I can't believe this girl. She's merciless.

"PRINCESS!"

That was the first time I yelled at her. And she was shocked.

"No one dares yell at me like you did."

She said while her perfectly shaped thick eyebrows furrowed.

"Well now meron na. Now stop it, patigilin mo na sila."

Her brows are still furrowed. But I kept my pace.

Her features then softened. And she looked at the two big men na konti nalang ay magcocollapse na sa sobrang bugbug.

"STOP!"

Tumigil yung dalawa pero mabilis padin ang paghinga nila at nanlilisik padin ang mga mata.

"You won't remember anything that has happened."

After saying that she snapped her fingers and they both collapse.

Hinanap namin ang parents ng bata and we found them naman.

Naglalakad na kami ngayon pauwi.

"So, what's your special ability?"

Tanong niya sakin. Well since kagaya ko siy, walang masama kung sasabihin ko.

"It's Chemical Identification."

Tumango tango lang siya.

Nakarating na kami sa bahay nila. Yes hinatid ko siya. Same subdivision lang naman kami. Nakatira kasi ako kina Jairoh.

Papasok na sana siya pero lumingon siya saka lumapit sakin at niyakap ako.

"Thank you for yelling at me."

Napanganga naman ako sa sinabi niya. Seriously? Siya lang ang alam kong nagtethank you pag nasigawan.

"Let's hang out sometimes."

Sabi niya. And that was the start of our friendship.

"MAKO!"

Napabalik ako sa realidad ng sigawan ako ni Princess.

Natapos na pala ang movie and when I look at her, she's sulking.

"I-i'm sorry. Na space out ako."

Sabi ko sakanya pero di niya tinitingnan at nakapoker face lang siya. Hudyat na galit siya.

Inakbayan ko nalang siya at nilagay ang ulo niya sa balikat ko habang hinahaplos ang buhok niya. She likes it when I do that.

"I was speaking here pero di ka naman pala nakikinig."

She said in a sulking voice. I just continued to caress her hair and said sorry.

She felt better eventually.

"Are you okay now?"

She looked at me with those beautiful brown eyes and nodded.

"But you have to make it up to me tomorrow."

Napatawa naman ako sa sinabi niya.

"Haha, oo na po."

I told her.

"Siya nga pala. I have something to give you."

Napataas lang ang dalawang kilay ko sa sinabi niya. Well, this is a first.

May nilabas siyang maliit na box and she gave it to me.

"Ano to?"

I asked.

"Buksan mo."

Sabi niya. Kaya binuksan ko naman ito and it's a bracelet. It's lace is a black leather lace and the pendant of it is an infinite sign.

I looked at her with confusion.

"I chose infinite kasi ayaw ko na mawalay ka sakin. You're the best friend ever and ikaw lang yung nakatiis sa devilish atittude ko. And you never judged me."

Medyo masakit yung 'friend' ahh pero it's better than nothing.

"Thank you."

"Let me put it on you."

Sinuot niya sakin ang bracelet and after nun nginitian niya ako.

"It looks good on you."

I just smiled at her and pat her head. Kumunot naman ang noo niya.

"How many times do I have to tell you don't pat my head because I am not a dog."

Tumawa lang ako sa reaksyon niya saka nag aya na umuwi.

Well, this day is one of the best moment in my life.

-End of Chapter 8-