Chapter 5: The End of Her Show
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"Oops!" a girls gasped loudly then she laughed hard. I hope she choke.
Tinabig n'ya ang kamay ng kawawang si Ryna kaya nalaglag ang mga gamit n'ya sa tiled floor ng hall. From the look of it, mukhang gusto nang umiyak ni Ryna. Hindi lang pala s'ya mukhang nerd na usually ay na-bu-bully, talaga palang na-bu-bully s'ya ng mga rich kids na akala ay sila lang ang anak ng Diyos.
Napaka-cliché naman.
I feel sorry for Ryna but I don't want to meddle with their little show. Baka mamaya ay ako pa ang mapag-trip-an ng bully na babae. Malakas ang loob n'ya kasi s'ya ang nababalitang magiging cheer captain. Wala pa man ay ma-ere na.
"That girl is so kawawa. Hillary is always playing tricks on her," maarteng sabi ni Shaira habang nanonood kasama ko.
We're seated at the table outside the café. We're just meters away from the scene.
"She's just insecure. I heard that the nerd girl is way richer than Hillary's family," Antonia commented.
I focused my gaze on Ryna. "I want to help her. Mukhang mabait naman s'ya," I said.
But the real reason I want to help her is I want to be on her good side. Baka kapag nalaman ng Daddy n'ya na mabait ako sa anak n'ya i-increase ang allowance ko. And it's a good thing to keep rich friends close.
"Help her then I'm not your friend anymore," Cindy raised a brow on me.
I shifted my gaze on her. "Is it a bad thing to help someone in need?" I asked her with a raised brow.
Antonia smirked. "It's not. The bad thing is..." she urged me to look at Hillary's direction. I saw how someone tried to help Ryna. Hillary pushed her to the floor too. "Anyone who tries to help her prey, will be Hillary's prey as well."
"Help that pathetic nerd and you're not our friend anymore. We don't want to get in Hillary's way. Our family may be rich, but Hillary is the daughter of a multi-billionaire. And there's a rumor that her Dad's involve with illegal businesses," Cindy said. "I don't want my body to be found floating on the river," she even shrieked.
I fell silent after that. Kung walang gustong sumalungat sa kanya dahil sa koneksyon ng pamilya n'ya, paano matututo si Hillary na manahimik? Tingin n'ya yata sa sarili n'ya ay Diyos.
Tumalikod nalang ako para hindi ko makita kung paano apihin si Ryna. Nang matapos kami sa snacks namin ay tumuloy na kami sa class room namin.
"I don't like Hillary. Have you seen how she pulled Ryna's hair? She's so evil," one of our girl kikay classmate said.
Not so long, some girls are pulling her hair. They lectured her that badmouthing Hillary is a mortal sin inside the campus.
"See what happened?" Shaira nudged at me.
I swallowed the lump in my throat. The world is really unfair.
After the incident in the hall, sunud-sunod na araw ang nagdaan na palagi nalang naaapi si Ryna. Minsan nakikita ko s'ya sa library na umiiyak. Hanggang sa isang araw, hindi ko na natiis.
It's not about what I would get anymore. It's about my concern for other. It's my compassionate side kicking in.
I saw when Ryna went to the farthest aisle of shelves from the library entrance. Bihira na 'yon puntahan ng mga estudyante dahil magazines ang nandoon. She's seated on the floor while hugging her knees. She's crying and I can feel a twitch in my chest when I heard her sobs.
I took the hanky from my bag then I carefully walked towards her. I sat beside her then I rubbed her back. She looked at me, and my heart almost break when I saw her. Her face was full of tears, her nose and cheeks are red and her eyes are puffy. I didn't offer her my hankie, ako na ang nag-punas ng mukha n'ya.
"B-Baka awayin ka rin nila. Okay lang ako," humihikbing sabi n'ya
I hugged her. "It's okay."
The next day, an egg yolk was rested on my head. I just shut my eyes as they threw few more eggs to me. And to make the situation worse, my so-called friends are one with them. Cindy is even laughing hard while throwing eggs on me.
"You know what, the name 'Barbie' suits you. You're fake and plastic," Hillary said while looking at me. Her arms are crossed at her chest. She's obviously flaunting her big boobs. "Now, you look like the trash you really are. Imagine, you managed to pretend as one of us for so long. Four months is not a joke. Thanks to Antonia, we're now informed how cheap you are."
I clenched my jaw. Mas mukhang cheap naman s'ya. Mukha s'yang pick-up girl sa suot n'yang miniskirt at fitted neon pink sando. Mayaman s'ya pero hindi s'ya mukhang sosyal. Mas maganda pa nga ako sa kanya.
Matatag na tumayo lang ako at hinayaan sila sa pambabato nila at sa masasamang sinasabi nila. I won't give them the satisfaction of seeing me hurting. I would never cry in front of anybody. Lalo na sa harap nila.
Tumigil lang sila nang may dumating na faculty member. Tinulungan ako ni Miss Peregrine – isang Accounting professor. Sinamahan n'ya akong mag-linis at pinaram n'ya ako ng P.E. uniform.
"Okay ka na ba talaga, Kim? Papasok ka?" concern was written all over her face.
I smiled sweetly at her. "Yes po. I am here to study, ma'am. Don't worry about me, they can't bring me down," I assured her.
With a head held high, I entered the room. I am actually expecting for a falling bucket of water or whatever on me. But there is none. Maybe they thought that I'll be chickening out.
Let's prove how wrong they are. I smiled to all of them while they are looking at me with awe.
I sat at my usual seat. Shaira immediately stood up. I rolled my eyes on her.
"Give my phone back!" she demanded.
I looked at her from head to toe. I searched for the phone she gave me. I acted like I am handing it to her, but I dropped it on the floor when she's about to get it.
"Oops! I'm sorry," I sarcastically said.
She glared at me and was about to pull my hair but I threw my dirty shirt on her.
"Yuck! Eew!" she hysterically stepped backward, which caused her to stumble. I laughed at her.
Cindy helped her up. "You're a b***h! A cheap b***h," she hissed at me.
I smirked at her. "You should know that a long time ago."
I look at Antonia who's just watching us.
I simply sighed. Kahit naman nagpapanggap ako, itinuring ko silang kaibigan.
Pero hindi naman titigil ang buhay ko dahil sa kanila. So what kung mawawala sila?
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