Dangerous Innocence [ATARAXIA Series #2]

The Welcome Party for the weakest

"Beware of the weakest, they can be wicked too."

Ganther Uries Neric Asuncion's Point of view

"Let's go to the cafeteria kit." yaya ko kay Kit. We are inside my dorm he fetches me for dinner tonight. His face turned pale after hearing what I'd said. As if he realized something. 

"Are you okay?" I asked him. Umiling ito.

"G-ganther, why we don't cook for dinner today? Pwede tayong pumuntang green building. It's a building for the students who wants to cook their own foods. Bawat room sa building na 'yon ay parang unit. D-doon na lang tayo. Pwede?" He almost plead. He's really a weakling.

"Why? I do want to see the cafeteria. Maybe next time. Please kit. I want to see it please," Napalunok muna ito bago malungkot na tumango. Sabay kaming lumabas ng dorm ko.  Bawat hakbang namin naririnig ko ang buntong hininga ni Kit. Habang papalapit kami sa cafeteria ramdam na ramdam ko ang takot sa kan'ya. He's shivering. Kita sa mukha niya ang takot. Konting-konti na lang babagsak na ang luha niya.  Malapit na kami sa cafeteria nang huminto s'ya.

"G-ganther. P-pwede pa tayong umatras." halos bulong na lang niyang sinabi iyon. Napataas naman ako ng kilay. 

"Why? Is there something wrong?" I innocently asked. I know there are pathetic bunches of people waiting for us inside that huge cafeteria.

"We'll face hell if we enter that door..." I chuckled. Hell? Sounds interesting.

"I've been facing hell since then, Kit. Another hell is nothing for me. Pare-pareho lang sila. It just different hell, different demons. Let's go." Hinila ko ang braso nito at walang salitang binuksan ang pintuan ng cafeteria. Kasabay nang pagbukas ko ang pagbuhos ng malamig na tubig sa 'min mula sa itaas. Sobrang lamig. Laughs boomed inside. Inayos ko ang salamin ko at tinignan ang mga tao sa loob.

"I-i told y-you," Ngumiti lang ako kay Kit na nagpagulat sa mukha niya.

"Well, well, look who's here? A loser together with another loser? Parehong apat ang mga mata. A new loser of Leighton's university?" Onyx step forward to us. He has a smirk on his face. His presence was different when we met at the bar that night. He stop in front of me kaya napatingala ako sa kan'ya. He stared at me with a disgusted gaze and he shrugged his head. 

"Another pest inside my kingdom. Hi there Ganther!" He pushed me which made me lose my balance and fall to the floor. Another wave of laughter appears. Onyx's friends start hurting Kit. I grunted when Onyx kicked me. 

"Let's the party begin," Orion yelled. Music played and all of them starts throwing food at us. Masakit. Ramdam ko ang pagdurugo ng noo ko nang may tumamang matigas na bagay sa 'kin. Napaluhod na kami sa sahig. Kit cried and start to beg. But they didn't listen. They look so happy seeing us suffering from their own hands. Onyx held my chin. His perfect face has a satisfied expression.

"Welcome to the hell, Ganther." Kasunod noon ang pagsapak niya sa mukha ko. Naiwan kami ni Kit na nakahandusay sa sahig. Our bodies is aching. Bago sila tuluyang umalis lahat hindi nakatakas sa 'kin ang ngiti niya.  The way she smiled I knew that she's happy seeing me in pain. Seeing me suffering like this. Napangiti ako.

"H-how can you smile after what happened to us?" tanong ni Kit.  Hindi ko na ito nilingon at tumingala na lang. Ginawa kong unang ang mga braso ko. I didn't mind the pain. I'm used of it.