Chapter 4: Fryxelle High

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VAI.

Ang karumaldumal na nangyari sa akin ay hindi ko namalayang umabot pala sa kataas-taasan. Sabi'y may nakasaksi daw sa nangyari at isinumbong sila.

Kaya't heto ako ngayon. Kasama ang aking dalawang naging bagong kaibigan... sa Principal's Office.

First day nga naman.

"Good afternoon." A guy wearing a black long sleeved polo entered. Ngumiti siya sa amin, ngunit isang pormal na ngiti lamang ito at hindi umabot sa kanyang mga mata.

Kalkulado ang kanyang paglalakad at mabigat ang bigay ng kanyang presensya. Hindi na ako nagtanong pa dahil kaagad na lumapit si Jam sa akin at bumulong.

"Principal Nick Azier of Fryxelle High. O mas kilala bilang Principal Naz. Huwang kang matakot sa kanya, mabait iyan. Huwag mo lang galitin, nakamamatay din kasi."

Tumango ako kay Jam.

"Good morning, po." Si Fay na ang sumagot sa kanya.

"I called you here for my apologies, especially to Miss Valeria." The principal said, looking at me. 

The situation was not of their hold, so I knew they weren't responsible for it. Hindi ko rin naman sila masisisi kung may mga studyante lang talagang matitigas ang ulo at nananakit kahit sino.

Ngunit kahit ganoon ay nag-aalala pa rin ako... I got homesick all of the sudden. The school was way more different than my former school. The atmosphere was bright and calm, people were friendly, no weird gangs, and mostly, I was with my Uncle.

And he's family. 

Samantalang dito, hindi ko alam kung may maituturing ba akong pamilya.

Nalaman kong binigyan ng Principal ng suspension ang dalawang lalaki. I also just knew that they were part of the Draco gang; the gang that Faye told me not to associate myself with. Lalong-lalo na ang lider nila, whose name, I just also heard, was Arnold Ibarra.

Ang Draco's ang pinaka-kinatatakutan na gang ng mga estudyante. Hindi dahil sa kanilang kapangyarihan, sadyang wala lang talaga silang pinipiling tao. Kung sino man ang bumangga sa kanila ay panigurado na hindi nila palalampasin.

How ironic. The people I was warned of were the people I just met.

Naputol ang aking malalim na pag-iisip nang tumunog ang telepono sa lamesa ng principal.

He smiled at us.

"Excuse me. Let me just take this."

***

ACE.

"Hello?"

"'Hello'? What the hell, Naz?" I greeted. "What the fuck just happened?"

The guy on the line just chuckled at my angry state. I just heard from Raven that someone almost got hurt because of a gang.

"Chill, Ace. I see it as a good opportunity to show the child how the system of this school works." He explained. "Mas mabuti pang alam niya kung anong aasahan niya rito kaysa mabulag siya sa mga iniisip niyang malayo sa katotohanan. We have to show her what we really are so she can adjust."

Naging mahinahon ako matapos niyang sabihin iyon. I knew he had a point, after all, that was our plan.

I sighed in defeat. "I—I'm sorry for getting annoyed. I was just—"

"You don't have to be so paranoid, Alas. We're taking care of her. After all, it's his daughter. Wala ka bang tiwala sa dugong nananalaytay sa kanya?"

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