Kathleen's POV
"Nako ma'am harris, pasensya ka na pero kung batang ipanlalaban sa competition ang hanap eh wala akong maibibigay. Kulang din kasi sa disiplina yung mga hawak ko." Paliwanag ni miss Manalo, isang PE teacher sa iba't ibang department ng 3rd year.
Dahil sa kagustuhan na wag magahol sa oras ay inagahan ko ang pasok ngayon araw para lang maabutan si miss Claire. Unfortunately, wala din syang ma I-recommend na estudyante saakin. Pangatlong teacher na sya na nilapitan ko para dito. Karamihan kasi ng mga dating lumalaban ay tapos na ng kolehiyo kung kaya't kinakailangan nanaman ng bago na mag mumula sa 3rd yr. Students.
Tipid ko nalang itong binigyan ng ngiti at umalis na din matapos mag pasalamat.
'nakakaubos ng pasensya. Sa dinami dami ng mauutusang mag hanap ng bata, bakit ako pa?'
"Ma'am Harris pinapatawag ka po ni principal Syrene." Sabi ni claire matapos biglang sumulpot sa harapan ko.
'give me a break!'
"Principal Syrene pinapatawag nyo daw po ako?" I said after pumasok sa office nya.
"Kathleen, nandyan ka na pala. Please, have a sit" turo nya isang bakanteng upuan sa harapan nya.
Hindi sya nag iisa dahil may isang babae pa na nakaupo sa katabing upuan sa harap ng table nito. Naka cross ang dalawang binti at nakahawak ang isang kamay nito sa kanyang ulo habang nakatukod sa upuan ang kanyang siko.
"Principal Syrene if this is about the player for the competition, could you give me more time look for-"
"Ah! No no no. I already found you your player for this year's competition" nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag dahil sa sinabi nya. Hindi ko na din kasi alam kung saan pa mag hahagilap ng kukuhanin.
"Miss Kathleen, meet miss Hermia Dixon. She will be in your care simula ngayong araw"
I looked at the kid pero parang wala syang naririnig at nanatiling tulala sa kung saan.
" Miss Dixon, Miss Kathleen Harris will not only be your coach but she's also your teacher in one of your major subjects."
Muka namang narinig nya yung sinabi sakanya dahil bigla itong sumulyap sakin. I didn't even bother giving her a welcoming smile. I don't do that sht.
"Miss Dixon just transferred here yesterday, Kathleen. Pag pasensyahan mo na muna" bulong nito sakin. 'and? Does it seem like i care?'
"As I was saying, Hermia's from Canada and just like you, she has a history in playing badminton. I figured she would bring good image to the school since she's also a well known model." 'ah, that explains the attitude' tumango nalang ako sa sinabi nya. I don't wanna be rude pero wala din naman akong interest.
"Hermia, why don't you wait for miss Kathleen outside para sabay na kayong mag punta ng room. I'll just talk to her for a bit."
She coldly looked at principal Syrene then turned to me then nodded. She stood up, not uttering a single word then left. 'I'm starting to hate that brat' I thought to myself.
"Miss Harris. I know what you're thinking. But believe it or not, she's not such a bad kid." She started. I just blankly looked at her.
"This morning, herm was called here to my office because of the commotion at the cafeteria. She nearly broke the guy's face that's now at the school clinic"
I couldn't help but scoff. "Not such a bad kid but nearly broke a guy's face? Not to mention, it's her first day." I sarcastically asked.
" I personally know that kid, Kathleen. Witnesses said that santos, the guy involved was bullying another scholar AGAIN when herm came in. She saw how santos pushed the girl and poured the water on her head. No one dare to stood up, so she did."
" When he warned the guy, his group came in and threatened her and the girl. They were provoking her. Herm probably snapped when the guy's friend tried to touch the girl again. A guy from his group ended up having his arm broken and the other kept crying like a baby, saying that he'll sue herm because she gave him a huge black eye." She laughed as if it was so entertaining. 'principal ba talaga to?'
"Napuruhan si santos dahil nanlaban padin daw sya kahit sinubukan ng umalis ni herm kasama yung babae. Hermia definitely knew how to fight, but doesn't use it unless necessary. Kahit para sa nakabubuti yung ginawa nya, violence is still violence and she knows that. Hindi sya kumibo ng sabihin kong may kalakip na parusa yung ginawa nya"
" The school scholar begged not to give herm a heavy punishment. So as her consequence, i chose her to be a the player that we're looking for. Alam kong ayaw nya, pero hindi sya tumutol." I remained silent after what I heard. I was reminded of someone...
'don't cry na po ate ko. I'll beat them up pag niaway pa nila ikaw po ulit.'
" Miss Kathleen?"
"Yes?" Wala sa sariling sagot ko matapos maglakbay ng isip ko sa kung saan.
"If it's not much, I would like to entrust her to you. She's new here, so please guild her." Principal Syrene said, I could see how much she cares for that kid. Kahit pa nag tataka ako kung anong klaseng relasyon meron sila nung batang yon ay tumango nalang ako. Abot abot ang pasasalamat sakin ni miss Syrene matapos ko umoo sa pakiusap nya sakin. If she isn't that bad then I guess there's no reason for me to dislike her.
I'm honestly impressed, I'll give her that. She's brave enough to stand up for someone kahit pa bago lang sya dito. I had doubts at first but after I heard my former student's name, Santos. I knew they were telling the truth. Napaka sakit sa ulo ng batang yon, but she better watch out. That kid isn't just a nobody. He's family is known for running casinos and other illegal jobs.
On the other hand, I was still curious as to why principal Syrene still cared so much. For the past 8 years of her being the principal of this university, Everybody knew her as someone who genuinely cared for each and every student of griffin university, pati na din sa mga guro. But something's off with how I see it...
'Why do you even care, Kathleen? It's none of your business.'
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