My Cup of One-Shot Stories [2019-present]

SHE'S BACK

"Okay, can I get your attention everyone?" Our classroom filled with silence when our teacher speaks in front.

"So, we haven't our class today because we had a meeting but it only takes 30 minutes. So for now, i have here a bond paper, write your name and signature. This is your attendance, if your name wasn't here, then your absent. And please, be silent, i'm just at the faculty room. I'll be right back in 30 minutes. Goodbye." Then maam left our classroom.

My other classmates started to make noise. Ganito naman as always, kapag walang teacher, ingay dito, ingay doon. At hindi iyon maiiwasan.

Since ako yung pinakaunang nakaupo sa first row, I am the first one who wrote my name and signature. Then after that, I gave the attendance sheet next on to my seatmate.

I just got my earphones and plugged-in it to my cellphone. I just wanted to listen on my favorite songs rather than to heard my classmates annoying noise.

Yes, I'm a lonely person. I didn't have any best friends nor close friends. At sanay na ako sa ganoong buhay. Kesyo daw kasi weird akong tao and I didn't know the reason why.

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AFTER 30 MINUTES...

"Where is the attendance?" Maam asked, nakita ko namang may pumunta sa front at binigay kay maam yung attendance. "So, listen everyone, I will call you one by one, then say Present if your name was called."

"Abellona, Yna C."
"Present." sagot ko matapos matawag ang pangalan ko.

"Alcaraz, Cassie S."
"Present ma'am!" masiglang sagot ng katabi ko.

"Blah blah blah" Basta isa-isa na kaming tinawag ni maam. Hindi na ako nakinig. Tsaka 60+ kaming lahat.

"And the last one, Velasquez, Michelle D."

Tumahimik ang buong classroom namin nung tawagin ni ma'am yung pangalan ni Michelle. Halos gulat lahat ng expression naming lahat.

"Oh, why you are all got silent? Where's Michelle? Is she absent?" tanong ni maam.

"Ma'am are you serious? Patay na po ang kaklase naming si Michelle, ni-rape siya at pinatay, matagal na." sabi ng president namin.

"What? Hindi ko alam, diba new teacher niyo lang ako?" nagtatakang tanong ni maam.

Sabagay, wala ngang alam si maam. She's our new teacher. Namatay si Michelle pero hindi pa siya ang teacher namin.

"If ever Michelle was already dead, why would her name was written in here? At meron pang signature niya?" takang tanong pa ni maam.

Lumapit ako kay maam at naisipang tingnan ang nakasulat sa attendance sheet. I was shocked! Penmanship nga ni Michelle! Pero paano?

Biglang nag-flashback ang lahat ng memories ni Michelle. Isa din siyang lonely person, pero sa tingin ko siya ang loneliest person dahil wala talagang pumapansin sa kanya. Nakikita kong binubully din siya minsan hindi lang dito sa loob ng classroom pati din sa labas. Until one day, nabalitaan nalang namin ang nangyare sa kanya, pero parang wala lang iyon sa amin. Yes, I admit, isa din ako sa mga taong walang pake sa kanya.

Napatingin ako sa upuan noon ni Michelle doon sa last row. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko when I saw her. Pulang-pula ang kanyang kasuotan na napuno na ng sarili niyang dugo. Ang sama ng tingin niya sa'min. Parang gusto niyang pumatay ng tao.

'SHE'S BACK' naisambit ko na lang sa isipan ko.

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