Shimmara Academy | PREQUEL (Under Editing)

Chapter Five : Gangsters and Mafias

NHEAN'S POV

I know my instinct is not wrong. Kanina pa ako hindi mapakali. I was right. Someone is watching me from afar or somewhete. Wherever in this place. Mas lalo pa akong na-concscious at natataranta dahil nga na-confirm ko kay Red.

Pero hindi ko pa alam kung ako lang ba talaga ang tinitingnan o baka all of us. Hindi ko alam. But the best thing we should do is to be more cautious.

"Be careful, Nhean. Someone's watching." Red whispered.

Hearing those words from Red made me even more scared. Is this something I should be really scare of? Nasa bingit ba ng kamatayan na ang buhay ko?

"H-how? B-bakit naman biglang may nagmamasid sa akin?" I asked in between my heartbeat and breathe.

"I don't know. Maybe because we are newbies."

Huminga ako ng maluwag. "I thought it's just me." Mas mamamatay ako sa kaba kapag ako lang ang punterya. Hindi naman sa gusto ko silang madamay but I don't want to be chase with these people. They are scary. "Sa tingin ko, pati ikaw. We all need to be careful."

"Aba, malay ko!" Bigla siyang nag-poker face.

Tumaas ang gilid ng labi ko sa inasta niya. Is he serious? Bigla na lang gan'on? Kanina lang ay matino siya kausap, ah.

Hindi ko nalang siya pinansin at humarap na sa teacher namin sa Philippine History. Hindi katulad ng kaninang mga guro na ini-snob kami. Ngayon ay pinansin niya kami. Medyo creepy nga lang.

She look so terror! No. She is indeed a terror.

She asked our names and made us introduce ourselves in front. Our classmates just stared at us like we are a piece of trash. Mapangkutya at mapanghusga ang kanilang mga tingin.

Our professor naman ay tumitig sa amin. As if like, we are her prey. I felt a little goosebump with the atmosphere. Hot seat, eh. But I was relieved when she decided to look away and told us to be seated.

Natapos ang klase namin at lumabas na kami ng classroom. I look at my wirstwatch at 4:56pm na. Siguradong nasa bahay na sila Willa,Terrence at Shaena. May kasama na rin si Ve.

Nagpatuloy na kami sa paglalakad sa hallway. Pinapakiramdaman ang mga estudyanteng nakakasalubong namin.

Kinakabahan talaga ako. What if, may bigla na lang tumakbo papalapit sa amin at saksakin kami ng kutsilyo?

I think too much. Pero hindi naman imposible, di ba? This place is a fvcking hell. And this is criminals lair. They can kill whoever they want.

Tiningnan ko si Red at magsasalita sana ako ng bigla namang may apat na lalaki ang humarang sa amin. 'Yong mga estudyanteng dadaan sana ay hinila ng mga kasama nila papalayo.

Here we are again.

I looked at the guys in front of us. Wait! He seems familiar. Yeah. How can he not be? Siya lang naman ang lalaking binugbog ni Red kanina.

Ngumisi siya sa amin. "Newbies!" He uttered.

Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. What to do?

"R-red, what to do?" Tanong ko habang kinakabahan. I know this guys is so angry at us. Lalo na kay Red. A heto na nga, nagdala na ng back-up.

Red looked at us and held my hands. Nailang na naman ako. Why is he like this? Ugali na niya humawak sa kamay ko?

"Don't worry! Trust me!" Bulong niya sa akin.

Trust him?

I stopped and I started to think. Yeah, right. I can't stoo from worrying but I don't know if I could trust him. Wait! I even said I need someone to rely on.